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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.50

                               AUTO-GRAPHICS, INC.
                               3201 Temple Avenue
                            Pomona, California 91768
                                 1-800-776-6939

January 2, 2001

Mr. Jerry Sherman, President
MAXCESS LIBRARY SYSTEMS, INC.
6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 720
Greenbelt, MD 20770

                       RE: Asset Purchase Agreement Letter

Dear Jerry:

                This Asset Purchase Agreement letter, when signed and timely
returned to us, will constitute a legally binding agreement dated and effective
as first set forth above (the "Agreement") by and between Auto-Graphics, Inc., a
California corporation ("the "Company"), and Maxcess Library Systems, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "Seller"), whereby the Company will purchase certain
assets and property from the Seller constituting and comprising the Seller's
Verso and Enterprise 2000 software and product lines and business as more fully
described herein (individually and collectively the "Software Business") free
and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances of whatsoever nature or
kind. The parties have memorialized their agreement and understanding regarding
the subject Software Business purchase and sale transaction in this Agreement
the terms and conditions of which are set forth in this paragraph and as
follows:

                1. Software Business Purchase Transaction. At the Closing as
defined herein, the Company will purchase and acquire from the Seller and the
Seller will sell, transfer and assign to the Company, for the Purchase Price as
defined herein, all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and to the
assets and property constituting and comprising the Software Business. As used
in this Agreement, the "Software Business" is understood to include (1) the
software including without limitation source code for the Seller's Verso, Verso

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Solo, Verso Enterprise, Verso ASP and Enterprise 2000 software products
(individually and collectively the "Verso Software"), (2) the Seller's Verso
Software customer contracts and accounts receivable, (3) third party vendor
licenses and other rights for and covering software and other proprietary
rights, title and interest entitling the Seller to use such third party property
embedded in and otherwise used in connection with the Seller's Verso Software
and Software Business, (4) manuals, protocols, product literature and other
written materials, whether or not copyrighted, covering or otherwise used/owned
by the Seller in connection with the Verso Software and the Software Business,
(5) tradenames, trade marks, trade dress, copyrights and other intellectual
property used and/or proposed to be used in and associated with the ownership,
sale and marketing of the Verso Software and Software Business, (6) all other
software and hardware owned and used by the Seller as part of the Seller's
Software Business, and such other assets and property as specified and described
on the Schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 1. For
convenience purposes only, the Seller has scheduled any and all assets or other
property owned and/or used by the Seller in its business which assets/property
are not the subject of this Agreement (the "Excluded Assets/Property") which
schedule is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 1-1 [if "None" so
state in the Exhibit]. Except as expressly otherwise provided for in this
Agreement, no debt or other obligations and/or liability of the Seller is
intended or shall be deemed for any purpose to be assumed by the Company under
or otherwise in respect of this Agreement and the subject Software Business
purchase transaction provided for herein, all of which shall remain the sole and
exclusive obligation of, and shall be paid and satisfied during the normal
course by, the Seller.

                2. Purchase Price. In consideration of the purchase by the
Company from the Seller of the Software Business, including without limitation
the Verso Software, the Company shall pay the Seller, as the total consideration
for the purchase of the Software Business, the following (the "Purchase Price"):

                        (1). Cash. At the Closing, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) in the form of the Company's check made payable to the Seller; and

                        (2). Performance of Customer Contracts. As part of the
Purchase Price, the Company will perform any and all executory promises
expressly provided for in any of the customer contracts to be sold, assigned and
transferred by the Seller to and purchased and acquired by the Company as
provided for under paragraph 1 of this Agreement and as expressly set forth on
Exhibit 1 of this Agreement (but such agreement to perform such executory
services including ongoing maintenance shall not obligate the Company, directly

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or indirectly, to any such customers under, in connection with or otherwise in
respect of any such assigned customer contracts).

                        (3). Closed Business. Fifty percent (50%) of the
software (only) purchase price of purchase contracts with the Company signed by
and/or installed at Riveria Beach Public Library and/or US Catholic Conference
within ninety (90) days of the date of this Agreement to be paid by the Company
to the Seller within fifteen (15) days of the receipt by the Company of
payment(s) by such prospective customers (which payment(s) by the Company under
this subparagraph shall be in lieu of any royalty payments by the Company
attributable to such customer contracts and associated revenue in 2001 as
otherwise provided for below); and

                        (4) Royalty Payments. The Company will pay the Seller,
or its designee, royalty payments on revenues collected (herein "revenues") by
the Company from the sale or license (including ASP service fee and
training/support fees) of the Verso Software, as follows (the "Royalty
Payments"):

                                A.      2001: 5% of 2001 revenues;

                                B.      2002: 4% of 2002 revenues; and

                                C.      2003: 3% of 2003 revenues.

Royalty Payments as provided for above, together with a written report setting
forth the applicable revenues for the period, shall be made annually by the
Company to the Seller covering the preceding calendar year within forty-five
(45) days of the conclusion of such calendar year period. Royalty Payments to be
made by the Company as part of the Purchase Price shall be computed based on
revenues attributable to Verso Software products determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) consistently applied. Where the
Verso Software is embedded in any of the Company's products/services, the
portion of the revenues attributable to the Verso Software derived by the
Company from any such customer contracts/payments shall be in accordance with
the purchase contracts between the Company and its customers as to the Verso
Software portion of such contracts (or, if not so designated in any such
purchase contract, then by the mutual agreement of the parties or as may
otherwise be determined to be reasonable under the circumstances). At the
Seller's election, and at the Seller's expense, upon reasonable advance written
notice but no more frequently that once each in each calendar year, Seller
and/or its authorized representative shall be entitled to audit the Company's
books and records as may be necessary to verify the Royalty

