NEWSLETTERSection for Latin America and the CaribbeanN. 33, December 1998 |
WHAT IS IFLA? | THE REGIONAL OFFICE | THE ALP PROGRAMME | USEFUL SITES |
CAUCUS OF SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
DANIDA TRAVEL FUND FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
XXXIII NATIONAL MEETING OF LIBRARIANS, BUENOS AIRES, APRIL 12-16, 1999
THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TOWARDS THE THIRD MILLENIUM
Invitation to IFLA's 65th Council and General
Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 20-28 August 1999
The Thai Library Community takes great pleasure in cordially offering you an invitation to participate in the 65th IFLA Council and General Conference 1999 which is to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, 20-28 August.
IFLA's annual conference and exhibition is the largest international
event for professionls within the library and information sector.
IFLA
'99 offers an excellent opportunity for thousands of delegates, experts,
and library and information providers from all over the world to exchange
ideas and experience as well as to introduce new innovations and products.
We are confident that the conference agenda we have crafted will
stimulate participants and contribute to debate and cooperation among
them. We thus encourage you not to miss such an occasion where you can
keep pace with your profession, meet your colleagues from different parts
of the world in a pleasant and stimulating atmosphere and experience the
beauty and uniqueness of Thailand.
The 65th IFLA Council and General Conference 1999 will take place at the Bandkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), the first purpose-built exhibition and convention centre in Thailand.
An International Trade Exhibition has been arranged at BITEC in connection with the Conference. The Exhibition will be held for the 3 days during the Conference, from 23-25 August.
A varied programme of social and cultural activities is planned for the delegates attending the Conference. The delegates will have opportunities to have a glimpse of Thai traditional everiday life, and to meet and talk with their colleagues from other countries in an informal and pleasant atmosphere.
The National Organizing Committee is more than happy to reserve hotel rooms for participants and accompanying persons. A number of selected hotel rooms in different categories and prices have been block reserved from 19-29 August 1999.
The deadline for advance registration is 15 March 1999 for a fee of USD 350 for delegates and USD 200 for accompanying persons. After 15 March the fee is USD 425 for delegates and 250 for accompanying persons.
For a copy of the Final Announcement, registration and hotel reservation forms, please contact:
IFLA '99 Secretariat, c/o SPAFA 81/1 Si Ayattaya Road, Samsen, Theves,
Bangkok 10300,
Thailand
Fax: 662 280-4030);
E-mail:spafa@ksc.th.com
(IFLA Journal 24(1998) 4)
Directory of Librarian and Related Professionals
Associations of Latin America and the Caribbean
The project started in 1993 and was coordinated by Rosa Maria Fernández de Zamora, President of the IFLA/LAC Section from 1991 to 1993. Logistical support for the realization of the Directory was also provided by the "Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas - CUIB" (Library Science Research University Center) of the "Universidade Autonoma do Mexico - UNAM" (National Autonomous University of Mexico). Ms Zamora was assisted by Alberto Castro Thompson and Manuel Avila Uriza.
The Directory in Spanish appears as No. 55 in the series IFLA
Professional Reports and is the first directory to be published
containing the contact details and statistical information about
professional associations in the region. The title is available from:
IFLA Headquarters,
POB 95312, 2509 CH The Hague,
Netherlands;
fax 31 70 383-4827;
E-mail:publications@ifla.org
por NLG 45,00, ISBN 90-70916-66-5.
(IFLA Journal 24(1998) 4)
At the end of January, 1997 it was divulged, through IFLA site on the Web, the formulary which informed about the prize organized by the "Grants IFLA 98" Committee for a certain number of delegates from developing countries and from East Europe to be able to take part in the 64th IFLA Conference, which would take place in Amsterdam August 16 - 21, 1998.
The National Organizer Committee created for such the "Grants IFLA 98" Committee integrated by a jury constituted by 4 experienced and prestigious librarians: Paul Nauta, IFLA's former general secretary, as president; Alex Klugkist, University of Groningen head librarian; Wim Renes, The Hague's Library general manager director; Adriaan Staats, former head of information of Justice Department Library and Archive and Richard Saris, NBLC publisher's editor as secretary.
The prize partially covered the participants expenses: airplane fare, lodging, including breakfast, health insurance during the stay in Amsterdam and a meal fund which summed USD 425,00 approximately. The registration fee was supposed to be paid by the beneficiaries.
All the requirements should be received by March, 31st . At the end of April, a list with 40 beneficiary representatives of 35 countries from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe was organized. They were selected among 287 postulants from 68 countries. The beneficiaries were informed in May.
The funds for the prize were granted by the Dutch Development Aid Department and by the Education, Culture and Science Department.
From Latin America there were five colleagues beneficiary from the following countries: Chile - María Antonieta Palmas Vargas, conservation head of National Library; Costa Rica - América Hidalgo Campos, Rain Forest Agricultural School librarian; Cuba - Mireya Goñi Camejo, public relations of the National Library of Science and Technology (BNCT) of the Technology and Scientific Information Institute (IDICT); Mexico - Javier Solorio Lagunas, Science and Health Library manager director, University of Colima; Peru - Luis Miguel Saravia López de Castilla, coordinator of the Communication Area, Intermediary Group of Technology and Development. Twelve representatives of African countries, 15 from Asian countries and 8 from Eastern European countries were also granted.
The meeting was very successful, both professionally and organizationally, and a great experience for all the participants. The prize brought the opportunity of interested people to take part in one of the most up to date events in the profession and possibly the one that gathers the greatest amount and variety of experts in information. It was a good opportunity for learning, socialize and sharing experiences with colleagues from all over the world and for bringing back home a beautiful memory of a unique city.
