diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 2a8d6b2..5da88b0 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
 
 __all__ = ( 'Plot', 'TimeSeries' )
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Copyright 2005 Sandia National Laboratories
 	show_x_title=			False
 	x_title=				'X Field names'
 	show_y_title=			False
-	y_title_text_direction=	'bt'
+	y_title_text_direction=	'bt' # 'bt' for bottom to top; 'tb' for top to bottom
 	y_title=				'Y Scale'
 	show_graph_title=		False
 	graph_title=			'Graph Title'
@@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ Copyright 2005 Sandia National Laboratories
 
 	def draw_titles( self ):
 		"Draws the graph title and subtitle"
-		if self.show_graph_title: draw_graph_title()
-		if self.show_graph_subtitle: draw_graph_subtitle()
-		if self.show_x_title: draw_x_title()
-		if self.show_y_title: draw_y_title()
+		if self.show_graph_title: self.draw_graph_title()
+		if self.show_graph_subtitle: self.draw_graph_subtitle()
+		if self.show_x_title: self.draw_x_title()
+		if self.show_y_title: self.draw_y_title()
 
 	def draw_graph_title( self ):
 		text = self._create_element( 'text', {
@@ -475,7 +475,27 @@ Copyright 2005 Sandia National Laboratories
 
 	def draw_graph_subtitle( self ):
 		raise NotImplementedError
-	draw_x_title = draw_y_title = draw_graph_subtitle
+
+        def draw_x_title( self ):
+                raise NotImplementedError
+
+        def draw_y_title( self ):
+                x = self.y_title_font_size
+                if self.y_title_text_direction=='bt':
+                        x += 3
+                        rotate = -90
+                else:
+                        x -= 3
+                        rotate = 90
+                y = self.height / 2
+                text = self._create_element( 'text', {
+                        'x': str( x ),
+                        'y': str( y ),
+                        'class': 'yAxisTitle',
+                        } )
+                text.appendChild( self._doc.createTextNode( self.y_title ) )
+                text.setAttribute( 'transform', 'rotate( %(rotate)d, %(x)s, %(y)s )' % vars() )
+                self.root.appendChild( text )
 
 	def keys( self ):
 		return map( itemgetter( 'title' ), self.data )
@@ -705,4 +725,4 @@ class class_dict( object ):
 		# dir returns a good guess of what attributes might be available
 		return dir( self.__obj__ )
 
-import Plot, TimeSeries	
\ No newline at end of file
+import Plot, TimeSeries	
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 06221d1..00686e0 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ __svnauthor__ = '$Author:  $'[9:-2]
 __date__ = '$Date:  $'[7:-2]
 
 setup ( name = 'SVGChart',
-		version = '1.0',
+		version = '1.0.1',
 		description = 'Python SVG Charting Support',
 		author = 'Jason R. Coombs',
 		author_email = 'jaraco@sandia.gov',