SALALM: An Introduction

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SALALM An Introduction

• Víctor Federico Torres
• Universidad de Puerto Rico
• Orchid Mazurkiewicz
• University of California, Los Angeles

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Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American
Library MaterialsSeminario sobre la Adquisición
de Materiales de Bibliotecas Latinoamericanos
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SALALM

• History
• Organization
• Activities
• Projects

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Origins

• 1956, Florida
• Problems associated with the acquisition of
  materials form Latin America
• Identifying whats been published
• Obtaining materials at each library
• Processing and preservation

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Organizational Structure

• Incorporated in 1968
• Executive Board
• Executive Secretary
• Secretariat

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Membership

• Personal members
• Institutional members

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Commitees

• Membership
• Constitution By-laws
• Finance
• Editorial Board
• Nominations

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Substantive Committees

• Acquisitions
• Access Bibliography
• Library Operations Services
• Interlibrary Cooperation

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Committee Projects

• New serial titles list
• Booksellers directory
• Video database
• Latin American periodical price index
• Brazilian serials for exchange
• José Toribio Medina Award
• Enlace travel awards

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Activities

• Annual conference
• Next conference
• April 16-19 2005, Gainsville, FL

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Publications

• Conference papers
• Bibliography Reference Series
• Special publications
• SALALM newsletter, 1976-

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Awards

• Enlace
• Carlos Delgado, Enlace committee chair
  cdelgado_at_library.berkeley.edu
• Presidential Travel Fellowship
• Pamela Howard-Reguindin, President
  pamelahr_at_loc.gov

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Communication

• Listserv
• Lala-l_at_listserv.uga.edu
• Website
• http//www.salalm.org

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Affiliated Projects

• Latin American Microfilm Project (LAMP)
• Latin Americanist Research Resources Project
• Latin American Periodicals Table of Contents
  (LAPTOC)
• Presidential messages
• Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)