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I11IIIII11II1IITHE LIGHTHOUSES OF CURITIBA GUIDE
TOWARDSKNOWLEDGE"The Lighthouses of Knowledge are knowledge terminaIs, opento the whole population. Their purpose is to overcome thedarkness and give greater security to the population, because leaming, knowledge and the ability to read are the best safe-guards against the world of thieves, illiterates, ignorants, depossesed and those excluded from sociallife; because they are
excluded from equal opportunities". (Rafael Greca - Mayor of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil) - pg 14
ROBERT WEDGEWORTH AWARDED THE ICAMEDAL OF HONOR
The ICA Executive Committee, during their meeting April 10 - 12 1996, in Ottawa, Canada, decided according to article 9of the statutes, to concede Robert Wedgeworth, President of the IFLA, the ICA medal of honor in recognition of the eminent
services rendered - pg 21
PHOTOGRAPH PRESERVATION
On a calm street in the neighborhood of Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro, functions the only national technical center in LatinAmerica which acts in the area of photograph preservation and conservation. - pg 15
FIRST ELECTRONIC LIBRARY IN LATIN AMERICA
In Colima, a small city of westem Mexico, a modem university complex for information services was inaugurated June 1g,1995. It is directed towards students, instructors, and local investigators' attention, as well as tinquiries from throughout
Latin America - pg 19
63RD IFLA -GENERAL CONFERENCE -COPENHAGEN 1997
The 63rd IFLA Council and General Conference will take place at the Bella Center/Copenhagen Congress Center fromAugust 31 to September 5, 1997. Theme: "Libraries and Information for Human Development - pg 3
IFLAlLAC NEWSLETIER N. 29 DECEMBER 1996
The "Newsletter" is published twice a year in June anepecember by IFLA's Regional Office for Latin America anehe Caribbean. It is a major communication tool for IFLAmembers in the Region. Please share your ideas and experiI;:ncesby sending your contribution and suggestions to thl~egional Office.
Editorial Committee:Elizabet Maria Ramos de CarvalhoMiriam MartinezStella Maris Femández
Secretariat:Ivone Tálamo
Revision Approval:Elizabet Maria Ramos de Carvalho
Revision of Spanish:Stella Maris Femández
INTERNATIONALFEDERATIONOF LIBRARYASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR LATIN AMERICA ANDTHE CARIBBEAN:
c/oFEBABRua Avanhandava, 40 - cj. 11001306 - São Paulo - SP - Brasil
Tel. 55-11-257997955-21-3225330
Fax.55-2l-322573355-11-2922993
E-mail: [email protected]
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SUMMARYEDITORIAL 2
NEWS IFLA AND ITS SECTIONS 3
NEWS IFLA AFFILIATES AND MEMBERS INTHE REGION 13
GENERAL NEWS OF INTEREST TO THEREGION 21
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED (see Spanish)
INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR 27
EDITORIAL
In this edition of the "Newsletter" we call yourattentionspecially to the news in the UNESCO Manifest re-view onpublic libraries. The changes between 1972 (date ofthe first review of the Manifest performed by IFLA)and our current world environment with its profoundsocial and technological transformations, requiredthat the document be updated. Therefore, the PublicLibrary Section of IFLA, at the request of UNESCO,included in its Medium Term Program for 1992-1997the review of the Manifest. The new version, empha-sizes the principIe that the libraries are open to alI.
The "Newsletter" feels it is important also, in a timein which the technological development and themarvelous tools which are available to librarians areso wide spoken, remember the words of the IFLAPresident Robert Wedgeworth, pronounced inBeijing, August 26th 1996, on the occasion of the61 st IFLA General Conference: "Libraries andinformation services oriented toward the user ismore than a philosophical concept. It represents acommitment to place the user's need above those ofthe library and its staff. It involves both changing ofstaff attitude as well as changing how services areprovided. It means being attentive to the presenceof users who may need assistance, rather thanappearing to be too busy to be interrupted. It meansan attitude of helpfulness rather than an air ofauthority. Although techniques and systems willcontinue to be important tools of librarianship,.services to users will be the real benefits".
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With these words in our mind and hearts, we endone more year of profitable work wishing to alI ourcolIeagues and colIaborators a new year fulI of successand happiness.
We also wish to express our most sincere thanks tolibrarian May Brook Negrão who, due to personalmatters, had to leave the editorial staff of the"Newsletter". During many years May dedicatedher free time to this publication, performing acompetent job.
And finalIy, the "Newsletter" thanks also librarianIvone Tálamo who, a1though with many professionaltasks, has dedicated her leisure time on Saturdays,Sundays and holidays to the secretary of the RegionalOffice and of this bulletin. Without her voluntarycollaboration and cO,mpetence surely we wouldn'tcarry this job ahead.
NEWS IFLA AND ITS SECTIONS
IFLAHQ
Indications for Members of the StandingCommittee - period 1997/2001
fu accordance with the IFLA Procedure Rules, article8.3, alI the IFLA "qualified members" ("qualifiedmembers" are those which have fulIy paid their quotarelated to the year of 1996) are invited to submit theirnominations for members of the Standing Committee(s)of the Section(s) which they are registered.Please consult the IFLA 1996/1997 Directory for:1. The Sections in which each member is registered(see the Section numbers at the end of each member'sregister, then see on page 28 the name of the Section);2. The list of members of the Standing Committees ofthe Sections and the limit date of their terms;3. Please note that the members of the SC have amaximum term of 8 years (4+4).When making an indication, one must bear in mind that:1. Each registered member in a Section can only indicateone name for the SC of that section;The written and signed indications should be sent to theHQ of the IFLA no later than March 1st and should beprepared in proper format;3. In order to be a candidate, one must be indicated by:a) a Member Association
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b) not less than two Institutional Members.These nominations should be sent separately;4. To be a candidate, the nominated person should haveenough knowledge to work with at least one languageused in the Federation and should have reasonableexpectations to be present at the Standing Committeemeetings without cost to the Federation. The next IFLAconferences with be held in Copenhagen (Aug. 31 - Sept.5, 1997), Amsterdam (Aug. 16 - 21, 1998), Bangkok(Aug. 19 - 28 1999) and Jerusalem (August 2000).5. One needs to bear in mind that the IFLA ProcedureRules give the SC members the possibility to select up to5 correspondent members specialists in countries orgeographical areas which, in other manner, wouldn't berepresented. The correspondent members can be presentand speak in the SC meetings, however do not have aright to vote (Article 8.3.17). This possibility permitspeople interested to get involved without having theobligation to be present at the conferences.6. The nomination must be accompanied with:a) a statement from the person accepting the indication;b) a short declaration of mentioning qualifications andpresent position;c) a declaration from the person indicated that therequirements specified in item 4 above mentioned canbe fulfilled.
The forms for indication were sent to alI members of theIFLA. Extra copies can be requested to the IFLA HQ([email protected]).
63rd IFLA General Conference - Copenhagen1997
The 63rd IFLA Council and General Conference will takeplace at the BelIa Center/Copenhagen Congress Centerfrom August 31 to September 5, 1997. Theme: "Librariesand Information for Human Development".
The BelIa Center is situated between the airport and thecenter of Copenhagen, only a ten minute drive fromhotels, restaurants and shops and is Scandinavia's largestcongress center and exhibition halI, offering high qualityservice and technical facilities. It has also, considerableexperience in hosting major international conferences.
During the Conference the election of President andExecutive Board Members will take place. Votingdelegates are kindly requested to go to the IFLA VotingBooth located in the Center halI. Voting papers will behanded out to delegates in possession of the 1997Membership Certificate, du1y signed.
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Simultaneous interpretation services will be available infive languages: English, French, German, Russian andSpanish. This service is available for the Council meetingsand for the Opening and Closing Sessions, PlenarySessions, Open Forums, Guest Lectures and a number ofDivisional and Sectional sessions during the week.During the Conference more than 150 papers and reportswill be presented. Papers reaching IFLA HQ/the OrganizingCommittee before June 15, 1997 will be printed in theiroriginal language versions in 9 booklets, one for eachDivision, and one Booklet O, which will contain thePresidential address, contributed papers, etc. The deadlinefor receiving of contributed papers is 1 Feb. 1997.
A varied program of social and cultural events has beenorganized for the delegates. Wednesday is open, howeverreduced tickets to the Royal Theater, to Tivoli and toLouisiana Art Museum may be purchased fram the TourDesk in the Center haIl.
To register each delegate must fiIl out a Registration ForroA and send it to:
BC BeIla CenterIFLA '97 CopenhagenBeIla Center/ Copenhagen Congress CenterCenter Boulevard 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, DEN-MARKTel + 45 32 472149Fax + 45 32 529636
The deadline for advance registration is May 1, 1997.Registration after this date will incur an additional charge.Registration on site will be accepted at the BeIla Centerwhile the Conference is in session. The following creditcards can be accepted at the conference: EurocardlMastercard, Visa, JCB, Dankort or payment in cash.
Registration fees:before 05/01/97 after
2)by bank cheque (please specify that registration is forthe IFLA '97 Conference and include your name) madeout to:Bank Account: Den Danske BankName of depositor: IFLA '97 CopenhagenAccount No.: 3001336029S.W.I.F.T.: DABADKKKlf you pay by cheque, please note that only a bank chequeis acceptable. (Personal or company cheques orEurocheques cannot be accepted).
3)Credit Cards accepted:EurocardIMastercard, Visa, JCB, Dankort.The card number and expiry date must be entered to theregistration forro together with your signature.
For registration forms or more information, pleasecontact:lFLA '97Nyhavn 31E, DK-I051 Copenhagen DenmarkTel.: 45 3393 0735Fax.: 45 3393 0788E-mail: [email protected] : http://www.bibnet.dk/ifla-97/
News from the 62nd IFLA General Conference(Beijing)
The 62nd lFLA General Conference opened on August26. Premier Li Peng of the State Council and theCOC Chairman Luo Gang were seated at the panel.Also present were Executive Chairman Mr. LuiZhongde, Deputy Executive Chairman Mr. LiYuanchao, Deputy Chairman of COC MrXu Wenbo,Ms. He Luli, General-Secretary Mr. Du Ke, lFLAPresident Mr. Robert Wedgeworth, General SecretaryMr. Leo Voogt, senior officials of lFLA as well asrepresentatives from UNESCO, FID, lCA and someother international organizations. The openingceremony was chaired by Mr. Liu Deyou, VicePresident of the OCO.
1) by bank transfer (please specify that registration is forthe lFLA '97 Conference and include your name) to:Den Danske BankHolmens Kana12, DK-1090 Copenhagen K, DENMARKs.w.I.F.T.: DABADKKKAccount No.: 3001336029 (IFLA '97 Copenhagen)
delegatesaccompanyingpersonsPayment
DKK 2.350DKK 1450
2.5001600
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Chairman of the COC Mr. Luo Gan declared theopening of the 62nd lFLA Conference. Premier LiPeng made a speech on behalf of the ChineseGovemment. Other senior officials also made theirrespective speeches at the opening ceremony. Pro f.Fei Xiaotong made the keynote speech.
To celebrate the Conference, People's Daily issuedan editorial titled "Embrace a New Epoch in LibraryScience".
