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		<title>Chilean Protest Murals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On that same SALALM panel titled “Documenting in Times of Adversity, Survival and Hope” my friend Lynn Shirey presented on a newly acquired collection of slides by photographer Andrés Romero Spethman, documenting Chilean Protest Murals during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). The collection was recently purchased by Harvard and is currently available online [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float:right;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/08/03/chilean-protest-murals/"></a></div><p><a href="http://via.lib.harvard.edu/via/deliver/chunkDisplay?_collection=via&amp;inoID=290226&amp;recordNumber=52&amp;startChunkNum=1&amp;endChunkNum=1&amp;totalChunkCount=1&amp;chunkNumber=1&amp;method=view&amp;image=thumb&amp;offset=0"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-5082" title="chile" src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chile.jpg" alt="" width="289" height="449" /></a>On that same SALALM panel titled “Documenting in Times of Adversity, Survival and Hope” my friend Lynn Shirey presented on a newly acquired collection of slides by photographer Andrés Romero Spethman, documenting <a href="http://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/digital_collections/chile_murals.cfm">Chilean Protest Murals</a> during the dictatorship of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet">Gen. Augusto Pinochet</a> (1973-1990). The collection was recently purchased by Harvard and is currently available online for everyone to use.</p>
<p>In many cases these slides are the only record left of many of these murals, since they were quickly painted over by the regime. The murals document people&#8217;s anger, frustration and cries for help during the dictatorship.</p>
<p>While going through the collection you are likely to find many a familiar face, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Neruda">Pablo Neruda</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriela_Mistral">Gabriela Mistral</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Jara">Víctor Jara</a>, president <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Allende">Salvador Allende</a>, and many other famous Chileans.</p>
<p><a href="http://via.lib.harvard.edu/via/deliver/deepLinkResults?kw1=Chilean%20Protest%20Murals%20Photograph%20Collection&amp;index1=Anywhere&amp;repositoryLimit=Widener%20Library">You can begin browsing all 500+ photographs here</a>.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">En ese mismo panel de SALALM titulado &#8220;La documentación en tiempos de adversidad, supervivencia y esperanza&#8221; mi amiga Lynn Shirey presentó sobre una colección de diapositivas por el fotógrafo Andrés Romero Spethman, recién adquiridas  documentando los <a href="http://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/digital_collections/chile_murals.cfm">Murales de Protesta Chilenos</a> durante la dictadura del <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet_Ugarte">general Augusto Pinochet</a> (1973 &#8211; 1990). La colección fue adquirida recientemente por Harvard y actualmente está disponible en línea para uso de todos.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"> En muchos casos estas diapositivas son el único registro que queda de estos murales ya que fueron borrados con rapidez por el régimen. Los murales documentan la indignación del pueblo, su frustración y sus gritos de socorro durante la dictadura.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Mientras mira la colección seguro encontrara más de una cara conocida, incluyendo a <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neruda">Pablo Neruda</a>, <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriela_Mistral">Gabriela Mistral</a>, <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Jara">Víctor Jara</a>, el presidente <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Allende">Salvador Allende</a>, y muchos otros chilenos famosos.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://via.lib.harvard.edu/via/deliver/deepLinkResults?kw1=Chilean%20Protest%20Murals%20Photograph%20Collection&amp;index1=Anywhere&amp;repositoryLimit=Widener%20Library">Puede comenzar a ojear las más de 500 fotos aquí</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://via.lib.harvard.edu/via/deliver/fullRecordDisplay?_collection=via&amp;inoID=614163&amp;recordNumber=318&amp;fullgridwidth=5&amp;method=view&amp;recordViewFormat=grid"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5089" title="chile2" src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chile2.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="293" /></a><br />
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		<title>The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I was attending the annual SALALM conference and heard about a lot of great projects relating to libraries and Latin American. The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus project is one of them. I heard about this project on a panel titled &#8220;Documenting in Times of Adversity, Survival and Hope.&#8221; María Rita [...]]]></description>