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Payments made by the Company to the Seller for the immediately preceding
calendar year. Seller acknowledges that, in determining to enter into and
perform this Agreement, the Seller was not relying upon any representation,
warranty, guaranty and/or other assurances by the Company (including any
employee, officer, director, or other representative thereof) as to the amount
of the Royalty Payments likely to be received by the Seller and/or the
underlying annual revenues upon which such Royalty Payments are based.

                The Purchase Price to be paid by the Company to the Seller for
the Software Business including the Verso Software as provided for in this
paragraph of the Agreement is understood and agreed to be "net" of any and all
charges, obligations and liabilities including sales, corporate and other taxes
and charges resulting from or otherwise arising as a result of the subject
Software Business purchase transaction which is the subject of this Agreement
(which the Company has not expressly agreed to assume and pay as part of the
consideration to be paid by the Company to the Seller under this Agreement); and
the Seller agrees to promptly pay any and all applicable such taxes and charges
of whatsoever nature or kind.

Except as may otherwise be expressly provided for or contemplated by this
Agreement, if any, the Company is not obligated to pay any debts, obligations
and/or liabilities of the Seller (including the Seller's sole shareholder as may
be the case), including as may exist or subsequently exist by operation of law;
and all such debts, obligations and liabilities of the Seller (including the
Seller's sole shareholder as may be the case) shall be and remain the sole and
exclusive responsibility, obligation and liability of the Seller (including the
Seller's sole shareholder as may be the case).

                3. Closing. The consummation of the Software Business purchase
transaction as provided for and contemplated herein shall take place at the
time, date and place as mutually determined and subsequently confirmed in
writing by the parties but, in no event, shall the Closing take place later than
thirty (30) days following the effective date of this Agreement (the "Closing"
and the "Closing Date"). If, for any reason, the parties fail to designate and
confirm the Closing date, time and place for the Closing, then such Closing
shall take place at the Seller's offices at the above referenced address in
Maryland at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, January 19, 2001.

                4. Seller's Representations and Warranties to the Company. As an
inducement to and as consideration for the Company entering into and performing
this Agreement, the Seller and its sole shareholder in such corporate and
individual capacities as indicated below (in the Seller's signature block)

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hereby represent and warrant to the Company, and acknowledge that the Company is
authorized and directed to rely thereon for purposes of this Agreement, as
follows:

                        (1) Software Business/Verso Software. The assets and
property constituting and comprising the Software Business including the Verso
Software as defined herein, which are being purchased and acquired by the
Company under this Agreement, are sufficient and adequate to allow and provide
the Company with the legal right to use, sell, license and otherwise deal in
such Software Business for its own account without obligation of any kind to any
third person or entity (except only for the Closed Business and Royalty Payments
obligation to the Seller as provided for in paragraphs 2(3) and (4) hereof and
as otherwise set forth on the Schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein
as Exhibit 4(1) [if "None" so state in the Exhibit]. Nothing in this
subparagraph is intended or should be construed for any purpose, except as
expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement, to obligate the Company in
respect of any obligation or other matter set forth by the Seller on Exhibit
4(1) which obligations and/or other matters shall remain the sole and exclusive
obligations and responsibilities of the Seller which will be paid or otherwise
satisfied by the Seller prior to or at the Closing in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. The Software Business including the Verso Software
is suitable for its intended purpose as described in the Seller's published
product literature and advertising describing such software product(s).

                        (2) Free and Clear. At the Closing, the Software
Business including without limitation the Verso Software being sold by the
Seller to and being purchased by the Company from the Seller pursuant to and in
accordance with this Agreement will be free and clear of any and all liens,
claims and encumbrances of whatsoever nature or kind. The undersigned is not
aware of any claim of ownership, or assertion of any lien and/or encumbrance
against or in respect of the Software Business including the Verso Software, by
any third person or entity except as set forth on the schedule attached hereto
and incorporated herein as Exhibit 4(2) [if "None" so state in the Exhibit].
Nothing in this subparagraph is intended or should be construed for any purpose
to obligate the Company to pay any lien, claim or other obligation listed on
Exhibit 4(2) which liens, claims and/or encumbrances (if any) shall remain the
sole and exclusive obligation and responsibility of the Seller.

                        (3) Corporate Authority. The undersigned Jerry Sherman
is the President and the sole shareholder of the Seller; and this Agreement has
been reviewed and unanimously approved by the Seller's Board of Directors and
such shareholder; and the undersigned is duly authorized and empowered to enter

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into and timely and completely perform this Agreement in accordance with its
terms/conditions.

