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| NEWSLETTERSection for Latin America and the CaribbeanN. 31, December 1997 |
 WHAT IS IFLA?
| THE REGIONAL OFFICE
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THE ALP PROGRAMME
| USEFUL SITES
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THE LIBRARIAN'S SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BUENOS AIRES CELEBRATES 75 YEARS
INFORMATION AT THE DOORS OF A NEW MILLENIUM
Upon her election, Mme Deschamps stated that "...the diversity of [her] professional experience should bring something new to the international community of librarians, in order to lead IFLA into the year 2000 in a good library environment, to develop cultural exchange and professional training in every country, to standardize all professional activities, and to increase the recognition of the culturally different identities within IFLA, while developing multilinguism, acknowledging the original national cultures and traditions, and promoting technical innovation". Mme Deschamps promised to further strengthen IFLA's role as a truly international organization and will strive to make IFLA more accessible to IFLA members who do not have English as their first language.
On the occasion of her election, the French government pledged its firm support for Mme Deschamps' Presidency: As of January 1998, she will be free to work exclusively on this activity, having been released of all other responsibilities in France. Furthermore, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research is creating a special job position for her, dedicated to this task.
(HQ press release; October 9,1997)
Christine Deschamps, President-Elect Press Conference, September 4th,
1997, Copenhagen
Ms. Deschamps feels that a rebalance of power in the IFLA organisation is necessary as too much influence has resided in Europe and North America. The developing countries must be given the opportunity of expressing themselves and their opinions within IFLA. This was in no way a criticism of previous strategy but not having English as her first language Ms. Deschamps fully understands the communication problems which can arise and therefore place these countries outside the center of influence. The five IFLA languages should be used more for the exposition of information and we must ensure that developing countries have access to information technology.
The President of IFLA also stressed the importance of standards within all areas of library work and development. While she recognised the fact that not all countries can be on the same level at the same time, we must still work hard to promote standards or these countries will remain isolated for ever. These standards are not only applicable when talking about IT strategies, but encompass all areas of library routines, from the handwritten catalogue card to state-of-the-art automated library systems.
Ms. Deschamps also praised DANIDA for sponsored so many delegates at the conference held in Denmark. She hoped that this would be possible at many IFLA conferences, but admitted that some countries would have trouble in providing the necessary funds for similar grants.
Ms. Deschamps also talked about the situation in France and gave a brief outline of the background of what is happening at the moment. Librarians have been asked to remove certain books from their collections and buy books that they would not otherwise have done. These were often books expressing extreme right wing views and promoting racist and anti-semitic feeling. Some librarians have been driven to resign for not following the instructions of these city councils. At present there is no library legislation which can be used in the defence of the independence of the librarian but it is hoped that a bill will be put through which can be used in the campaign against this threat to our profession.
It is very important that IFLA takes a stand against this threat to the role of the librarian and many of our Scandinavian colleagues have already reacted. Asked by a member of the press what we could do, Christine Deschamp answered that we should write articles and put pressure on our politicians and institutions.
(Andrew Cranfield-IFLA Express 8-Friday 5 September, 1997)
Newly elected members of IFLA's Executive Board
During the conference, Chairs of Coordinating Boards were also elected. They will become members of the Professional Board. Elected were Winston Tabb (USA), Division of General Research Libraries; Ed Valauskas (USA), Division of Special Libraries; Ilona Glashoff (Germany), Division of Libraries Serving the General Public; Ingrid Parent (Canada), Division of Bibliographic Control; Marjorie Bloss (USA), Division of Collections and Services; Ralph Manning (Canada), Division of Management and Technology; Lis Byberg (Norway), Division of Education and Training.; Stan M. Made (Zimbabwe), Division of Regional Activities.
(HQ press release: October 9, 1997)
(HQ press release: October 9, 1997)
ALA Melvil Dewey Medal recipient named
The award, a citation and medal donated by OCLC/Forest Press,Inc., is given to an individual or group for recent creative professional achievement in library management, training, cataloging and classification, and the tools and techniques of librarianship.
Wedgeworth was dean of the School of Library Service at Columbia University in New York from 1985-1992. He was executive director of ALA from 1985-1992. He serves as a trustee for the Newberry Library in Chicago and chairs ALA's Advisory Committee for the Office of Information Technology.
"Robert Wedgeworth seemed a natural choice for this award because of the parallels in his career and that of Melvil Dewey, with Wedgeworth leading ALA as executive director, serving as dean of the School of Library Service at Columbia, directing a university library, and working toward the improvement of library services through adoption of the information technology of the day," said Janet Swan Hill, chair of the Dewey Award Jury. Additionally, if the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) had existed when Dewey was alive, I think it's likely that he, like Wedgeworth, would have served as its president."
Wedgeworth is the author of "The Starvation of Young Black Minds: The Effects of the Book Boycotts in South Africa," (1989) and "Issues Affecting the Development of Digital Libraries in Science and Technology" (1996).
He is the recipient of the International Council of Archives Medal of Honor, the Most Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Illinois and the 1989 ALA Joseph Lippincott Award.
He received a bachelor's degree from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., and a master's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize
(HQ press release: October 9, 1997)
New IFLA Grant launched during IFLA 97!
(HQ press release: October 9,1997).
In 1998 the IFLA conference organizers hope that thousands of colleagues will pause on this crossroads in Amsterdam. The theme of the meeting offers scope for an exchange of experiences on the role libraries and librarians can play in bridging cultures at local, national and international levels. It calls for reflection on the role of the information professional to increase awareness and access to the many media now available for the dissemination of information and for cooperation between all the players in the information chain (writers, academics, publishers and librarians).
Libraries in the Netherlands have a well established tradition of cooperation with each other. More recently the cooperation is extending to other partners in the information chain. In Amsterdam we hope to show you some of the results of that cooperation. How libraries of all kinds, work together to meet the challenges of a multi- cultural, multi-lingual community; how as information professionals, we try to lower the barriers - at local levels - between information have's and have not's. We will offer you examples of how our public libraries are facing the challenges of an increasingly complex society so that they can maintain their pivotal social, cultural and educational role. To that are added opportunities to exchange experiences on how libraries increasingly support small and medium sized businesses. We will show how publishers and libraries can work together, and how specific training programs of library professionals tackle the extra demands made by the multi-lingual and multi-cultural nature of our clients.
Expresó, también, que se brindarán oportunidades para intercambiar experiencias sobre como las bibliotecas aumentan su apoyo a los pequeños y medianos negocios. Se mostrará como editores y bibliotecarios pueden trabajar juntos y como programas específicos de entrenamiento de profesionales de bibliotecas intentan preparar para lidiar con las demandas adicionales producto de la naturaleza multi-lingüística y multicultural de los clientes de las bibliotecas holandesas.
The IFLA conference will prove to be a meeting of minds to discuss the problems we share. A forum on which we can also formulate strategies to close the widening gap between groups that have access to libraries and those who do not. An opportunity to increase awareness of the uneven distribution of library and information resources at the global level.