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Last weekend I was attending the annual <a href="http://www.salalm.org/">SALALM</a> <a href="http://library.brown.edu/salalm2010/">conference</a> and heard about a lot of great projects relating to libraries and Latin American. <a href="http://balseros.miami.edu/">The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus</a> project is one of them. I heard about this project on a panel titled &#8220;Documenting in Times of Adversity, Survival and Hope.&#8221; María Rita Corticelli from the University of Exeter was the official presenter, but Holly Ackerman from Duke University was there as well, since this project was derived from her PhD program with the help of a few other scholars in the area.</p>
<p>The site focuses on the Cubans who left the island during the raft crisis of 1994, gathering interviews, photographs, videos. The site is divided into three main areas; Part I &#8211; What is the Rafter Crisis? ; Part II &#8211; Interdicted: The Rafters Go to Guantánamo  ; Part III &#8211; Crisis in the Wider Caribbean – The Case of the Cayman Islands. Each section is further subdivided.</p>
<p>While going through the collection I notice that the topic is covered from a variety of viewpoints, including the rafters themselves, US Coast guard officials, Cuban children,  and local politicians. And all aspects of the phenomenon are documented as well. You&#8217;ll find photographs of the rafts,  several timelines of key events, an interactive map, and scanned documents.</p>
<p>Be aware that the site has some very obnoxious background noise.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">El fin de semana pasado asistía a la conferencia anual de SALALM y me entere de una cantidad de proyectos super interesantes relacionados con bibliotecas y América Latina. The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus (El fenómeno del balsero cubano: una experiencia única de éxodo) es uno de ellos. Me enteré de este proyecto en un panel titulado &#8220;La documentación en tiempos de adversidad, supervivencia y esperanza.&#8221; María Rita Corticelli de la Universidad de Exeter fue el presentador oficial, pero Holly Ackerman de la Universidad Duke estaba allí también, ya que este proyecto se deriva de su programa de doctorado con la ayuda de algunos otros expertos en el campo.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">El sitio se centra en los cubanos que abandonaron la isla durante la crisis balsa de 1994, y recopila  entrevistas, fotografías, y videos. El sitio se divide en tres áreas principales: Parte I &#8211; ¿Cuál es la Crisis de los Balseros? ; Parte II &#8211; Prohibido: Los balseros van a Guantánamo; Parte III &#8211; Crisis en el  Caribe &#8211; El Caso de las Islas Caimán. Cada sección se subdivide.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Al analizar la colección me doy cuenta de que el tema se trata de una variedad de puntos de vista, incluyendo los balseros, funcionarios de la Guardia Costera de EEUU, niños cubanos y varios políticos. Todos los aspectos del fenómeno se documentan también. Usted encontrará fotografías de las balsas, líneas de tiempo de varios de los eventos clave, un mapa interactivo y documentos escaneados.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Tenga en cuenta que el sitio incluye un ruido de fondo muy desagradable.</span></p>
<p>&copy;2010 <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a>. All Rights Reserved.</p>.<p><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save"><img src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/08/01/the-cuban-rafter-phenomenon-a-unique-sea-exodus/" rel="bookmark">The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a> on August 1, 2010.</p>
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		<title>Latest ANSS meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently become a member of the ANSS (Anthropology and Social Sciences) committee on Subject and Bibliographic Access (previous post on the group), and at our meeting while at ALA, I signed up to work on the group&#8217;s wikies and index (one covers Q&#38;A, and the other covers New Subject Headings). Basically the committee focuses [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float:right;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/07/08/latest-anss-meeting/"></a></div><p>I&#8217;ve recently become a member of the ANSS (Anthropology and Social Sciences) committee on Subject and Bibliographic Access (<a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/01/25/anthropology-and-sociology-section-subject-and-bibliographic-access-committee-of-the-association-of-college-and-research-libraries-2/">previous post on the group</a>), and at our meeting while at ALA, I signed up to work on the group&#8217;s wikies and index (one covers <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ANSS_Q%26A">Q&amp;A</a>, and the other covers <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ANSSNewSubjectHeadings">New Subject Headings</a>). Basically the committee focuses on LCSH from the field of Anthropology and Sociology, and we try to spread the knowledge through a wiki which gathers questions we work on.</p>