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In honor of the friends of the internationallibrarianship, Beijing municipal government gavea grand reception at 18:00 P.M., August 26, at theopen air of BICC. The reception was hosted byMs. He Luli, Vice Mayor of Beijing and DeputyChairman of COC. Mr. Li Qiyan, Mayor ofBeijing and Mr.Robert Wedgeworth, President ofIFLA made speeches respectively at the reception.Those who participated in the reception includedMr. Liu Deyou, Deputy Executive Chairman ofCOC, Mr. Li Yuanchao, Deputy Chairman ofCOC, Mr. Xu Wenbo, Deputy Chairman of COC,Prof. Ren Jiyu, Deputy Chairman of COC, Mr.Du Ke, COC Secretary-General, and 3000participants and guests.
To congratulate and commemorate the IFLAConference held in China for the first time, theMinistry of Post and Telecommunications of thePRC issued a commemorative cover on August 25,1996. The issuing ceremony was held on the after-noon of August 25 in BICC and was sponsored bythe MPT and China Organizing Committee.
Two hundred Chinese volunteers from 15 universities,library schools and colIeges have generously offeredtheir services to ensure the smooth running of the62nd IFLA Conference in Beijing. Easilyrecognizable by their distinctive IFLA T-shirts andyelIow badges, the volunteers have been preparing forthe IFLA Conference for one whole year at theirrespective institutions by holding Englishconversation contests, viewing English televisionprograms and folIowing general lectures on thehistory of IFLA. More than 3000 people attended theConference.
Successful Visit Raises IFLA Profile in Ger-many
The welcome speech by Robert Wedgeworth, IFLAPresident, at the German Academic and Research LibrariesMeeting in Erlangen on 28 May, made a strong impact.Wedgeworth recalled the worlwide interest in the Germanunification process and the interest in the global librarycommunity to ascertain the impact on the individuallibrariesand associations around the country. The IFLA Presidentalso recognized the contributions made by Germanlibrarians in furthering the goals of IFLA and invited moreGermans colIeagues to acquaint themselves with IFLAand become involved in its activities.
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During the visit , the IFLA President and SecretaryGeneral met with the boards of the two organizingAssociations and participated in a special conferenceseminar on internationallibrarianship, chaired by formerIFLA President Hans-Peter Geh. The seminar alsofeatured German colIeagues involved in IFLA activities:Ulrich Montag, F)"einzFuch, Marie-France Plassard,Roswitha PolI ap.d Peter te Boekhorst.(IFLA Journal, Vo1.22(l996), No.3)
Pre-Conference Seminar in Tianjin
The Pre-Conference Seminar titled "Copyright andLibrary" was held from August 22 to 23, at TianjinLibrary, with Mr. Winston Roberts, Coordinator ofProfessional Activities, as Chairman. Mr. Lu Xingsu,Director of Tianjin Library made a welcome speech. Mr.Tang Shaoming, Deputy Secretary-General andconcurrently General Coordinator, was present at theSeminar. Among the 55 participants, 25 were foreignrepresentatives and 30 Chinese (including 2 delegatesfram Taiwan Province).
Tianjin municipality paid great attention to the seminarand also gave it vigorous support. Mr. Qu Weizhi, ViceMayor of Tianjin, gave a welcome banquet in honor ofalI delegates on August 21.
The seminar recommendations are available at the Clear-inghouse.
1997 Conference Participation DANIDA Grantfor Developing Countries
A grant from DANIDA to the Danish IFLA '97Organizing Committee will allow the OrganizingCommittee to support the participation of a number ofdelegates from developing countries. The grant will covertraveI, accommodation, a per diem alIowance and theconference fees. Priority will be given to youngerprofessionals with minimum 5 years of experience in thefield of libraries.Applications should be in form of personal letter, andyou must include a Curriculum Vitae (information aboutage, education/professional degrees and career). The lettershould include information on your present occupationand why you apply. And if possible any relevant personalreferences (names, institutions/addresses or intemationalrelations ).
Applications should be sent as soon as possible and nolater than February 1st 1997 to:
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IFLA '97 Copenhagen"DANIDA Grant" Danish Organizing Committeec/o Nationallibrary AuthorityNyhavn 3lE, DK-l05l Copenhagen, DenmarkFor further information contact the IFLA '97 secretariatTel.: +45 3393 0735, Fax: +45 3303 0788; E-mai!: [email protected] Tel.: +45 3393 0735, Fax: +45 33030788; E-mail: [email protected]
Third International Conference on ContinuingProfessional Education - call for papers
The conference will take place as an IFLA-satellite eventat the Royal School of Librarianship in Copenhagen on27-29 August 1997. The Conference theme will be:"Human development competencies for the Twenty-firstcentury". Sub-themes are:. models to cope with growing continuing education needs;. measuring continuing education needs;. continuing education planning: individual and institutional;. user education: the librarian as educator;. training the trainer.
The Conference fee will be USD 150.00 and will coverregistration, conference papers, and meals including theconference dinner and coffee. Registration deadline is15 May 1997. For more information please contact :Darlene E. Weingand, School of Library & InformationStudies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,Wisconsin 53706, USAFax: 1 608 2634849E-mail: [email protected]
IFLA Directory On-line
The IFLA is pleased to announce the availability ofthe IFLA Directory 1996/1997 on-line:http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/database/directy.htmThis searchable WWW version of the IFLA Directorycontains contact information about the following IFLAmembers: International Association Members;Association Members; Institutional Members;Personal Affiliates; Patron Sponsors; SustainingSponsors; Basic Sponsors.
Information about officers and members of IFLAadministrative units, steering bodies, core programs,divisions, sections, and round tables will be available soonin an on-line companion directory. Information aboutmembership in IFLA or about purchasing a print versionof the directory is available by contacting IFLA HQ. Anycomments, corrections or additions to the Directoryshould be directed to IFLA Headquarters:
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[email protected](IFLA RSAO Newsletter 8:1 (June 1996))
Committee on Access to Information andFreedom ofExpression (CAIFE)
In response to a letter sent by IFLA's President,Robert Wedgeworth, to all of IFLA's nationalassociation members calling for nominations for theExecutive Board Ad Hoc Committee on Access toInformation and Freedom of Expression (CAIFE),the EB had a first discussion with Tony Evans duringthe December meeting , during which the Presidentannounced the list of candidates; based on a rangeof expertise and geographical coverage, to beapproached for membership.
From Latin America and the Caribbean the members are:Mrs. Virginia Bettancourt Valverde, Venezuela;Mrs. Clara Budnik, Chile;Mrs. Stephaney Ferguson, Jamaica;Mrs. Rosa Maria Femandez de Zamora, Mexico;Mrs. Christina Santos, Cuba.
CAIFE is chaired by Tony Evans, President of theCommonwealth Library Association, and formermember of the Executive Board. Warren Horton,member of the Executive board, is the EB's liaisonperson. Resource persons appointed are Robert P.Doyle, former Director of the Library/Book FellowsProgram, ALA, USA and Ms. Marianna TaxCholdin, USA.
CAIFE is charged with gathering membership opinion,reviewing expert advice and advising IFLA as to how itshould implement its commitment to access to informationand freedom of expression. CAIFE will avoid purelypolitical issues, and would begin by categorizing types ofproblems which occur and which would fall under IFLAauspices. The Ad Hoc Committee will conduct itsbusiness via E-mail, fax and correspondence and itsexpected to complete its work in time to report to theIFLA Council in Copenhagen in August 1997.(IFLA RSAO Newsletter 8:1(June 1996) : 2)
IFLA/LAC
Meeting of the Section for Latin America andthe Caribbean
The President of the Section for Latin Americaand the Caribbean, Maria Elena Zapata, the
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Secretary Mirian Martinez and the Regional OfficeManager Elizabet Maria Ramos de Carvalho, metduring their stay in Sweden for the ALP AdvisoryCommittee meeting. They analyzed, among othersubjects, the Section Medium Term Program for1998-2001, the work made together with ALP (toattend the SIDA evaluation request), the Regionalproject proposals for the next years and the nextSeminary for Caribbean countries on Tools forLibrarian Development, sponsored by ALP, thatwill take place in Martinique, March 1997 , andthat will be followed by a regional StandingCommittee Meeting.
Special attention was given to the nomination processfor the different leveIs of IFLA administration that isbeginning now, aiming the Council elections that will takeplace during the IFLA General Conference inCopenhagen, 1997.
Nomination for the IFLA Executive Board
The Division VIII of Regional Activities agreed tonominate Mrs. Helen Kay Raseroka, President of theSection for Africa and Director of the Botswana UniversityLibrary, as member of the IFLA Executive Bureau.
Mrs. Raseroka has extensive experience in her countryand in IFLA, published many papers in specializedmagazines, and is well known by her lectures inprofessional events
Mrs. Raseroka has manifested her commitment torepresent and act as a spokesperson, in the ExecutiveBureau, on the needs and on the current librarianobjective situation in developing countries. For manyyears she has worked in projects related to theSection of Latin America and the Caribbean andrecently, as Secretary of the Coordination Bureau ofthe Division VIII of Regional Activities, shedemonstrated her professional capacity and her activeparticipation in favor of Third World countriesdevelopment. Deplacing Mrs. Marta Terry, of Cuba,who ends her period as a member of the IFLAExecutive Bureau, Mrs. Raseroka will be an effectiverepresentant of the developing countries on the IFLAExecutive Bureau.
For Mrs. Raseroka to be elected it is necessary thatthe Associations and Institutions in the Region submither nomination to IFLA. If you cannot go to the
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Copenhagen Conference to participate in the elections,you can delegate your vote, as determined in thestatutes. Please, send your authorizations to theRegional Office.
Seminar on Librarians Services for Disadvan-taged Persons
The Latin American and Caribbean Section SecretaryMiriam Martinez, and the Regional Office Manager,Elizabet de Carvalho, were together in Gothenburg withthe President of the Librarians Services for DisadvantagedPersons Section, Kjerstin Thulin, and proposed toorganize a joint seminar for the next year.
Both Sections will discuss the project in their respectivemeetings of the Permanent Committees in March.
Interlibrary Loan Protocol Resources
IFLANET, the electronic service of IFLA, has a newWWW page for interlibrary loan (ILL) protocol resources:URL: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/ll/ill.prot.htm
This page includes information on:. where to purchase the ISO ILL protocol documents;. amendment 1: support for electronic document delivery;. defect reports;. ASN.l for protocol APDUs;. profiles;. articles, tutoriaIs, overheads, etc.
If you have any suggestions, comments or items thatyou would like to see added to this collection, pleasesend a message to [email protected] WWW: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/
IFLAI ROUND TABLE ON MOBILELIBRARIES
International Resource Kit for Mobile Libraries
IFLA's Round Table on Mobile Libraries is developingan International Resource Kit for mobile libraries andinvites contributions of country reports. Mobilelibraries include, bookmobiles, trainmobiles,helicopters, boatmobiles, and other forms of travelingmobile or moving libraries. Information in the ResourceKit will be shared with colleagues in support of mobilelibrary services in the global community. To participate,
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p1ease prepare a short report that includes history,statistics, current programs, planned programs, etc., andsend it to Robert Pestell, Chair, IFLA Round Table onMobile Libraries, c/o Public Libraries Division, StateLibrary of Queensland, 299 Montague Road, West End,POB 3815, South Brisbane Business Center,Queensland 4101, Australia (Fax: 61-7-32143200.