Organizing Committee:
President
Rudi van der Velde
President of the Netherlands Federation of Library Associations. Director of the
Netherlands Association of Public Libraries
Vicepresidents
Wim van Drimmelen
Chief Executive of the National Library
Norbert van den Berg
Chief Librarian of Amsterdam University
Secretary General
Piet Schoots
Library consultant; former director of the Rotterdam Public Library and former member of
the IFLA Executive Board
2. IFLA has for the past several years benefitted from the advice and assistance of a
Copyright Adviser who attended relevant meetings where copyright matters were addressed,
drafted position papers on behalf of IFLA, and generally represented IFLA interests with
respect to copyright and intellectual property matters. Our success in coordinating IFLA
efforts with a group of copyright specialists in order to represent the interests of librarians
and libraries at the WIPO treaty negotiations on copyright and intellectual property matters
has raised the question of how IFLA should position itself to address such questions in the
future.
Resolved,
that the IFLA Council recommends that its Executive Board establish a Committee on Copyright
and other Legal Matters that will advise IFLA and its constituent groups with respect to:
. Copyright and Intellectual Property;
. Economic and trade barriers to the acquisition of library materials;
. Disputed claims of ownership of library materials;
. Authenticity of electronic
. Subscription and license agreements;
. Other legal matters of international significance to libraries and librarianship.
(Aceptado por el Consejo el 5 de septiembre de 1997, Copenhague (Dinamarca).
Additional Grants and Scholarships
Since 1994, IFLA's Core Programme for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (IFLA-ALP) has supported scholarships and attachments programmes in Asia and the Pacific with funding from Sida, FINNIDA, Swedish and Finnish Library Associations.
In Africa the "Bart Nwafor Staff Development Programme" began this year with funding from NORAD. The IFLA Regional Office for Africa is responsible for the programme. This programme was established to commemorate Bart Nwafor (1939-1991), one of Africa's most energetic and pioneering representatives in the international library community and an inspiring and key player within IFLA.
Funded by NCLIS and supervised by Elsa Ramirez Leyva at CUIB, UNAM, Mexico, a programme has also been launched in Latin America and the Caribbean along similar lines entitled "Attachments in information, bibliographic control and information technology".
(Press release: October 9, 1997)
The publications can be ordered from ALP International Focal Point, c/o Uppsala University Library, P O Box 510, S-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden. The publications are free of charge for IFLA members in developing countries.
You may pay (preferably in Swedish Crowns) by Postal giro or Eurocheque. Payments by Postal giro should be made to 112 44 209, Föreningen IFLA-ALP, c/o Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek, Box 510, 751 20 Uppsala. The handling charge is 50 SEK. Please enclose copy of your payment when you send the order. The publications will then be dispatched immediately.
IFLA/ALP
c/o Uppsala University Library
Box 510
S-751 20 UPPSALA,
Sweden
Tel.: +46 18 471 3990,
Fax: +46 18 471 3994
Regional Meeting on the UNESCO Manifesto on Public Libraries
(ALP Project 333)
In an extraordinary meeting set up by the President of the LAC Section, the goals and the methodology to be adopted were discussed and which countries would be invited to send delegates was decided upon by the members of the Section SC.
The General Coordinator of the meeting will be librarian Maria Conceição da Gama Santos, President of the FEBAB Public and School Library Commission and Director of the Bahia State Public Library System. Members of the Brazilian and Venezuelan IFLA / LAC SC, the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, and the Brazilian National Public Library System / National Library Foundation will participate on the Organizing Commission.
This seminar will be made possible thanks to ALP, SIDA, and DANIDA financial support.
IFLA / LAC Section Standing Committee Meeting. August 29-September 5,
1997, Copenhagen, Denmark
Session 30 August 1997
Presents:
In the closed session, Jose Adolfo Rodriguez Gallardo (Mexico) was elected President of the Section and Miriam Martinez (Cuba) was re-elected Secretary.
In the meeting was discussed the latest version of the Section Medium Term Program and analysed the President/Secretary and RO Manger reports, as well as ALP projects. It was recorded in the minute of the meeting the excellent work Maria Elena Zapata has done as president of the Section. On October 16, the IFLA Latin American and Caribbean Regional Office gave birth to a new website at https://members.tripod.com/~iflalacro/ro.html. The site was developed to improve communications between IFLA and librarians and information professionals in the region and to reduce postage costs for mailing the Newsletter. The site is divided into the following sections: What is IFLA?; The Regional Office; The ALP Program; The Newsletter; Useful Sites. The page is in Spanish, English and Portuguese. We invite you to visit the homepage and send us your comments and suggestions
Now on the Internet! The IFLA Latin American and Caribbean
Regional Office establishes a homepage"
The site is divided into the following sections: What is IFLA?; The Regional Office; The ALP Program; The Newsletter; Useful Sites. The page is in Spanish, English and Portuguese. We invite you to visit the homepage and send us your comments and suggestions.
Requirements for a format for classification data
The recommendation was accepted by PUC at its March meeting and PUC has now established a working Group on a UNIMARC Classification Format.
(Newsletter, Section on Classification and Indexing, no.16, May, 1997)
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes under transformation
In spite of being closed to the public the Museum has continued to carry out its normal operations, organising exhibitions in other venues and abroad. In 1996 seven national exhibitions were inaugurated and this year three other exhibitions have been organised in Cuba and four in Japan, Madrid, Salvador and Valencia. A Museum Bulletin has been launched with the intention of keeping all interested institutions and individuals informed of the a ctivities, events and projects of this Cuban institution.
The Museum library, the Centro de Información "Rodriguez Morey", has not been left out of all these developments. An inventory of all collections has been carried out (books and pamphlets, exhibition catalogues, serials, photographic negatives and photographs). They have been stored in labelled boxes and will be moved to other premises with sound storage standards (concerning environmental conditions, conservation, security and lighting). During the restoration work we will continue with the processing of all our collections (books, catalogues, serials and special collections material) and with their automation. At the same time we will continue our public service directed at the specialists and scholars of the Museum. Particular attention will be given to the professional development of our staff (both national and international) in order to achieve and sustain high standards of performance and deal with technical advances in information.
(Veronica Lavin Isax Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Havana, CUBA)
The Librarians' School of the University of Buenos Aires
celebrates 75 years
The UBA School of Library Science was the first such school in Latin America and counts many distinguished names among its graduates. Honored on this occasion were professors Emma Linares, Stella Maris Fernández (member of the IFLA / LAC SC), Omar Lino Benitez and Josefa "Pepita" Sabor.
(Informativo ABGRA, No.12, Septiembre 1997).
Theme of the XXXII Congress: The place of the library in the global village.
The proposed sub-themes are: New forms of cooperation, professional development, developing services and products, information policies, labor market, legislation, and information technology.
Persons interested in submitting papers for presentation should send them in by January
9, 1998 to:
(Informativo ABGRA, No.12, September 1997)
The College will accept panel proposals and papers on these themes: Literary
translation, specialized translation, legal translation, translation theory, interpreting,
terminology, translation and Spanish, "minority" languages, translators and interpreters in
the world, linguistic policy, translation and culture, translation and the media, and
translation and the Internet.