<p>Every month we come up with questions that relate to these fields and then find many of the LCSH that would be appropriate to use when searching and cataloging material on this subject. The value of this works lies in harnessing the knowledge of librarians who have been working with this material for years, some even decades. And knowing the appropriate terminology is no small feat, specially when the Library of Congress often insists on using archaic terms. The upcoming questions between now and next ALA will be covering topics related to Caribbean Culture; how to qualify generic series uniform titles; oil spills and the human impact on the environment; Psychological Anthropology; Islamic Studies; and an overview to RDA.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Recientemente soy miembro del comité de ANSS (Antropología y Ciencias Sociales) y de acceso bibliográficos (<a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/01/25/anthropology-and-sociology-section-subject-and-bibliographic-access-committee-of-the-association-of-college-and-research-libraries-2/">post anterior sobre el grupo</a>). En nuestra reunión durante la ALA me inscribí para ayudar con el wikies del grupo y el índice (uno cubre <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ANSS_Q%26A">preguntas y respuestas</a>, y el otro abarca <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ANSSNewSubjectHeadings">nuevos encabezamientos</a>). Básicamente el comité se enfoca a LCSH (encabezamientos de la Biblioteca del Congreso) del campo de la Antropología y Sociología, y tratamos de difundir el conocimiento a través de un wiki que reúne las preguntas que trabajamos.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Cada mes tratamos una pregunta que se relaciona con estas áreas de estudio y a continuación encontramos muchos de los LCSH que sería apropiado utilizar a la hora de buscar y catalogar material de este tema. El valor de esta obra radica en el aprovechamiento de los conocimientos de  bibliotecarios que han estado trabajando con este material desde hace años, algunos incluso décadas. Y conociendo la terminología adecuada no es poca cosa especialmente cuando la Biblioteca del Congreso con frecuencia insiste en el uso de términos arcaicos. Las preguntas a ser tratadas en los próximos 6 meses se cubren temas relacionados con la cultura caribeña, cómo aclarar títulos uniformes de serie genéricos , derrames de petróleo y el impacto humano sobre el medio ambiente; Psicológica Antropología; Estudios Islámicos, y una visión general del RDA.</span></p>
<p>&copy;2010 <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a>. All Rights Reserved.</p>.<p><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save"><img src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/07/08/latest-anss-meeting/" rel="bookmark">Latest ANSS meeting</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a> on July 8, 2010.</p>
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		<title>Librarians Do Gaga</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Lynn always finds the best things! Enjoy! ¡Mi amiga Lynn siempre encuentra las mejores cosas! ¡Disfrute! Source/Fuente &#169;2010 Bilingual Librarian. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">My friend Lynn always finds the best things! Enjoy!<br />
<span style="color: #888888;">¡Mi amiga Lynn siempre encuentra las mejores cosas! ¡Disfrute!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Athenasbanquet"><span style="color: #000000;">Source</span>/Fuente</a><br />
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		<title>Hispana</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late last month the Spanish Minister of Culture, Ángeles González-Sinde, announced the release of Hispana: colecciones digitales de archivos, bibliotecas y museos españoles. Hispana aggregates over one million digital items from 121 different Spanish institutions, including libraries, museums, archives, as well as private and public organizations. The site also includes a directory of ongoing digitization [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float:right;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/04/04/hispana/"></a></div><p>Late last month the Spanish Minister of Culture, Ángeles González-Sinde, announced the release of <a href="http://hispana.mcu.es/en/estaticos/contenido.cmd?pagina=estaticos%2Fpresentacion">Hispana: colecciones digitales de archivos, bibliotecas y museos españoles</a>. Hispana aggregates over one million digital items from 121 different Spanish institutions, including libraries, museums, archives, as well as private and public organizations. The site also includes a <a href="http://hispana.mcu.es/en/comunidades/directorio.cmd">directory of ongoing digitization projects in Spain</a>, currently totaling well over 400 entries. In essence it is the Spanish version of <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2008/02/14/europeana/">Europeana</a>. The site functions in Spanish, English, Catalan, Basque, and Galician.</p>
<p>You can read an article in El País about Hispana, <a href="http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Nace/Hispana/portal/colecciones/digitales/archivos/bibliotecas/museos/Espana/elpepucul/20100325elpepucul_6/Tes">here</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hispana.mcu.es/es/estaticos/contenido.cmd?pagina=estaticos%2Fpresentacion"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4182" title="Hispana" src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hispana.jpg" alt="" width="666" height="336" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">A fines del mes pasado la ministra española de cultura, Ángeles González-Sinde anunció el lanzamiento de <a href="http://hispana.mcu.es/es/estaticos/contenido.cmd?pagina=estaticos%2Fpresentacion">Hispana: Colecciones Digitales de Archivos, Bibliotecas y Museos españoles</a>. Hispana reúne más de un millón de artículos digitales originando de 121 instituciones españolas, incluyendo bibliotecas, museos, archivos, así como organizaciones privadas y públicas. El sitio también incluye un <a href="http://hispana.mcu.es/es/comunidades/directorio.cmd">directorio de proyectos de digitalización en curso en España</a>, en la actualidad incluye más de 400 entradas. En esencia, es la versión española de <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2008/02/14/europeana/">Europeana</a>. El sitio funciona en Español, Inglés, Catalán, Vasco y Gallego. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Puede leer in articulo en El País sobre Hispana, <a href="http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Nace/Hispana/portal/colecciones/digitales/archivos/bibliotecas/museos/Espana/elpepucul/20100325elpepucul_6/Tes">aquí</a>. </span></p>