(Mireya Goñi Camejo - CU)
In Leo Voogt's message to our Cuban colleagues, he wrote: "The message about Orlandito has really brought us shock and grief here at IFLA Headquarters. Orlando was such a vibrant and strong personality, it is indeed difficult imagining Cuban librarianship without him. I am so happy that Orlandito was able to join us in Copenhagen last year. It was good to tell him in person, again, how much we had appreciated his support from Matanzas for IFLA's Cuban Conference, most notably for the very succesful Pre-Conference Seminar. Yes, he was Mr. Matanzas for us - proud of the Provincial Library, proud of the printed products of his province, and proud of the libraries in the sugar mills in his province. I will never forget my visits there, nor will I ever forget his warmth, his commitment and his friendship. Communication with Orlandito for me has proven once and for all that is possible to work together representing different cultures, even without knowing each other's languages. He will be greatly missed, in IFLA and in Cuba. Please send out personal wishes for strength and comfort to his family and friends".(IFLA Journal 24(1998) 4)
"Newsletter" on behalf of all Latin American and Caribbean librarians reinforce IFLA's General Secretary words.
Caucus of Spanish Speaking Countries
Approximately 80 professionals from several Spanish speaking countries (Argentina, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru) as well as representatives of French and Portuguese groups as observers participated of its creation.
The publication of a report with the results of this IFLA Conference, including the contributions of Spanish speaking participants was announced in this meeting. A translation into Spanish of next year Conference's programme will also be included. It is presumed that both issues will be financed by "Subdirección General de Coordinación Bibliotecaria" of the Education and Culture Ministry.
After discussing of this matter, it was agreed that "to make real" Spanish as one of the official language at IFLA the Spanish speaking members are the main responsible. So, they will be encouraged to present more papers and communications and to do it in Spanish. It was also agreed that in future IFLA consider need of increasing simultaneous translation into Spanish or from Spanish into other languages. At last, the offer from the French group or caucus to collaborate in the reciprocal translation to Spanish and to French was accepted.
The representation of Spanish speaking countries at IFLA professional groups (Sections and Round Tables) Standing Committees was also discussed. It was agreed to produce a list of the Spanish speaking representatives that are actually members of these Committees in order to articulate a mechanism to get information on the vacancies and how to cover them with Spanish speaking members.
The nomination to IFLA's Executive Board of Jeronimo Martinez, Director of Andalucia's Library, for the elections to be held during Bangkok's Conference in 1999 was also discussed. Celia Zaher, from Brazil, announced the possibility of another Latinoamerican nomination based on the fact that the representation in the Executive Board is not linguistic but regional. Other participants agreed to support Jeronimo Martinez nomination because of his engagement as a representative of all Iberoamerican community members as well because of the possibilities of his election among nominees from other geographical and cultural areas. (Jeronimo Martinez, actually member of the IFLA Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) was firstly nominated to the Executive Board in 1997 elections.(See: Correo Bibliotecario Nr. 16, June 1997, p. 11-12 and Nr. 18, October 1997, p. 10- 11).
In the last part of the meeting the highlight point was the announcement of Buenos Aires as candidate for the venue of IFLA's General Conference in 2004 made by Ana María Peruchena, President of the "Asociacion de Bibliotecarios Graduados de la Republica Argentina" (ABGRA), the main professional association in that country, and by Roberto Jorge Servidio, Vice-president of the "Comision Integrada de Entidades Profesionales Bibliotecarias del MERCOSUR" (CIBIM).
Finally it was decided to create an executive committee of the IFLA Spanish speaking group recently founded which will have as its main objective to execute the actions agreed. Among their first initiatives are the arrangements to facilitate a regular communication means with IFLA Spanish speaking members. A WEB page and an e-mail list are considered very suitable. It was recommended to use IFLA List (IFLA-L) as a provisional means of communication.
(Roberto Servidio SC IFLA / LAC - AR)
DANIDA Travel Fund for Developing Countries
Priority will be given to younger professionals with a minimum of five years of experience in the library field. In appointing the grants, the Grant´s Committee will look for balance between all sectors of library & information work.
Applications, including professional curriculum vitae and information
on present occupation should be sent as soon as possible and not later
than February 1, 1999 to:
IFLA/ALP,
c/o Uppsala University Library, Box 510, S-75120
Uppsala,
Sweden.
Application form can be requested from:
IFLA Regional Offices,
the ALP Office:
Fax: 46-18-4713994,
E-mail:ifla.alp@ub.uu.se
(Birgitta Bergdahl - IFLA ALP)
Attention to Native Communities through Public
Library Services
IFLA/LAC Standing Committee Meeting
The Standing Committee meetings took place in August 14th and 21st. During the meetings, the Committee President, the ALP Coordinator, and the Regional Office Manager informed about the actions taken since the last meeting, in Salvador, Bahia. There were information on the Bibliographic Control Seminar, which will take place in September, in Mexico; also about the possibility of doing a librarian associations meeting from March 14 to 20th, in Taxco, Mexico and about the future publications of the Studies Plans Guide of Librarianship, Archivology, and Museology of Ibero-America by the "Sociedade Argentina de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas" (Argentinean Library Science Research Society). The Standing Committee manifested its support to the "Asociación de Bibliotecarios Graduados de la Republica Argentina" (Argentina Graduated Librarians Association) concerning IFLA General Conference taking place in Buenos Aires, in 2004.
(Stella Maris Fernández SC IFLA/LAC - AR)
Symposium: "At the Crossroads of Information and
Culture: 64th IFLA Conference
On November 18, the Cultural Center of the Institute for Cooperative Funds together with the Society for Library Research, sponsored a symposium titled "At the Crossroads of Information and Culture: 64th IFLA Conference" in the Pueblo Theater. The themes of the Amsterdam meeting were discussed: IFLA's objectives; World Memory Program, School Libraries, and the IFLA Manifesto, Public Libraries and the Unesco Manifesto, New Technologies and author's rights.
(Stella Maris Fernández SC IFLA / LAC - AR)
XXXIII National Meeting of Librarians. Utopias and
Realities of Libraries in MERCOSUR. Buenos Aires
This meeting will be held in April 12-16, 1999 during the International Meeting of Book Professionals at the 25th International Book Fair of Buenos Aires and it is expected that important national and foreign colleagues will participate of it.