Dates: October 31, 1997 is the deadline for receiving abstracts (200 words maximum in
Spanish); January 16, 1998 is the deadline for receiving the completed papers (which may
be in Spanish, French, English, or Portuguese).
For more information:
(Stella Maris Fernández)
(Stella Maris Fernández)
Programs:
Future courses:
For more information:
(Stella Maris Fernández)
A few of the highlights from the study show:
The presidents and directors of several Brazilian institutions took part in the event,
which stimulated debate on redefining the role of these institutions for the future.
Needless to say, the seminar was a great success. The ABMG has already sent its report to
the RTMLA / IFLA.
The informational infrastructure includes 80,000 volumes, 17 bibliographic databases and
Internet access, 75 microcomputers (including 34 for public use and multimedia), 150
reading stations with 24 dedicated to private study, open stacks, in addition to
interlibrary loan services.
( Ad Saúde, ano IV, no.1, agosto, 1997)
The school is open to comments and suggestions. Disque-Biblio: 55-19-735-5859.
(Edilze Bonavita Martins Mendes)
For more information:
(CBL Eletrônico, Ano I, No. 0, 04/07/1997)
(Informativo CRB-5, Salvador, v.12, no.1, jan/abr, 1997)
Three basic guidelines are proposed:
(Strategic guidelines for creating virtual libraries in Brazil In:Ciencias de la
Informacion. Brasilia. v.26. n.2 pp.177-179. 1997)
Taking on a dynamic of its own, there is now a multimedia software being developed that
will allow networking and more user friendly interaction that was not possible with the
earlier version. The service has gained recognition from within the institution and the
general community for its work in consolidating decentralized projects for branch libraries
of COMEFENALCO and the Metro Stations of Medellin, among others.
(Adriana María Betancur Betancur)
The latest meeting, INFO 97: Information, Knowledge and Globalization brought together
over 500 participants. Representatives from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries, 6
European countries and others from North America discussed issues in more than 170 seminars,
panels, roundtables, workshops, fora and colloquia.
The distinctive modalities of the conference dealt with new management techniques,
information technologies, the modern information professional, education and research,
information for industry, business and specialized sectors among other pertinent topics.
Very soon most of the papers presented will be available on the internet at:
http://www.ceniai.inf.cu/eventos.
INFO'97 also served to mark the celebration of important regional meetings such as the
Information Policy Specialists meeting organized by UNESCO, the council meeting of the
Information Program of Latin America and the Caribbean (INFOLAC) and the LATINDEX
(Latin American Index of Scientific Publications meeting)
Topics under consideration are:
For more information contact:
Methodology: Participants will participate in lectures and receive materials related to
the origin, development and present day situation of the University's experiences in these
topics. Visits are planned for the Department for Information Services and Technology,
Library Programs, Department of Telematic Services, National Center for Compact Disk
Production, and Center for the Production of Teaching Media.
The principal component of the program is the direct participation in the daily work of
one or more areas of interest as a member of the work group.
Duration: Although the minimum recommended is two weeks, this could be expanded
depending on the interest of the participant.
For more information:
Lic. Patrícia Morales
(Lourdes Feria)
The idea for this project rose out of a seminar sponsored by IFLA-ALP that took place
in Gaborone Botswana in 1994. The Central theme of the seminar was dissemination of
information in rural Africa. Among the conclusions of the seminar was the need to
stimulate critical analysis, research and the continuous evaluation of information
services in rural African communities. IFLA-ALP, recognizing the need for evaluation
standards for rural information services not only in Africa, but for all developing
countries, has assumed the task of developing such standards, with the support of SIDA and
UNESCO.
The results of this project is a document that will be relevant not only for those
responsible for offering rural information services, but also for those who are interested
in establishing, conducting, improving or evaluating such services. The publication begins
with a summary of advances related to the dissemination of information services in the
rural sectors over the past 10 years, including information needs, methods and media for
information transfer, distribution methods, impact of new technologies and the findings of
evaluations made. The chapter on expectations describes rural information services and
includes examples from several developing countries. The chapter on indicators describes
how each expectation can be measured. Each indicator includes the purpose, measurements,
required data and method of calculation. The final chapter contains ideas about how to use
the results and apply the indicators. Both the expectations and indicators are based on
experience and practical use, as the bibliography reveals. The two appendices offer
guidelines for collecting statistics and terminology and definitions.
It is hoped that the results of the publication will be used to:
(Gloria María Rodríguez Santa María)
ALA invites all of their international colleagues to join them for a truly global event,
during a week of exciting speakers, panels, meetings, library visits and activities that
will stress the importance of sharing information internationally to improve libraries in
the US and around the world.
For more information contact:
Select ALA Events, Conferences for more information about the ALA Annual Conference.
The following subjects were discussed at the meeting:
(Profa. Glora Gasperini)
The courses were given by Karla Vanessa Bonilla, of REDCAPA, Helga Schmidt of the AGRIS
Processing Unit in Austria and Lourdes Feria of the University of Colima in Mexico. The
27 course participants hailed from Argentina, Spain, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico,
Uruguay and Honduras. The students didn't even have to travel to attend classes. They
simply connected from home or office to Cyberspace to follow the daily sessions, to
comment on lectures, present their opinions and submit works done for each module. This
was an excellent "virtual" classroom experience upon which REDCAPA will build other
similar activities.
For more information, please contact:
(Lourdes Feria in Informativo Abgra, No. 12, septiembre, 1997)
The initiative was undertaken by the General Department for the Book, Archives and
Libaries, the General Sub-department of the Library Coordination along with common
agreements with the Autonomous communities that contribute to the Collective Catalog. The
principal objective of the project is to share the knowledge about the bibliographic
patrimony, in complement to what is available in legislation about Spanish historical
patrimony.
(Informativo ABGRA, No.12, Septiembre 1997)
If you are interested in more information, contact:
The American Association of Publishers (AAP) invited interested parties to propose a
system or at least na idea to handle all kinds of digital objects, at the same time
facilitating electronic commerce and electronic copyright management systems. The most
far-reaching proposal came from the Corporation of national research Initiatives (CNRI)
together with Bowker.
Obviously, CNRI with their close knowledge and experience of the Internet (President
Robert Kahn is the inventor of the Internet!) and their close contacts with the Internet
Enginnering Task force (IETF) and the W3-Consortium, brought in a whole new perspective.
For two years the AAP and CNRI have been designing, testing and tuning the Digital
Object Identifier System (DOI-System).
DOI's underlying technology is the CNRI Handle System, that is already in use by the
Library of Congress and the US Copyright Office. The Handle System is a distributed and
scalable system which stores the names of digital objects and the information needed to
locate those objects via the Internet.