IFLA /SECTION OF NATIONAL LI-BRARIES
Guidelines for Legislation for National LibraryServÍCes
Peter Lar, author of the Guidelines, has received anumber of inquiries concerning the avai1ability ofthe current draft of the "Guidelines for Legislationfor National Library Services", which was discussedat a meeting of the Standing Committee of theSection of National Libraries in Beijing. Originallyhe had p1anned to make the document availab1echapter by chapter on the IFLA listserv. However,due to software incompatibilities the first chapteras posted proved to require time-consumingdecoding before it cou1d be read. The draftdocument was submitted to IFLA Headquarters andto UNESCO in December last year, and thedocument is being distributed by IFLA via theSection ofNational Libraries. Colleagues who wouldlike copies are welcome to contact Mr. Peter Lor,Director, The State Library, POB 397, Pretoria0001, South Africa. Fax +27-12 123255984 E-mail:[email protected](lFLA Journal Vo1.22(1996) No.3)
IFLA /SECTION ON CATALOGUING
Functional Requirements for BibliographicRecords
The Standing Committee of the IFLA Section onCataloguing has begun a six-month internationalreview of its Functional requirements forBib1iographic Records: Draft Report for World- WideReview. If you would like to obtain a free copy ofthis report in order to provide comments to OliviaMadison, Chair of the IFLA Study Group on theFunctional Requirements for Bibliographic Records,please forward your request to:Marie-France Plassard, IFLA Program Officer, Die
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Deutsche Bibliothek, ZeppelinaUee 4-8, D-60325Frankfurt, Germany (Fax: 49-69 7566224; E-mai1:[email protected])(IFLA Joumal,Vo1.22(l966),No.3)
ALP - ADVANCEMENT OFLIBRARIANSHIP IN THE THIRDWORLD PROGRAMME
ALP Advisory Committee Meeting in Uppsala,Sweden, October 16-22, 1997
The Uppsala University Library was theheadquarters for the joint meeting for IFLADevelopment of Librarianship in the Third World(ALP) Programmeand the Coordinating Board ofthe Division VIII of Regional Activities.Participants for ALP were its Director BirgittaBergdahl, as well as Birgitta SandeU and GunillaNatvig. The Africa Section was represented by itsPresident He1en Kay Raseroka, by Secretary StanMade and by the Regional Office Manager HenriSene; The Asia and Oceania Section by SecretaryAmelia McKenzie and the Regional Office ManagerPensri Guaysuwan; the Latin America andCaribbean Section by its President Maria ElenaZapata, its Secretary Mirian Martinez and by theRegional Office Manager Elizabet de Carvalho.The President of the Division, AP. Gakhar excusedhimself for not being present.During the meeting a complete review was madeon the state of the projects financed by the ALPfor each Section, on the projections for the nextyears, as well as an analysis of ALP perspectives.The President of the Public Library Section, SisselNilsen, was present in one work session where theways of coordination and regional and interregiona1projects of common interest were analyzed.The Nordic Group which supports the ALPactivities maintained an interesting meeting withthe Committee. The meeting was presided by theDirector of the Uppsala University Library, UlfGõranson, President of this Group. The followingmembers were present: Tuu1a Havisto, GeneralSecretary of the Finland Library Association;Tomas Lidman, Roya1 Library; Leo Kenny, SIDA;Agneta Lindh, Royal Library; Karin Lõfdahl,Stockho1m Pub1ic Library, Anja Moller Rasmussen,DANIDA; Kerstin Pehrsson, Swedish Institute;Christina Stenberg, General Secretary for the
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Swedish Library Association, Borge Sorensen,Copenhagen Public Library; Barbro Thomas,Swedish National Council for Cultural Matters.Leo Kenny, evaluator of the Swedish InternationalDevelopment Agency (SIDA), presented the modelswhich will be used to obtain precise informationon the opinions given in the different regions aboutthe ALP and the activities developed with itssponsorship.
The International Council of Archives (ICA) Vice-President Bjõrn Lindh presented interestinginformation on the meeting at the IFLA ExecutiveBoard in Beijing, China, and stimulated theorganization of joint activities.
The meeting was finalized with a visit to the libraryguided by its Director, Ulf Gõranson, followed bya farewell dinner presided by the same person.Later, the Coordinating Board of the VIII Divisionof Regional Activities, presided by its Director KayRasoroka, held a meeting seeking interregionalachievements as well as their respective MidiumTerm Programs. The hospitality of the UppsalaUniversity Library, the organization of the ALPand the financiaI support given by SIDA permittedan important opportunity for a fruitful meetingbetween the Regional Sections in favor of thedevelopment of Librarianship in their respectiveregions.
Seminar: Progress ofLibrarianship
"EI Progreso de la Biblioteconomia: Unseminario para la Identificación y Evaluaciónde las Necesidades Bibliotecarias deCentroamerica y la Elaboración de Proyectos",edited by Teresa Granados and BirgittaBergdahl, it is a compilation of the proceedingsof the seminar held in Managua, Nicaragua, 5-8 March 1995. The purpose of the seminar wasto identify and assess library needs in CentralAmerica and to familiarize participants with thedrafting of projects proposals. The Seminaraddressed the library situation in Central Americacountries and the identification of the main barriersto library development; the drafting of projects inorder to send applications to internationalorganizations; and providing information on theavailability of sponsorships offered by international
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organizations.The papers deal with the procedures for requesting fundswith emphasis on the forms used by UNESCO and theALP Core Programme and on the formalities to beobserved when requesting funds. Papers on the state ofthe library profession in Central America, the deliberationsof the working groups, and the recommendations of theseminar, and sample project submission forms are alsoincIuded. The publication is available from :
Uppsala University Library, Box 510, S-75120 Uppsala,Sweden, for SEK 100.00 (free of charge for IFLA mem-bers in developing countries).(IFLA Ioumal, Vo.22(1996), NO.30
Workshop: Tools for Library Developrnent
Birgitta Bergdahl, María Elena Zapata, MiriamMartinez, Marie Francoise Bemabé, Blanca Hodge andElizabet de Carvalho would serve as members of theIFLA Intemational Planning Committee for this work-shop. Marie Francoise Bemabé will serve as head ofa Local Planning Committee and Blanca Hodge willfacilitate the workshop in cooperation with the localorganizers.
The objectives are:
. to inform the RSCLAC about the situation in the Car-ibbean region;. to identify needs for library development in the subregion;
. to teach the participants to write good and convincingproject proposals;
. to inform about possibilities for financiaI support forlibrary development.
One person from each of the 19 Caribbean states wouldbe invited to participate. In addition to that, members ofIFLA/LAC RSC would be present, as well as some moreinvited speakers.
The following funding agencies would be asked to speak atthe workshop: SIDA, AUPELF, ACCT and the World Bank.
The Keynote Speech should treat the theme "Caribbeancountries and the needs for development".
An exhibition with information about IFLA will be orga-
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nized by ALP.and Elizabet de Carvalho.List of Approved Projects and Planned Activi-ties in Latin America and the Caribbean
1. Project 7 - Creation of an Association of schoolsof librarianship in the South Cone countries(Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) - responsible- one library school in each country; Coordinator -director of the School of Librarianship, Universityof Montevideo (Final report received in August/96and available in the Clearinghouse) ( see News ofinterest for the region)2. Project 36 - Attention to indigenous communities inVenezuela through public library services - responsible -Maria Elena Zapata and Elizabeth Monascal, Direcciónde Redes Estatales de Bibliotecas Públicas, IABN (Finalreport received in October/96 and available in theClearinghouse) (see Venezuela)
3. Project 48 -Survey of National information resourcesand services in the member states of the OECS andreview of plans for development - responsible - Ms.Sandra John, Network Manager, OECS InformationNetwork (INFONET)(in progress)
4. Project 306 - A.P.L.A. Advanced Course LibraryPersonnel Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles -responsible - Victor Mathilda, Antillan Public LibraryAssociation (APLA) (in progress)5. Project 313 - Regional meeting for specialists inlibrary services in rural and semi-urban areas -responsible - Martha Fernandez de López and AnahíBaylón, Biblioteca Nacional de Perú. EduardoVillanueva Mancilla, repr. IFLA/LAC (to be publishedby ALP)
6. Project 316 - INFOBILA (continuation of Project 27- Latin American Information and Librarianship.Prestudy) - responsible - EIsa M. Ramirez Leyva,Directora cum (in progress) (see Mexico).
7. Project 318 - Feasibility study on the rescue ofdocuments aboutlby ethnic groups in Central America -responsible - Alice Miranda, Vicedecana, Facultad deFilosofía y Letras cum (in progress)
8. Project 320 -Latin American Seminar on library,reading and street-children - responsible Lic. MariaTrinidad Román, Centro Universitário deInvestigaciones Bibliotecológicas, UNAM. (Final reportreceived November/96 and available in the
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Clearinghouse)Projects under consideration
Project 321 - Establishing ofWanchaq Municipality Pub-lic Library - responsible Oscar Valiente Castillo,Municipalidad Distrital de Wanchaq-Cusco
Project 322 - Feasibility study for one schoollibrary in-formation service expansion - responsible - E.L.González and AL. Casanova, Escuela No.1 "NicolásAvellaneda" .IFLAlSECTION OF ART LIBRARIES
The "Multi lingual Glossary for Art Librarians", 2ndrevised and enlarged edition, edited by the Sectionof Art Libraries, in English with indexes in Dutch,French, Germany, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, hasbeen published as IFLA Publications No. 75. Therevision was undertaken on the basis that there arenumerous specialized glossaries which cover suchfields as art history. The Glossary attempts to bringtogether the vocabularies of the bibliographer, archi-vist, antiquarian and curator, as well as the vocabu-lary of the librarian. Definition of terms used are in-cluded, as is an indication of the gender. In the 10years since the first edition, new terms have appearedrelated to current practices and developments, e.g.,optical disks, e-mail, etc., and theses also appear inthe publication. AIso included is a bibliography ofsources consulted, and separate mono lingual indexesfor each language, referring back to the number ofthe English language terms in the main body of thework. The Section expects to extend the languagecoverage and its hoped that future editions will addJapanese, Russian and Portuguese. In addition tohard copy, the Section is exploring the possibility oflaunching the Glossary on IFLANET. The publica-tion is available from K.G. Saur Verlag, Postfach701620, D-81316 Munich, Germany for DEM 98.00(lFLA Members DEM 75.30).(lFLA Journal Vo1.22(l996), No.3)
IFLAlSECTION OFUNIVERSITYLffiRARIESAND OTHER GENERALRESEARCHLffiRARIES
International Guidelines for PerformanceMeasurement
"Measuring Quality: International Guidelines forPerformance Measurement in Academic Libraries" has
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been issued as No. 76 in the series, IFLA Publications.The guidelines were compiled and edited for theSection of University Libraries and other GeneralResearch Libraries by Roswitha Poll and Peter teBoekhorst in collaboration with Ramon Abad Hiraldo,Aaese Lindahl, Rolf Schuursma, Gwenda Thomas andJohn Willemse, the working Group of the Section. Theguidelines: 1) concentrate on academic libraries; 2)include primarily indicators that are applicable in allcountries .(Developing leaflet describing the scheme is availablefrom the UAP Office).