Themes proposed for this meeting are the followings:
Official languages: Spanish and Portuguese
Papers should be in WORD (6.0 or superior) in 3-1/2 diskette, with a
printed original 12 pages maximum, double space, in A-4 format, with 3cm
top margin and 2 cm bottom margin at each page.
Heading: Title followed by the author´s name.
An abstract of 150 words maximum should be included.
Bibliography and conclusions included at the final of the paper.
Bibliograhphical quotations should be completed and presented as
usual for these cases.
Authors should also send the following information no longer than a half page: full name, profession, entity which one belongs or represents, curriculum vitae and address, as it is requested by Congress organizers.
Authors are recommended to present suggestions or concrete projects and not ideas or other expressions.
All works are exclusively responsability of their authors and do not represent in any case the opinion of the Congress authorities
ABGRA reserves the right of the publication of the works presented.
The copyright of the works is automatically transfered to ABGRA.
Only one work by each author/authors will be received.
The work will be inmediately rejected if any of these rules is not
fulfilled.
The acceptance of the works selected will be communicated to their
authors before February 12, 1999 with the due information on date, time
and place of their presentation.
For more information, please contact:
Comité Organizador
XXXIII reunión Nacional de Bibliotecarios
Asociación de Bibliotecarios Graduados de la República Argentina
(ABGRA)
Tucumán 1424, 8vo. Piso, Dto. "D"
(1050) Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel. (54 1) 371-5269/373-0571
Fax: (54 1) 371-5269
E-mail:reuniones@abgra.org.ar
abgra@ciudad.com.ar
URL:
http://www.sisbi.uba.ar/abgra
(Roberto Servidio SC IFLA / LAC - AR)
IV Meeting of University Libraries. Utopias and
Realities of University Libraries in MERCOSUR
Organized by the Information and Library System of the University of Buenos Aires (SISBI) and ABGRA, this meeting will take place during the XXXIII National Meeting of Librarians to be held in April 12-16, 1999.
Objectives:
To establish a forum to debate specific matters of this kind of
library during ABGRA National Meeting.
To analyze the situation of university libraries in MERCOSUR
regarding their achievements and lacks, their expectations and
opportunities.
Themes to be developed:
Participants
The meeting is addressed only to those working at library
universities.
Participants should be registered in the XXXIII National Meeting of
Librarians.
Participation certificates should be delivered.
Those interested in participating in the Meeting should contact:
Susana Soto
SISBI - UBA
Azcuénaga 280, piso 2, of. 203 (1029)
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Fax 54 1 952-6567
E-mail:ss@sisbi.uba.ar
Claudia Rodriguez
y a ABGRA
(Roberto Servidio SC IFLA / LAC - AR)
Objectives
Conclusions of this meeting will be presented during National Meeting
plenary session.
Themes to be developed
Participants
The rules for the XXXIII are also applied for this meeting. The
résumés of those interested to give free lectures (10 minutes) on the
themes 2-11 must arrive before November 30 1998 to:
(Roberto Servidio SC IFLA / LAC - AR)
Organized by ABGRA with the collaboration of the
Agriculture, Fishing and Food Department Library.
Objectives
Themes to be developed
Participants
For more information please contact:
(Roberto Servidio SC IFLA / LAC - AR) The objectives of this meeting organized by ABGRA
are the followings:
Themes to be developed:
Participants:
For more information, please contact: ABGRA
(Roberto Servidio SC IFLA / LAC - AR)
The objectives of this meeting, organized by ABGRA
and the "Comision Nacional Protectora de Bibliotecas Populares - CONABIP"
(Public Libraries National Defensive Commission) of the "Secretaría de
Cultura de la Nacion" (Nation's Department of Culture), are the
followings:
Themes to be developed
Participants
For more information, please contact: ABGRA
(Roberto Servidio SC IFLA / LAC - AR)
Founded in 1967, the "Instituto de Investigaciones
Bibliotecologicas" (Institute of Library Science Research) of the
"Universidad de Buenos Aires" (University of Buenos Aires) has long
supported research in the field of librarianship. It announces the
creation of a new journal titled: "Información, Cultura y Sociedad"
(Information, Culture and Society) in which original works will be
published concerning the areas of production, copyright, preservation,
circulation, dissemination and use of information. The objective of the
journal is to offer an interdisciplinary forum for library / information
science professionals and professionals from other disciplines to
discuss issues and exchange ideas relating to information.
Although the primary goal is to offer a forum for Ibero-American
researchers, the editors will accept articles from the international
community. The following types of articles will be accepted for
evaluation:
All researchers, teachers and professionals are encouraged to send
works to the Insitute. Standards and policies for submitting and
acceptance of works are available at the Institute's homepage:
Address:
(Roberto Servidio SC FLA / LAC - AR)
(CFB Informa, ano 03,No. 03, julho/98)
IFLA 's Regional Office Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean,
Elizabet Maria Ramos de Carvalho, headed the meeting Users/Informational
Resources.
The "Newsletter" congratulates SIBI Coordinator, the librarian Mariza
Russo and her staff for the seminar success.
The works presented can be found on the Internet at:
(Informativo IBICT, Vol.18, No. 1/2, jan./abr., 1998) Opened in March 13th, it displays as setting the Internet and it
allows access to information about use of tools capable of improving
teaching relations. The project, which is part of Prossiga Specialized
Information Education Virtual Net, has the support of "Conselho Nacional
de Pesquisas - CNPq" (Research National Council) in partnership with
Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA (Bahia Federal University).
Based in Salvador, Bahia, and coordinated by professor Nelson Pretto,
it allows access to worldwide information. According to its coordinator,
the use of new communication and information technology in schools, such
as video, television, computers, and, above all, the Internet, are some
of the applied resources in the long-distance teaching, which proposes
substantial transformation in the country's educational process.