The DOI-System will connect users, content providers and information. The system has
three parts:
Content owners can register with a Directory Manager (DM) to receive a Prefix. During
the test period this will be done centrally by the AAP and CNRI in the USA. The content
owners should guarantee the originality, integrity and authencity of the works that they
want to be registered.
The prefix can be combined by the registrant with any numbering system like ISBN, ISSN,
ISWC, ISAN, SICI, BICI or a number from an internal publishing system. It is recommended
to use standardized numbering systems and to add a hracter to indicate the following
article, book, serial or item number used:e.g. B for ISBN, S for ISSN.
The complete number will then be registered as na International Stardard Digital
Identifier (ISDI) and the numebr may look like:
As you can see, the DOI_System is open and any known or future numbering system can be
incorporated.
Although the DOI is na AAP initiative, it has been made clear from the begining, that it
is to be a global system. An international DOI Foundation will be established to govern the
DOI-System and negotiate with directory managers and technology providers.
The International Publishers Association (IPA) and STM have endorsed the DOI initiative.
A joint IPA/STM Information Identifier Business Committee (IIBC) was formed with a
technical subcommittee (IITC). The Business Committee will act as an ad interim advisory
body until the DOI Foundation takes over.
For more information refer to the Internet address:
The seminar began with reaffirmation of the importance of the indigenous languages and
cultures of the South American countries and throughout the world. With this common
conviction, participants engaged in strategies for developing literacy in indigenous
languages focusing their discussions on 1) development of written materials and promotion
of reading and writing, 2) how to integrate indigenous literacy in education, and 3)
roles of anthropologists and linguists in indigenous literacy and in revitalization of
indigenous languages in general. Underlying these discussions was the important role of
the national and local public libraries in the countries represented at the seminar. The
library has played a remarkable and powerful role in public education and publication of
materials. Especially in Venezuela during the past decade, such public education and
Spanish literacy education have expanded to the development of literacy in indigenous
languages. This is testified by a large number of librarians at the seminar.
The intensive interactions and discussions among participants produced a set of
concrete recommendations and guidelines for advancing the work of linguistic and cultural
maintenance and perpetuation, especially through literacy. The librarians have reaffirmed
their mission of promoting literacy both in Spanish and indigenous languages and of
providing assistance in producing materials. Teachers and educators are determined to
examine their own languages and cultures, prepare teaching materials, and continue to
train more teachers; anthropologists and linguists are reassured of the important roles
they play in the linguistic and cultural revitalization efforts, of the necessity of
providing linguistic and ethnographic training to indigenous peoples, and of cooperative
projects.
New directions that have emerged from the seminar include establishment of systematic
training opportunities for indigenous teachers in linguistics and in education (especially
language teaching). Currently, for example, in Venezuela, UNUMA has been providing
lingusitic training to Pemon and Kari'ña teachers. The strong desire voiced at the
seminar was to expand such linguistic and educational training to include more language
groups and more diverse curricula (e.g., training in linguistics, observation and
documentation methods and techniques—ethnographic methods, curriculum development,
language and cultural materials development, educational and communication technology
training—computer, video, audio). Another important move was to begin planning a center of
indigenous languages and cultures where research opportunities and publications of
materials in indigenous languages are facilitated. The POLAR Foundation, the major
supporter of the seminar, was enthusiastic of these ideas. I see these and other ideas
presented at the seminar not only crucially important for the language revitalization but
also realistic in actualizing them. UNUMA (Haydée Seijas, Secretaria Ejecutive),
Biblioteca Nacional (Virginia Betancourt-Valverde, Directora), and Foundacion Polar
(Elizabeth Monascal, Coordinadora, Area Cultura) seem an ideal team to work toward these
goals.
Hope for maintenance and revitalization of indigenous languages and cultures is given a
renewed life and, I believe, both indigenous maestros and professionals have re-energized
their dedication and commitment to the common goal. The Organizing Committeehas done a great
job and gratitude and congratulations are extended to the members: Haydée Seijas, Yolanda
Labady-Salvatori, Marvelis Armario de Madrid, Elizabeth Monascal, Iris Rojas Rojas, and
Iris Aray; and special thanks to the staff of Dirección de Cultura, Gobierno del Estado
Bolívar.
(Akira Y. Yamamoto, Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas E-mail:
akira@ukans.edu )
The search to redefine to Latin American ability to research this theme will contribute
towards what Stevan Dedijer generically call the social intelligence, that is, making
ourselves more intelligent as organizations and nations to effectively deal with phenomena
that affect our development: the informative-communicative processes, in this case.
From that perspective, the first Latin American forum for research in information
science, convened in Rio de Janeiro by ANCIB (National Association for Research in
Information Sciences) in Brazil looms in importance. It was also the third national
meeting of the organization.
This meeting gave rise to the first general view of what is happening in the region in
terms of information and communication research. Although it was not possible to arrive at
comparative measurements for the quantity and quality of research conducted in different
countries, the impression remained that of all the countries Brazil was the leader,
followed by Mexico. Of the participating countries, it appeared that in Cuba, Argentina
and Uruguay research is in a growing phase. Among countries that did not participate, it
was the general impression that Chile, Venezuela, Colomibia and Peru were also making
gains in such research.
The case of Brazil is significant, with 134 presentations at the conference. Besides the
"scale" factor, one must consider other factors such as a continuous policy for scientific
and technological information as evidenced in the creation of IBBD and later, IBICT as
CNPq agencies; the creation of the Information Science master's program of CNPq-IBICT-UFRJ-
ECO; the creation of the PADCT program of the World Bank, etc. All of these efforts serve
as testimony to the vision and leadership of government agencie and universities. The
fruits of these efforts are seen: Brazil now has four doctorate programs in Information
Science, which is an enviable source for the development of research.
The following are examples of the range and importance of themes and problems under
study: professional gatekeepers as agents for the socialization of information in small
and mid-sized companies; the demand for information by rural farmers in the agricultural
community of Igarape Municipality (East Amazonia); virtual organizations and information
professionals; model research for the integration of the agent and user of information in
technological extension services; reference theory; creating "virtual courses" in the
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro's Economic Department; interaction between the public
library and community based on market segmentation studies; small social groups from Rio de
Janeiro: efficacy of information and communication; the society for information content;
labor markets in the postmodern era, among many others.
Since there are few universally accepted parameters for research, it is perhaps
premature to take a stand on the quality of the 134 sessions. The tangible results are
the coexistence of research works such as annotated bibliographies, states of the art,
epistemological analyses and exploratory studies, with others that look towards opening
new avenues of knowledge through the search for stable relations between variables and
tests of a great variety of innovative methodologies to observe earthly events.
For now we have the impression that we are experiencing an alarm for research in Latin
America in an area of human activity that was formerly considered practical and service-
oriented, foreign to research and self-analysis. A good sign.
(Julio Cubillo - Cepal-Clades, comunicado de octubre 1997)
"But now comes a new question: what will be the effects of this system on society,
culture and politics?"
(BALLARIN, Virginia. INTERNET: un artefacto tecnologico o un espacio social?. NEXOS,
ano 3, v.7, junio 1997. pp.22-25.)