                        (4) Development Project. Except for the reasons, if any,
set forth on the schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit
4(4) [if "None" so state in the Exhibit], the Seller and its sole shareholder
are not aware of any reason why the Development Effort described in paragraph 7
of this Agreement cannot reasonably be accomplished by the Company with their
cooperation and assistance within a reasonable period of time following the
effective date of this Agreement.

                5. The Company's Representations and Warranties to the Seller.
As an inducement to and as consideration for the Seller entering into and
performing this Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Seller and its sole shareholder, and acknowledges that the Company and its sole
shareholder are authorized and directed to rely thereon for purposes of this
Agreement, that all necessary corporate action has been taken by, for and on
behalf of the Company including the undersigned representative thereof to enter
into and timely and fully perform this Agreement in accordance with its
terms/conditions.

                6. Conditions to the Company's Obligation to Close.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
Company's obligation to consummate the Software Business purchase transaction at
the Closing pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
is expressly made subject to and conditioned upon the following:

                (1). Due Diligence. Completion, to satisfaction of the Company
and its legal counsel in their sole election and discretion, of the Company's
"due diligence" investigation in respect of (A) the Software Business including
without limitation the Verso Software and (B) otherwise relating to the matters
set forth on the Exhibits and each of them completed by the Seller and made part
of this Agreement, all within twenty-five (25) days following the date effective
date of this Agreement;

                (2) Truth/Accuracy of Seller's Representations and Warranties.
The truth and accuracy of the Seller's representations and warranties to the
Company as set forth in paragraph 4 of the Agreement at such date and as of the
Closing Date;

                (3) Employment Agreement. The entering into employment
agreements with Jerry Sherman and Charles Hichak in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company. The employment agreement with Jerry Sherman shall

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provide, among other things that the term of such agreement shall be for a
period of two years (2) years commencing January 1, 2001 and provide for annual
compensation of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000) per year; and

                (4) Third Party Assignments/Transfers. The completion to the
Company's satisfaction, in its sole discretion and election, of the assignment
and/or transfer of (A) Seller customer contracts and accounts and (B) third
party (vendor) agreements including rights, title and interests of and by any
and all such third parties (vendors/licensees) as may be necessary and/or deemed
reasonably advisable by the Company and its legal counsel to provide the Company
with the right to use, sell, license and otherwise deal in the Verso Software
products and otherwise own and operate the Software Business which is the
subject of this Software Business purchase transaction and Agreement, all as
provided for in this Agreement.

The Company shall have the right in its sole discretion and election, but shall
not be obligated, to waive any or all of the foregoing conditions to Closing.

                7. Seller's Cooperation and Assistance. As part of the
consideration to be provided by the Seller and its sole shareholder and received
by the Company under this Agreement, the Seller and its sole shareholder hereby
agree and promise, without the payment of any additional consideration therefor
(except for the employment agreement to be entered into between the Company and
Jerry Sherman) that, to provide such cooperation and assistance as may be
required and reasonably requested by the Company from time to time to integrate
the Verso Software product into and with the Company's IOL2 software so as to
provide a common interface "look and feel" to customers/users of the Company's
IOL2 product/service which integration, together with the re-design of screen
formats, will allow the Company to offer to customer/users of the Company's IOL2
product/service circulation, acquisitions and serial services without requiring
any additional software deployed at such customer/user location(s) (herein
generally referred to as the "Development Project"). Seller and its sole
shareholder further agree and promise to cooperate and assist the Company to (1)
enter into an employment agreement with Charles Hichak prior to the Closing on
such terms and conditions as the parties deem reasonable and appropriate and (2)
obtain as assignment (or sublease) of the Company's current lease for its
offices/facilities located at the address for the Seller first set forth above
for the current lease term and, further, obtain an extension of such lease, or a
new lease, for such facilities on terms and conditions as the Company deems
reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances.

                8. Company's Payment to Third Party Claimants/Lien Creditors.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, if the Company

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discovers any third party creditor who has asserted a third party claim and/or
claims to have and/or appears to have any lien or encumbrance in, to or
otherwise affecting the Software Business including the Verso Software, and
which was not listed by the Company on Exhibits 4(1) and/or 4(2) hereto, then
the Company shall have the right in its sole election and discretion (but shall
not be obligated) to pay-off or otherwise compromise or satisfy any such third
party claim(s) and/or underlying debt obligation(s), so as to ensure that the
Software Business and Verso Software are in fact sold and transferred by the
Seller, and are purchased and acquired by the Company, free and clear of any and
all claims, liens and encumbrances as provided for elsewhere in this Agreement,
and to deduct any and all such amounts/payments up to a maximum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000) from the amount to be paid by the Company to the
Seller at the Closing under paragraph 1(1) of this Agreement. Nothing in this
paragraph is intended or shall be deemed to limit or restrict the Company's
rights under paragraph 6 (Conditions to the Company's Obligation to Close) of
this Agreement.

