The Library Online Catalog will be unveiled to the university at large in March. The Library has been running the Acquisitions and Serials Control modules since last October and the Cataloging module since December. While most of the books and bound journals are boxed and kept in storage, the online system should prove useful for tracking journal issues as they are received and keeping up with current reading.
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You will read more about these two databases in the April issue of Notes. Demonstration sessions are being planned during March to introduce to the university staff the use of the system and its capabilities. A brochure which describes the various features of the system will be sent to all staff and may be kept as a quick reference to the use of the system. The demonstrations will provide useful information, but are by no means a prerequisite for the use of the system. The Library has so far acquired approximately 4,400 volumes of Chinese books, and will continue to acquire classics and contemporary works, covering history, philosophy, art, and literature as well as science and technology.