With the
http://master.prossiga.br/edistancia site, the library
provides sections with long-distance courses, in praesentia courses,
financing tips, scientific associations and societies, contemporary
controversial issues and discussion lists. Through the texts there are
links to other Brazilian and foreign sites.
(Informativo IBICT Vol 18, no.3 maio/junho 1998) The financing covered, besides the seminar's organization, the 3-day
lodging costs of some of the invited institutions presidents. The Seminar
was very successful, and counted on the presence of class institutions
presidents from several Brazilian states. The works presented at the Conference were discussed and put at the
participants' disposal. Information as how to become an IFLA member and
how to consult IFLANET was also given.
The lecture was very appreciated and in November she received an
e-mail from Dr. Irene Farkas, president Arthur L. Conn. and Associates,
Ltd., asking her to send the paper to be published on ASIS (American
Society for Information Science) Bulletin.
INFO'99 will organize for you: Seminars, round tables, workshops,
courses, keynote papers. Parallel to the Congress the International
Exhibition EXPOINFO'99 will be held. In this exhibition interested
companies, institutions and organizations will show their products,
equipment and software, as well as exhibit added value services.
Main themes of this meeting will be:
Official languages in INFO'99 will be Spanish and English. If you are
interested in receiving additional information about this meeting, please
contact:
(Luiz A. Mourelos Rodriguez - CU)
Sponsored by UNESCO Regional Office for Latin
America and the Caribbean and "Fundación Jorge Guillen" (Jorge Guillen
Foundation) from Spain.
The library is the symbol of the civilization, of the human
development, of the success of the man imaginative creation, of his fears,
of his faith in himself. Several theories have announced not only the end
of the history and the ideologies but also of the book and the
traditional library.
Will compact disk defeat paper? Will we read El Quijote on screens
instead of printed pages in the next decades? Will the book be a museum
object inside the walls of a museum-library? Which is the real scope of
the new technologies in a cultural community with high levels of
illiteracy and huge budget problems? What are the possible answers of
our countries to the increasing globalization of the information?
The Colloquy invites librarians, writers, publishers, information
specialists, popular educators and researchers to think over the past,
present and future of the book and libraries in Iberoamerica by means of
presentation of papers, debates, round tables and discussions on local or
regional projects for the application of new technologies.
Themes, besides those already mentioned:
The professional programme includes sessions for papers , round
tables, workshops and conferences. Papers should be no longer than 10
pages (30 lines, 60 characters each) double space and speakers will be
given 20 minutes for their presentation.The workshop will include the
presentation of experiences and projects on conservation and restauration,
automation and other matters linked to the Colloquy general theme. The
Conference programme will be planned by the Organizing Committee.
Papers abstracts including those for the workshop should be sent to
Casa de las Americas no later than February 26, 1999. They should have
250 words maximum and should include author's name and the institution
represented. Abstracts of papers should include information on technical
requirements for the exposition to be presented at the workshop.
Registration fee: USD $100.00 and should be paid personally in Casa de
las Americas. Cuban participants should pay the same fee but in national
money.
All documents should be sent to:
(Estela Morales Campos SC IFLA / LAC - MX)
UNAM's "Centro Universitario de Investigaciones
Bibliotecologicas" (Library Science Research University Center) organized
the International Seminar on Universal Bibliographic Control, from
September 21 to 23rd. The seminar was supported by IFLA, "Dirección
General de Intercambio Academico" (General Directorate of Academic
Interchange) de la "Universidade Autonoma de Mexico" (Mexican Autonomous
National University) and "Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios - AMBAC"
(Mexican Librarians Association).
The Seminar's theme was focused on the following considerations:
In this way, the seminar objectives were the following:
The Seminar counted on the presence of experts from Germany, Canada,
USA, and England, all of them as IFLA's representatives. From Latin
America and the Caribbean the following took part: Argentina, Brazil,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. From Mexico many UNAM organizations took part: "Centro de Estudios Sobre la Universidad" (Center of Studies on the University), "Dirección General de Bibliotecas" (Libraries General Directorate), "Dirección General de Servicios de Cómputo Académico" (Academic Record Services General Directorate), "Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliográficas" (Bibliographic Reasearch Institute) and "Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas" (Library Science Research University Center). Besides UNAM, the Seminar counted on the collaboration of "Colegio de Mexico" (College of Mexico) .
In the program there were 23 speakers, 8 moderators and 3 reporters.
The audience counted on professionals from Central America, South
America, Mexico City and Mexican Republic states. Formally, there were
67 people registered and informally, 35 more, making a total of 102
participants.
The Seminar had open sessions and one closed session: in the first
ones, specialists, researchers and librarian teachers involved with
bibliographic control study, as well as the other fields' professionals
interested in the theme, took part.
It was assigned that IFLA, seriously committed with the factors that
affect the information use and transference in our countries,
constitutes a feasible alternative to supports us, in a short term,
through continuous education formal programs. It is understood that in
this updating process it is necessary to involve the librarian
associations and other organizations from the region, for their
responsibility in human resources formation, which afterwards will be
multiplying agents in their own countries.
On the other hand, the region's participants manifested their
interest in having a greater tie with IFLA and required to ask this
organization central authorities to study the possibility of
establishing special shares for Latin American countries. This request
is based on the confirmed fact that there are serious economic
difficulties both on the part of institutions and on the professionals'
to participate in IFLA. Elsa Barberena and Julio Castro will conduct this
petition to IFLA/LAC Standing Committee.
It's worth saying that, in the seminar's organization and development,
the support of Marie France Plassard, Programme Officer, Universal
Bibliographic Control and International Marc of IFLA, was determinant
for its success, for her wide experience in the discussed themes. The
donation of several IFLA's publications performed by Marie France
Plassard was very appreciated by the audience; the CUIB's library was
given a set of the mentioned publications, once they are widely requested
and very important for the users' consultation.