During the seminar several workshops took place in different sites of the City. The
seminar main themes were: preventive conservation, organization of and access to
photographic collections, conservation of colour material, reproduction and preservation
for greatest duration, digitalization as an access tool, legal issues related to the
digitalization of collections and to digital technology: networks, quality control, etc.
At the same time it was held the Latinamerican History and Photography Meeting.
Marie-Thérèse Varlamoff, Director, IFLA Preservation and Conservation Program - PAC -
attended the seminar and gave lectures on the PAC in Latin America,and also presented a
work titled "Photographs dealing with the construction of Latin America and the Caribbean".
The Newsletter congratulates Dr. Solange Zúñiga, Director, FUNARTE Department of Arts,
and her staff for the success of the seminar.
Ms.Alma Jefferson
Ms.Blanca Hodge
Ms.Clara Budnik
Ms.Elizabeth Maria Ramos de Carvalho
Ms. Estela Morales Campos
Ms.Gloria Maria Rodriguez Santamaria
Ms.Ivonne Talamo
Mr. Jose Adolfo Rodriguez Gallardo
Ms.Maria Elena Zapata
Ms.Marie Francoise Bernabe
Ms.May Brooking Negrao
Ms.Miriam Martinez
Ms.Pamela Benson
Mr. Roberto J.Servidio
Ms .Rosa Maria Fernandez de Zamora
Ms. Stella M.Fernandez
Ms. Sueli A.do Amaral
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NOTE THE NEWS BELOW EACH REFERENCE, THEY MIGHT INTEREST YOU.
ABGRA. Informativo. No. 11, junio, 1997.
ABGRA. Informativo. No. 12, septiembre, 1997.
Arquivo Nacional. O Brasil nos Arquivos Portugueses Acervo, Revista do Arquivo Nacional.
Vol. 10, No. 01, jan/jun, 1997.
ASEBICS. Asociación de Escuelas de Bibliotecología del Cono Sur. Antecedentes. Estatutos.
Montevideo, 1996.
Asociacion Biblioteca Jose Babini. Saber y Tiempo. Revista de Historia de la Ciencia. No.4,
Buenos Aires, julio - diciembre, 1997.
Betancur Betancur, Adrana María. La biblioteca pública al rescate de la información
comunitaria.
CAB International. Database news. No. 31, June 1997.
Coughlin, Peter. Pesquisa Bibliográfica e Textos Completos através da Internet. Faculdade de
Economia. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, fevereiro, 1997.
CRB-5. Informativo. Salvador v.12, no.1, p.1-6, jan.abr.1997.
E. Parada, Alejandro. Elogio del bibliógrafo. Sociedad de Estudios Bibliográficos Argentinos,
Boletín. No. 4, Buenos Aires, octubre, 1997.
FATEA. Boletim Estúdio. Ano 2, no.5, junho, 1997.
Fernández, Stella Maris. Reflexiones e interrogaciones sobre el rol de las bibliotecas de
lectura pública en los países en vías de desarrollo. Centro de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas,
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires. 1997
IFLA. 63rd. IFLA General Conference. August 31 - September 5 1997. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Booklet 8. Division of Regional Activities.
IFLA. ALP. Project Report no. 10. Tools for library development. Proceedings of the workshop
held in Martinique, March 10-13, 1997.
IFLA. CAIFE. A report prepared for the IFLA Council meeting in Copenhaguen, Denmark 1997.
IFLA. Comité de Acceso a la Información y la Libertad de Expresion. Informe preparado para
la reunión del Consejo de la IFLA en Copenhague, Dinamarca, 1997.
IFLA. Core Programme on Preservation and Conservation. Newsletter. No.14, May, 1997.
IFLA. Core Programme on Preservation and Conservation. Newsletter. No.15, August, 1997.
IFLA Council report. 1995 - 1997.
IFLA. Headquarters. Bartholomew Udemmadu Nwafor: 1939-1991. An appreciation and an annotated
bibliography of his writings. Compiled by Michael Wise. IFLa Professional reports, no. 50, 1997.
IFLA. Journal. Volume 23, No.2, p.81-158, 1977.
IFLA Journal. Vol. 23, No.3, 1997.
IFLA Journal. Vol. 23, No.4, 1997.
IFLA Officers Handbook. August, 1997. The Hague, Netherlands.
IFLA. Professional Reports. Guide pratique à l'usage des bibliothèques législatives. No. 51,
1997.
IFLA. Professional Reports. Proceedings of the IFLA pre-Seminar on School Libraries. No. 52,
1997.
IFLA. Publications 77. Basic serials management handbook. Edited by Judith Szilvássy under
the auspices of IFLA Sectionon Serial Publications. K.G.Saur 1996.
IFLA Round Table of Editors of Library Journals. Newsletter. No. 2 (10), vol. 12, December, 1996.
IFLA Round Table of National Centres for Library Services. Newsletter. No.2, 1996.
IFLA Round Table on Audiovisual and Multimedia. Newsletter. December, 1996.
IFLA Round Table on Library History. Newsletter. No. 8, Spring, 1997.
IFLA Round Table on the Management of Library Associations. Newsletter. Vol. 20, Oct./Nov.
1996.
IFLA Round Table on Women's Issues. Newsletter. No. 10, May/June, 1997.
IFLA Section Section for Asia and Oceania. Newsletter. 9:1 June, 1997.
IFLA Section for Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons. Newsletter. No. 43, Fall, 1996.
IFLA Section for Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons. Newsletter. No. 44, Spring 1997.
IFLA Section of Art Libraries. Special Libraries Division. Newsletter. No. 40, 1997.
IFLA Section of Biological and Medical Sciences Libraries. Newsletter. Vol. 18, no. 12, April,
1997.
IFLA Section of Children's Libraries. Newsletter. No. 50, June, 1997.
IFLA Section of Government Libraries. Newsletter. June/July, 1997.
IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind. Newsletter. Spring, 1997.
IFLA Section of Public Libraries. Newsletter. No. 17. May, 1997.
IFLA Section of University Libraries & other General Research Libraries. Newsletter. No. 28,
August 1997.
IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development. Newsletter. No. 14, Winter,
1996/97.
IFLA Section on Classification and Indexing. Newsletter. no. 16, May, 1997.
IFLA Section on Document Delivery and Interlending. Newsletter. July, 1997.
IFLA Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments. Newsletter. Vol. 16, no. 2, May, 1997.
IFLA Section on Management and Marketing. Newsletter. No. 1, May, 1997.
IFLA Section on National Libraries. Newsletter. March, 1997.
IFLA Section on Preservation and Conservation. Newsletter. No. 5, January, 1997.
IFLA Section on Reading. Newsletter. No. 3, December, 1996.
IFLA Section on Serial Publications. Newsletter. No. 31, January, 1997.
IFLA Section on Serial Publications. Newsletter. No. 32, July 1997.
IFLA Standing Committee on Library Theory and Research. LTR Newsletter. 1997.
