10 October 2006 

Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library consortium subscribes to Xreferplus

Boston, October 10, 2006 -- Xrefer, provider of customizable online reference collections to libraries worldwide, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library consortium (LHCADL) to make Xreferplus available to its academic consortia members for the next three years.

The LHCADL provides its consortium of 35 post-secondary school libraries throughout the province of Alberta, Canada with access to full-text digital resources, including such products as Xreferplus. With this new agreement, all post secondary students, faculty and researchers in Alberta will have access to Xrefer's content featuring full-text, cross-searchable material from over 200 titles and 50+ publishers, covering every major subject.

"We are very pleased to be able to offer the post secondary learning community in Alberta this innovative product," commented Kit Wilson, Manager, Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library. "Xrefer fits perfectly into the plan for the LHCADL to provide province-wide access to full-text resources, increasing the digital  content for all our institutions."

"We're thrilled to welcome the Lois Hole Campus Digital Library to our constantly expanding Xrefer family," agreed Jeffrey LaPlante, Xrefer senior vice-president sales. "Not only will they acquire increased research capabilities, they'll also receive an enhanced research experience since Xrefer is enriched with images, sound files, maps and customizable data tables, providing users with accurate, contextual results."

About Xrefer
Xrefer, with offices in London and Boston, has been offering completely customizable reference collections for libraries since 1999. Its Xreferplus Ready-Reference and Specialist Reference services combine extensive content from multiple publishers with unique cross-referencing technology, effortlessly delivering authoritative answers to over four million researchers worldwide. Visit www.xrefer.com

Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library
The Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library is an innovative initiative of The Alberta Library providing participating post-secondary institutions throughout the province of Alberta with digital information resources for teaching, learning and research. Visit www.thealbertalibrary.ab.ca/