This year's selection, Hoot, is appropriate for family reading.com

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Information Systems, the leading provider of library management
software, is pleased to announce the first general release of Endeavor
Meridian, a breakthrough enterprise-level electronic resource
management system. Over the course of the past year,
Princeton library staff members actively participated in the Endeavor
Meridian development process, advising the company on key
functionality and testing the software throughout development and
field test cycles.endinfosys.
In 2004, the journal awarded Booktastic! with a five-star rating as
best-ever literary board game.

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Preliminary essay contest judging was performed by representatives from
Washington Mutual, Starbucks Coffee Company and Barnes + Noble. "From the
beginning of the process, our goal has been to deliver a system that
provides total control over all aspects of the e-resource lifecycle."

Participants in the contest submit three questions and a proposed name for
the southern Pacific edition of Booktastic ! Prizes range from receiving a
free game to being included on the actual game board.com/Contest .

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VolunteerFloridaFoundation.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

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The contest was first announced at Warrior Librarian Weekly, a satirical
online library journal published by Amanda Credaro in Sydney, Australia.

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Barnes +
Noble also will give the second-place winner a gift certificate to the
bookstore. Read Together,
Florida ran from March 1 to April 30 ."

About Endeavor Meridian

Endeavor Meridian is an enterprise-level system that provides a
single, cost-effective database for information about a library's
electronic resources.booktasticgame .

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Zak Dahlheimer's teacher and parents also
will be invited to the movie set at that time. Corporate
partners helped spread the word about the promotion in the media, at office
locations and at libraries and bookstores across Florida."
Field tests began at partner libraries following implementation of
the system with the help of sophisticated, Endeavor-developed import
programs.

About Warrior Librarian Weekly

Warrior Librarian Weekly is a humorous and informative website for
librarians , presented in the format of an online journal.

This category provides links to sites and resources that are library-related: the web sites of libraries themselves, sites about libraries, information regarding the profession of librarianship, and professional tools and resources for librarians.

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Both students have
received scholarships from Washington Mutual and their schools received cash
awards .

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Writer/Director Shriner Presents Deland Student with Movie Role in Hiaasen's Hoot Being Filmed in Florida

- Part of Governor Bush's Read Together, Florida Essay Contest -

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ORLANDO, Writer/Director Wil Shriner (Frasier,
Becker) presented sixth-grader Zak Dahlheimer of Deland with a walk-on movie
role in the screen adaptation of Hoot, an award for winning first place in the
Read Together, Florida essay contest, part of Governor Jeb Bush's Family
Literacy Initiative. Peter Catholic School, received a $1,000 award from
Washington Mutual.

Endeavor Announces General Release of New Electronic Resource Management Software Endeavor Meridian; Endeavor Meridian Reduces Administrative Burdens for Libr

Dynamically integrates with Endeavor's Voyager ILS to present
bibliographic, holdings and acquisitions data often critical
to e-resource management.
Booktastic! today announced a summer 2005
release date for the Australian and New Zealand edition of its hit new
literary board game.

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To learn
more about the contest visit http://www.

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Designed for growing electronic resource
collections, Meridian is expected the meet Princeton's needs now and
well into the future.

Improves a library's ability to support of a wide range of
patron activities and needs , while giving enabling staff
greater control over electronic resources which boosts their
productivity and efficiency.

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The movie will be filmed in Florida this summer. The contest invited students to create a new ending to Carl
Hiaasen's award-winning book Hoot. Participating organizations include the State Library and Archives of
Florida, the Department of Education's Office of Just Read, Florida!, the
Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College, Starbucks Coffee
Company, Random House Children's Books, Comcast, Barnes + Noble, Florida Press
Association and local libraries and bookstores across the state.

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With the assistance
of our partners this year , and with the engagement of students from around our
state, the promotion has been even better than we dreamed. The annual project is sponsored by Washington
Mutual.

Endeavor Information Systems

Endeavor Information Systems, based in Des Plaines, IL, produces
advanced library management systems for research and public librarians
seeking to integrate ever-increasing electronic resources within their
collections. Even people who do not read enjoy
this game with its unique category of questions with no wrong answer.

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Meridian dynamically
integrates with Voyager and Cognos ReportNet to create a unified
solution that is cost-effective and practical for any research library
with active, growing electronic resource collections.

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Dahlheimer also received a $1,000 scholarship from the reading promotion's
corporate sponsor Washington Mutual, represented by Frank Karwoski.
Liza McFadden, President of the nonprofit Volunteer Florida Foundation,
which manages Governor Bush's Family Literacy Initiative and the Read
Together, Florida literacy promotion, also announced that second-place winner
is Chase Cicale, sixth-grader at Rodgers Middle School in Riverview (Tampa
Bay).

"The release of Endeavor Meridian reinforces the importance of
meeting the needs of today's libraries with advanced technology,"
stated Kathryn Harnish, Meridian product manager at Endeavor.

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New Line
Cinema will distribute the film.
Tulane University also is deploying Endeavor Meridian at its
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Implementations involved loading data from a wide range of
disparate sources including Voyager and other ILS systems, link
resolvers, publication access management services and local databases.

