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Introducing The Open Resource Sharing Coalition (OpenRS)

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Project governance will be centralized in a governing board elected by contributing partners and will also rely on feedback from a wide community of project adopters and investors. The coalition recognizes that the project will only succeed if all stakeholders’ needs – whether libraries, consortia, developers, or vendors – are heard, validated, and addressed. Coalition governance will be based on open source principles and rely on trust, transparency, agility, and a welcoming community.

OpenRS will be an Open Library Foundation (OLF) project which operates with an open, transparent approach, emphasizing the best practices for open source governance and DevSecOps. The OpenRS software is built and maintained by Knowledge Integration, with support from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). Additional OpenRS Community members include representatives from the MOBIUS consortium, GALILEO/University System of Georgia (USG), Marmot Library Network, Boston Library Consortium, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, and others.

Executive Director of MOBIUS, Donna Bacon, shares the importance of an engaged open source community with a common goal. “MOBIUS has a long history of working within open source communities, and we have seen firsthand the impact that an engaged, vibrant, and transparent community can have on library and user experience. With OpenRS, we are thrilled to be part of a diverse group of stakeholders dedicated to building an open and sustainable solution that meets the unique resource sharing needs of consortia. OpenRS will create opportunities for growth and expansion of services for our consortium that once seemed impossible using traditional tools.”

Co-Founder and Director of Knowledge Integration, Ian Ibbotson, explains Knowledge Integration’s involvement in the community throughout the years. “For more than twenty years, Knowledge Integration has worked with and listened to the needs of the library community, evolving the way we bring these institutions together. With OpenRS, we have found a kinship with libraries and organizations with the vision and intellectual curiosity to conceive of a genuinely open resource sharing ecosystem designed around library and patron needs rather than a short-term business opportunity.” Ian explains how Direct Consortial Borrowing (DCB) compares to the traditional Interlibrary Loan (ILL). “We soon realized we needed to pay more attention to a fundamentally important concept: Direct Consortial Borrowing. We see DCB as fundamentally complementary to ILL – a unifying vision that sets us apart from other projects in the space.”

President of the OLF Board of Directors Tom Cramer says, “We are delighted to have OpenRS in the Open Library Foundation’s ‘community of communities.’ They are bringing innovative open source software that will be a valuable addition to the ecosystem supporting libraries. And with their commitment to open source and community governance, they will be a natural complement to other OLF projects.”

While yet to be an official project, OLF is expected to approve the OpenRS charter by the end of August. An official web presence will be added to the OLF site soon. Core OpenRS functionality for direct consortial borrowing will be rolled out as part of the MOBIUS release in May 2024. Additional features and functionality will be determined based on coalition feedback and implemented over the coming months and years.

About the Open Library Foundation
The Open Library Foundation was created in 2016 as an unbiased, independent not-for-profit organization to ensure the availability, accessibility and sustainability of open source and open access projects for and by libraries. Software developed by communities hosted by the Foundation is freely available under common open source licenses for personal, institutional or commercial use. The software is open and free in order to sustain an open collaboration of interested parties. The Foundation provides infrastructure by which the library community at large can organize, contribute to, and benefit from our projects — ensuring availability and a “safe haven” for member communities’ output that is separated from the needs and goals of any single contributor, user or affiliated party. Find out more at http://www.openlibraryfoundation.org.

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Media Inquiries, The Open Library Foundation, +1 215-253-8502, [email protected], https://openlibraryfoundation.org/

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GTT Group Makes Available For Acquisition Patent Portfolio from Major European Telecom

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The offering is a unique opportunity to acquire valuable patent assets from a recognized innovator in the field. The technologies covered in the patent portfolio are used by major market participants. The portfolio is multi-jurisdictional and virtually encumbrance free. 

To receive more information about this opportunity or GTT Group’s transaction and advisory services, please contact Tyler McKinley, GTT Group Managing Director. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

About Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc.
Global Technology Transfer (GTT) Group, Inc. is a strategic patent analysis and transaction advisory firm. GTT assists companies in maximizing the value of their patent assets and minimizing their inbound patent risk. The company’s corporate headquarters are in Portland, Oregon.

For more information, visit GTT Group at: https://www.gttgrp.com/

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Tyler McKinley, GTT Group, +1.503.200.5166, [email protected], https://www.gttgrp.com/

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The Smith Global Foundation Donates $200,000 to Support Relief in Maui

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The company also announced an ongoing, internal employee-donation drive to support three Maui-based organizations: Maui Strong Fund, Maui Food Bank, and Maui Humane Society. The Smith Global Foundation will be matching all employee contributions to the campaign dollar for dollar.

“Smith is committed to helping our communities all over the world, and our employees consistently give their time, skills, and money to create positive changes with lasting impact,” said Bob Ackerley, Co-Founder and Director at Smith. “We send our deepest condolences for the many lives lost, and we will continue to support Hawaii as they move forward from this terrible tragedy.”

