LYRASIS
EIN 23-1365979 · Education (B70C)
What they do
SEE SCHEDULE O for A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION of LYRASIS MISSION.LYRASIS is A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION is to SUPPORT ENDURING ACCESS to THE WORLDS SHARED ACADEMIC, SCIENTIFIC and CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH LEADERSHIP IN OPEN TECHNOLOGIES, CONTENT SERVICES, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS and COLLABORATION WITH ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS and KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. LYRASIS ORGANIZATIONAL and STAFF VALUES ARE: COMMUNICATION, RESPECT, COLLABORATION, IMPACT and SERVICE. LYRASIS WAS CREATED BY ITS MEMBERS to HELP THEM TACKLE WIDE-REACHING CHALLENGES WITH A COLLECTIVE STRENGTH, INCLUDING: THE DEVELOPMENT and SELECTION of NEW TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS; FOSTERING COMMUNITY-WIDE PROJECTS THAT HELP DELIVER BETTER OUTCOMES and SERVICES; CONTENT CREATION, ACQUISITION and MANAGEMENT; SUPPORT for NEW CONTENT MODELS and STRATEGIES; and LARGE-SCALE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS UNIQUE to COLLECTIONS-HOLDING INSTITUTIONS.
How to reach them
ContactJOHN MCGARLCFO
Mailing address4920 ATLANTA HIGHWAY 1015, ALPHARETTA, GA 30004-2921
Main phone(404) 892-0943 WebsiteVisit the charity’s websiteSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- March 1937
- County
- Fulton
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