                9. Complete Agreement/Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions.
This Agreement sets forth all of the terms and conditions of the parties'
agreements regarding or otherwise in respect of the subject matter of such
Agreement, and can only be amended, changed or modified by a further writing
signed by the party against which any such amendment, change or modification is
sought to be enforced. This Agreement contains all of the parties' statements,
representations, understandings, agreements, promises, covenants, assurances,
warranties, guarantees and other matters regarding the subject matter of the
Agreement. This Agreement has and shall be deemed for all purposes to have been
drafted and otherwise prepared by all of the parties hereto. Should any
ambiguity subsequently be determined to exist in or in respect of this Agreement
including the language used herein, then no party hereto shall suffer any
prejudice or disability as a result of any such ambiguity. The parties hereby
acknowledge to one and other that they have had the opportunity to have this
Agreement and matters relating thereto reviewed by their own respective
individual professional advisors including attorneys. This Agreement is made and
shall be governed and interpreted for all purposes under the laws of the State
of California (without regard to its conflict of law provisions). For purpose of
this Agreement, and the performance of the parties' responsibilities and
obligations hereunder and/or the satisfaction of conditions as provided for
herein, time shall be deemed to be of the essence. The representations,
agreements, covenants and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive
the Closing. A waiver of any of the covenants and/or conditions set forth in
this Agreement by the party for whose benefit such covenants and conditions are
intended shall not be deemed to be or constitute a waiver of any other covenant
or condition of the Agreement. This Agreement, including all rights and
obligations provided for herein, is binding upon the

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parties including their heirs, executors, administrators, trustees and successor
trustees, designees, assigns, and other successors in interest. As used herein
"Agreement" shall be understood to include all Exhibits attached and
incorporated herein by references in the Agreement.

                If the foregoing is acceptable to the Seller, and this letter
accurately and completely memorializes all of the terms and conditions
constituting and comprising the parties' Agreement in respect of the subject
matter of such Agreement, please finalize all Exhibits referred to in this
Agreement then sign and return for receipt in hand by the undersigned by no
later than the close of business Los Angeles Time on Thursday, January 4, 2001,
following which the offer represented by this letter shall automatically expire
and terminate and be of no further force or effect.

                                              AUTO-GRAPHICS, INC.
                                         (the "Company")

                                              By
                                          Michael Skiles, President

(signatures continued on following page)

ACCEPTED AND AGREED

MAXCESS LIBRARY SERVICES, INC.
(the "Seller")

By
    Jerry Sherman, President and
    sole shareholder of Maxcess
    Library Services, Inc. in
    such corporate and individual

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        capacity

January ___, 2001

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                                    EXHIBIT 1

                       SCHEDULE OF ASSETS BEING PURCHASED

                                (to be provided)

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                                   EXHIBIT 1-1

                            EXCLUDED ASSETS/PROPERTY

                                (to be provided)

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                                  EXHIBIT 4(1)

                             THIRD PARTY OBLIGATIONS

                                (to be provided)

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                                  EXHIBIT 4(2)

                         LIENS, CLAIMS AND ENCUMBRANCES

                                (to be provided)

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                                  EXHIBIT 4(4)

                          DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OBSTACLES

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.51

                          COPE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                This COPE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated effective January 1,
2001 (the "Agreement") is made and entered into by, between and among Dataquad,
Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Dataquad"), The LibraryCard, Inc., a Nevada
corporation ("LibraryCard"), Corey M. Patick ("Patick") in his individual
capacity and Robert S. Cope in his individual capacity ("Cope"). Dataquad and
LibraryCard are collectively sometimes referred to herein as the "Corporations".

                                 R E C I T A L S

                WHEREAS, Dataquad and LibraryCard each previously sold and
issued to Patick shares of its Common Stock to be used by Patick for the express
purpose of reselling such shares of stock to employees, agents and
representatives of such Corporation and for no other purpose (the "Trust
Shares");

                WHEREAS, Patick agreed to purchase, acquire, hold and use such
Trust Shares for such stated purposes and no other;

                WHEREAS, Patick further agreed to purchase, acquire, hold and
use such Trust Shares of stock for such purposes as a "Trustee" of such Shares
to be held by Patick in "Trust" for the benefit of the intended beneficiaries of
such Shares, namely employees, agents and representatives of the Corporations to
whom Patick subsequently determined in his sole discretion and election to sell
and issue such Trust Shares in a way and manner which Patick believed in his
sole election and discretion would provide motivation and incentive to such
recipients to advance the respective business endeavors and interests of the
Corporations as Patick reasonably understood such matters;

                WHEREAS, during the period of time that Patick owned the Trust
Shares he is deemed for all purposes to be the registered and beneficial owner
of the Trust Shares and he is entitled to exercise all incidents of such
ownership including without limitation the voting of such shares;

                WHEREAS, Patick understood and agreed that if he retained any of
the Trust Shares sold and issued to him under this Agreement on December 31,
2002 (the "Possible Further Transfer Date"), he would then resell and transfer
such remaining

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Shares to the respective Corporations which issued the shares to Patick under
the agreement with Patick unless either or both of such Corporations notified
Patick that it does not desire to purchase any such remaining Trust Shares;

                WHEREAS, the Trust Shares have previously been sold and issued
to Patick who continues to own all of such Trust Shares;

