Results of this analysis should be completed by mid-March. Father Ulak and I will also prepare a draft letter for possible sending to New Jersey K-12 Catholic schools to invite student participation. This work is now being prepared for inclusion on Seton Hall's web-based Pastoral Treasury. Seton Hall's participation will bring additional academic resources to the University, including project funds. VALE is a project sponsored by about 50 New Jersey higher education libraries with the objective of developing inter-institutional information connectivity and service projects.
Funding is through state bonds.
At this time, the state is preparing to release bond funds. In February, the University Libraries welcomed Ms Zhao Shuzen. Ms Shuzen, who earned her Masters Degree in Library Science from Beijing University, comes to us as an Exchange Librarian from the Library at Beijing's Academia Sinica. She will work in our Cataloging Section through July 12, 1998. Since 1996, Ms Shuzan has served as the Head of the Department of Acquisitions and Cataloging at Academia Sinica.