Finally, it is important to recognize that, thanks to IFLA's
economical support, it was possible to invite 10 bibliographic control
experts from Latin America and the Caribbean. These experts, along with
the Federation's representatives and Mexican speakers, provided a very
interesting and beneficial seminar for the region, once it was able to
transmit to the audience the speakers' set experiences.
The open and closed sessions' conclusions and other information can
be reached at CUIB/UNAM.
(Elsa Ramírez Leyva; Roberto Garduño Vera-MX ) IFLA/LAC Section and (Asociación Mexicana de
Bibliotecarios" (Mexican Librarians Association), A. C. (AMBAC) are
organizing this important seminar, which aims to obtain information and
to reflect on the current situation of the region's associations, its
weaknesses and strengths. In this way, the objective is to work together
in the future, knowing the important role that the associations should
play and the challenges which they should face as non-governmental
organizations in a global world of commercial and cultural treaties
which knows no frontiers.
For this meeting organization, IFLA ALP Programme support will be
required, such as others'. Pertinent invitations will be sent according
to the obtained resources. Professor Rosa María Fernández de Zamora,
researcher of UNAM's "Centro de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas"
(Library Science Research University Center), is coordinating the
seminar's organization.
For further information:
The "Colegio de Biblioteconomia" (Librarianship
College) of the "Facultad de Letras y Filosofia" (College of Literature
and Philosophy) of "Universidade Autonoma de México - UNAM" (National
Autonomous University of Mexico) — considering the most notable aspects
for a librarianship school to be able to train future professionals for
the current world needs — undertook this year the task of updating its
studies programs and plans. In this way, the fields and courses included
in this new proposal are focused on training future professionals
capable of: adequately organizing information; learning — both
tradition and modern — information resources for offering top quality
services; being able to efficiently manage the libraries and other
information units and for using new information technologies in their
professional activities.
The works are performed by a college's teachers commission, headed by
Dr. Filiberto Felipe Martínez Arellano, Librarianship College Coordinator,
aided by distinguished UNAM librarians, such as Dr. Estela Morales Campos,
Professor Jose Adolfo Rodríguez Gallardo, Professor Rosa María Fernández
de Zamora and Dr. Elsa Barberena Blásquez, among others.
(Estela Morales Campos SC IFLA / LAC - MX)
The event took place in October 21-23, 1998 at
"Universidade Nacional Autonoma do Mexico - UNAM" (National Autonomous
University of Mexico), organized and sponsored by the Licentiateship
Coordination in Sciences of Documental Information of the "Colegio de
Humanidades" (Humanities College) of UNAM.
Students and teaching staffs from the six Mexican specialized schools
attended the meeting. The main themes were: "Schools infra-structure for
teaching-learning", "local and national working market", and "graduate
studies possibilities"
One of the meeting's important aspects was that progress was presented
concerning students' theses and teachers' and former student's research
works.
For further information:
bibliote@cmq.colmex.mx
(Estela Morales Campos SC IFLA / LAC - MX) UNAM's "Centro Universitario de Investigaciones
Bibliotecologicas" (Library Science Research University Center) held its
XVI Colloquy with the mentioned theme, from August 5-6, 1998. The event's
aim was to analyze the multiple problems derived from electronics
research organization and to look for possible solutions which could
give answers to an adequate information systematization in the
electronics era.
The key-note conference "Meta-data and cataloguing: a mistaken option",
presented by Prof. Michael Gorman, was transmitted through video-
conference for "Universidad Veracruzana" (Vera Cruz University),
"Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey" (Monterrey's High Studies
Institute), "Universidad de Colima" (Colima University) and UNAM's
"Colegio de Biblioteconomia" (Librarianship College). Besides CUIB's
researchers participation, there were teachers' and librarians'
conferences from the following institutions: State University of New York
at Buffalo, Harvard University, Iowa State University, Dakota State
University, Lund University Library, "Universidad de Colima", "El Colegio
de México" (College of Mexico), "Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez"
(Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez) and, of course, academics from
other UNAM facilities.
The conferences summaries can be consulted at:
(Estela Morales Campos SC IFLA / LAC - MX)
The Book Bank of Venezuela is a non-profit public
service organization founded 38 years ago for the promotion of reading
and children/YA books in conjuction with the National Section for IBBY
(International Organization for Children's and Youth's Books). Initially
created as an exchange center for textbooks, it has branched into other
services in response to the changing needs of the population.
The Book Bank has developed a number of public service oriented
activities including the outstanding "Centro de Información y
Documentación sobre Literatura Infantil y Lectura - CIDLIL" (Center for
Children's Literature and Reading) . This center seeks to assist
children's specialists in addition to the "Red de Centros de
Documentación sobre Literatura Infantil" (Network for Children's
Literature Documentation Centers) which is comprised of 23 member
countries from Latin America, France, Spain. Another activity it
supports is the "Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Libro Infantil y
Juvenil" (Center for the Study and Development of Childrens and YA Books)
which focusses on the promotion of reading.
The Center for Studies is also responsible for the coordination of
evaluation and selections of the Best Children's Books competition, an
annual event that started in 1980. By means of this event, the Center
awards editorial excellence while promoting the habit of reading and
contributing to the improvement of the quality of children's books
published in Spanish. Traditionally the award ceremony is accompanied by
an exposition of books, this year titled "It's Raining Books!"
The 1998 exhibition contains 55 recreational books, 14 books about
information, and 26 YA books. The jury consisted selected the 10 best
children's books for 1998 including 5 original and 5 translations in
addition to 4 YA novels.
(Maria Elena Zapata SC IFLA / LAC - VN)
"Bibliotecologia, Bibliotecas, Bibliotecologos:
Revista digital de Ciencias de la Informacion" (Library Science,
Libraries, Librarians: Digital Journal on Information Sciences)
"Ciencia da Informação" (Information Science). Instituto Brasileiro de
Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (Science and Technology Information
Brazilian Institute)
"Encontros BIBLI Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina" (BIBLI
Meetings of Federal University of Santa Catarina)
“Investigacion Bibliotecologica: Archivonomia, Bibliotecologia e
Informacion” (Library Science Research: Archives, Librarianship and
Information). Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas
de la UNAM. Mexico.