                WHEREAS, it is now proposed that as of the effective date of
this Agreement as first indicated above, Patick would sell, transfer, assign and
convey all of his right, title and interest in and to the Trust Shares to Cope
who would thereupon and thereafter be, act and serve as the registered and
beneficial owner of and the "Trustee" in respect of such Trust Shares in lieu of
and as substitute for Patick as more fully provided for in and pursuant to and
in accordance with this Agreement;

                WHEREAS, Cope has agreed to and hereby does acquire and accept
such Trust Shares and own, act and serve as the Trustee in respect of such Trust
Shares pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement; accept; and

                WHEREAS, the undersigned parties desire to memorialize their
understandings and agreements in respect of the Trust Shares and matters related
thereto in this Agreement;

                                A G R E E M E N T

                NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned parties in consideration of the
premises and the covenants contained herein hereby agree, subject to the within
terms and conditions, as follows:

                1.      Trust Shares.

                        1.1 Patick agrees and hereby does sell, transfer, assign
and convey to Cope Seven Hundred Thousand (700,000) shares of the Common Stock,
$0.001 par value, of Dataquad (the "Dataquad Trust Shares"), for consideration
in the amount of One Hundred Eighty Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($180,250); and

                        1.2 Patick agrees and hereby does sell, transfer,

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assign and convey to Cope Seven Hundred Thousand (700,000) shares of the Common
Stock, $0.001 par value, of LibraryCard (the "LibraryCard Trust Shares"), for
consideration in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($100,250).

The Dataquad Trust Shares and the LibraryCard Trust Shares are herein
collectively referred to for convenience sake as the "Trust Shares".

                        1.3 The Trust Shares sold by Patick to Cope under
Sections 1.1 and 1.2 hereof shall be registered in the name of and be owned of
record and beneficially by Cope.

                        1.4 Cope is not obligated to sell and issue any or all
of the Trust Shares to any recipients; however, if Cope does elect to sell and
transfer any of such Trust Shares from time to time prior to the Possible
Retransfer Date, Cope shall only sell and transfer such Trust Shares to
recipients thereof and provided for and contemplated hereby under the so-called
"Trust" arrangement and only pursuant to and in accordance with applicable
Federal and state securities laws including as provided for in Section 5 of this
Agreement.

                2.      Payment By Cope.

                        2.1 Cope shall pay for the Trust Shares being purchased
and acquired from Patick by entering into new promissory notes payable to the
respective Corporations for the Dataquad Trust Shares and the LibraryCard Trust
Shares in the principal amount of the obligation previously owed by Patick to
such Corporations for such Trust Shares as of the effective Date of this
Agreement in the form attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A
(collectively the "Notes"); and Patick shall no longer be obligated to the
Corporations or either of them on, under or otherwise in respect of the Notes
made by Patick at the time he purchased and acquired such Trust Shares (which
obligation is now "assumed" by Cope pursuant to and in accordance with the Notes
and the obligation of Cope represented thereby to the Corporations) and,
following receipt of certificates for the Trust Shares by Cope, Patick shall
have no duties, responsibilities and/or obligation of any kind to Cope (and/or
to the Corporations) in respect of such Shares or the subject matter of this
Agreement.

                3.      Purchase By The Corporations.

                        3.1 If the Corporations, or either of them, determine at
the Possible Retransfer Date (December 31, 2002) that

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they want to purchase and acquire the remaining Trust Shares issued by each of
such respective Corporations which Cope still then owns, then such Corporation
shall purchase from and pay Cope for such remaining shares of Dataquad Trust
Shares and LibraryCard Trust Shares effective as of the Possible Retransfer Date
in the same manner as Cope purchased and paid Patick for such Shares as provided
for in Section 2; and, upon receipt of such consideration by Cope, Cope
including his successors shall sell, transfer and deliver any and all such
remaining Trust Shares effective as of such Date.

                        3.2 If any of the remaining Trust Shares are not
purchased by the respective issuer Corporations of such Trust Shares as provided
for herein, then Cope shall thereafter remain the registered and beneficial
owner of such Trust Shares without any further obligation to such issuer
Corporations in respect thereof except for payment in full of the Notes (Exhibit
A) used by Cope to pay for such Trust Shares under this Agreement; and, if not
already paid for in cash or by check, Cope shall complete payment under such
notes for any and all such remaining Trust Shares which Cope shall continue
owning on and after the Possible Retransfer Date in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement.

                        3.3 Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained
herein, Cope shall have the right, but not the obligation, in his sole election
and judgment at any time during the nine (9) month period following the
effective date of this Agreement (ending September 30, 2001) to tender any or
all of the Trust Shares then owned by him to the respective issuer Corporations
thereof for purchase and payment by such Corporations for the price, in the
manner and with the consequences provided for in Section 3.1 hereof (the "Cope
Tender Date"); and, if Cope makes such election, then the respective
Corporations shall purchase, acquire and pay for any and all of such remaining
Trust Shares which are the subject of Cope's tender in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3.1 hereof.

