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Vartan Gregorian Named To Questia Media Advisory Council

Esteemed Carnegie Corporation President to Guide Advancement of Online Library
HOUSTON, March 27, 2001 - Questia Media, the online library that helps college students write better papers faster and easier, today announced the appointment of Vartan Gregorian to the Questia Advisory Council. Dr. Gregorian, who is president of Carnegie Corporation, joins former First Lady Barbara Bush, Harvard University Library Director Dr. Sidney Verba, Xerox Corporation Chief Scientist Dr. John Seely Brown and Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Director Dr. Clifford Lynch on the Council, which has the mission of providing strategic counsel and guidance to Questia's senior leadership team.

"We are thrilled to welcome Vartan to Questia's Advisory Council. His incredible achievements in the academic and public library communities, as well as his commitment to global issues, bring a powerful perspective as we seek to grow and improve our service," said Troy Williams, CEO and founder of Questia Media, Inc.

As a former president of the New York Public Library, Gregorian is credited with revitalizing one of the nation's most significant institutions. During his tenure, Gregorian rejuvenated the library's materials and collections and is widely recognized as restoring the NYPL as a symbol of civic pride.

During eight years as president of Brown University, Gregorian attracted enthusiastic support from both alumni and students. Gregorian directed the largest fund-raising Campaign in Brown and Rhode Island history, Brown University's campaign for the Rising Generation. He has also held posts as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and provost at the University of Pennsylvania.

Today, as president for the Carnegie Corporation, Gregorian's focus is identifying and addressing critical social issues, such as education and international peace.

"I am looking forward to working with the other members of the Council on what promises to be an exciting and innovative endeavor," said Vartan Gregorian.

Questia Media Advisory Council members serve a two-year term, meeting twice annually to guide Questia's efforts by contributing to the improvement of education.

In January, Questia unveiled its scholarly online full-text library, which now provides access to more than 40,000 books, as well as powerful search and writing tools. The Questia service is designed to be available 24-hours a day, seven days a week from virtually any computer with Internet access. For a free one-week trial offer, visit www.questia.com.

About Questia
Founded in 1998, Questia Media, Inc., launched its revolutionary online library with powerful search and writing tools created specifically to help students write better papers faster in January 2001. Questia is designed to provide unlimited access to the full-text of an extensive collection of books, as well as a wide range of tools including highlighter, markup, automatic footnote and bibliography builder. For millions of college students and researchers, the Questia(SM) service will enable them to efficiently research and compose papers at any time, from virtually every connected corner of the world. Based in Houston with approximately 300 employees, and offices in New York and Los Angeles, Questia is delivering on the true promise of the Internet by providing access to a wealth of human knowledge. Visit www.questia.com for more information.