The Section on the Internet
A new medium will be available for communicationbetween members of the Section from 15 September1996: ao E-maillist.If you wish to use it to receive and send informationand communications about the Section, please send anE-mail message to:
[email protected] no subject in the messagesubscribe IFLAUGRL <your Name> <your organiza-tion>The list will be linked to IFLANET
IFLA /Section on Document Deliveryand Interlending
IFLA Launches Project for Interlibrary Lend-ing and Document Delivery in DevelopingCountries
The IFLA Section on Document Delivery andInterlending has just launched a trial project forinterlibrary lending and document delivery indeveloping countries. Its broad aim is to findmethods for document delivery to developingcountries and to improve the general access to andflow of information. Specifically, three main taskshave been identified:
. to establish e1ectronic network links with a regional andglobal approach to improve the universal availability ofpublications and information;
. to improve the competence of library personnel in han-
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dling interlibrary loans and document de1ivery systems(regional, national, global);
. to support negotiations with main document centers/libraries to attain favorable bulk treaties.
Trial projects will be started in 1996 in some Englishspeaking universities in Africa and, if these are successful,similar systems will be introduced in other parts of theworld.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Protocol Resources
IFLANET, the electronic service of IFLA, has a newWWW page for Interlibrary Loan (ILL) ProtocolResources:URL: http://www.nlccbnc.ca/ifla/ll/ill.prot.htm
This page includes information on. where to purchase the ISO ILL protocol documents. Amendment !: support for electronic document delivery. defect reports. ASN, 1 for protocol APDUs. profiles. articles, tutoriais, overheads, etc.If you have any suggestions, comments or items thatyou would like to see added to this collection, pleasesend a message [email protected]
IFLANET WWW: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/
IFLA UAP
1\vinning libraries
The Library Twinning Project, funded byUNES CO, has been slow to get started, but weshould be able to begin to develop the databasein the next three months. The aim the project isto establish a focal point to which all librariescan turn when seeking partners for a twinningarrangement. The database will hold informationrelating to each library's specific areas of interestsuch as staff exchange, exchange of material,training and specific expertise, as well as basicinformation .
One key element of library twinning is that alllibraries should give to the partnership as well asseek benefits from it. Details about the project, andinformation on how to register will be published in
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due course.(IFLA Section on Document Delivery and Interlending,Newsletter, July, 1996)
Guide to Centers of International DoeumentDelivery
Questionnaires have been sent to request informationneeded to produce the Guide to Centers ofInternational Document Delivery. The Guidelinesinclude commercial document suppliers as welI aslibraries. The response from libraries, even after afolIow-up letter, has been poor. At present the UAPdo not have sufficient new information to publish thevolume. If you have received a questionnaire, pleasefiH it in and return it so that a current description ofdocument delivery in your country and your librarycan be included. Please contact UAP if you have notreceived a questionnaire.(UAP Newsletter (April 1996))
The IFLA Voueher Seheme
The IFLA Voucher Scheme is a new paymentsystem for international interlibrary transactions.It is based on a reusable plastic voucher whichrepresents a standard payment for one transaction.Libraries purchase a supply of vouchers from theUAP Office. One voucher is attached to the requestform each time the library requests an item fromanother country. The supplying library accepts thevoucher as payment for the transaction, and retainsit to be used for another transaction at a later date.Libraries which supply more items than theyrequest can redeem their excess vouchers with theUAP Office. Vouchers have unlimited validity andcan be used any number of times. A leafletdescribing the scheme is available from the UAPOffice (c/o Sara Gould, UAP Core ProgrammeOffice, British library, Boston Spa, Wetherby, WestYorkshire, LS23, 7BQ, UK), in English, French orGerman. More than 100 libraries from 25 countriesare participating in the IFLA Voucher Scheme.
An up-to-date list of participants can be viewed on theWWW of http://www.nlc-bnc/ifla/vi/2/pllpartcpnt.htm.
From time to time the list is included on the IFLA-Ldiscussion listoTo subscribe to the list, send a message [email protected].
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The message should read: subscribe ifla-1<your firstname><your last name>.(IFLA Journal, Vo1.22(l996), nO.3)
Worldwide Direetory ofUnion Catalogues
The IFLA Sections for Serial Publications, DocumentDelivery and Interlending, and Bibliography, and theIFLA UAP Core Programme, together with the ISSNand ISBN International Centers are compiling aWorldwide Directory of Union Catalogues. TheDirectory willlist alI current national and internationalunion catalogues for both seriaIs and monographs .. Itwill be published electronicalIy, through IFLANET andother sources.
Data is being collected by questionnaires, which haverecent1y been sent to the National Library or equivalentin every country of the world. However, many unioncatalogues are not compiled by the national libraries. Ifyou are responsible for a national union catalogue onany subject, we would like to hear from you. If youwould like your union catalogue to be included in theDirectory and have not yet received a questionnaire,please contact:
Sara Gould, IFLA Office for UAP and InternationalLending, c/o The British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby,West Yorkshire, UKFax: 44 1937 546254;E-mail: [email protected])(UAP Newsletter (April 1996))
MURIEL
The MURIEL (Multimedia Education System forLibrarians Introducing Remote Interacti veProcessing of Electronic Documents) Project ishalf way through its lifetime. Various reports andspecifications have been produced for theEuropean Commission and a prototype system hasbeen produced. This enable courseware aboutlibrarianship to be inserted into the system andthe use of ISDN (lntegrated Services DigitalNetwork) means that different authors on remotesites can work on the same documentsimultaneously. During 1996 much more contentwilI be added to the MURIEL system, which willthen be tested in international field trials.Information about the project will be disseminatedat conferences and in journal articles.(UAO Newsletter (April 1996))
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IFLAI SECTION ON LIBRARYBUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENTS
Seminar
A seminar will be held under the auspices of the IFLASection on Library Buildings and Equipment at the CityLibrary in The Hague, Netherlands, from 24-30 August1997. Its theme will be "Intelligent Buildings".
Several libraries will be visited as part of the Seminar,including the University Library in Tilburg, The CentralLibrary of The Hague and optional visits will also be ar-ranged.
Enrollment fee: NLG 500 (approximately USD 300).Accommodation will be in the NOVOTEL hotel in TheHague and will cost NLG 190 (approximately USD 115)per night for a single room.The number of participants is limited to 50 persons.
For more information contact:Mr. Wim Renes, Dienst Openbare Biblioteheek Den Haag,Postbus 12653, 2500 DP Den Haag, The Netherlands.
IFLAlSECTION OF CHILDLmRARIES
Seminar on Education for Children and YouthLibrary Services
This Pre-Conference Seminar will take place inHamburg, August 26-28 1997, immediately precedingthe IFLA '97 Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The focus will be on professional education, supporttraining, and continuing education to meet the changingneeds of children and youth in society/community/world.Speakers will address the issues, trends and status ofeducation for children and youth librarianship in bothdeveloped and developing countries. The audience willconsist of educators, practitioners in public and schoollibraries, trainers, library administrators, and policymakers.
Persons interested in attending should contact:
Barbara Immroth, Graduate School of Library and In-formation Science, University of Texas, USA.Fax: 1 5124713971
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E-mail: [email protected]
Please contact as soon as possible. Final registration date:1 March 1997.
NEWS IFLA AFFILIATES ANDMEMBERS IN THE REGION
ARGENTINA
Research, the Libraries and the Book in OneHundred Years ofthe Philosophy and LiteratureCourse of the University of Buenos Aires.
This research was carried out by the LibrarianshipResearch Center, directed by Stella Maris Femandez andher staff: Ethel Bordoli (History Professor), Josefa E.Sabor and Stella Maris Femández, both History andLiterature professors and librarians, and for the librariansMaria Elena Davasse and Maria Rosa Mostaccio. Theresearch as well as its publication was subsidized by theUniversity of Buenos Aires' Secretary for Science andTechnology.
The work was conceived as a contribution to the 100thanniversary of the Course and the important role theinstitution played in the development of the researchand of the countries' culture. It presents a documentedhistory on the library origin and evolution, on theprofessional development of the librarian, on theemergence of the institutions, specially theLibrarianship Research Center (CIB). The re-compilation represents almost 4 years of research, ofwidely scattered documentation.(News sent by Professor Stella Maris Fernandez,
CUIB, FFL, UBA)
The University of Buenos Aires Course inPhilosophy and Literature Creates a Section forStudy and Discipline Interchange on the Historyof Comic Book Stories.
The section mentioned was created in the LibrarianshipResearch Center. The participation "in situ" and indistance is foreseen. The integration of specialists andinterested people from Latin American countries isexpected.
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Coordination: Osvaldo Viola (Oswal) - author of comicbook stories; Carlos A. Córdoba - librarian andinvestigator.University professors,journalists, plastic artists, historians,archeologists, specialized booksellers, and cornic bookartists will participate in the meetings in Buenos Aires.
XXX National Meeting ofLibrarians - 1997
The meeting will be held April 14 - 18 1997, during theInternational Forum of Book Professionals and the 23rdInternational Book Fair of Buenos Aires.
For informationABGRAAV. Comentes 1642 10. piso, 20. cuerpo,Of. 22 - 1042 - Buenos Aires - ArgentinaPhone. 541 3848095Fax 541 3824821
BRAZIL
Lighthouses of Knowledge
A new reference source has emerged in Curitiba, Paraná,Brazil. Conceptualized by Mayor Rafael Greca deMacedo, the construction of the lighthouses in brightcolors represents a mix of library and safety post. Inform and in content - a referential collection of 5000books - takes us back to Antiquity: the Library and theAlexandria Lighthouse, in ancient Egypt. When unitingthe concept of the lighthouse's light to the knowledgekept in the Alexandria Library, the Municipal Mayor ofCuritiba defined, in a metaphor, one of the priorities ofhis adrninistration: the education as a safety and socialequality factor.
The first of 50 Lighthouse of Knowledge was inauguratedin November 19th 1994. The Lighthouse of Knowledge"Machado de Assis", in honor of the Brazilian Academyof Literature patron, one of the greatest writers of thePortuguese language. A modular construction of ametallic structure, it is 17 meters high and has 98 squaremeters of guardhouse area; the red, yellow andblueconstruction can be seen from far away. At night,the Lighthouse of Knowledge contributes to the safetyof the neighborhood by releasing light signals.
Coordinated by the Municipal Education Secretary, thelighthouses have a collection of technical-didactic books,as well as literature ranging from the universal classics tothe great infant-juvenile authors, national or foreign.The choice of the collection was based on the City Hall
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educational program and on the preferences of adultsand children. The books are in easy access stands, onground levei, where a clerk aids the public - students andpeople of the community.
The ground leveI has a information desk, with capacityfor six people. The mezzanine reading room has 3desks and is able to serve 18 people. The lighthousesare being built in areas near municipal schools - there are122 in Curitiba - or in public area.
There is also a City Lighthouse which is different fromthe others by owning a smaller collection of books (700titles), a collection of videotapes with 400 titles and amultimedia sector with 80 CD-ROM titles. It has ageoprocessing application in order to localize urbanequipment in Curitiba, providing access to the data andphotographs of the equipment; 8 computers with accessto Internet and an Information Kiosk (INFO CURITIBA).In its archives there is information of the urbanphenomenon in the world and its development in relationto the environment x citizenship.