INTAMEL. Metro. No. 12, July, 1997.
Library of Congess. Information Bulletin. Vol.56, No.6, March 24, 1997.
Library of Congess. Information Bulletin. Vol.56, No.10, June 9, 1997.
Library of Congess. Information Bulletin. Vol.56, No.11, June 23, 1997.
Library of Congess. Information Bulletin. Vol.56, No.12, July, 1997.
Library of Congess. Information Bulletin. Vol.56, No.13, August, 1997.
MCT, CNPq, IBICT. Calendário de Eventos em C&T. Brasília, v.17, n.1, 1997.
Museu Carlos Costa Pinto. Boletim. Salvador. jan./dez. 1996.
Patrimonio Cultural. Revista Trimestral de la Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos
(DIBAM), Ministerio de Educación, Chile. Año II, No. 7, agosto, 1997.
Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Pessoa Portadora de Deficiência. Legislação.
Secretaria Municipal de Administração. Superintendência de Documentação. 1997.
Servicio de Información a la Comunidad. Dónde denunciar en Medellín. Departamento de Cultura
y Bibliotecas de Comfenalco. 1997
Servicio de Información a la Comunidad. Guia de Auditorios y salas de conferências de
Medellín. Departamento de Cultura y Bibliotecas de Comfenalco. 2ª edición,1995.
Departamento de Cultura y Bibliotecas de Comfenalco. 1997 Guia de tramites para vivir en
sociedad. Departamento de Cultura y Bibliotecas de Comfenalco. 1997.
Servicio de información a la Comunidad. Vídeo #5. Versión: Español. Sistema PAL.
Superintendência de Bibliotecas Públicas de Minas Gerais. Jornal das Bibliotecas. Ano I, No.
3, julho de 1997.
UNESCO. Boletín del UNISIST. Vol.24, no.2, 1996.
UNESCO. UNAL Info. No. 15 - mars 1997.
UNESCO. UNAL Info. No. 16 - juin 1997.
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Centro de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas.
Memoria del programa de estancias en las areas de servicios de información, control
bibliográfico y tecnologias de la información. Realizado del 2 al 29 de junio de 1997.
Coordinadores: Roberto Garduño Vera y Elsa Ramirez Levya. México, D.F. Ciudad Universitária,
1997.
USP. Ad saúde. Jornal. Biblioteca/CIR/ Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Ano V, no.1, agosto, 1997.
World development sources. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 1997.
1998
March
24 - 27 - Seminar on the UNESCO Manifesto on Public Libraries, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Abril/April
14 - 17 - XXXII National Librarians Meeting and 24th International Book Fair, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
23 - 25 - Second Latinamerican Congress on Translation and Interpretation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Agosto/August
19 - 21 - 64th IFLA General Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1999
- 65th IFLA General Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
2000
- 66th IFLA General Conference, Jerusalem, Israel
2001
- 67th IFLA General Conference, Boston, United States
2002
- 68th IFLA General Conference, Glasgow, Scotland
Comité de Selección de Trabajos
Second Latin American Congress for Translation and Interpretation
Organized by the College of Public Translators of the City of
Buenos Aires, this congress will take place in Buenos Aires from April 23-25, 1998.
CTPCBA
Callao 289 4º Piso,
1022 Buenos Aires
Tel./Fax 54 1 371-8616, 372-7961, 372-2961 and 373-4644
E-mail:postmaster@bibtra.edu.ar
From the 23-26 of September the National History Academy
sponsored a course entitled "The Book in Argentina from the Vice Regency Period to the end
of the XIX Century." There were four lectures: "Books and readings from the era of
illustrations" by Dr. Daisy Rípodas Ardanaz; "Books and readings in Buenos Aires: from the
May Revolution to the Presidency of Rivadavia" by Alejandro E. Parada; "The press,
journalism and the book in the Rosas period" by Professor Josefa E. Sabor; "The press,
journalism, and the book in the second half of the XIX century"by Dr. Nestor Tomas Auza.
Argentine Society of Information
The Argentine Society of Information is a non-profit
institution established on February 2, 1997. With roots in the Center for Bibliographic
Studies since 1987, it is dedicated to the study of methods of social communication.
Its principal character and current objectives are to promote and develop studies
concerning diverse aspects of documentation and information.
Sociedad Argentina de Información
3 de Febrero 2809, 4º D
1429 Buenos Aires
Tel. (01) 786-4821
Fax (01) 782-4090
Horario: 8 a 13 hs.
E-mail:sai@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar
https://www.angelfire.com/ar/soarin
1996 Census of Popular Libraries in Argentina
With the goal of identifying and publicizing popular libraries in
Argentina, CONABIP contracted a private research company, Analogias, to compile a census.
The title of the project (started in 1996) is "Survey and Categories of Popular Libraries."
The census, which was done from June through September, has been an invaluable tool to
disseminate exhaustive and timely information about governmental support for the libraries
and for promoting the services of these libraries.
Number of Libraries - Argentina has 1,605 active popular libraries serving 32, 615, 528
inhabitants.
Books - The combined total of books in these libraries numbers 14,180,700.
Library Patrons - Projections based on the relative figures gathered indicate a total
of 18,503,350 would be using the popular libraries on an annual basis.
Location - 82% of the libraries are in urban areas; 6% in semi-urban areas; and 12% in
rural areas.
Types: 73% are popular libraries; 19% are popular-public; 8% are public.
BRAZIL
During the 18th Brazilain Library and Documentation Congress
in July 1997 in the State of Maranhão, Brazil, a seminar on Librarian Associations and
Union Management was held - in continuation of the "Model Library Project"- and organized
by the Minas Gerais Librarian Association (ABMG - FEBAB) and the IFLA / LAC Regional
Office.
A new health library for a new century
At last, the School of Public Health of the University of Sao
Paulo has constructed a new building in which space was reserved for a new library. After
two years of planning, construction and moving, the "New Library for a New Century" was
inaugurated on February 14, 1997.
The Library School of the PUC Campinas has launched a new
service called Project Dial-a-Library (Disque-Biblio) which is designed to facilitate
research services to elementary and high school students and teachers.
Brazilian Chamber of the Book: Digital Object Identifier video
The Brazilian Chamber of the Book has received a video that
demonstrates the precepts and operation of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) system. This s
ystem is being studied as a way to identify any object transmitted or saved in digital f
ormat. Anyone interested in viewing the video must do so at the Chamber's facilities.
http://www.ipa-uie.org.
The New Librarians' Law of Brazil
PL 3493-D/93 was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on
December 11, 1996. The project currently rests in the Federal Senate and later will be
passed on to the office of the President. The proposal is being closely followed by the
Federal Council of Librarians (CFB) and its president, Zeneide Pantoja, who worked jointly
with Parliamentary and legal advisors of the CFB. The project enjoys the support of all
regional councils of librarians and their directors.
