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 ============== 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- John Price Wilkin Phone: 734.764.8016 Associate University Librarian Fax: 734.763.5080 Library Information Technology email: [log in to unmask] University Library http://www.lib.umich.edu/lit/ 818 Hatcher South University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205