                4.      Sales/Transfer By Cope.

                        4.1 When Cope sells and transfers any of the Trust
Shares to recipients thereof as contemplated by and under this Agreement, Cope
shall immediately report such sale/transfer transaction to the respective issuer
Corporations, including the consideration paid to and received by Cope for or
otherwise in connection with such sold/transferred Trust Shares; and Cope shall
simultaneously cause to be registered for transfer all such

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sold/transferred Trust Shares on the stock transfer books and records of the
respective Corporation(s) as maintained by such Corporation(s) or its (their)
independent stock register and/or transfer agent(s) to the recipients thereof as
provided for and contemplated by this Agreement. All proceeds from the
sale/transfer of Trust Shares by Cope, prior to the Cope Tender Date or, if less
than all the Trust Stock is tendered, the Possible Retransfer Date, must be used
by Cope to pay down the balance due and owing by Cope under the Notes
(sale/transfer of Dataquad Trust Shares requiring payment on the Note to
Dataquad and sale/transfer of LibraryCard Trust Shares requiring payment on the
Note to LibraryCard). Following the sale/transfer of Trust Shares by Cope
pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, Cope shall have no further
interest in, to or otherwise in respect of any of such sold/transferred Trust
Shares; and, accordingly, Cope shall have no further obligation to the issuer
Corporation of such Trust Shares in respect thereof under this Agreement or
otherwise.

                5.      Certain Securities Matters.

                        5.1 The Trust Shares sold, transferred, assigned and
conveyed by Patick to Cope pursuant to this Agreement shall not be registered
and/or qualified under Federal or state securities laws and shall be sold,
assigned, transferred and conveyed by Patick to Cope, and purchased and acquired
by Cope, pursuant to applicable exemptions from such registration or
qualification including under the "private placement" exemption from such
registration and/or qualification; and, as such, the Trust Shares are understood
and shall be treated for all purposes as "restricted securities" as that term is
generally understood under applicable securities laws. The certificates
representing the Trust Shares shall contain a customary legend restricting the
sale and transfer thereof except under applicable securities laws (see Exhibit B
hereto); and the Corporations shall place or cause to be placed and implemented
customary "stop transfer" instructions in respect of such Trust Shares and the
certificates therefor as registered and in the name of Cope.

                        5.2 Cope shall provide the respective Corporations with
such further written assurances as such Corporations or their counsel shall
request in connection with the sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance of the
Trust Shares by Patick to Cope, and by Cope to recipients thereof, in respect of
such securities exemption and related matters; and Cope otherwise hereby agrees
and promises to cooperate with and assist the Corporations in respect of the
matters which are the subject of

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this Agreement.

                        5.3 Cope shall exercise reasonable judgment in
determining if and when to sell and transfer any of the Trust Shares to any
recipients thereof so as not to violate any securities laws pertaining to the
registration and/or qualification of any such Trust Shares applicable to the
sale and transfer of such Shares by Cope to any recipient thereof.

                6.      Spousal Consent.

                        5.1 Cope shall obtain the consent of his spouse in
respect of the subject matter of this Agreement and Cope's individual and
separate ownership of the Trust Shares in the form attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit C; and Cope hereby further agrees to take such
steps as are reasonably necessary to ensure that his successors in interest
(including without limitation his executors and administrators) are bound by the
terms and conditions of this Agreement in respect of the Trust Shares.

                7.      Indemnities.

                        7.1 Cope and the respective Corporations each hereby
agree and promise to indemnify and hold harmless the other(s) for any and all
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys and other professionals' fees
and costs paid or incurred), claims, debts, causes of action, judgments and
liabilities actual and contingent which may result from, arise or otherwise be
asserted or imposed on or against any of the undersigned parties as a result of
any of the undersigned party(ies) failure or refusal to perform this Agreement
or any agreement, covenant, promise and/or provision hereof.

                        7.2 The Corporations and each of them, and Cope, hereby
agree and promise, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless Patick
for any and all costs and expenses including reasonable attorneys and other
professionals' fees and costs paid or incurred, claims, debts, causes of action,
judgments and liabilities actual and contingent which may result from, arise or
otherwise be asserted or imposed on or against Patick as a result of or in any
way relating to his prior ownership of the Trust Shares and/or the instant sale,
assignment and transfer of the Trust Shares to Cope pursuant to and in
accordance with this Agreement.

                8.      Events of Default/Notice and Cure.

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                        8.1 Before declaring any default of this Agreement, the
undersigned parties shall first provide the party(ies) alleged to have committed
a material breach of this Agreement with written notice including details of any
such alleged material breach and opportunity to cure any such breach within the
thirty (30) day period following the date of any such notice of alleged default;
and, thereafter, the party receiving any such notice of alleged breach having
failed to timely cure any such alleged breach, the party(ies) providing any such
notice and request for cure shall be entitled to declare an event of default
under this agreement and seek relief against any such defaulting party(ies)
consistent with Section 9 hereof.

                9.      Arbitration.

                        9.1 In the event of any disagreement and/or dispute
under or otherwise in respect of this Agreement, the undersigned parties hereby
agree to resolve any such disagreement and/or dispute, and all related matters,
by binding arbitration. All arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in
accordance with the then prevailing and applicable rules of the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") at a city in Los Angeles County, California
selected pursuant to such rules. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single
arbitrator selected jointly by the parties or, in the event that the parties are
enable to mutually agree upon the person to act as such arbitrator within thirty
(30) days following the first providing of a notice to arbitrate by any of the
parties, then the arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. For purposes of such
arbitration, the parties shall be entitled to avail themselves of all discovery
permitted under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 2017 et seq. The
arbitrator shall be empowered to provide any relief and make any award that
could be provided or made by a court of competent jurisdiction. Judgment upon
the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for a judicial acceptance
of the award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be.