<p>&copy;2010 <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a>. All Rights Reserved.</p>.<p><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save"><img src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/04/04/hispana/" rel="bookmark">Hispana</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a> on April 4, 2010.</p>
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		<title>UCLA Library Research Grants 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UCLA has three grants for people interested in using the holdings of the Latin American collection on campus. Awards of up to $1,500 will help candidates with transportation, lodging, and meals. Applications are due April 30, 2010. For details application instructions, please see here. UCLA tiene tres becas para las personas interesadas en utilizar los [...]]]></description>
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<p>Applications are due April 30, 2010. For details application instructions, please see <a href="http://apply.international.ucla.edu/?lai">here</a>.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://www.ucla.edu/">UCLA</a> tiene tres becas para las personas interesadas en utilizar los fondos de la colección latinoamericana en el campus. Premios de hasta 1.500 dólares ayudará a los candidatos con el transporte, alojamiento y comidas.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Las solicitudes deben presentarse 30 de abril 2010. Para obtener instrucciones detalles de aplicación, haga clic <a href="http://apply.international.ucla.edu/?lai">aquí</a>. </span></p>
<p>&copy;2010 <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a>. All Rights Reserved.</p>.<p><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save"><img src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/03/21/ucla-library-research-grants-2010/" rel="bookmark">UCLA Library Research Grants 2010</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a> on March 21, 2010.</p>
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		<title>Yale Law Library Will Collect Bobbleheads!</title>
		<link>http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/03/18/yale-law-library-will-collect-bobbleheads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yale Law Library has begin collecting bobbleheads representing a variety of personalities in the legal world. The collection will be part of their rare books library, which currently has an exhibit displaying many of their holdings. Some of the collection highlights include dolls depicting William H. Rehnquist, 16th chief justice of the United States, Justice [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float:right;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/03/18/yale-law-library-will-collect-bobbleheads/"></a></div><p>Yale Law Library has begin collecting bobbleheads representing a variety of personalities in the legal world. The collection will be part of their rare books library, which currently has an exhibit displaying many of their holdings.</p>
<p>Some of the collection highlights include dolls depicting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rehnquist">William  H. Rehnquist</a>, 16th chief justice of the United States, Justice <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Souter">David H.  Souter</a>, and Justices <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Day_O%27Connor">Sandra  Day O’Connor</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Stevens">John  Paul Stevens</a>.</p>
<p>Read more about this fun collection from an <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/us/18bobble.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">article in today&#8217;s New York Times</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/us/18bobble.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4006" title="bobbleheads yale" src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bobbleheads-yale.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="330" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">La Biblioteca de Derecho de Yale ha empezando a coleccionar muñecos bobbleheaeds, representando una variedad de personalidades en el mundo jurídico. La colección será parte de su biblioteca de libros raros, que actualmente cuenta con una exposición que muestra muchos de estos muñecos.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Algunas de las personalidades representadas en la colección son  <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rehnquist">William H. Rehnquist</a>, 16° Presidente del Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos, el magistrado <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Souter">David H. Souter</a>, y los jueces<a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Day_O%27Connor"> Sandra Day O&#8217;Connor</a> y <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Stevens">John Paul Stevens</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Lea más acerca de esta divertida colección de un <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/us/18bobble.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">artículo que salió hoy en el New York Times</a>.</span></p>
