2. Ekman has overall Foundation responsibility for its work with libraries, university presses, scholarly communication, historical societies, and centers for advanced study in addition to duties in other program areas (including the Foundation's work with Latin American libraries and archives) and for other aspects of the management of the Foundation. Quandt has been responsible for the development of the Foundation's program in Eastern Europe, which has, among other accomplishments, led to the automation and modernization of dozens of university and national libraries; he has also been working closely with another Foundation staff member, Thomas I. Nygren, on the development of similar library projects in South Africa. [BACK]