About Smith

Founded in 1984, Smith sources, manages, and distributes the electronic components that go into everything from mobile phones and computers to appliances and automobiles. In 20 cities around the world, Smith’s legion of employees communicates in 50 languages and dialects and buys and sells components 24 hours per day, generating global annual sales in excess of $4.7 billion in 2022. Smith is always moving: helping manufacturers navigate market shifts; customizing supply chain solutions; testing components using cutting-edge technology. The support of Smith’s flexible Intelligent Distribution™ model optimizes customers’ supply chains from beginning to end, including offering customized options for IT asset disposition that deliver maximum ROI, sustainability, and security. Smith’s testing and logistics hubs in Houston, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, and Singapore cover critical areas like quality management, counterfeit prevention, and environmental safety. Smith’s operations, purchasing, and sales worldwide are seamlessly integrated with the company’s global IT infrastructure, offering real-time, global inventory and logistics visibility. Smith is the leading independent distributor of electronic components and ranks number six among all global distributors. For more information, please visit http://www.smithweb.com or reach out to a Smith representative any time of day at +1 713.430.3000.

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Rich Witmer, Smith, +1 7134302141, [email protected], www.smithweb.com

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Nonprofit Organization Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Announces New CEO

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“We are thrilled to welcome Aimee to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,” said Barbara Joers, Children’s Miracle Network Hospital’s Board Chair and president and CEO of Gillette Children’s in St. Paul, Minn. “Aimee’s energy, intellectual curiosity and strategic acumen will guide us into a new era of raising critical funds to fulfill the most urgent needs of our member children’s hospitals. Under her guidance, I’m confident we can make a bigger impact on local communities by supporting their children’s healthcare needs.”

Most recently, Daily served as the senior vice president and chief transformation officer at Memorial Health, a nonprofit healthcare organization in Central Illinois. She was key in developing relationships and leading innovation, both critical components of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ core work and values. Under her leadership, Memorial Health was named the 2018 Best Organization in Leadership Development and earned the 2019 Learning Elite Gold Award. Daily holds a Ph.D. from Benedictine University.

“I’m honored to serve as the next president and CEO of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,” Daily said. “I have a deep appreciation for the impact children’s hospitals have in their communities – both of my children, who are now adults, were born prematurely and received care at my local member hospital. Those firsthand experiences and my life’s work in the healthcare industry have prepared me for this moment and I’m eager to lead this organization forward.”

Daily joins the nonprofit as it celebrates its 40th anniversary and $8.5 billion raised and has its sights set on increasing its fundraising goals year over year. In 2022, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals raised more than $421 million in partnership with local and national corporations through legacy events like Radiothon and signature programs engaging college and high school students, gamers and golfers. Those funds go to 170 local member hospitals that use them to meet the most urgent needs of kids in their communities — needs that continue to grow each year.

About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals:
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals was founded more than 40 years ago with the vision to Change Kids’ Health, Change the Future. We’ve raised over $8.5 billion for 170 children’s hospitals by empowering and engaging with local communities and businesses – and we’re not done yet. All donations benefit local member hospitals to fund what’s needed most, like critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services, innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment, child life services that put kids’ and families’ minds at ease during difficult hospital stays, and financial assistance for families who could not otherwise afford these health services. Together, we can change kids’ health. Together, we can change the future. To learn about Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and your local member children’s hospital, visit cmnhospitals.org.

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Kristen McCloy, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, (801) 214-7400, [email protected], www.cmnhospitals.org

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AprilAire Management Team Fills 50 Backpacks to Make a Difference for Poynette-Area Students in Need

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“We are honored to help local students put their best foot forward when they enter the classroom this fall. We appreciate the support of our partners Complete Office of Wisconsin, Fiskars, and CamelBak to make this effort possible,” said Dale Philippi, president and CEO of Research Products Corporation, AprilAire’s parent company.

About AprilAire
AprilAire is on a mission to make homes healthy. We believe everyone deserves Healthy Air and envision a future with Healthy Air in every home. We value healthy living, customer inspired innovation, simplicity of design, straight talk and delivering real results as promised, and most importantly making a positive difference in the lives of our customers, families, and communities. Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin since 1954, AprilAire has been creating and delivering Healthy Air solutions to manage air purity, humidity, fresh air supply, radon mitigation, and temperature for all types of homes, in all environments. We have an unparalleled reputation as the brand of choice among tens of thousands of professional contractors and make a Healthy Air difference in the lives of the millions of families who rely on our products every day. To learn how to turn your house into a Healthy Home with the AprilAire Healthy Air System® and learn about other solutions, visit http://www.aprilaire.com.

About Complete Office of Wisconsin
Complete Office of Wisconsin is a distributor of business products (office, furniture, janitorial and breakroom supplies) in the state of Wisconsin with over 180 local employees. Established in 1975, Complete Office of Wisconsin continues to grow with local headquarters in Germantown and branches in Appleton, Madison, and Rothschild.

About Fiskars
Fiskars Group (FSKRS, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the global home of design-driven brands for indoor and outdoor living. Our brands include Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Moomin Arabia, Waterford, and Wedgwood. Our brands are present in more than 100 countries and we have approximately 350 own stores. We have close to 7,000 employees and our global net sales in 2022 were EUR 1.2 billion. We are driven by our common purpose: Pioneering design to make the everyday extraordinary. Since 1649, we have designed products of timeless, purposeful, and functional beauty, while driving innovation and sustainable growth.

About CamelBak
Founded in 1989, CamelBak® invented the hands-free hydration category and is the global leader in personal hydration gear. CamelBak is achieving its mission to continually reinvent and forever change the way people hydrate and perform by offering a mix of award-winning products that include everything from technical hydration packs to reusable bottles. For more information about CamelBak, please visit http://www.camelbak.com.

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Lisa Reihl, AprilAire, 608-294-8690, [email protected], https://www.aprilaire.com/

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