The Seeds of a National Strategy for the Development of
Virtual Libraries
The new Brazilian Task Force on Virtual Libraries of the
Internet "Gestor Group" has just developed a series of basic guidelines for the development
and design of virtual libraries. The initiative is noteworthy for the attempt to establish
policies in an area that is particularly complex and scarely regulated in this region, and
to serve as an example for other professionals and leaders in the information field.
COLOMBIA
Information Services to the Community
The Information Services to the Community (SIC) of the
Antioquia COMFENALCO Culture and Library Department was established in 1990. Following the
successes of UNESCO and the National Autonomous Institute of Venezuela with MicroIsis, that
system was adopted to be used by the SIC.
CUBA
Since 1988, Latin American and international librarians and
information professionals have been meeting in Havana, Cuba to exchange ideas and
experiences about the challenges facing the profession over the past decade.
This is the theme of the new INFO which will open it's doors
in October of 1999.
The official languages of INFO'99 are Spanish and English.
Mail: Comité Organizador. Congreso Internacional INFO'99
Apartado postal 2019. La Habana 10200, Cuba.
Teléf.: 53-7-635500
Fax: 53-7-338237
Correo electrónico:info@ceniai.inf.cu
INTERNET:http://www.ceniai.inf.cu/eventos
MEXICO
Objectives: To introduce the partcipants to the latest
technologies for storing and retrieving information, teleinformatics and electronic
libraries in a "learning by doing" fashion. To guide and instruct librarians and other
information professionals in the experiences and daily practices of the University of
Colima.
Costs: the internship is free of charge. The participant only pays his/her
transporation, lodging and meal expenses.
Universidad de Colima
Biblioteca de Ciencias "Lic. Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado"
Dirección General de servicios Biblotecarios
Departamento de Capacitación
Av. Gonzalo de Sandoval 444, A.P. 134, C.P. 28040
Colima, Colima, México
E-mail:paramo@volcan.ucolmx
Tel.: 91 (331) 46622 y 43130
Fax: 91 (331) 43130
International Seminar on Bibliographic Control
It will be held in April 1998 in Mexico City sponsored jointly by the
CUIB/UNAM, the UBICIM Program of IFLA - Universal Bibliographic Control and International
MARC - and the Division of Bibliographic Control. As reported in the last Newsletter issue,
the aim is to analyse, in the global context, the universal bibliographic control in the
context of IFLA programs and specifically on bibliographic control in different types of
libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project is also supported by SIDA.
GENERAL NEWS OF INTEREST TO THE REGION
GENERAL NEWS OF INTEREST TO THE REGION
In August 1996, a task force consisting of librarians from Africa,
Asia, Latin America working with Diana Rosenberg of the United Kingdom has been working on
the development of indicators for rural information services in developing countries.
For the first time in ALA's 122-year history, the ALA Annual
Conference will focus on na international theme, "Libraries: Global Reach, Local Touch."
International Relations Office
American Library Association
50E, Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2795 USA
Tel.: +1 312 280-3201
E-mail:intl@ala.org
Web:http://www.ala.org
Southern Cone Association of Library Science Schools
On August 14, 1996 an extraordinary session was held in Puerto Rico
for the Directive Commission of the ASEBICS association. Representatives at the meeting
were: Profa. Elsa Barber, Director of the School of Library Science of the University of
Buenos Aires (Argentina); Profa. Carmen Pérez Ormeño, Director of the School of Library
Science of the Metropolitan Technology University of Santiago (Chile); Prof. Ruben Morel,
Academic Director of the Politechnic Department of the University of Asuncion (Paraguay);
and Prof. Mario Barité, Director of the University School of Library Science of UDELAR
(Uruguay) who as president of the association, called the meeting to order.
REDCAPA, the network of institutions dealing with Latin American
economics and agricultural policies based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, consists of 61
institutions from 21 Latin American and Caribbean countries. In March to June1997,
REDCAPA developed the first Internet course for Automation and Agricultural Information
Services. The program consisted of 3 modules:
Karla Vanessa Bonilla
Secretaria Ejecutiva de REDCAPA
E-mail:redcapa@omega.lncc.br
Collective Catalog of the Spanish Patrimonial Bibliography now
on the Internet
Since last May 20, one can consult the collective catalog of Spanish
Patrimonial Bibliography via the Internet. The site maintained by the State Secretary of
Culture is located at: http://www.mcu.es/ccpb/index.html.
IV Panamerican Congress on Information for Health Sciences (CRICS IV)
BIREME/OPS, in collaboration with BINASSS/CENDEISSS (Costa Rican Social
Security and Ministry of Health) have announced that the IV meeting of the Latin American
and Caribbean System of Health Sciences Information (from the 23-24 March, 1998) and the
IV Panamerican Congress of Health Sciences (CRICS IV) on the 25-27 March 1998 will take
place at the Convention Center of the Hotel Herrera in San Jose, Costa Rica. The themes
will be:
BIREME/OPS/OMS
Rua Botucatú 862
04023-901 - São Paulo, SP - Brasil
Tel.: (55) (11) 575-9800/9825
Fax: (55) (11) 575-8868/571-1919
E-mail:crics@bireme.br
http://www.bireme.br
The STM Innovations Committee started to study the issue of document
and item identifiers four years ago. One of the first actions was to write a report on all
known and planned numbering systems. This report ("Armati Report") documented that the
world of music was already far better organized with numbers for printed music (ISMN),
recordings (ISRN) and works in general (ISWC). Similar numbering systems are available for
photography, audio-visual materials, film and video. The world of text concentrates on
ISBN (books) and ISSN (serials), governed by the respective and respected ISBN- and
ISSN-agencies and supported by a large number of libraries acting as directory managers. In
the context of multimedia it was obvious for the text producers to talk or listen to the
other players.
10.12345/B+ISBN
or
16.6789/S+ISSN
or
21.13579/SICI
(directory.registrant prefix/item identifier suffix (in any format!))
http://www.doi.org or contact
Arnoud de Kemp, Chairman of the Information Identifiers Technical Committee at
e-mail:dekemp@springer.de
The second international seminar "II Seminario Internacional sobre
Capacitación en Producción y Promoción de Materiales de Lectura en Lenguas Indígenas" was
held in the historic Ciudad Bolívar during the 4th through the 8th of August, 1997. The
seminar was sponsored by a variety of government offices, private foundations and
organizations including Gobierno del Estado Bolivar, Direccion de Cultura, Red de
Bibliotecas Publicas, UNUMA (Sociedad Civil de Apoyo al Indígena), Biblioteca Nacional,
Foundacion Polar, Internacional Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), Taller Modoi,
and Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana (U.N.E.G.). The seminar was attended by
language teachers, librarians, educators, anthropologists, and linguists. They came from
Germany, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, USA, France, French Guyanna, Mexico, Peru, and
Venezuela. Thirty-six participants represented their communities of Arawak, Chiquitano,
Hiwi, Huambisa, Kari'ña, Nahuatl, Pemon, Piaroa, Pumé, Wahiro, Yabarana, and Ye'kwana.