Books for School
The Ministry of Education will set up libraries in 20thousand schools throughout the country. Each SchoolLibrary will have a 300 volume collection in literatureand didactic books. The list of books will be made by acommission of personalities chosen directly by theMinistry of Education.(Jornal do Brasil, Informe JB, 20/10/1996)
18th Brazilian Congress ofLibrarianship andDocumentation - July 20 - 25, 1997
The Congress will be held in the historical city of SãoLuiz do Maranhão and will have as a central theme "ThePanorama of Librarianship in the context of theGlobalization of Information". As sub-themes:the globalization of information and its socialconsequences;communication and information technology;job market and professional development;class organization as a form of political intervention.
The Congress will be a unique opportunity for the infor-mation professionals to debate the impact of technologi-cal innovations on their profession, as well as the factorsfor the production and the supply of information in thecountry.The deadline for receipt of proposals papers will be
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February 15th 1997.
Registration will cost:for members of associations and syndicates of this area
- until Jan./97 $150; from Feb. to APR./97 $200;from May to July/97 $250; (in this category thepayment can be provided in 5 checks of $50)
non associates, foreigners, and other professionals - untilJan/97 $180; from Feb. to APR/97 $230; from Mayto July/97 $280
students - until Jan/97 $75; from Feb. to APR/97 $100;from May to July/97 $125; (in this category paymentscan be done with two checks of $62.50)
For more information and to obtain the criteria for pre-sentation of works, please contact:General Secretary of the XVIII CBDDUniversidade Federal do Maranhão - Biblioteca CentralAvenida dos Portugueses s/nCampus Universitário do BacangaPhone. 098 2178163ZIP 65085-580 .São Luiz, MABrazil
University ofSão Paulo
The USP Integrated System of Libraries - SIBilUSP -released the publication "Statistics in USP Libraries:procedures for gathering of data and development ofreports", from the Series SIBi Procedure Manual N.12. Prepared by a group of librarians from USP, thework was tested by the libraries of the System, during apilot phase. Adjustments were made in order to create amodel for gathering of data related to services renderedto the publico The publication is available for sale in theTechnical Dept. of SIBilUSPAddress: Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, travoJ, 374 - 10.andarCidade Universitária05508-900 - São Paulo, SP - Brazi1Phone. 55-11-8184194Fax: 55-11-8152142E-mail: [email protected]://www.usp.br/sibi/sibi.htm1
Preservation ofPhotographs - Center for Photo-graph Preservation and Conservation
The center was created in 1985, through an agreementsigned between FUNARTE and the National FoundationPro-Memória, national institution then responsible forthe preservation and conservation of the Brazilian
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Cultural Patrimony, to improve the alarming conditionsof conservation of photographs, historical as well ascontemporary, in the various regions of Brazil. Locatedwithin FUNARTE (National Foundation for Art, fromthe Ministry of Culture) the National Program forPhotography Preservation and Research was conceivedto act in a decentralized manner. It was then suggestedthe creation of a central organism, or better, a NationalCenter for Photograph Preservation, as well as regionalcenters and local centers or mini-centers. TheConservation Center will incentive, support and supervisethe regional work units and mini-centers, as well asdevelop activities that need specialized labor. This meansthat activities of such technical character couldn't be takenby the regions immediately (as the research ofconservation/restoring techniques or the improvement oftechnology related to photographic material used inBrazil).
The Center provides the development of specialized labor(conservators/restorers, filing clerks, photographers,researchers, etc.) and the diffusion of information andreferences produced by the prospecting and researchworks developed by the mini-centers throughout thecountry, as well as their own works.
During its phase of implantation, it was supported bynational and intemational financing agents with the im-portance of OEA and UNESCO.Address: Rua Monte Alegre, 25520240-190 Sta. Tereza, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - BrazilTel.: 55 21 2976116 Fax.: 55 21 2425429E-mail: [email protected]
Round Table on the Preservation of PhotographCollections of the XIX Century
Organized by the International Center IFLA/PAC(National Library ofFrance), Regional Center IFLA/PACfor Latin America and the Caribbean (National Libraryof Venezuela), Brazilian National Library Foundationand Regional Office IFLA/LAC and sponsored byUNESCO, a Round Table was held in the BrazilianNational Library Foundation in Rio de Janeiro Nov. 27-29, 1996. Participants included: Chilean National HistoricMuseum, National Library of Cuba, National Library ofPeru, Brazilian National Library Foundation, NationalLibrary of Venezuela, and other Brazilian institutions.
The general objective was to establish a base for therecovery of the XIX century photographic collections, soimportant for our history. This event is part of the projectof recovery of photographic collections proposed by the
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PAC/IFLA program, which begun when aquestionnaire was sent asking about existent archives.This meeting with some few photograph collectioncustodians is the second step within this project. Inthe future a seminar will be organized with theassistance of photograph conservation specializedprofessionals to update knowledge on the issue. Thisproject begins in Latin America and the Caribbean, asa basis for the rest of the world.During the meeting the following publications werereleased and distributed: "Manual para Indexação deDocumentos Fotográficos", preliminary version, 2 ed.;"Manual para Catalogação de Documentos Fotográficos",preliminary version, 2 ed. The participants visited thePhotograph Conservation and Preservation Center(FUNARTE), the National Archive and the National Li-brary. The results of the Round Table will be pub-lished in the next Newsletter.
14th International Book Biannual and RoundTable: "Publie and University Libraries in LatinAmeriea"
The Round Table was held August 14th, 1996 at theExpo Center Norte in São Paulo. It was sponsored bythe Municipal Secretary for Culture of São Paulo.
The general panorama on the situation of public anduniversity libraries in Latin America was discussed, withemphasis on the cultural projects , the governmentinvestments in both of the sectors and the introductionof new technology for use and search for informationbetween the countries involved.
Two panels were held: "The Context of PublicLibraries in the Latin American Countries" and "TheContext of University Libraries in Latin AmericanCountries". The first coordinated by Prof. WaldomiroVergueiro, from USP, has as speakers Mrs. ClaraBudnick, Coordinator of the National Library Systemof Chile, Mrs. Nora Estela Luaces, Coordinator ofthe Berhal Argentina Public Library and CulturalComplex and Mrs. Virgínia Betancourt Valverde,General Director of the National Library ofVenezuela. The second , coordinated by Prof. NeusaDias Macedo, from USP, had as speakers Pro f.Regina Célia Baptista Beluzzo, from UNESP andUSP, Prof. Amélia Silveira, from the University ofSanta Catarina and Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez Pereyra,Director of the University Torcuato Di Tella Library,Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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6th Meeting ofthe National System ofPublieLibraries.
This meeting, promoted by the National LibraryFoundation, was held October 14-16 in Rio deJaneiro. Created in 1992, the National Systemof Public Libraries searches since then, althoughfinding great difficulties, to implement an effectivesystemic process through the articulation of itsorganizational units: the National Coordination,the State Systems and the municipal publiclibraries.
The meeting was organized to address three basic ques-tions:where are they?where do they wish to go?how will they get there?
The answers to these questions provide direction forbeginning a process of joint planning with theobjective of elaborating a Strategic Development Planfor SNBP.
The official opening of the Meeting was made by Dr.Otaviano De Fiore, Secretary for Cultural Policy forthe Ministry of Culture and was present Dr. EduardoPortela, President of the National Library Foundation,Mrs. Elizabet Maria Ramos de Carvalho, IFLA/LACRegional Office Manager, Mrs. Giselda BrasilAronovich, Coordinator of the National System forPublic Libraries, Mrs. Selma Sodré, President ofFEBAB and Mrs. Maria Conceição da Gama Santos,Coordinator of the Bahia State Public Library Systemand President of the FEBAB Public Library Commis-sion.
Seminar: "Reading as a Cultural and SocialDevelopment Factor" .
This Seminar was held June 12/13, 1996 at theBahia Convention Center. It was sponsored bythe Secretary of Culture and Tourism of Bahiaand organized by the Public Library Directorateof Bahia. The seminar was an integrated part ofthe parallel activities program of the I Interna-tional Book Fair held in Salvador and had asspeakers selected personalities from Bahia andother states of Brazil. The IFLA/LAC RegionalOffice Manager gave a speech on "Reading andDevelopment - Panorama of the Latin AmericanLibraries" .
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CHILE
EIDISIS Magazine Invitation
The EIDISIS Magazine Editing Committee, aColégio de Bibliotecários do Chile publication,released an invÍtation to alI professionals interestedin sending technical articles. The criteria forpublication are as follows:alI works must be unpublished, hand-typed or
prepared by word processor and presentedelectronically or in print.
sending a work implies that the author accepts therules for publishing.
the magazine makes no commitment to publishworks received and it is the editing committee'sauthority to decide in which number will thearticle be published.
the works can be written in Spanish, Portuguese orEnglish.
For more information, contact:
Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile, A.G.Diagonal Paraguay 383, Torre 11, Depto. 122Santiago, ChileCasilla 3741Phone./Fax. 00 56 2 2225652E-mail: [email protected]
CUBA
The National Library of Cuba CD-ROMProject
The Biblioteca Nacional José Martí of Cuba is offeringits first information product in CD-ROM as a start of aproject titled ColIection of Cuban Bibliographicinformation in CD-ROM. It is a compilation of the mostrepresentative Cuban works published during the 18th,19th, and 20th centuries.
The information from the 18th and 19th centuries revealsthe origins of the Cuban nationality, the work of thefounders of the Cuban national identity as it appears inbooks and periodicals of that epoch.
The information referring to the 20th century is a selectionof the books and periodicals which constitute the landmarkof the historical and cultural continuity of Cuban thoughtup to the present day.
Some of the documents will appear with digitized
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illustrations on the front pages and photographs of themost relevant personalities of Cuban history, science andculture. It will also contain bio-bibliographic data of morethan 60 outstanding Cuban intellectuals.
The CD-ROM will provide, as an additional option, totraveI through the halls and galleries of the National Libraryso that the user rnight be familiar with the products andservices available on its premises. The entire CD-ROMwill have about 3000 entries, each one with an abstract,both in Spanish and English, with enough information sothe user may have an evaluation of the work recordedand a brief notice of its content and may use it as animportant tool for research.
For more information please contactMrs. Marta Terry Gonzalez, Director, Biblioteca
Nacional Jose Martí,Ave. Independencia y 20 de Mayo, Plaza de laRevolución, Apdo. Postal 6881, Havana, Cuba;Fax: 537 816224/335938:E-mail: [email protected].(IFLA Joumal, VoI.22(l996), No.3)
Library '96/ I ASCUBI Congress
From November 4-8 a meeting for professionals washeld at the José Marti National Library in Havana, Cubaunder the general theme "Public Libraries in theThresholds of the Century XXI". Representatives fromArgentina, Brazil, Colombia, United States, Iran, Mexico,Paraguay and Peru shared experiences with Cubanlibrarian participants which represented the public librariesof Cuba.
The event began with the ASCUBI Congress where theAssociation's new statutes were debated and approvedfor a four year termo Likewise was the National CouncilAssociation renewed and ratified for a new period, asPresident, Marta Terry and Vice-President MiriamMartinez. (News sent by Myriam Martinez - Cuba).
JAMAICA
Jamaica Library Services (JLS)
The Jamaica Library Services (JLS) is a nationalsystem of public libraries that provides many servicesall around the country. Among the services are thefollowing:. a school service for 917 elementary and high schoolssupported by the govemment;. a network of libraries for communities and branches;
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. a bus-library service for rural communities;
. special services for institutions like hospitaIs, prisonsand youth centers;. a free postal service for the inhabitants of far areas.