<p>&copy;2010 <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a>. All Rights Reserved.</p>.<p><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save"><img src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/03/18/yale-law-library-will-collect-bobbleheads/" rel="bookmark">Yale Law Library Will Collect Bobbleheads!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a> on March 18, 2010.</p>
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		<title>El Colegio de México, Revistas</title>
		<link>http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/02/03/el-colegio-de-mexico-revistas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Alberto Martinez, who works at El Colegio de México, is always collaborating on great projects, the most recent one has resulted in free access to all the journals that the university edits! The journals, which cover a wide range of topics, many of them relating to Mexican history can be accessed here. You [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float:right;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/02/03/el-colegio-de-mexico-revistas/"></a></div><p>My friend <a href="http://librarian-in.tumblr.com/">Alberto Martinez</a>, who works at El Colegio de México, is always collaborating on great projects, the most recent one has resulted in free access to all the journals that the university edits!</p>
<p>The journals, which cover a wide range of topics, many of them relating to Mexican history can be accessed <a href="http://biblioteca.colmex.mx/revistas/index.php">here</a>. You can browse the collection by <a href="http://biblioteca.colmex.mx/revistas/titulos">journal title</a>, or through the advance search feature at the top left corner of the page.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Mi amigo <a href="http://librarian-in.tumblr.com/">Alberto Martínez</a>, quien trabaja en El Colegio de México, siempre está colaborando con algún proyecto interesante, ¡el más reciente ofrece libre acceso a todas las revistas que edita la universidad!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Las revistas cubren una amplia gama de temas, muchas de ellas relacionados con la historia de México. Podrá acceder a la colección <a href="http://biblioteca.colmex.mx/revistas/index.php">aquí</a>. Puede navegar por la colección por <a href="http://biblioteca.colmex.mx/revistas/titulos">título de revista</a>, o por la función de búsqueda avanzada en la esquina superior izquierda de la página.</span></p>
<p>&copy;2010 <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a>. All Rights Reserved.</p>.<p><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save"><img src="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/02/03/el-colegio-de-mexico-revistas/" rel="bookmark">El Colegio de México, Revistas</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com">Bilingual Librarian</a> on February 3, 2010.</p>
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		<title>Anthropology and Sociology Section Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee of the Association of college and research Libraries</title>
		<link>http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/01/25/anthropology-and-sociology-section-subject-and-bibliographic-access-committee-of-the-association-of-college-and-research-libraries-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While at ALA I attended the meeting for the Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The meeting was quite small, but everyone was very nice and welcoming, and all seemed very dedicated to the group&#8217;s work. ANSS Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee brings [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float:right;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/01/25/anthropology-and-sociology-section-subject-and-bibliographic-access-committee-of-the-association-of-college-and-research-libraries-2/"></a></div><p>While at ALA I attended the meeting for the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/anss/">Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee</a> of the <a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/index.cfm">Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)</a>. The meeting was quite small, but everyone was very nice and welcoming, and all seemed very dedicated to the group&#8217;s work.</p>
<p>ANSS Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee brings together libraries both from technical services and public services to gather and share information on the field of Anthropology and Sociology. The information they gather is divided into two main categories; &#8220;Anthropology and Sociology Q &amp; A&#8221; and &#8220;New Subject Headings in Social Sciences.&#8221; Under the Q&amp;A section you will find an archive of questions with detailed answers regarding how to catalog of search anthropological material. Some of the issues addresses include;</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Diety_Subject_Headings">What sorts of subject headings are available for deities and how does one establish subject headings for deities?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Criminals_%26_Prisoners">What subject headings are used to find materials on criminals and prisoners? What is the difference between the application of the two headings?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Treat_Indian_tribes">Why does the Library of Congress sometimes treat Indian tribes as topical subjects and sometimes as geographic subjects/corporate authors?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Multiple_surnames">If an author has multiple surnames, which one is he filed under in a library catalog?</a></li>
