21 north main.com Launches - Web site helps people find rare books - Brief Article

Information Outlook, May, 2000

A new company focused on meeting the needs of librarians at the nation's colleges and universities for used, rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books, is opened for business at 21northmain.com. The site includes the inventories of more than 2,500 used-book dealers nationwide, for a total online inventory of more than ten million titles.

The site has been tested at leading institutions including the University of Minnesota, University of Illinois, Cornell University, Yale University, Emory University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Dartmouth College. "After working closely with librarians at leading institutions to develop the tools, we're confident that we are in the best position to be the premier source of used-books for college and university librarians," said Chairman and Founder, Ken Dzugan. "As the only online used-book marketplace focused exclusively on the institutional market, we have library science knowledge, superb customer service, and an unmatched book inventory drawn from th e world's largest network of independent dealers."