Two experimental services are being developed: one ofaudiocassettes for the blinds in two communities and acommunity information service .
The majority of the libraries have cultural animationand recreation programs for adults and children withemphasis on the activities for the youth.
The JLS is particularly interested in learning from otherlibraries about their activities for children and young-sters. Information about similar programs is welcome.(UNAL Info, NO.lI, Feb.1996)
MEXICO
The XXVII Mexican Forum in Librarianship
The Forum was held from April29th to May 1st, 1996 inthe city of Oaxaca. The opening ceremony included therecognition as AMBAC honorary associate of professorGuadalupe Carrión Rodriguez, for her outstanding workin the field of librarianship and for the Association.
The event included an exposition "40 Years of ABMAC".It presented photos of ex-presidents and different mo-ments in the life of ABMAC.
Professor Rosa Maria Femández de Zamora providedthe photographic material from her recent book "LaAssociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios, A.c.: Notas parasu historia", presented in the evento(News from AMBAC, April-June 1996, N.108)
Visit of IFLA Personnel to Mexico
During May 96, Birgitta Bergdahl, representative forthe IFLN ALP was in Mexico to participate in the XXVIIMexican Forum in Librarianship, held in Oaxaca andorganized by the Mexican Librarians Association. Shepresented a work titled "Past and Present: the IFLA/ALP in Latin America".
In Mexico City, Birgitta Bergdahl visited the UNAM Uni-versity Center for Librarianship Research, where she re-viewed the development and progress of the database"Latin American Information and Librarianship,INFOBILA" (Project 316 of IFLNALP), which pro-motes access to Latin American production on Librari-
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anship and Information Sciences .Winston Roberts, Coordinator of Professional Activitiesof the Association, was in visit to Mexico May 9-13.Hewas interested in learning about the professional librarianpractice and development in Mexico, as well as interchang-ing experiences and promoting several IFLA activities.
He visited several academic centers and institutions:UNAM University Library Research Center andGeneral Library Direction, the Mexico College Library,the National Library and the National Direction ofPublic Libraries of the National Council for Cultureand Arts. He had meetings with the President of theMexican Association of Librarians, National LibrarianCollege and the National Association of AgricultureLibrarians.(News from ABMAC April-June 1996 N 108)
Second Meeting of the Regional Network ofCooperation Project - INFOBILA (ProjectALP316)
Organized by the Librarianship Research UniversityCenter of Autonomous National University of Mexicothe "2nd INFOBILA Regional Cooperation NetworkMeeting" was held December 4-8, 1995.The project was begun in 1985 by CUIBIUNAM. LatinAmerican Information and Librarianship, INFOBILA(IFLNALP project 316), is a database which includes aconsiderable amount of Latin-American editorial produc-tion on librarianship and information sciences, havingpresently a total of 6551 records.
Representatives from institutions in Argentina, Brazil,Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico,Venezuela, as well as OEA were present. Participantsexpressed their experiences on production, control, andspreading of databases on librarianship literatureproduced in their respective countries.
The "1st Meeting on Present and Future of INFOBILA"was also held in Mexico and organized by CUIB, withsponsorship of the IFLN ALP. In this 2nd meeting it wasdiscussed and accepted in a general sense somedocuments on the cooperation and general interchangederived from the 1st meeting: on behalf of CUIB,"Manual de políticas para la descripción bibliográfica","Vocabulário Controlado en Bibliotecología y Ciencia dela Información" and "Registros de INFOBILA sobrecada uno de los países cooperantes"; and on behalf ofthe Javerian PontificaI University of Colombia, the"Tesauro sobre Ciencia de la Información".
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ARCH Database and IFLA Conferences
One of the databases which is being developed in theUNAM University Library Research Center is related to"gray literature", which normally includes non-commercial documents which may not have completebibliographic data to identify them. These documentsfulfill a very important function of information: theyserve as a resource to satisfy specific needs of the publico
This database colIection (ARCH) - which can be retrievedby author, title, theme, type of document anel/or institution- is formed by articles of periodicals, leaflets, workdocuments and presented lectures, from 1976 to 1995,in the IFLA Conferences; such lectures represent 778registers of the 1233 which belong to ARCH.
During 1996 alI IFLA records will be separated fromARCH in order to búild a separated database fordocuments which are in monographic colIections as welIas periodical publications.
The First Electronic Library in Latin America
In Colima, a smalI city of western Mexico, a modemuni versity complex for information services wasinaugurated June Pl, 1995. It is directed towardsstudents, instructors, and local researchers' attention,as welI as inquiries from throughout Latin America.This library has as a fundamental purpose the supply of"on-line" documental and referential information, usingcomputers within libraries or in other institutions of thecountry or worldwide. This implied in the use ofimportant computer and telecommunication equipment,as welI as a 300 drives CD-ROM server and a serverwith large memory and store capacity. The building wascabled is such manner that it is possible to transmit dataat an acceptable speed, since it will deal with a greatnumber of images in magnetic and opt-magnetic medium,as welI as connections with Internet for alI equipment.(International Preservation News, additional supplement
in Spanish for edition n. 12, June 1996).
Latin-American Meeting on the Library, Read-ing and Street Children (ALP Project 320)
The Librarianship Research Center of the AutonomousUniversity of Mexico organized on June 24-28, 1996, aLatin-American Meeting on the Library, Reading andStreet Children.The meeting explored possiblee links between the library,the book and street children. The participants werelibrarians and street educators, however psychologists,
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sociologists, social workers, pedagogues and otherprofessionals were also present.
More than 30 presentations were made. The programincluded a reading workshop, a workshop to discussmeeting proposals and 4 projects for cooperation. Themeeting was closed with the presentation of a play by a"street theater" group.
The participants carne from the folIowing countries:Argentina 1; Bolivia 2: Brasil 1; Colombia 1; Chile 2;Equator 1; Guatemala 1; Honduras 1; Mexico 19; Nica-ragua 1; Republic Dominican 1; Venezuela 1.
The meeting was made possible thanks to the IFLA,OEA and the University of Mexico sponsorship.
Planning, coordination and organization of the meetingwere on account of Lic. Maria Trinidad Roman.
(News sent by Mtra. EIsa M. Ramirez Leyva,Universidad Autonoma de Mexico - CUIB).
Scholarships Program Sponsored by NCLIS
The Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM),through the University Librarianship Research Center(CUIB), will sponsor a Scholarship Program to beginduring the frrst three months of 1997.
The CUIB is presently preparing the prograrn and invit-ing the different Spanish speaking countries of LatinAmerica and the Caribbean to present candidates. It isexpected that the Program will continue during 1997,when hosting institutions will incorporate themselves toCaribbean countries in order to attend English speakingprofessionals.
PERUPortable Libraries
The main goal of a librarian is to offer reading materiaIs,but libraries in Latin America are scarce.We cannot waituntil we have enough buildings to house libraries. Wemust respond with imagination to the need of thepopulation for books.
The Centro de Documentación e Información deLiteratura Infantil, CEDILIJ (Children's LiteratureDocumentation and Information Center), mBY-PERÚ,created portable libraries as a suitable alternative. Theselibraries have colIections for children that are offered toseveral types of institutions.
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That is how, depending on the environment and type ofinstitution, small collections of about 30 titles are pre-pared and distributed. These titles are changed monthly.
The portable shelves come in different models, such aswooden pieces of luggage, plastic bags, or pieces of clothor plastic to be put on the wall to hang the books, thusdisplaying them in an attractive manner.
This system is allowing us to support the reading pro-moters that do not have a local room or a library. CEDILIJtrusts that these portable libraries will be the seed thatwill motivate the leaders of neighbor committees to buildlibraries in their communities.
URUGUAY
The Creation of a Southern Cone AssociationofLibrarianship Sehools - ASEBICS (projectALP7)
A Project on the Creation of a Southem Cone Associa-tion of Librarianship Schools (Argentina, Chile, Para-guay, Uruguay) was approved by the IFLA in Novem-ber 1991, and attending what was established in article7.4 of the mentioned document, the representatives ofthe countries above mentioned met at the UniversitySchool of Librarianship in the city of Montevideo, Uru-guay, November 23/24, 1995.
The Southem Cone Association of Librarianship Schools(ASEBICS) was constituted and integrated in the fol-lowing form:President - Director of the University School of Librari-anship, University of the Republic of Uruguay;Vice-President - Director of the Technologic Metropoli-tan University Librarianship School of Santiago, Chile;Secretary - Director of the University of Buenos AiresPhilosophy and Literature Faculty Department ofLibrarianship and Documentation;Treasurer - Acadernic Coordinator for the LibrarianshipSchool of the Poly-technical Facu1ty of the National Uni-versity of Asuncion, Paraguay
The Association statutes were approved and will be takento the direction of the participating university institutions forits definitive approval. The following projects will be de-veloped: CONOS database (format compatible withINFOBILA), CONODOC database, CONOINVE database,Regional Course in the area of Information Sciences.(News sent by Gloria Gasperini, Uruguay)
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VENEZUELA
Project for Attention to Indigenous Communi-ties through Publie Librarian Serviees (ProjeetALP36)
This project, developed with the support of the LatinAmerican and Caribbean Public Library Association(ABIPALC), the National Library of Venezuela, theAmazon State Public Library Network and the IFLA-ALP Program, was created to response to the need toproject, evaluate and systematize specific actions directedto attend information requirements and the quality of lifeimprovement of different population groups, such as theindigenous communities found on the border regions ofVenezuela.
The project pursues the following general objectives :- optirnize in a systematic manner the work performedby librarian services found in indigenous zones, provid-ing the required information on aspects related to hea1th,education, organization, production, commerce, landproperty, law, etc.;
- increase the collections supporting the production ofbilingual material, adequate to the ethnic groups socialreality.
A first pilot center was tried in Kashama, Kari'fia ethniccommunity of the State of Anzoategui in the eastemregion of Venezuela. The lirnited results obtained in thiszone, due to the political conditions of the Kari'fiacommunity forced a relocation of the pilot center to theAmazon State.
A central activity of the project was the evaluation of theAmazon State mobile services, for which Livio Rangel,who exercises the functions of Mobile Library ServicesCoordinator of the State Network, in the National Li-brary, was in charge for.
This professional, with large experience in the issue,moved to the Amazon State during a period of fourmonths, with the intention of giving support to theevaluation and systematization of the experience gatheredin the library services to indigenous communities as wellas the process of creation of a new Mobile-Library service.This included from the first contact with the communitiesuntil the inauguration of each of the stops of the definedroute.
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In what concerns the Boat-Library, the analysis andevaluation generated recommendations on the generalaspects of the services and the redefining of the routesto improve the efficiency and effectiveness of theirconditions.
During the entire process, qualification activities wereperformed simultaneously by the Network personnelresponsible for the mobile services. This qualificationwas, in its majority, given as job training, which providedthe librarians community knowledge and worktechniques, through practical activities while in directcontact with the public to be attended by these services.