</ul>
<p>The section on <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ANSS_New_Subject_Hdgs.">New Subject in Social Sciences</a> offers you lists of new LCSH in the field, organized year, then month, and currently going back to 2007. (Keep in mind that not all the lists have been updated recently.) Some of the new headings include;</p>
<ul>
<li>Nouveau riche</li>
<li>Cultural fusion in church music (La fusión cultural en la música  de la iglesia)</li>
<li>Compulsive hoarding (El acaparamiento compulsivo )</li>
<li>Lesbian police officers (Agentes de policía lesbianas)</li>
<li>Libraries and home schooling (Las bibliotecas y la educación en casa)</li>
<li>Anarchist artists (Artistas anarquistas)</li>
</ul>
<p>The ANSS Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee is always looking  for new members. If you are interested in the work they do, and wish to join, please visit their <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/anss/">website</a>, or contact Isabel Quintana at quintana[@]fas.harvard.edu. And keep in mind that to become a formal member of the group you must be a member of both ALA and ACRL.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Mientras asistía a la conferencia de ALA asistí a la reunión del grupo de<a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/anss/"> Anthopology and Sociology Section (ANSS)</a> de la <a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/index.cfm">Asociation of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)</a>. La reunión fue bastante pequeña, pero todo el mundo fue muy amable y todo parecen muy dedicados al trabajo del grupo.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">El ANSS reúne a bibliotecarios, tanto de servicios técnicos y servicios públicos para recopilar y compartir información sobre el campo de la Antropología y la Sociología. La información que recogen se dividen en dos categorías principales: &#8220;Antropología y </span><span style="color: #888888;">Sociología</span><span style="color: #888888;"> Preguntas y Respuestas&#8221; y &#8220;Nuevos Encabezamientos en las Ciencias Sociales&#8221;. Bajo la sección Preguntas y Respuestas se encuentra un archivo de preguntas con respuestas detalladas para la catalogación y búsqueda de material antropológico. Algunas de las preguntas tratan los siguientes temas;</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Diety_Subject_Headings">¿Qué tipo de encabezamientos de materia están disponibles para las deidades y cómo se establecen los encabezamientos de materia para las deidades?</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Criminals_%26_Prisoners">¿Que encabezamientos se utilizan para encontrar materiales sobre delincuentes y presos? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre la aplicación de los dos encabezamientos?</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Treat_Indian_tribes">¿Por qué la Biblioteca del Congreso, a veces trata a las tribus indígenas como temas de actualidad y, a veces como sujetos geográficos o como autores corporativos?</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Multiple_surnames">¿Si un autor tiene apellidos múltiples, bajo cual de ellos se encuentra en el catálogo de la biblioteca?</a></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">La sección sobre <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ANSS_New_Subject_Hdgs.">Nuevos Encabezamientos en las Ciencias Sociales</a> ofrece listas de encabezamientos de la biblioteca del Congreso,organizadas por año y mes, y actualmente se remonta a 2007. (Tenga en cuenta que no todas las listas se han actualizado recientemente.) Algunas de las nuevas líneas incluyen;</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #888888;">Nouveau riche (Nuevos ricos)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;">Cultural fusion in church music (Fusión cultural en la música de la iglesia)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;">Compulsive hoarding (Acapareamiento compulsivo)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;">Lesbian police officers (Agentes de policía lesbianas)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;">Libraries and home schooling (Las bibliotecas y le educación en casa)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #888888;">Anarchist artists (Artistas anarquistas)</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">El ANSS siempre está buscando nuevos miembros. Si usted está interesado en el trabajo que hacen y desean participar por favor visite su <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/anss/">sitio web</a> o póngase en contacto con Isabel Quintana, en quintana [@] fas.harvard.edu. Y tenga en cuenta que para ser un miembro oficial del grupo debe ser miembro de ALA y ACRL.</span></p>
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		<title>Study of the North American MARC marketplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Rocío Miles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, bright and early, I attended an ALA Midwinter Conference session hosted by OCLC titled &#8220;Redesigning Technical Services Workflows.&#8221; The session was composed of three presenters, two of which shared their experiences on how their technical services departments are adapting to decreased budgets and new technology trends. The third presenter, Ruth Fischer (R2 Consulting), [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float:right;padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/01/16/study-of-the-north-american-marc-marketplace/"></a></div><p>This morning, bright and early, I attended an ALA Midwinter Conference session hosted by OCLC titled &#8220;Redesigning Technical Services Workflows.&#8221; The session was composed of three presenters, two of which shared their experiences on how their technical services departments are adapting to decreased budgets and new technology trends. The third presenter, Ruth Fischer (<a href="http://www.ebookmap.net/index.php">R2 Consulting</a>), discussed a report she helped create which discussed the creation and use of bibliographic records in North America.</p>
