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3 Years and Growing

Wed 26 Sep, 2018

It is now five years since, on a beautiful afternoon in Philadelphia that Georgia Stathis and I agreed to collaborate on a project that would aim to protect and preserve material of interest to astrologers. At the time, we were acutely aware that many of our age group was passing…

The Alexandria iBase Project Incorporates!

Fri 30 Oct, 2015

On October 28, 2015 at 12:18 AM, the Alexandria iBase Project, LLC was formally born. After two years of planning and preparation, the beta phase is over. The Project is ready to take the next step as it fulfills its promise of a non-profit online international resource for astrologers and…

The Alexandria Project Selects OPALS for their catalog software

Mon 10 Aug, 2015

One of the first needs of a library is a catalog system. The Alexandra iBase Project has chosen OPALS (Open-source Automated Library System), a powerful cooperatively developed, Web-based and open source program.

The Alexandria Project Receives Seed Money for Development

Mon 15 Jun, 2015

In the first six months of 2015, the Alexandria iBase Project received $47,000 in seed money from Georgia Stathis and the Urania Trust as well as a number of small donations that have helped us pay for initial development costs. The money was put to good use.

Our first scanning project is underway

Thu 1 Jan, 2015

The family of Marion D. March generously donated her books and papers to Kepler College after her death. Since that time, Kepler has been searching for a better way to share this information. We have found a better way. In January 2015, the Alexandria Project used 6 boxes of Marion's…

Kepler College Votes to Sponsor the Alexandria iBase Project

Sat 8 Nov, 2014

At its board meeting on November 8, 2015, the Kepler College Board of Trustes unanimously voted to be the corporate sponsor for the Alexandria iBase Project: Kepler will create a single member limited liability company (LLC) for the Alexandria ibase Project as a subsidiary of Kepler. As an LLC, this…

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