GENERAL NEWS OF INTERESTTO THE REGION
Robert Wedgeworth Awarded ICA Medal ofHonor
At its meeting in Ottawa, Canada, on 10-12 Apri11996,the Executive Committee of the ICA resolved, inaccordance with article 9 of the Constitution, to awardRobert Wedgeworth, President of IFLA, the ICAMedal of Ronor in recognition of the eminent serviceshe has rendered in fostering and strengthening worldwidecooperation between library and archive communitiesas well as their respective international professionalorganizations and in supporting cooperative approachesfor solving common professional problems. The medalwas presented to Mr. Wedgeworth by the Presidentof ICA at the opening ceremony of the XIlIthinternational Congress on Archives, which took placeat the Beijing International Convention Center, 2September 1996.
Robert Wedgeworth is current1y Professor of LibraryAdministration and Director of the Library at theUniversity ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. From1972 until 1985 he was Executive Director of theAmerican Library Association and he has been PresidentofIFLA since 1991. Mr. Wedgeworth's special interestsinclude: Information Policy, International andComparative librarianship, International Book Trade,Copyright and Intellectual Property, Management andnew technological applications in libraries, Academicand Research Libraries. Re has published extensivelyon these subjects ..(lFLA Journal, Vo1.22(l996), No.3)
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Mercosul Professional Librarians IntegratedCommission - CffiIM
On April 19th, during the XXX Meeting of Librarians,held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the presidents andrepresentatives of the Librarian Associations ofArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay joint1ydecided to establish the Mercosul Professional LibrariansIntegrated Commission.
This commission will pursue the following objectives:- structure the existent legal statutes and those in processof approval, which search protection for professionalactivities of the member countries.- exchange information related to the activities of theinstitutions which integrate the commission.- strengthen the development of informationprofessionals, searching for the uniformity of theacademic leveIs.
Argentina, through ABGRA, will be the coordinator ofthe Associations of the Mercosul next meeting. TheCommission will organize the activities in workgroupsaccording to the following themes:- Politics Group (legislation) coordinated by Brazil;- Terminology Translation Group, coordinated by Ar-gentina;- Information Group, coordinated by Chile;- Academic Group, made up by the Curricular Studiesand Continuous Education subgroups, coordinated byBrazil- Labor Market Group, coordinated by Brazil.
The participants and representatives in the meetingwere:- Librarian Roberto Servidio, President of the Gradu-ated Librarians Association of the Republic of Argen-tina (ABGRA).- Librarian Zenaide Pantoja, President of theLibrarianship Federal Council of Brazil.- Librarian Sueli Nemen, President of the Paulista As-sociation of Librarians, Brazil.- Librarian Guillermo Toro, Executive Secretary ofthe Librarian College of Chile.- Librarian Maria Luisa Duarte, President GraduatedLibrarians Association of Paraguay.- Librarian Beatriz Latorre, Secretary for the Librar-ians Association of Uruguay.
The agreement must be ratified by each of the Associ-ates when it acquires definite formo
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I Meeting of the CIBIM
The first meeting of the Professional Librarian EntitiesIntegrated Commission of Mercosul (CIBIM), was heldin Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 16-17, organizedby the Regional Council of Librarianship (CRB-7) andby the Federal Council of Librarianship (CFB).
At the meeting were the representatives of Argentina,Roberto Jorge Servidio (President of AGBRA), of Para-guay, Margarita More, of Uruguay, Aurelia Oliveira andof Brazil, Zenai~e Pantoja, Paulo Goyás, MyrthesPessanha, Ligia Paixão, Elizabet de Carvalho (IFLA/LACRegional Office Manager), Jussara Pereira Santos, MariaCristina Pereira, Ivonete Rodrigues da Silva, Edna SitonioPimentel, Marcelo Botero, Yvonne Leal Martins, JoãoCarlos Gomes Ribeiro (FEBAB), Sonia Martins, VeraStetanov, as well as others.
At the opening of the meeting the Presidents of theLibrarianship Federal Council and of the LibrarianshipRegional Council - Rio de Janeiro were present as wellas the President of the National Library Foundation, Dr.Eduardo Portela and the President of the Brazilian As-sociation of Librarianship Schools.
Ligia Paixão, President of the CRB-7, welcomed theparticipants and thanked for their presence. Zen aidePantoja, President of the CFB, spoke of the need forjoint work for the integration of librarians of the Mercosul,promoting for the integration process, having asobjectives professional quality and full employment ofthe labor force of the Southem Cone. She also mentionedthe need to give value to the professionallibrarian of theMercosul. Elizabet de Carvalho, IFLA/LAC RegionalOffice Manager, emphasized that only throughjoint actionwill we be able to use the term globalization in ourprofession and spoke of the IFLA's interest to participatein the work.
In the first workgroup the representatives of the manycountries presented a panorama on the situation of theircountries and in the other sessions the CIBIM statuteswere exhaustively discussed.
Gothenburg Book Fair and Library '96, Swe-den, October 24-27,1996.
An impressive show of books and Swedish forms ofinformation was held in the Swedish Exposition Centerin Gothenburg. Numerous seminars on diverse up todate themes followed the exposition, including one dedi-
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cated to the UNESCO manifesto on Public Libraries,entitled "Library, Knowledge, and Democracy".
The opening of the Serninar was made by the Presidentof the Swedish Association of Librarians, T. Lindmalm.The speakers were: Kay Raseroka, President of theAfrica Section of IFLA, Preyanuch Jaariyavidyanoni forThailand, Barbro Thomas for the Cultural Matters Coun-cil of Sweden and Elizabet de Carvalho, IFLA LatinAmerica and Caribbean Regional Office Manager. TheMinister of Education of Sweden, Carl Tham, acted asmoderator of the debate of such interesting theme.
The serninar was organized by the Swedish Associationof Librarians (SAB) and the ALP Program of the IFLA.
SAB held at the same time their annual congress whichended with a dinner where Elizabet de Carvalho andMiriam Martinez were invited as representatives of theregion.
Building Relationships
The Swedish Association of Librarians is interested inbuilding relationships with the Librarian Associations ofLatin America and the Caribbean. The vast experienceof SAB will be of great value for the development of theregion's professional associations.
Address : SABBox 55580-S-102 04StockholmTel.: +46 8 7913035Fax.: +46 8 6782301E-mail: [email protected]
Review of the UNESCO Manifest on thePublic Library.
The third edition of the UNESCO Manifest on the pub-lic library is available. The principIe which consists inestablishing, as a form of manifest, a document summa-rizing the objectives and the essential rnissions of PublicLibraries, was adopted in 1947 at the second session ofthe UNESCO General Conference. The first conceivedfor public disclosure, was translated to a great numberof languages and published as form of prospectus andposters. In 1972, International Year of the Book,UNESCO requested the IFLA Public Library Section toupdate it. The text of the Second edition prepared byIFLA, which is directed principally to the professionals,was accepted by UNESCO and published in its bulletindirected to libraries. Twenty years later, this same IFLA
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Public Library Section decided to insert in its MediumTerm Program for 1992-1997 the updating of a newversion of the documento
The Manifest of 1972 become a reference instrument forthe whole world. Its updating now has become necessaryfor two essential reasons. In first place, as useful as it canbe in the plan of intentions, there is the risk of it seemingarchaic or outdated. The economic context and theevolution of behavior impose that it must be moreaccording to the way things are seen today. In secondplace, the technical envÍronment oflibraries changed muchfaster and more radicalIy since 1972, than from 1947 to1972. It is necessary to consider the rhythm accelerationof technical innovations in the domain of the treatmentand tr:h'lsmission of data and the information technologyrevolution which resulted from it.
This general context explains in a large measure the do-main covered by the new version. Some reflect simplythe recent worries of the profession: functional illiteracy,information technology, permanent education, etc. Theycorrespond also to the needs of precise target groupsgoals: children, handicapped people, prisoners, etc. In awider view, the other domains show that the librarianshave resolved not to be far from essential matters as:strategic and technical choices imposed by the new tech-nological environment and the chalIenge placed by a nec-essary management style due to higher costs of ever morenumerous and diverse material and services, as welI aspersistent rigid budget.The new version emphasizes the principIe that the li-brary is open to alI. The translation of the Manifest inSpanish is available in the IFLA/LAC Regional OfficeClearinghouse. (Partial transcription from UNISISTNewsletter, Vo1.23,no.3, pg.lO-13 - see "Clearinghouse"at the end of this number).
UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day, 23April
A symbolic date for world literature when preeminentauthors such as Shakespeare, Cervantes, the IncaGarcilaso de la Vega, Druon, Laxness, Nabokov,Josep PIa or Manuel Mejia Vallejo were either bomor died, has been chosen by UNESCO's GeneralConference to pay a world homage to books andauthors by encouraging everyone, and in particularyoung people, to discover the pleasure of readingand a renewed respect for the irreplaceablecontributions of those who have furthered the social
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and cultural progress of humanity.The success of this initiative will depend primarilyon the support received from all parties concemedand be mobilized in each country by UNESCO Na-tional Commissions, UNES CO Clubs, AssociatedSchools and Libraries and by all who feel motivatedto work together in this world celebration of booksand authors.(IFLA Joumal,Vo1.22 (1996), NO.2)
International Book Committee: Recommenda-tion on School Libraries
Recognizing the importance of books in schools as wellas for societies and acknowledging the purposes andcontent of the 1992 Charter for the Reader, theIntemational Book Committee meeting in Paris atUNESCO headquarters on 17 October 1995, declaredits support for strong, effective school libraries.
Education and libraries are fundamental to the ability ofthe individual to develop and adapt to change in thisincreasingly information oriented world society. They arealso integral to a democratic world. School libraries arecriticalIy important elements in need of public as welI asprivate support.
Books should be available and accessible wherever andwhenever they are desired and needed. Libraries inschools extend this availability to students, teachers, andtheir communities. School libraries support the readingand leaming processes and they encourage bookdevelopment as well. As we move towards the 21stcentury, school libraries are increasingly vital to theteaching and learning process and for social, personal aswelI as cultural purposes.
In order to achieve the goals efficiently, adequate andappropriate planning, staffing and funding are essential.Although there are examples of quality library servicesin schools in a number of countries, the generalsituation remains problematic in many others.
Therefore, to provi de students, teachers, and theircommunities with wide choices of reading and viewingand with enhanced access to information and ideasconveyed by books and multi media materiaIs, it isstrongly recommended that substantial financiaI andhuman resources necessary for strong, effective schoollibraries be made available and maintained. (IFLAJoumal, Vo1.22(l996),No.2)
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Memory ofthe World: Lost Memory - Librar-ies and Archives Destroyed in the TwentiethCentury
Prepared for UNESCO on behalf of IFLA by Hans vander Hoeven and on behalf of ICA by Joan van Albada,was recently published by UNESCO. The document isan attempt to list major disasters that have destroyed orcaused irreparable damage during this century to librariesand archives, whether written or audiovisual. Thedocument is intended to alert public opinion and sensitizethe professional community and local and nationalauthorities to the disappearance of archival and librarytreasures of inestimable value and to draw attention tothe urgent need to safeguard endangered documentaryheritage all over the world. The title is available free ofcharge from UNESCO PGI, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 ParisCedex 15, France. Please refer to CIl-96IWSIl whenordering.(IFLA Journal, VoI.22(1996), No.3)
IASL on the Internet
The International Association of School Librarianship(lASL) now has a home page on the Internet's WWW.This service has been designed both for members of theAssociation and for other people who are interested inschool library services. The home page leads to a widerange of information about the Association, its activitiesand publications, and also to information on the Internetthat will be useful for people who work in schoollibraries.Visitors can visit the IASL pages at the following URL:http://www.rhi.hi.is/anne/iasl.htmlIFLA Journal,VoI.22(l966), No.2)
The 5th INFOLAC Consultative Meeting -Lima, Peru, October 2-6, 1995.