"Libros en Mexico" (Books in Mexico). Camara Nacional de la Industria
Editorial Mexicana.
"Perspectivas em Ciência da Informação" (Perspectives in Information
Sciences). Escola de Biblioteconomia da Universidade Federal de Minas
Gerais, Brazil
"Revista de Biblioteconomia e Comunição" (Librarianship and
Communication Journal). Faculdade de Biblioteconomia e Comunição,
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
"Transinformação". Departamento de Pos-Graduação em Biblioteconomia
PUCCAMP
(Estela Morales Campos SC IFLA/LAC - MX) The University of Connecticut Library has completed
a finder's list for a database of historical Latin American newspapers.
The materials are housed in the archives and special collections unit of
the Dodd Center of the University Libraries. The website for the database
is:
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/collections/latamnews/
There are some 2,000 entries in the database, so please be patient
when accessing the information.
For more information please contact:
(Darlene Waller - USA) The accelerated pace of technological development,
the massive quantities of databases and the communication needs between
administrators of information have spawned a wide variety of projects
dedicated to joining forces to put order to and make useful the
information that is produced every second of the day. One such project
is already having results.
The project started by the Latin American Association of Financial
Institutions for Development (ALIDE) and the International Development
Research Center (IDRC) is geared towards the development of activities
that will identify user-client information needs of the participating
networks and determine the impact of information in the creation of
development policies of the region.
The following networks are participating in the study: "Red de
Agroindustrial Rural" (Rural Agroindustrial Network) (PRODAR/ICCA); "Red
de Investigación en Sistema de Producción Animal de Latinoamérica y el
Caribe" (Latin American and Caribbean Animal Production Research Network)
(RISPAL/IICA); Panamerican Network for Sanitary Engineering and
Environmental Science Information and Documentation (REPIDISCA); the
Inter-American Program for Childhood and Family Information (PIINFA);
"Centro Latinoamericano para Administración del Desarrollo - CLAD"
(Latin American Center for Development Administration); and of course
the ALIDE.
The project encompasses user education for online services; the
development of online applications and value-added services generated by
information networks; the identification of spheres of influence for
policy formation and regional listserves to disseminate the project's
results.
(Lourdes Feria Basurto - MX) There is a new CD-Rom available containing 3,000
photographic images of Latin America and the Caribbean in the 19th and
early 20ieth centuries.
The fruits of a project of the Preservation and Conservation Program
of IFLA-PAC and coordinated by the National Library of Venezuela, the
collection represents images located, restored and preserved from 26
Latin American libraries.
The CD-rom was edited with assistance from the Unesco World Memory
program and produced in CD-Rom format by the University of Colima, Mexico
The "Associación para la Conservación del
Patrimonio Cultural de las Américas - APOYO" (Association for the
Conservation of the Americas' Cultural Patrimony) is creating a
bibliographic information database of Spanish language materials on
conservation, with an emphasis on preventive conservation. The database
includes materials from Latin America, the USA, and Europe that were
either written in Spanish or were translated into Spanish from other
languages. The database will serve as a clearinghouse of information and
will help avoid duplication of translation efforts.
APOYO will distribute the list of translated titles as an annotated
bibliography. The Apoyo newsletter in Spanish, published twice yearly,
will announce the availability of the bibliography. The newsletter is
co-edited by Amparo R. de Torres and Ann Seibert, in collaboration with
volunteers and with the support of the Library of Congress's Preservation
Directorate, the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education,
and the International Center for the Study of Preservation and
Restoration of Cultural Property.
For information about APOYO, please contact: Amparo R. de Torres or
Ann Seibert
(IFLA Journal 24(1998) 4) Asuncion, Paraguay was the host city for the sixth
conference of "Comisión Integrada de Entitades de Profesionales
Bibliotecarios del Mercosur - CIBIM" (Mercosur Integrated Commission of
Professional Librarians Institutions) from August 28-30, 1998. Sponsored
by the "Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Paraguay" (Paraguayan Librarians
Association), representatives from the following institutions were
present: "Asociación de Bibliotecarios Graduados de la República
Argentina - ABGRA" (Republic of Argentina Graduated Librarians
Association), the "Conselho Federal de Biblioteconomia do Brasil"
(Federal Council of Librarianship - Brazil) and the "Asociación Uruguaya
de Bibliotecarios" (Uruguayan Librarians Association -ABU), in addition
to several regional Brazilian librarianship councils, "Sindicato de
Bibliotecarios do Paraná" (Library Union of Parana, Brazil) and the
"Associação de Bibliotecarios de Belo Horizonte" (Librarians Association
of Belo Horizonte, Brazil).
During the meeting an overview of the Commision from its
establishment in Buenos Aires in 1996, the situation of the library
professional vis-a-vis the Montevideo Protocol and commercial services
in Mercosul were presented. Progress reports from the working groups of the four
countries were also presented and there was a panel in which the library
associations of the four CIBIM countries discussed their present
circumstances and future prospects.
On the last day of the conference, the Executive Committee approved
the first resolution of CIBIM which established the Working Group for
National Policies for Information and Professional Legislation. With
reference to the Montevideo Protocol, it was resolved that each country
study the text of specific obligations related to professional library
services in the Mercosul that will be dealt with during the next meeting
The following additional resolutions were approved:
Finally, approval to support the candidacy of Bueno Aires as the host
city for the 70th IFLA conference in 2004 was granted.
The calendar for 1999 is:
Montevideo, September 1999, VI CIBIM meeting and Executive, including
the Executive Committee. Instead of the Pre-Session Seminar programmed a
Sattelite Meeting will be held for about 100 participants which will pay a
small fee plus the air fares and lodging in order to raise funds to pay
air tickets for some developing countries representatives. This meeting
will take place either Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Thursday, before the
IFLA General Conference at Bangkok and will be sponsored by Division of
Regional Activities, Division of Preservation and Conservation, and the
ALP Programme.
