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2022
October 26, 2022 - Press Release: Lyrasis Announces John Wilken as New Chief Executive Officer
May 13, 2022 - Press Release: LYRASIS Announces Interim CEO Erin Tripp
February 22, 2022 - Press Release: Celebrating 7 Years of Service, LYRASIS CEO to Transition at End of June 2022
2021
July 7, 2021 - Press Release: LYRASIS Announces the 2021 Catalyst Fund Recipients and Their Projects
June 28, 2021 - Press Release: New Digital Platform Empowers Public Libraries and Patrons, Boosts Equitable Access to Knowledge
June 11, 2021 - Press Release: The New York Public Library and LYRASIS Announce Next Steps in National E-Book Collaboration
March 3, 2021 - Press Release: LYRASIS and Columbia University Libraries Announce New Partnership to bring eBooks to Academic Library Communities
March 2, 2021 - Press Release: LYRASIS and WALDO Announce Pilot to Offer LYRASIS Learning, Expanding Professional Development Services for WALDO Members
2020
September 15, 2020 - Press Release: Robert Miller, LYRASIS CEO, Named “Top 20 Dynamic CEO of 2020”
September 14, 2020 - Press Release: LYRASIS and Columbia University Libraries Announce Virtual Copyright Education Centers Pilot Project
September 1, 2020 - Press Release: Performing Arts Readiness Project Releases Pocket Response Resource
August 28, 2020 - LYRASIS Releases the LYRASIS 2020 DEI Survey Results Report
July 28, 2020 - Press Release: LYRASIS Awarded $492,069 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
July 1, 2020 - Press Release: LYRASIS Announces the 2020 Catalyst Fund Recipients and Their Projects
June 18, 2020 - Press Release: Understanding the Landscape of Open Content Activities in United States Libraries
June 11, 2020 - Press Releae: LYRASIS Creates New Research and Innovation Division
June 2, 2020 - Press Release: CollectionSpace 6.0 is Now Available
May 6, 2020 - Press Release: The American Samoan State Library Chooses SimplyE for its Statewide eBook Program, hosted by LYRASIS
May 5, 2020 - Press Release: Jisc and LYRASIS Help US Universities and Research Organizations Gather New Usage Insights
March 17, 2020 - Press Release: Washington State Library Announces Partnership with LYRASIS to Produce a New e-book Platform for All Citizens in Washington State
March 16, 2020 - Press Release: LYRASIS announces the ICOLC Statement on the Global COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Library Services and Resources
March 5, 2020 - Press Release: NOW AVAILABLE: DSpace 7.0 Beta 1
January 29, 2020 - LYRASIS Receives Phase 2 Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Continue Performing Arts Readiness Project
2019
November 1, 2019 - LYRASIS and LA Referencia Announce Partnership to Engage and Strengthen Community Supported Programs in Latin America
September 12, 2019 Michigan Publishing and LYRASIS Announce Partnership to Deliver ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection
September 11, 2019 LYRASIS Announces Partnership with Educopia for Next Generation Library Publishing
July 18, 2019 LYRASIS Announces the 2019 Catalyst Fund Recipients and Their Projects
July 17, 2019 LYRASIS Announces the Release of a New Study, Understanding the Landscape of Library Accessibility for Online Materials
July 11, 2019 LYRASIS Announces New Board of Trustees Members
July 9, 2019 LYRASIS and DuraSpace Complete Merger - Members and Community Benefit
June 4, 2019 LYRASIS Announces Candidates for Open Board of Trustees Positions
March 13, 2019 LYRASIS and DuraSpace Announce Merger
January 24, 2019 LYRASIS and DuraSpace Announce Intent to Merge
November 5, 2018 LYRASIS and University of Michigan Press Announce New University of Press eBook Collection, a Community-Supported Scholarly Research Collection
October 16, 2018 LYRASIS Receives $1,200,000 Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support Further Development of CollectionSpace
June 18, 2018 LYRASIS Announces 6 Catalyst Fund Winning Projects for 2018
May 8, 2018 LYRASIS Announces Sheila Rabun as ORCID US Community Specialist
2017
June 6, 2017 LYRASIS Announces 6 Catalyst Fund Winning Projects to Support Innovation in Libraries, Archives and Museums
May 10, 2017 LYRASIS and Michigan Publishing Announce Partnership
May 4, 2017 LYRASIS Receives $100,000 IMLS Grant for Open Source Sustainability Forum
March 15, 2017 "The Show Must Go On" - Performing Arts Emergency Preparedness Initiative Receives Implementation Funding
February 3, 2017 LYRASIS Announces Christine Di Bella as New Program Manager for ArchivesSpace
January 10, 2017 January 10 - LYRASIS Announces $100,000 Catalyst Fund; Seeks Applications
January 5, 2017 LYRASIS Announces Laney McGlohon as New Technical Lead for ArchivesSpace