Participants in the meeting were the 19 "INFOLAC cor-respondents" officially nominated by the 19 memberstates of the Region and the representatives of the fol-lowing organizations : OEA, OPS/OMS, CARICOM,OECO, COMISSÃO EUROPÉIA, MERCOSUR,ALIDE, FID/CLA and ABINIA. They decided to re-structure INFOLAC in order to have a regional programsupervised by the member states with the PGIILAC, asa central coordination tool.
In the new organization, the INFOLAC technicalsecretary will be replaced by an Executive Committeewhith members directly elected from seven countries:Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru and
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Trinidad & Tobago. The PGI Regional Counselor willbe part of the Committee and will aid and coordinatethe work. All the participants in the meeting recognizedINFOLAC as an interesting regional cooperationmechanism in the domain of information as well as theimportance of UNESCO's role in the creation ofconditions for its restructuring and in the strengtheningof its programo (Transcribed from UNISIST Newsletter,Vol. 23, no.3, pg. 19).
UNESCO Server on Internet
The new UNESCO information server, alreadyaccessible through Internet, provides eight fields:UNESCO summary, Events, Programs,Publications, Databases and Computers,Documentation Services, Products and Questions.
The contents of these different fields are the fol-lowing:UNESCO summary - what is UNESCO, how itworks, principIe facts and numbers, UNESCO prize,addresses of the regional offices, regional commis-sions and UNESCO clubs;EVENTS permits consultation of press releases andthe information on conferences and manifestationsin course, such as the 4th World Conference onWomen or the 50th anniversary.PROGRAMS gives information on the differentUNESCO programs. Presently, the information re-lated to the science sector is the most up to dateand presents in a detailed form the MAB, PHI andCOI activities. The "World Heritage" Program isalso well presented. This chapter in fast expansionshould become the most important of the server.PUBLICATIONS has the catalog of publicationsdestined for sale, consulted through the Wais pro-gramo This chapter indicates also the new titlesand a brief description of the main works and pub-lications in series.DATABASES AND PROGRAMS provides the con-tents of the UNESCO databases, a description ofthe CDS/ISIS and IDAMS programs and the accessthrough Wais to the UNESCO document and pub-lication bibliography (52300 entries);DOCUMENTATION SERVICES gives the list ofalI the UNES CO documentation and information ser-vices, in the HQ and outside offices;PRODUCTS gives information on the stamp andcoin programs as welI as the UNESCO coupon.Links were established with alI the other "gophers"
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and "webs" of the United Nations system, as wellas with the main UNESCO partners.http://www. unesco .orggopher. unesco .org(UNISIST Newsletter, VoI. 23, no. 3)
Third Meeting ofLibrarianship, Archives andInformation Sciences Educators and Research-ers from Iberoamerica and the Caribbean.
This Third Meeting was held at the University ofPuertoRico Graduate School of Librarianship and Informa-tion Sciences August 11-17 1996. It served as a fol-low-up of a workshop for the elaboration of a regionalcoordinated plan for the training of information pro-fessionals, held in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) in 1994,sponsored by the UNESCO General Information Pra-gram and the Second Meeting of Librarianship andInformation Sciences Educators and researchers, heldat CUIB, Mexico, in 1995.
The objectives of the Third Meeting were:- provide opportunity for all the educators andresearchers of the Librarianship, Archivist,Documentation and Information Science areas fromIberoamerica and Caribbean to reflect on the situationand perspectives for the information professional inthe present times;-compare plans and study programs;- develop actions to address the problem of graduateand postgraduate professional development, of re-search and of prafessional literature;- create a Iberaamerican and Caribbean Federation togroup the professionals of the area;- boost the subnetwork correspondent to LatinAmerica and Caribbean framed into the UNES COWorld Network of Librarianship Schools Project.
Representatives from the following countriesparticipated: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, CostaRica, Spain, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama,Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.The majority of the representatives were fram schoolsand fram a total of 69, only representatives of threeresearch centers were present: CUIB (Mexico), CIB(Argentina) and Venezuela.
The main result of the meeting was the creation of theIberoamerican and Caribbean Association forLibrarianship Education and Research, InformationSciences, and Archives and Documentation and the
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appointment of an Executive Committee with a tem-porary mandate until October 1997, date in which the4th Meeting will happen, in Maracaibo, Venezuela.The Committee was constituted in the following manner:President - Costa Rica;Vice-Presidence - Escuela Interamericana deBibliotecología, Medellin (Colombia);Voting members : Universidad Carlos lU, Madrid,Espana;Universidad de Puerto Rico;Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Recommendations from the 25th IPA Congress,22-26 April1996.
Leo Voogt, IFLA's Secretary General, representedIFLA at the 25th IPA congress, which celebrated the100th anniversary of the International Publisher'sAssociation. During the closing session of Congress inBarcelona the following recommendation wasunanimously accepted. Since the subject of theresolution directly involves national libraries in theircapacity as depository libraries, the text ofthis resolutionfollows hereafter.
Recommendation
The 25th IPA congress, 22-26 April 1996recognizing that publications in any medium (includingthe digital medium) are a main record of a nation'sscientific and cultural activities and achievements,recognizing that deposit in national libraries is theguarantee of preservation of such activities andachievements, concemed that the aims of. archiving (preserving the national output). bibliographic contraI (describing the national output). and accessing the national output should not prejudicethe legitimate interests of publishers and authorsresolves that publishers should ensure that systems ofdeposit, whether on a mandatory or a voluntary basisrequire1) that deposit of publications, whether on-line oroff-line, should permit access free of charge onlyto single sites in the nationallibrary's own readingrooms in a manner consistent with the aforesaidinterests
2) that any further use of their deposited publicationscan only take place on terms agreed by them.(IFLA Joumal, Vo1.22(l996),No.3)
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IFLA Professional Board Member in Charge ofthe New Internet Journal
Coinciding with the opening of the Intemational WorldWide Web Conference, a new joumal dedicated to theInternet was released in May by MunksgoardInternational Publishers. The journal is calIed "FirstMonday" and its a peer-reviewed, electronic journaldedicated to the Internet, and is available only onthe Internet.
"First Monday" will appear on the first Monday ofeach month. Each issue wilI contain five to six fulI-length articles, plus regular features such as interviewsand reviews.The editorial team of the journal is widelyexperienced in computing, telecommunications, andthe Internet Chief and Managing editor is Edward J.Valauskas, author and editor of several widelyrecognized books on computing and the Internet, anda member of IFLA's Professional Board as welI asChair of the Coordinating Board of IFLA's Divisionfor Special Libraries.The journal is available at http://www.firstmonday.dk.(IFLA journal, Vo1.22(l996), No.3)
LADIG - Latin-American Databases InterestGroup
The electronic list LADIG is working on Internet.•This electronic list was created to proportionate theinformation interchange between those interested inlibraries and Latin-American databases.
Created in 1990, the LADIG is an informal group oflibrarians, information professionals and databaseproducers specialized on Latin America or localizedin any of the countries of the region.
LADIG invites alI the interested to share informationon experiences and activities on this matter. To sub-scribe to the list send a e-mail to the folIowing ad-dress:
[email protected]:subscribe ladig-l FulI nameAny doubts contact:Roma ArelIano <[email protected]>Lourdes Feria <[email protected]>
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A Bike Ride to Attend the 62nd IFLA GeneralConference
Mr. Dong Ming , who works at Sanweishuwu BookShop, Shenyang, Liaoning province, rode a bicyc1e toBeijing at his own expense, from 13 - 21 August toparticipate the 62nd IFLA General Conference. Hepromoted the Conference on his way to Beijing. In orderto expand the influence of the Conference, he prepareda banner and invited librarians to sign it. After hearingabout it, president Robert Wedgeworth asked to meetMr. Dong Ming.
The meeting was at 16:30 August 27. Mr. Wedgeworthtold Mr. Dong that this activity was the first one in thehistory of IFLA, and what he had done was of greatsignificance. He formalIy invited Mr. Dong to attend theclosing ceremony of IFLA, and left words of encourage-ment on the banner. In the end, they had a photo takenas a memento.
School Libraries Around the World
In 1995 the International Associations of SchoolLibraries (lASL) began the publication of a remarkableinternational journal on school libraries. "SchoolLibraries Worldwide" publishes new works fromscholars, such as research reports and literaturereviews. It also publishes other texts of interest to theprofession, such as installation criteria or protectionmaterial developed throughout the world. Anintemational consultative joint works with editor Dr.Dianne Oberg from the University of Alberta inEdmonton, Canada, to assure quality.
"School Libraries Worldwide" is inc1uded so those whowish, can become members of the InternationalAssociation of School Libraries for US$40.00 andavailable separately for US$25.00 (US$70.00 for 3 years).Published semestrally.
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IFLAlLAC NEWSLETIER N. 29 DECEMBER 1996
CALENDARIO INTERNACIONAL / INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR
1997
Abril! April
- 14 ai 18 - XXX Reunión Nacional de Bibliotecarios - 23a. Feria Internacional deI Libro , Buenos Aires, ArgentinaXXX National Librarian Meeting - 23rd International Book Faire, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 21-23 - Conferencia: El papiel de las bibliotecas en el desarrollo economicoCqnference: The Role of Libraries in Economic Development ,Ljubjana, Slovenia
Julio/July
- 20 ai 25 - 18° Congreso Brasileno de Biblioteconomía y Documentación18th Librarianship and Documentation Brazilian Congress
Agosto/Setiembre/ AugustlSeptember
- 24 ai 30 - Seminario de la Sección Edificios y Equipamientos de Biblioteca de IFLA, la Haya, HolandaSeminar of the IFLA Section of Library Buildings and Equipments, The Hague, Netherlands
- 26 ai 28 -Seminario Pre-Conferencia Servicios Bibliotecarios de Educación para Ninos y Jóvenes, Hamburgo,Alemania
Pre-Conference Seminar: Educational Library Services for Children and Young, Hamburg, Germany- 27 ai 29 - Tercera Conferencia Internacional s~bre Educación Profesional Contínua, Copenhague, Dinamarca
Third International Conference on Continuing Professional Education, Copenhagen, Denmark- 31 de Agosto ai 5 de Setiembre - 63a Conferencia General y Consejo de IFLA: Bibliotecas e Información para el
Desarrollo Humano, Copenhague, Dinamarca63rd IFLA. Council and General Conference: Libraries and Information forHuman Development, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Octubre/October
- 13 ai 17 - INFO'97. Información.- Conocimiento- Globalización. Palacio de las Convenciones de La Habana, Cuba.INFO'97. Information- Knowledge.- Globalization. Convention Palace. La Habana. Cuba
1998
Agosto/ August
- 16 ai 21 - 64a Conferencia General de IFLA, Amsterdam, Holanda64th IFLA General Conference. Amsterdam, Holanda.
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2000
- 66a Conferencia General de IFLA, Jerusalem, Israel66th IFLA General Conference, Jerusalem, Israel
2001
- 67a Conferencia General de IFLA, Boston, Estados Unidos67th IFLA General Conference, Boston, Estados Unidos
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