Information Management: An awakening in the region
For some time now there has been concern about the abilities and will
of Latin American organizations to critically investigate and improve knowledge about
information and communication processes and socio-economic development in both universal
aspects and unique contexts. Although research in the areas of information science and
communication has been and is conducted in our region—often timely, valuable and
occasionally even heroic—but the results have not reached the extension, depth and
continuity comparable to what can be observed in industrialized countries.
Ideas-Social effects of the Internet: thoughts of an Argentine MD
student
Why does everyone want to be on the Internet? The reason is simple:
liberty. The Internet is a rare example of a functional, modern and true anarchy. There is
no Internet, Inc. corporation. There are no official censors, no owners, no directors.
All nodes have the same range and can transmit or receive while respecting communication
protocols that are neither social or political, but are absolutely technical. There is no
official entity that represents, just as there are no possibilities for exchanges. The
internet belongs to everybody and nobody." "The internet... is an artificial system, an
anarchic structure made from technological artifacts that establishes a new socio-cultural
space with particular characteristics. It connects humans that are far apart for a low
cost and almost instantaneously. Each individual who is a part of the network has the
same status and priority."
II International Seminar on Photography Preservation and Conservation
It was held from October 20-31 1997 in Rio de Janeiro, organized by
FUNARTE (Brazilian National Foundation of Art) and supported by the Secretary of
Interchange and Special Projects of the Ministry of Culture, Brazil. It was attended by
several Latinamerican and Caribbean experts who exchanged ideas and gave lectures on
conservation and preservation techniques. The seminar was attended also by invited experts
from the United States, France, Finland, Portugal and England.
Ms. Alice Miranda
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section : LATAM
Librarian, Universidad Nacional,
Escuela de Bibliotecologia, Documentacion e Informacion
Apartado 86-3000
Heredia
Costa Rica
Tel. *(506)2773433, fax *(506)2773432
amirande@una.ac.cr
Special Advisor of IFLA Section LAC
Campus Librarian
c/o University of the West Indies Library
Mona
Kingston 7
Jamaica, West Indies
Fax *(1)(809)9271926
library@uwimona.edu.jm
Standing Committee Member of OLA Section LAC
Director
Philipsburgh Jubilee Library
Ch. E.W. Voges Street 12 / P.O.B. 2
St Maarten
Netherlands Antilles
Tel. *(599)(5)22970, Fax *(599)(5)25805
blahodge@sintmaarten.net
Standing Committe Member of IFLA Section LAC
Subdirectora de Bibliotecas Publicas
Direccion de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos
Alonso Ovalle 1637
Santiago
Chile
Tel. *(56)(2)6986406/6986039, Fax *(56)(2)6882060
cbudnik@reuna.cl
Ex officio Member of IFLA Section LAC
c/o FEBAB, Rua Avanhandava 40-conj. 110
Sao Paulo, SP. -1306-00
Brazil
*(55)(11)2923344, Fax *(55)(11)2922993 (reg.office, I.
Talamo)
Rio de Janeiro
Tel. 55 21 3225330 Fax 55 21 3225733
E-mail:iflalac@nutecnet.com.br
mario.bel@mailexcite.com
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
D.G.A.P.A.
Edif. C y D Piso4
Ciudad Universitaria
Mexico, D.F. 04510
Mexico
Tel.*(52)(5)6226510, Fax. *(52)(5)6069119/5507461
moce@servidor.dgsca.unam.mx
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
Jefe Cutura y Bibliotecas
Comfenalco
calle 51 no. 45-37 Medellin
Medellin
Colombia
Fax *(57)(4)5123949
gmrodriguez@intic.net
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
Supervisor Document & Inform. Center of Sao Paulo State Official Press
Rua da Mooca, 1921
03103-902 Sao Paulo - SP
Brazil
Tel. *(55)(11)2913344, Fax *(55)(11)2922993
Chairman of IFLA Section LAC
Biblioteca Central
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Ciudad Universitaria
Mexico, D. F. 04510
Mexico
Tel. *(52) (5) 6221632 / 6221603
Fax *(52) (5) 6160664
jadolfo@servidor.unam.mx
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
Banco del Libro - Centro de Información y Documentación sobre la Literatura Infantil y la
Lectura
Aptdo. 5893
Caracas, 1010 A
Venezuela
Tel. *(58)(2)2638442, Fax. *(58)(2)2641391
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
Director
Bibliotheque Universitaire des Antilles et Guyane Francaise
BP 7210
97275 Schoelcher Cedex
Martinique
mfbernabe@univ.ag.fr
Special Advisor of IFLA Section LAC
c/o Federacao Brasileira de Ass. de Bibliotecarios FEBAB
RuaAvanhandava, 40-conj. 110- CEP 01306
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Secretary of IFLA Section LAC
Vice Directora
Biblioteca Nacional Jose Marti
Plaza de la Revolucion
Havana
Cuba
Tel.*(53)(7)817657, Fax. *(53)(7)816224
bnjm@binanet.lib.inf.cu
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
Director of Library Service
P.O.Box 547
Port of Spain
Trinidad & Tobago
Tel.*(1)(809)6255369, Fax *(1)(809)6255369
pbenson@trinidad.net
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
Director
Biblioteca Colegio de Traductores de Buenos Aires
Av. Callao 289, 4to. piso
(1022)Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel. *(54)(1)3718616, fax *(54)(1)3722961
servidio@bibtra.edu.ar
Special Advisor of IFLA Section LAC
Researcher, UNAM
Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas
Torre II de Humanidades Piso 12, Ciudad Universitaria
Mexico, D.F. 04510
Mexico
Tel. *(52)(5)6230344/27, Fax *(52)(5)5507461
rmfe@servidor.unam.mx
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
Directora
Centro de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas
Puan 480, 40 piso ofic.456
Buenos Aires 1406
Argentina
Tel.*(54)(1)4320334, Fax *(54)(1)4320121
postmast@ceinbi.fito.uba.arg
Standing Committee Member of IFLA Section LAC
Professora Assistante
Departamento de Ciencia de Informacao e Documentacao
Universidad de Brasilia, SQN 211, Bloco "J", Ap.105
70.863.100 Brasilia, DF
Brazil
Tel.*(55)(61)3470806
samaral@guarany.cpd.unb.br
CLEARINGHOUSE - PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED
"Las nuevas y múltiples funciones que debe atender actualmente la biblioteca pública a raiz de
un público cada vez más heterogéneo e indefinido, de la creciente variedad de medios de
comunicación y de métodos de presentación y reproducción de la información, de la explosión
informativa y la demanda creciente de ofertas culturales plantean una serie de dilemas: las
bibliotecas están capacitadas para atender todas las funciones?, cuáles son las prioridades
frente a la evolución que cada una de ellas suporta? cuál es esa realidad en los países en vías
de desarrollo como argentina con inestabilidad política, sin desarrollo económico y sin
conciencia, a nivel de las autoridades, del valor e importancia de estas instituciones?".
INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR
WHAT IS IFLA?
THE REGIONAL OFFICE
THE ALP PROGRAMME
SITES OF INTEREST
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