All,

You'll probably see this announcement in a number of venues, but I wanted to
send it here first so that you can congratulate our friend and colleague,
Perry, as he moves from Indiana to Michigan.

jpw

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The University of Michigan University Library is pleased to announce the
appointment of Perry Willett as Head of Michigan's Digital Library
Production Service (DLPS), effective March 8, 2004.  As Head of DLPS, Perry
will manage the continued development of the Digital Library eXtension
Service (XPAT search engine and related tools) and oversee Michigan's
program of electronic resource creation and development.  In addition, Perry
will serve as a member of the Library's senior management, shaping and
informing Library-wide policies and decisions.

Perry brings a wealth of experience and vision to Michigan, including a
successful history of work in information science, library collection
development, and humanities computing.  Perry currently serves as Associate
Director for Projects and Services for Indiana University's Digital Library
Program.  Previous positions include serving as Head of Indiana's Electronic
Text Resource Service (LETRS) and subject specialist positions in the areas
of English, philosophy, American literature, and theatre.  Perry holds an
MLS and a Masters in comparative literature from Rutgers University.

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