Dear Colleague, It is with great enthusiasm that I write to all of you, the members, users, partners and the entire Lyrasis community. Some of you may already know me through my decades of work in the library and technology fields, and to some of you I am likely a new face. Regardless, I am … Read More
CEO Letter
A letter from Robert Miller: There Should Never be a Quarantine on Knowledge
Dear Colleagues,When the future generations look back at how we worked through this crisis, I feel they’ll see our banding together as the hallmark of our resilience. Every day over the last month I have been in awe of the support we are offering one another. I want to thank our members and staff for … Read More
There Should Never Be a Quarantine on Knowledge and Learning
A Letter from Robert Miller, CEO of LYRASIS Dear LYRASIS Members, Our team is safe and working from home. It is now time to help you, our members. As all of our communities are working to respond to COVID-19, LYRASIS wants to help by offering our members the following services, free of charge: Want to use … Read More
A Letter From Robert Miller: Amplifying Impact
Dear LYRASIS Members, I’m writing you today to share some exciting news about our community and future. LYRASIS and DuraSpace are thrilled to announce our intention to merge. This merger will form a larger organization that is committed to advancing services, technologies and innovations for collections holding organizations worldwide, and consciously building communities to increase our collective impact and … Read More
A Letter From Robert Miller: Winter 2019
Dear LYRASIS Colleague, It is with great pleasure that I share with you my first CEO letter of 2019. For me, this is the time of year when we refine our LYRASIS north star opportunities. We set new challenges for ourselves, we dream a little about what the future holds for our community and what … Read More
A Letter from Robert Miller: August 2018
Dear Colleague, This is one of my favorite letters to write each year. I enjoy the opportunity to share with you the work that my talented, world-class LYRASIS team and your elected Board of Trustees has undertaken on behalf of you, our valued public and academic libraries and our museum, archive and gallery members. It … Read More
2016, A New Year for LYRASIS
Dear LYRASIS Members, Happy New Year! It is a brilliantly sunny day here as I sit in our West Coast Technology center in San Francisco. My mind is abuzz with ideas as I have been reflecting back on my first 6 months with LYRASIS and the plans my team and I have for 2016. I’d … Read More