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Partnership with Atrium Capital to Target Early-Stage Education and Technology Companies RIVER GROVE, Ill., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Corporation today announced the establishment of the Follett Knowledge Fund, a capital funding source for new technologies that have the potential to improve and even disrupt the way educational content is delivered and consumed. Follett has committed $50 million to the fund, which complements and extends the company's extensive portfolio...

Follett's includED® program helps students save, be prepared on the first day of class FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), in partnership with Follett, today announced the expansion of a new course material program designed to help improve student success. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/CG09134LOGO-a) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/CG09134LOGO-b) Follett's includED(®)...

Technology platform gives instructors broader access to educational content, and provides students with streamlined access to materials. RIVER GROVE, Ill., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Corporation today announced it will acquire BetterKnow, Inc. a provider of tools and technology to the higher education marketplace. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BetterKnow's products, combined with Follett's footprint on more than 1,000 college and university...

Company stays in step with ongoing transformation of the 21st-century school library MCHENRY, Ill., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett announced today the release of Destiny 11.0 with significant improvements to help create an interactive, digital learning environment with Follett eBooks, as well as continue to dramatically drive library efficiency. A key feature of Destiny 11.0 addresses the improvements Follett made to its capabilities for using eBooks and mobile...

Student information system among top six in 'Best K-12 Course or LMS' category MCHENRY, Ill., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen, Follett Software's student information system (SIS) with curricular and educational tools in a single platform, has been named one of six finalists for the 2013 SIIA Education CODiE Awards in the "Best K-12 Course or Learning Management Solution" category. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and have...

OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett today announced includED, a new program that will accelerate the "text-with-tuition" trend to provide students with all required course materials as part of tuition or fees. Because the program is fully scalable and does not limit student participation, schools can implement includED in a variety of ways, including for individual courses, a cohort, a department or across the entire institution. includED also provides...

MCHENRY, Ill., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Software Company's market leading Destiny Library Manager software product for K-12 schools and districts is playing a key role in a program that by 2015 will provide all 1.1 million New York City public school students with direct access to 17 million books and other informational learning materials. MyLibraryNYC is an initiative undertaken by the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) in conjunction with the New York,...

MCHENRY, Ill., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recently released survey of electronic book penetration and use among PreK-12 school libraries revealed that 67 percent of the PreK-12 schools that purchase eBooks buy them from Follett. The third annual Library Journal survey determined that FollettShelf remains the top vendor tapped by elementary schools and middle schools for eBooks. FollettShelf, the company's free cloud-based virtual bookshelf, is the vendor for 76 percent of...

RIVER GROVE, Ill., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Corporation today announced that the company's Board of Directors has elected Mary Lee Schneider as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 26, 2012. Schneider joins Follett after serving as RR Donnelley's President, Digital Solutions and Chief Technology Officer. She also served on Follett's Board of Directors for 11 years. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121115/CG14432LOGO) "As a board member,...

MCHENRY, Ill., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett School and Library Group (FSLG) has released new solutions to support a student-focused digital learning environment with its integration of Destiny 10.5, FollettShelf (the company's cloud-based virtual bookshelf) and the Follett Digital Reader, which provides a simpler and richer Follett eBook mobile reading experience from various platforms and devices. The integration is designed to make a district's library more efficient...