The theme will be: Recover and Preservation of the Oral Tradition.
The ALP Office will act as the Secretary of the Planning Committee.
The IFLA Section for Latin America and the Caribbean selected the
region's candidates for the Meeting and sent the list to the ALP
Coordinator. Country reports on very specific points about the oral
tradition will be presented in no more than five minutes each.
For more information:
THE CLEARINGHOUSE MAINTAINS SETS OF CONFERENCE PAPERS AND OTHER IFLA
PUBLICATIONS. ALL PAPERS LISTED BELOW ARE AVAIALABLE FOR COPIES AT THE
REGIONAL OFFICE CLEARINGHOUSE. PLEASE NOTE THE NEWS BELOW EACH REFERENCE,
THEY MIGHT INTERSET YOU .ABGRA. Referencias.Vol. 3, N. 2, agosto 1998.
.Arquivo do Estado de São Paulo. Manual de Procedimentos para Tratamento Documental. São Paulo. 1998.
.Associação Brasileira de Difusão do Livro e Coleções (ABDLC). O Livro Porta a Porta - Boletim Informativo da ABDLC. Ano 9, N. 16, abril/maio/junho 1998.
.Conselho Federal de Biblioteconomia. CFB Informa. Brasília, ano 03, No. 03, julho 1998.
.Fernández, Stella Maris; E. Parada, Alejandro. Situación del Sistema Bibliotecario Argentino. Sociedad de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas. Buenos Aires. 1998.
.IBICT. Informativo. Vol.18, No.3, maio/junho 1998.
.IFLA Core Programme on Preservation and Conservation. Newsletter. N.16, January 1998.
.IFLA Journal. Vol. 24, No. 1,1998.
.IFLA Journal. Vol. 24, No. 2,1998.
.IFLA Journal. Vol. 24, No. 3,1998.
.IFLA Journal. Vol. 24, No. 4,1998.
.IFLA Headquarters
.IFLA Professional Reports , No.55. Directorio de Asociaciones de
Bibliotecarios y Profesiones Afines de América Latina y el Caribe.1998.
.IFLA Offices for UAP and International Lending. Interlending and Document Supply; resource sharing possibilities and barriers. Proceedings of the 5th Interlending and Document Supply International Conference, held in Aarhus, Denmark, 24-28 August 1997. Edited by Sara Gould and Dave Johnson.
.IFLA 1998. Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y
Profesiones Afines de América Latina y el Caribe.1998.
.IFLA Section for Africa. Newsletter. No. 15 July, 1998.
.IFLA Section for Asia and Oceania. Newsletter. No. 10:1 June, 1998.
.IFLA Section for Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons. Newsletter. No. 45, Fall 1997.
.IFLA Section of Biological and Medical Sciences Libraries (On-line). Newsletter. Vol. 18,No. 4, October 1998.
.IFLA Section of Biological and Medical Sciences Libraries (On-line). Newsletter. Vol. 18,No. 3, October 1998.
.IFLA Section of Children's Libraries. SCL News. 15 July, 1998.
.IFLA Section of Government Libraries. Newsletter. June/July, 1998.
.IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind. Newsletter. Spring, 1998.
.IFLA Section of Public Libraries. Newsletter. N. 19, June, 1998.
.IFLA Section of School Libraries and Resouce Centers. Newsletter. No. 33. July, 1998.
.IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development. Newsletter. No. 17, Summer 1998.
.IFLA Section on Cataloguing. Newsletter. No. 10, June, 1998.
.IFLA Section on Document Delivery and Interlending. Newsletter. July, 1998.
.IFLA Section on Library Buildings and Equipment. Newsletter. No. 18, Spring, 1998.
.IFLA Section on Management and Marketing. Newsletter. N. 3, June, 1998.
.IFLA Section on Rare Books and Manuscripts. Newsletter. Spring, 1998.
.IFLA Section on Reading. Newsletter. No. 5, November, 1997.
.IFLA Section on Statistics. Newsletter. April, 1998.
.Minc, IPHAN, Museu Imperial. Atas da Câmara Municipal de Petrópolis - 1a. e 2a. Legislaturas (17/06/1859 a 30/12/1864). Setembro. 1997.
.Universidade de Aveiro. Folha Informativa. Ano 3, N.3, março 1998.
.The World Bank. World Development Sources. 1997-1. (CD).
.The World Bank. World Development Sources. 1998-1. (CD).
To know new information technologies, cooperation ways and
information resources generation and management in health libraries in
MERCOSUR.
To analyse professional education and the future of Health Libraries
in MERCOSUR.
. Librarians and professionals of health areas
. Participants should be registered in the XXXIII National Meeting of Librarians
. Participation certificates should be delivered
Maria Fernanda Astirraga - Coord. SICCS
Biblioteca Hospital Zonal Especializado Noel H. Sbarra
Calle 8 No. 1689 1900 -
La Plata, Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel. (021) 57-3497, Int. 127
Fax: (021) 51-3310
E-mail:sbarra@way.com.ar
ó a ABGRA
. To foster the cooperation, generation and management of agriculture
information units in MERCOSUR
. To analyse the state of art of agriculture and cattle raising
science libraries in MERCOSUR and the professional education: achievements
and lacks, expectations and opportunities.
Specially addressed to those working at agriculture information units
Participants should be registered in the XXXIII National Meeting of
Librarians
Participation certificates should be delivered.
Irene Herl
SAGOyA - Biblioteca Central y Biblioteca Dirección Producción Forestal
Tel.: (54 1) 349- 2462/2463 - (54 1) 349-2124/2125
Fax: (54 1) 349-2102
E-mail:fsanti@sagyp.mecon.ar
Iherl@sagyp.mecon.ar
o a ABGRA
VI School Libraries Meeting. Utopias and Realities
of School Libraries in MERCOSUR
. To analyze and to propose possible actions for the development of
school libraries in MERCOSUR
. To foster the determination of a school library model and to think
over its concept and functions.
