*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* May 16, 2016 Contact: Carol Minton Morris, DuraSpace, <[email protected]> Meg Blum, LYRASIS, <[email protected]> Read it online: http://bit.ly/27qU3ia
*LYRASIS and DuraSpace Announce Dissolution of "Intent to Merge"* *Austin, TX* Following four months of formal due diligence and six months of exploration, the Boards of LYRASIS and DuraSpace have decided that a full merger is not currently the best way for each organization to achieve its long-term goals. In lieu of a formal merger, LYRASIS and DuraSpace will continue to pursue more informal collaborations that benefit members and communities of both organizations while allowing each organization to remain focused on its mission. This decision is the result of extensive investigations and good faith due diligence. Following the decision to dissolve the "Intent to Merge", both organizations will discontinue the due diligence and public comment phase. About LYRASIS LYRASIS (http://www.lyrasis.org), a non-profit membership organization, partners with member libraries, archives and museums to create, access and manage information with an emphasis on digital content, while building and sustaining collaboration, enhancing operations and technology, and increasing buying power. About DuraSpace The DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) organization is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit providing leadership and innovation for open technologies and services that promote durable, persistent access and discovery of digital data and content. More than 2,000 institutions worldwide use DSpace, Fedora and VIVO open source software which is supported by DuraSpace members. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline, "Committed to our digital future." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DSpace Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/dspace-community. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
