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REDIALRed Europea de Información y

Documentación sobre América Latina

The little European sister of SALALM

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History

• 1988: symposium Los sistemas de Información en Ciencias Sociales y Humanas sobre América Latina en Europa: balance para una cooperación europea

• 1989 constituent meeting of REDIAL• 7 countries• non-profit organization, seat in

Brussels

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Organization

• General meeting of members• Administrative board

– President– General secretary– Treasurer

• Elections every two years• Language Spanish

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Members

• Listed at : http://www.reseau-amerique-latine.fr/redial/redial2/presentation.php?pres=redial&vue=miembros

• 40 institutional members in 11 countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland

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Objectives

• Link between research and scientific information on Latin America in Europe

• Communication platform• Coordinates information• Makes usable information beyond

institutional limits• Creates joint criteria, tools and

working methods

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Products

• Since 1989: efforts to improve the information situation on Latin America in Europe

• First years: mostly conventional products in print (reference books, journal)

• Today: mostly databases and electronic products

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Products: Tesis 1

• Repertorio de Tesis Europeas sobre América Latina 1980-1990

• Content: dissertations from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom

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Products: Tesis 2

• Database of European Thesisses on Latin America

• New: Swedish Thesisses• Regular updates• http://pci204.cindoc.csic.es/

htdocs/cindoc/tesis.htm

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Products: Tesis 3

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Products: Boletin

• 1989-1994: Boletin REDIAL

• Mailing list Puentes para un diálogo. Europa – América Latina with actual information

• Enter the list at: http://www.reseau-amerique-latine.fr/redial/redial2/publicacion.php?pub=puentes

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Products: Homepage

• At : http://www.reseau-amerique-latine.fr/redial/redial2/presentation.php?pres=redial

• Databases:– Postgraduate courses on Latin

America– Researchers– Research centres

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Products: Homepage 2

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Products: Database of European Journals 1

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Products: Database of European Journals 2

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Acquisition

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Possibilities of cooperation between SALALM and

REDIAL• exchange of information on

collections and funds in libraries and documentation centres

• exchange of information on new reference works and databases

• coordination of more expanded projects like micro-filming or digitalization of rare and hidden collections

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Thank you!

Contact: Dr. Ricarda MusserIbero-Amerikanisches Institut PKPotsdamer Str. 37D-10785 BerlinE-mail: musser@iai.spk-berlin.de