. Those working at school libraries
. Participants should be registered in the XXXIII National Meeting of Librarians
. Authors have to be present personally at the exposition of their papers in order to receive the participation certificate.
. To offer an space for information, analysis and debate on the
reality of the public and popular library system and its needs, trends
and expectations.
. To promote the role of the public library in the cultural and
social development of its community as well as the permanent relation of
its collection and services to the characteristics of that community.
. To increase the interchange of knowledge, techniques, standards and
criteria among public and popular library librarians of our country and
MERCOSUR countries.
. Those interested in public and popular libraries
. Participants should be registered in the XXXIII National Meeting of
Librarians
. Certificates and four special mentions should be delivered.
http://www.filo.uba.ar/Institutos/inibi/ICSpor.html
http://www.filo.uba.ar/Institutos/inibi/normas.htm
Feel free to cross-post this information.
Comité editor
Información, cultura y sociedad
Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas
Facultad de Filosofia y Letras
Puan 480 4to. piso of. 8
1406 Buenos Aires
Argentina
BRASIL
VI Informational Science Studies Cycle - CECI
http://www.ufrj.br/sibi
Virtual Library of Long-Distance Education in Bahia
Seminar: “School Library: pedagogical education space”
“Model Library Association Project” – 2nd phase / last module
Meeting on the IFLA’s 64th Conference: In the crossroad of information and culture.
“The Intellectual Capital of Institutions”
CUBA
INFO’99 - International Congress of Information .
Havana, Cuba, October, 4-8, 1999
Lic. Nicolas Garriga Mendez
INFO'99 Organizing Committee Chairman
Postal Code 2019,
La Habana 10200,
Cuba
Fax (537) 338237
Phone (537) 635500
E-mail:info@ceniai.inf.cu
URL:
http: //www.ceniai.inf.cu/events
Registration fee includes the participation in all programmed
activities and a working bag. You may contact your travel agency or the
Organizing Committee directly. Casa de las Americas offers its academical
residence at a low cost. Due to its limited capacity, you should make your
reservation at least 30 days before your arrival to Havana.
Casa de las Americas, 3a y G,
El Vedado,
Ciudad de La Habana,
Cuba C.P. 10400
Tel.: 552706 al 552709, 552703, 552711
Telex: 51 1019 CARMER CU
Fax: (537) 33-4554, (537) 33-4641
E-mail:casa@artsoft.cult.cu
Ernesto Sierra - Director
Biblioteca Casa de Las Américas
Calle 3ra. esq. G El Vedado
La Habana 4 CP 10400 Cuba
Tel.: 552706 al 09 Fax: 33454, 327272
E-mail:casa@artsoft.cult.cu
MEXICO
The Bibliographic Control in Latin America and the
Caribbean Towards the Third Millenium
The Universal Bibliographic Control represents for the librarians a
permanent theme for analysis and discussion due to its evolution through
the times. In the present century, and on the edge of the third millenium,
the main themes for a wide debate are: communication and information
technologies application, the orientation given to document organization,
the request for bibliographic norms and formats in information
organization, the need for establishing informational flows and the
cooperation strengthening among the Latin American and Caribbean
information units. The last one fits mainly in IFLA's Fundamental
Programme on Universal Bibliographic Control — International MARC (UBCIM).
- Learning, in the framework of communication and information
technologies cooperation, the Universal Bibliographic Control trends.
- Analyzing the Latin American and the Caribbean bibliographic
control situation aiming to identify research problems related with the
use of norms, bibliographic formats and communication and information
technology.
- Formulating proposals destined to strengthen the Latin American
and the Caribbean bibliographic control aiming to collaborate for a
wider bibliographic cooperation in the region.
e-mail:rmfe@servidor.unam.mx,
Fax (525) 550 74 61,
Phone 623 03 44.Librarianship College of National Autonomous
University of Mexico study plan updating
http://cuib.laborales.unam.mx, at the events section.
VENEZUELA
GENERAL NEWS OF INTEREST TO THE REGION
GENERAL NEWS OF INTEREST TO THE REGION
Electronic publications on Latinamerican
information science in Internet
http://www.geocities.com/researchTriangle/2851/
http://www.ibict.br/cionline/250296/
http://www.ced.ufsc.br/bibliote/coord/encontr3.html
http://132.248.72.221/publica/revista/lis_rev.html
Editor:Carlos Ceballos Sosa
E-mail:csosa@servidor.unam.mx
http://www.libromex.com.mx
http://www.eb.ufmg.br/pci/default.html
http://orion.ufrgs.br/fabico/revistbc.html
http:www.pucc amp.br/ biblio/trnas.html
Latin American Newspapers Database on the Web
There is an alphabetical list by title and each entry includes the
place of publication, dates, notes, call number, and descriptors for
region, country and city of publication. With most web browsers one can
use the "Edit/Pull Down Menu" and "Find or Find in Page" to search for
papers from a given country or city.
Darlene Waller
Reference Librarian Latin American Specialist
Liaison to Political Science Research & Information Services
U-5RI Homer Babbidge Library University of Connecticut
storrs, CT 06269-1005
Phone: 860-486-1148 Fax: 860-486-3593
E-mail:dwaller@lib.uconn.edu
“The Impact of Information and Telecommunications
in the Creation of Policies for Development”
New CD-Rom for Latin American Photography
APOYO creates clearinghouse for Spanish language
preservation resources
Library of Congress,
POB 76932 Washington, DC,
USA ,
Fax: 202 7071525,
E-mail:ator@loc.gov
IV Conference of the Mercosur Professional
Librarians Integrated Commission
Buenos Aires, April 12-16, 1999, V CIBIM meeting and assembly for
Working Groups;
Sattelite Meeting in the North-East of Thailand
IFLA ALP Uppsala University Library
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E-mail:ifla.alp@ub.uu.se
Fax: 46 18 4713994
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