VALE Progress & Accomplishments FY 1999/2000 Presentation for the Second VALE Users’ Conference January 4, 2001 Marianne Gaunt, Chair VALE Executive Committee

Progress & Accomplishments First VALE User Conference Eighteen Databases Now Available $250,000 Allocation from State Library Part-time Administrator and Technical Support Personnel Added Web Page Upgraded and Enhanced Moved to SiteSearch 4.1 Version

...continued Introduced PsycInfo Thesaurus Updated VALE Publicity Brochure Created ILL/Resource Sharing Committee Moved from Locally Mounted Databases to Remote Access from Vendors (except PsycInfo) Expanded Training Workshops

…continued Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe for All VALE Members Elsevier’s Science Direct for 15 VALE Members Press Conference with Governor Whitman and Rep. Bob Menendez Budget Strategy for $3.5million+

Thanks to the VALE Executive Committee, Other VALE Committees, the VALE Staff, and All VALE Members for Their Support and Encouragement in Moving Us Forward!