News Release: xrefer Establishes Library Advisory Board

["Ellen McCullough" <ellen.mccullough@xrefer.com>]

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xrefer Establishes Library Advisory Board

Team of Industry Leaders to Lend Expertise in Continuing Development of
Reference Solutions

BOSTON, MA, May 11, 2004.  xrefer, provider of online ready reference
services to libraries worldwide, announced today that it has established
an Advisory Board comprised of leaders from the library, technology and
academic communities to provide guidance in the continuing development of
the company's xreferplus online reference service.

The Advisory Board will help xrefer enhance its understanding of the
current library landscape and the needs of librarians, as well as provide
insight into developing trends in content and technology strategy.

Current members include:  
- Steven J. Bell, director, Paul J. Gutman Library, Philadelphia 
  University 
- Richard Charkin, chief executive officer, Macmillan Publishers, 
  non-executive director and chairman, xrefer
- M. Peter Clinton, director, Information Technology Services, University
  of Toronto 
- Mich�le V. Cloonan, dean, Graduate School of Library & Information 
  Science, Simmons College 
- B�la Hatvany, founder, SilverPlatter International, non-executive 
  director, xrefer 
- Lia Hemphill, head of collection development, Nova Southeastern 
  University 
- Deborah Lenares, electronic content specialist, Information and Library
  Services, Air Products and Chemicals 
- Thomas J. Michalak, former executive director, Baker Library, Harvard 
  Business School, director, Open Collections Program, Harvard University 
- James R. Mouw, acquisitions librarian and electronic resources officer, 
  University of Chicago 
- Peter Scott, Internet projects manager, University of Saskatchewan 
  Library 
- Herbert Van de Sompel, team leader, Digital Library Research and
  Prototyping Team, Los Alamos National Laboratory 
- Jenny Walker, vice president of marketing and business development, Ex 
  Libris (USA), Inc. 
- Terry Winograd, professor of computer science, Stanford University

Complete biographies can be found at
http://www.xrefer.com/about/index.jsp?m=19.  xrefer will add additional
members from time to time.

xreferplus is a complete, customizable ready reference solution for
academic, public and corporate libraries.  It features full-text,
aggregated content from hundreds of reference books, with 1.7 million
entries covering every major subject.  By combining content from multiple
publishers with unique cross-referencing technology, xreferplus delivers
authoritative answers fast, wherever and whenever library users need them.  
Libraries and researchers can sign up for a free, 30-day trial at
www.xreferplus.com.

"We're delighted to welcome such an esteemed group of industry leaders
to the Advisory Board," said John G. Dove, CEO of xrefer.  "Each board
member has a wealth of experience and knowledge about what makes an
online resource most useful and effective for libraries.  Their input
will be invaluable, as it will help us keep librarians' needs at the
forefront while we continue to develop xreferplus into a complete
reference solution for libraries."

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About xrefer
xrefer (www.xrefer.com) delivers technology-enhanced online reference
services to libraries and their users worldwide.  The company�s flexible
subscription service, xreferplus, features authoritative, aggregated
content from hundreds of reference books, with 1.7 million entries
covering such subjects as medicine, art, technology and more.
xreferplus adds value with proprietary cross-reference technology that
integrates the content across topics, titles and publishers, enabling
users to get accurate answers fast.  

For more information contact Ellen McCullough at (617) 426-5710, by
e-mail at ellen.mccullough@xrefer.com, or by fax, (617) 426-3103.