October 4, 2004-Boston-Ex Libris announced today that Susan Stearns has joined its Information Services Division (ISD) as Director of Operations, effective September 1, 2004. Ms. Stearns is based in Boston and is responsible for all North America-based ISD implementation and support activities.

"I am very pleased to be joining Ex Libris and to have the opportunity to work with the SFX, MetaLib and Verde staffs and our customers," commented Ms. Stearns. "SFX and MetaLib are first-rate applications with a rapidly growing customer base. I will be working closely with the staff to further enhance support for our growing customer base as we roll out new versions of the software. I look forward to working closely with our customers as MetaLib, SFX, and Verde continue to expand within North America."

Oren Beit-Arie, President of the Information Services Division, added: "Ms. Stearns has the perfect background to direct our support operations as we experience exponential growth. Her knowledge of the marketplace combined with her experience in working with libraries make us confident that Ex Libris customers will find her not just accessible and responsive to their needs, but pro-active and meticulous."

Ms. Stearns has worked in a number of key positions in library automation, e-publishing and content management, both in the US and the UK. Prior to joining Ex Libris her most recent position was as Vice President of Marketing, for Inmagic, Inc. Prior to joining Inmagic, Ms. Stearns worked in a variety of marketing, product management and customer support positions at Northern Light Technology, Gaylord Information Systems, Faxon Research Services and CLSI. During her tenure at CLSI, she spent three years in the United Kingdom and worked closely with libraries in the U.K. as well as other parts of Europe.

Ms. Stearns holds a bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College and an MLS from Simmons College.

Ms. Stearns can be reached by email at susan.stearns@exlibris-usa.com and by phone at (617) 332-8800 ext. 552.

About Ex Libris

Ex Libris is a leading worldwide developer and provider of high-performance applications for libraries, information centers and researchers. ALEPH, the Ex Libris integrated library solution, has been installed at over 1250 sites and consortia in over 50 countries. MetaLib®, the information portal for library collections, and SFX®, the context-sensitive link server for heterogeneous electronic resources in the scholarly information environment, have been purchased by more than 660 institutions in 32 countries. DigiTool, a solution for constructing digital collections, and the new Verde Electronic Resource Management (ERM) system round out the Ex Libris product suite.