                10.     Attorneys/Professionals' Fees/Costs.

                        10.1 In addition to whatever other relief any of the
party(ies) may be entitled to under or otherwise in respect of this Agreement,
in the event of any disagreement and/or dispute under or otherwise in respect of
this Agreement, the part(ies) prevailing in any such disagreement and/or dispute
shall recover the costs of the arbitration proceeding and the acceptance and

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enforcement of any such arbitration award in any judicial proceeding initiated
for such purpose by the prevailing party(ies), and such prevailing party(ies)
reasonable attorneys and other professionals' fees and costs paid or incurred in
asserting, maintaining and prosecuting any such disagreement/dispute and
arbitration proceeding and decision in respect thereof.

                11.     Choice of Law.

                        11.1 This Agreement has been made, executed and
delivered within the State of California, and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereto shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with
and governed by the law of said State.

                12.     Time Is Of The Essence.

                        12.1 For purpose of this Agreement, including the
performance of the parties' responsibilities, duties and obligations hereunder,
time shall be deemed to be of the essence.

                13.     Assignment and Other Matters.

                        13.1 The parties to this Agreement shall not have the
right, absent the prior written approval and consent of all of the other parties
to this Agreement, to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement including any
of their rights, duties, responsibilities and/or obligations hereunder to any
person or entity.

                14.     Severability.

                        14.1 If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter
finally determined to be unenforceable for any reason, then such provision shall
be deemed and treated for all purposes as severed from this Agreement; and the
balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as between the
parties notwithstanding any such unenforceable and severed provision.

                15.     Notices.

                        15.1 Notices to be given under or in respect of this
Agreement shall be provided in writing and shall be deemed

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effective upon receipt if personally delivered or on the third (3rd) day
following mailing in the United States Mail by certified mail - return receipt
requested, addressed as follows:

                      If To Dataquad, Inc.

                      Dataquad, Inc.
                      3201 Temple Avenue
                      Pomona, CA 91768-3200

                      With a copy to -

                      Robert H. Bretz, Esq.
                      520 Washington Blvd, PMB #428
                      Marina del Rey, CA 90292

                      If To The LibraryCard, Inc.

                      The LibraryCard, Inc.
                      3201 Temple Avenue
                      Pomona, CA 91768-3200

                      With a copy to -

                      Robert H. Bretz, Esq.
                      520 Washington Blvd, PMB #428
                      Marina del Rey, CA 90292

                      If To Cope

                      Robert S. Cope
                      c/o Auto-Graphics, Inc.
                      3201 Temple Avenue
                      Pomona, CA 91768-3200

                      With a copy to -

                      Paul Gautreau, Esq.
                      957 S. Village Oaks
                      Covina CA 91724

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                      If To Patick

                      Corey M. Patick
                      269 South Beverly Drive #438
                      Beverly Hills, CA 90210

                      With a copy to -

                      Bill D. Ringer, Esq.
                      1401 N. Hunter Street
                      San Joaquin, CA 95202

Any party may, from time to time, update or otherwise change its address for
purposes of notice under this Agreement by providing such notice in accordance
with the provisions of this paragraph.

                16.     Headings.

                        16.1 The headings of the paragraphs (and any
subparagraphs) of this Agreement are included for the convenience of reference
only and are not intended to affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.

                17.     Complete Agreement/Amendment.

                        17.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding
and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
is intended to supersede all prior and contemporaneous written or oral
agreements and discussions regarding the matters which are the subject of this
Agreement. This Agreement may be amended or otherwise changed only by an
agreement in writing so stating and signed by the party(ies) against which any
such amendment or other change is sought to be enforced. Each of the parties
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other that in entering into and
performing this Agreement, they have not received and are not otherwise relying
upon any statement, fact, circumstance, representation, understanding,
agreement, covenant, promise, guaranty, warranty, assurance and/or any other
matter which is/are not expressly set forth in this Agreement; and that they
will not at any time assert otherwise (whether by way of any claims in contract,
tort, or otherwise), in any action, proceeding or otherwise against or in
respect of any of such parties to this Agreement. In entering into this
Agreement, each of the parties hereby further represents and warrants to, and
agrees with, the other that such party had the opportunity to consult with
independent counsel of its

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(including his/her) own choosing regarding this Agreement and the subject matter
thereof. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement was negotiated,
drafted and otherwise prepared jointly by all of the parties and that no party
shall suffer any detriment or prejudice as a result of any determination that
any of the language of this Agreement is ambiguous or otherwise unclear in any
manner. The "Recitals" set forth at the outset of this Agreement are hereby
incorporated by this reference into and made part of the "Agreement" portion of
this Agreement.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties thereunto duly
authorized have executed and delivered this Agreement in Pomona, California
effective as of the date of this Agreement.

                                 DATAQUAD, INC.

