Polish Studies at Buffalo

[Katerina Krivinkova]

FYI, from last week's issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
All the best,
K. Krivinkova

The Chronicle of Higher Education
Date: April 11, 1997
Section: International
Page: A47


SUNY-Buffalo Establishes Web Site Devoted to Poland

Buffalo has the second-largest Polish population in the United States, after
Chicago. So the State University of New York at Buffalo found itself well
suited to set up an electronic clearing-house of information on Poland.

The university will unveil the data base, to be called the "Polish Academic
Information Center," this month. "It was a natural thing for us to establish
here," says Patricia Donovan, a spokeswoman for the university, which has
a long history of student and faculty exchanges with Polish institutions.

The data base, developed in coordination with Jagiellonian University in
Krakow and the Polish Ministry of Education, contains extensive information
on the history of Poland and its culture and language. It also has data on
the universities, cultural organizations, and major libraries in the country.

Buffalo officials envision the data base's being used by people around the
world, particularly academics and students interested in Polish studies.
They also expect it to be popular with the Polish-American population.

Access to the Polish Academic Information Center can be gained after April
12 at http://wings.buffalo.edu/info-poland


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Title: SUNY-Buffalo Establishes Web Site Devoted to Poland
Published: 97/04/11