About Booktastic!

Booktastic ! is a new literary board game designed for readers, book lovers,
families and educators. The "books " in
each store contain real-life information so players learn about noteworthy
books, authors , and first edition values. For more
information, visit http://www.

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Final selection was made by Just Read, Florida!/Florida Department
of Education, which managed the essay contest.

Contact:
Fonda Anderson, Volunteer Florida Foundation
727-821-2056, FondaAnderson@aol .
With today's release, we have accomplished that goal.

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With its integration of Cognos ReportNet and an interface designed
for ease of use, the company's Meridian offering "is now providing
libraries worldwide with the tools they need to make the best use of
their growing electronic collections, " says Harnish. Booktastic! is asking librarians to participate in
the upcoming international edition in exchange for a chance to win one of
several prizes including having their name included in the game. "I was thrilled that the Booktastic! people are giving
Australia's and New Zealand's librarians , and other book lovers, the
opportunity to contribute to the upcoming edition.

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Each of the three winners received a
personally inscribed copy of Hoot from Hiaasen.
"The imagination and creativity of Florida students is astounding, and is
magnified in the writing of these students," said McFadden . Meridian reduces the staff effort traditionally
required to manage, deliver and analyze e-content while providing
improved service to information consumers. Players move around a quaint town square of
bookstores to buy, sell and trade books with money earned from correctly
answering questions or sharing opinions prior to each turn.

Libraries are physical or virtual places where users can find selected and categorized collections of information resources, and help in finding and using those collections .

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Dahlheimer also will visit Governor Jeb
Bush in Tallahassee in June.
The contest was open to all middle school students in Florida and was part
of the one book/one state reading promotion Read Together, Florida, which is
designed to enhance the love of reading. The film is being produced by Walden Media (Holes, Because of Winn
Dixie), Frank Marshall (The Bourne Supremacy, Seabiscuit ) and Jimmy Buffet. Walden Media will also be
developing a broad educational offering of classroom and library materials for
teachers, librarians and after-school leaders nationwide. Visit Endeavor at www.

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Community activities tied to the book
took place across the state for readers of all ages . According to Lewis Cartee, head of the
library's Systems Department, Meridian "will be intuitive for staff,
thanks to the user-centered design of the product and the usability
testing done by Endeavor. "In
creating Meridian, we worked extensively with our development partners
to produce software that reduces the chaos associated with e-content
management. Since 1994, Endeavor has pioneered library management
systems by offering enhanced functionality coupled with intuitive
interfaces that increase usability and efficiency.

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Dahlheimer's school, St. More than 1,200 essays were submitted
across Florida.booktasticgame.warriorlibrarian.

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"Read Together,
Florida is designed to get everyone excited about reading. For more information, go
to http://www.org .com for more information
about Endeavor Meridian, Voyager, ENCompass or LinkFinderPlus.com.

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The presentation took place at the Orlando
Public Library, a participant in the Read Together, Florida promotion."
Involvement with the movie, which will be filmed in Florida this summer,
is made possible by New Line Cinema, Walden Media and The Kennedy/Marshall
Company.
Read Together, Florida, the one state/one book literacy promotion, is a
project of the Governor's Family Literacy Initiative, managed by the nonprofit
Volunteer Florida Foundation.
Providing a single, cost-effective database about a library's
electronic collections , Endeavor Meridian reduces the staff effort
traditionally required to manage, deliver and analyze e-content while
providing improved service to patrons.
Among the first to place Meridian into full production will be
Princeton University Library. Its heritage of
technological innovation and service to libraries as well as its
significant financial strength as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Elsevier combine to make Endeavor Information Systems an industry
leader. "Booktastic! is a great product," said
Credaro. The contest runs
through March 20, 2005, and winners will be randomly selected.

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The Hoot movie script was written and will be directed by Shriner.

Provides staff throughout the library with easy access to the
information they need in order to manage their electronic
resources, from initial trial evaluations through selection,
license negotiation and access management.

PRESS RELEASE Booktastic! Announces Contest for Australian and New Zealand Librarians

"Due to increasing demand, we are in the final stages of development for an
Australian and New Zealand edition of the game," said Laine Keneller,
president of Booktastic ! "We have had a great deal of support from
Australian and New Zealand librarians and thought this contest would be a
fun way to solicit feedback on which Austrian and New Zealand authors to
feature in the game.

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The competition and final
judging were managed by Just Read, Florida! of the Florida Department of
Education. Hoot tells
the fictional story of young Floridians who choose to take a stand when
environmental and growth issues arise in their small town."
During the month leading up to today's release, comprehensive
field tests were conducted at two development partner sites ,
validating that Endeavor Meridian:

Enables library's to more effectively manage their growing
electronic resources by supporting the complex relationships
between resources , packages through which they are acquired,
and the licenses that govern their use.

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The student 's essay will appear in this year's edition of
Beginnings, a journal for first-time writers, published by the Center for the
Literary Arts at Miami Dade College. Placing third in the contest is Amber Zarichniak, an eighth-grader at
Sugarloaf Elementary Middle School on Summerland Key. For
more information, visit http://www.com.

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