                                 By
                                    Robert S. Cope, President

                                 THE LIBRARYCARD, INC.

                                 By
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Michael K. Skiles, Acting
                                    President

                                 Corey M. Patick, an individual

                                 Robert S. Cope, an individual

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  FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE

$

                                                January 1, 2001
                                                Pomona, California

                FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Robert S. Cope ("Cope")
hereby promises to pay to LibraryCard, Inc., a Nevada corporation, or its
designee ("________"), at its corporate offices in California, the principal
amount of ___________________________________ ($________) plus interest from the
date of this Promissory Note until paid in full on the unpaid balance of this
Note at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum. This Promissory Note is made
and given pursuant to and in accordance with that certain Cope Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of the date of this Note (the "Agreement") which shall,
except as expressly provided for herein, govern this Note for all purposes.
Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Note, the defined terms in this
Note shall have the same meaning as the terms defined in the Agreement.

                All principal and interest due and owing on this Note shall be
paid no later than December 31, 2002, except that Cope shall have the option in
his sole election and discretion to satisfy the principal payment obligation
represented by this Note then due and owing by tendering any or all shares of
________ acquired, purchased and received by Cope under the Agreement registered
to and owned by Cope as of September 30, 2001 for purchase and acquisition by
________ pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Agreement (the
"Cope Tender Date" under the Agreement). All "________ Trust Shares" (as defined
in the Agreement) registered to and owned by Cope following the Cope Tender Date
(not timely tendered by Cope for purchase and sale by ________) shall continue
to be owned by Cope, and Cope's obligation under this Note in respect of such
Shares, shall be timely paid by Cope in accordance with the provisions of this
Note by no later than December 31, 2002 (the "Possible Retransfer Date" under
the Agreement and the maturity date of this Note) unless ________ notifies Cope
at or prior to that date that ________ is exercising its rights to purchase and
acquire all or any portion of such ________ Trust Shares under Section 3.1 of
the Agreement. Any shares purchased and acquired from Cope by ________ pursuant
to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1 of the Agreement shall
be at the rate that Cope purchased and acquired such Shares under the Agreement
($0.2575 per share), and Cope shall pay the balance then due and owing on this
Note following any such repurchase transaction by ________ no later than
December 31, 2002. Any tender by Cope of ________ Trust Shares, on or before
September 30, 2001 as provided for herein and the Agreement, shall likewise be
at the rate of $0.2575 per share.

                In accordance with the Agreement, any sale and transfer by Cope
to any recipient of ________ Trust Shares registered to and owned by Cope as
provided for in the Agreement shall require an automatic and immediate payment
by Cope to ________ under this Note in the amount of any and all consideration

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when and as received by Cope from the recipient of such Shares as proceeds of
the sale of such Shares or otherwise.

                Notices required or elected to be given under or in respect of
this Note shall be given pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 15 of the Agreement. To the extent not otherwise expressly provided for
in this Note, the provision of the Agreement, to the extent applicable, shall be
incorporated into, adopted and made a part of this Note for all purposes.

                Cope hereby waives any and all statutory and other legal
requirements under California law applicable to this Note relating to, requiring
and/or otherwise in respect of presentment, demand or other similar notice and
other procedural requirements applicable to the collection of and under this
Note by ________.

                This Note is made and shall be governed and interpreted for all
purposes by and under the laws of the State of California. For purposes of this
Note, time shall be deemed to be of the essence.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Robert S. Cope (herein
"Cope"), thereunto duly authorized and acting in his individual capacity, and
intending to be legally bound and obligated thereby, has executed this Note as
of the date first above stated.

                                      Robert S. Cope

                                    EXHIBIT A

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`33 ACT LEGEND

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND
MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT
OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OF SUCH ACT

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                                 SPOUSAL CONSENT

                The undersigned Elizabeth R. Cope ("Spouse"), the wife of Robert
S. Cope, having had the opportunity to consult with her own independent attorney
or other professional advisor in respect of such matters and the within Spousal
Consent, acknowledges the attached Cope Stock Purchase Agreement and the
provisions thereof (the "Agreement"), and hereby acknowledges, agrees and
consents to the provisions of the Agreement stating and otherwise providing that
the Trust Shares to be sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed by Corey M.
Patick to Robert S. Cope pursuant to and in accordance with the Agreement are
and shall be for al purposes the separate property of Robert S. Cope as provided
for therein; and such undersigned Spouse further hereby irrevocably waives and
disclaims any interest of any kind or nature in and to the Trust Shares (the
"Spousal Consent").

                The undersigned Spouse also acknowledges and agrees that, in
entering into and performing the Agreement, the Corporations, Corey M. Patick,
and Robert S. Cope in his individual capacity as a signatory to the Agreement,
are relying on the within Spousal Consent; and that, in the event that such
Spouse or her successors in interest asserts any right, title and/or interest in
and/or to the Trust Shares for any reason whatsoever, the prevailing party in
any such proceeding or action shall be entitled to recover such
person(s)/entity(ies) reasonable attorneys and other professionals' fees and
costs paid or incurred in respect of any such proceeding/action.

                                       Elizabeth R. Cope

                                    EXHIBIT C

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