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Este viernes 22 de noviembre se celebra en el Instituto Cervantes Nueva York, la reunión de otoño 2013 de LANE (Latin America North East Libraries Consortium), Asociación de las Bibliotecas del Nordeste de los USA, Consorcio de bibliotecas universitarias, científicas y especializadas que poseen importantes secciones de fondos bibliográficos y audiovisuales de la lengua española.

En el ICNY se reunirán los bibliotecarios de LANE para desarrollar e intercambiar opiniones sobre temas de máxima actualidad que influyen directamente en el trabajo diario de nuestras bibliotecas.

La orden del día prevista será la siguiente:

• Scholarly Communication/ Open Access. From Fall 2012 agenda.
• Iberoamericana Vervuert / Iberbook Sanchez Cuesta non-merger/legal issues — resulting approval plan problems, etc.
• LANE Brazil collecting project update.
• Acquiring books about Latin America not published in Latin America, Spain or the US.
• Grant writing for Area Studies librarians workshop.
• Ventana al Pasado NY State Archive project. From Fall 2012 agenda.
• Información Sistemática database history and current hosting needs.
• Interlibrary loan of videos.

Para más información por favor visitar la página web de LANE.

This Friday November 22nd Instituto Cervantes New York hosts the 2013 Fall meeting of LANE (Latin America North East Libraries Consortium), a group of academic and research libraries in the northeastern United States committed to building and maintaining Latin American studies collections.

The meeting, gathers LANE librarians to discuss and exchange ideas about subjects of utmost interest and current relevance that directly influence our work as librarians. 

The agenda of this meeting will focus on the following subjects:

• Scholarly Communication/ Open Access. From Fall 2012 agenda.
• Iberoamericana Vervuert / Iberbook Sanchez Cuesta non-merger/legal issues — resulting approval plan problems, etc.
• LANE Brazil collecting project update.
• Acquiring books about Latin America not published in Latin America, Spain or the US.
• Grant writing for Area Studies librarians workshop.
• Ventana al Pasado NY State Archive project. From Fall 2012 agenda.
• Información Sistemática database history and current hosting needs.
• Interlibrary loan of videos.

For more information please visit the LANE website.

REFORMA se formó en 1971 afiliada a American Library Association (ALA), con la misión de promover el desarrollo de las colecciones en lengua española y materiales de América Latina; fomentar la contratación de profesionales bibliotecarios bilingües; facilitar el desarrollo de los programas y servicios bibliotecarios necesarios para la comunidad latina; establecer una red de información entre los profesionales que comparten estos objetivos; educar a la población latina de EE.UU en relación con los distintos tipos de servicios bibliotecarios y su disponibilidad; y preservar los centros bibliotecarios existentes que sirven a los intereses de los Latinos.

REFORMA was formed in 1971 as an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), their mission is to promote the development of library collections to include Spanish-language and Latino oriented materials; encourage the recruitment of more bilingual and bicultural library professionals and support staff; facilitate the development of library services and programs that meet the needs of the Latino community; establish a national information and support network among individuals who share their goals; educate the U.S. Latino population in regards to the availability and types of library services; and lobby to preserve existing library resource centers serving the interests of Latinos.