<p>The main point of this presentation is that libraries all across North America are duplicating each others work when we could be working together to maximize the creation of bib. records for benefit of us all. Her presentation included some shocking numbers. The report concluded that there are about 34,000 original catalogers in North America, and that if each one cataloged only one item a day, every work day, that would produce 6 million new records a year! These numbered followed her pointing out that most libraries have growing backlogs! It seems most libraries are instructing the catalogers to bring in records from institutions like OCLC, alter them in the local catalog, and then not re-share the new record. This process is being repeated over and over in libraries all over the region.</p>
<p>The presentation went on to address the fact that many non-library users are starting to gather much of the information gathers in these MARC records and either using it for other purposes, or reselling it! And in a systems where the Library of Congress (LOC) ends up creating many of these records and them making them available to the library community at large, the LOC is basically subsidizing everyone&#8217;s cataloging, libraries, and non-libraries alike.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure how we are going to get all, or even most libraries to start working more collaboratively, but I do know that we need to get working on this, instead of spending, who knows how many more years duplicating each others work.</p>
<p>For more information read the full report <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/news/">here</a>, and visit the <a href="http://bibrecords.ning.com/">online group</a> that was created to help facilitate gathering information for the report. Today&#8217;s event was recorded; I&#8217;ll link to the recording when it&#8217;s up.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Esta mañana, muy temprano, asistí a una sesión de conferencia del ALA Midwinter organizada por OCLC titulada &#8220;Rediseño de Servicios Técnicos y flujos de trabajo.&#8221; La sesión se compuso de tres presentadores, dos de los cuales compartieron sus experiencias sobre la forma en que sus departamentos de servicios técnicos se están adaptando a la disminución de presupuestos y las tendencias de nuevas tecnologías. La tercera presentadora, Ruth Fischer (<a href="http://www.ebookmap.net/index.php">R2 Consulting</a>) examinó un informe que ayudó a crear que discutía la creación y utilización de registros bibliográficos en Norte América. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">El punto principal de esta presentación es que las bibliotecas en toda Norte América están duplicando el trabajo de otros cuando podrían estar trabajando juntos para maximizar la creación de registros bibliográficos para beneficio de todos. Su presentación incluyó algunos números impactantes. El informe concluye que hay cerca de 34.000 catalogadores profesionales en Norte América y que si cada uno de ellos catalogara sólo un libro al día, cada día de trabajo, ¡se crearían 6 millones de registros nuevos al año! Fischer menciono estos números justo después de señalar que la mayoría de las bibliotecas tienen acumulación de material que no hay podido catalogar. Al parecer la mayoría de las bibliotecas están instruyendo a los catalogadores a que migren registros encontrados en instituciones como la OCLC, modificarlos en el catálogo local, y luego no volver a compartir el nuevo registro. Este proceso se repite una y otra vez en las bibliotecas de toda la región. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Otro punto de la presentación fue ilustrar el hecho de que hay una cantidad de usuarios, tanto bibliotecas, como otros, que están comenzando a recopilar toda la información que se reúne en estos registros MARC y los están utilizando para otros fines, ¡o los revenden! En un sistema donde la Biblioteca del Congreso (LOC) produce muchos de estos registros y los ponen a disposición de la comunidad bibliotecaria en general, la LOC básicamente esta subvencionando la catalogación de todo el mundo, las bibliotecas y otras instituciones por igual. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">No estoy segura de cómo vamos a conseguir que todas, o incluso la mayoría de las bibliotecas empiecen a trabajar en colaboración pero sé que tenemos que hacer algo al respecto. No tiene sentido alguno que pasemos quien saben cuantos años m</span>á<span style="color: #888888;">s duplicando nuestro trabajo. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Para más información lea el informe completo <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/news/">aquí</a>, y visite el <a href="http://bibrecords.ning.com/">grupo en línea</a> que se creó para ayudar a facilitar la recopilación de información para el informe. El evento de hoy se grado y agregare el enlace cuando se este disponible. </span></p>
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