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            <title>Academic eBooks from Brazil</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>SciELO, which is managed by Bireme in Sao Paulo-Brazil, has announced the launching of an interesting project indexing over 300 ebooks from Brazilian academic publishers. Around 253 titles are offered as open access for download in PDF or ePUB while over 3,000 chapters can also be accessed for free. <a href="http://books.scielo.org/">SciELO Books </a>covers areas such as Humanities, Social Sciences, and Public Health. <br /></p>
<p>SciELO is also responsible for indexing and publishing open access e-journals in English, Spanish, and Portuguese which are represented in <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/">WorldCat</a> . <br /></p>
<p>Read more on SciELO Press release <a href="http://books.scielo.org/en/press-release-scielo-announces-the-availability-indexing-and-publishing-of-academic-ebooks-from-brazil/">here</a>. </p>
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<p><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em"><strong>eBooks Acadêmicos do Brasil<br /></strong></font></p>
<p>SciELO, o qual é administrado pela Bireme em São Paulo-Brasil, anunciou o lançamento de um projeto interessante indexando mais de 300 e-books de editoras acadêmicas brasileiras. Ao redor de 253 títulos são oferecidos em acesso aberto para download em PDF ou ePUB enquanto mais de 3.000 capítulos podem também ser acessados gratuitamente. <a href="http://books.scielo.org/">SciELO Books </a>cobre áreas tais como Humanidades, Ciências Sociais, e Saúde Pública.<br /></p>
<p>SciELO é tambem responsável por indexar e publicar periódicos eletrônicos de acesso aberto em inglês, espanhol e português, os quais estão representados no <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/">WorldCat .<br /></a></p>
<p>Leia mais na matéria do SciELO <a href="http://books.scielo.org/en/press-release-scielo-announces-the-availability-indexing-and-publishing-of-academic-ebooks-from-brazil/">aqui</a>.</p>
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            <title>Library Meeting in Rio de Janeiro</title>
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<p>Rio de Janeiro is the exotic destination in the south hemisphere- land of carnival, beautiful beaches and great food. But the city is also the home for some of the main academic libraries in Brazil and the Brazilian National Library as well, besides of some of the most important corporations in the country. On March 4th I had the opportunity to be a keynote speaker at <a href="http://redarterj.com/">Redarte</a>&nbsp;event hosted at the historic building of <a href="http://www.bb.com.br/portalbb/home21,128,128,0,1,1,1.bb">Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil </a>&nbsp;in Rio downtown. Redarte is a consortia of 28 libraries headquartered in Rio region. The group is comprised of academic libraries, museums, and cultural centers. <br /></p>
<p>Around 160 librarians from universities, museums, cultural centers, the national library, Petrobras, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa Daros, Institute Goethe, and others located in Rio besides of IBICT staff from Brasilia attended the meeting and could hear about the great things we are doing with <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/">WorldCat</a> and how they can be part of this. More than hear about OCLC, the librarians actively participated in the discussions which ranged from where they currently are to where they want to be in order to deliver the best to their end users. This was an exciting venue indeed!</p>
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<p>You can access my presentation <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/OCLCLAC/redarte-presentation">here</a>.<br />&nbsp;<br /></p>]]></description>
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<p>Foi um prazer estar com vocês no SNBU 2012 em Gramado. Espero que tenham tido uma ótima viagem de regresso.</p>
<p>Agradecemos a participação de todos nas palestras que a OCLC fez durante o evento e, aproveito para enviar abaixo os links com as apresentações da OCLC para que possam rever e compartilhar com aqueles que não estiveram presente. </p>
<p>Desde já nos colocamos à disposição para esclarecer dúvidas.</p>
<p><strong>OCLC WorldShare (Daniel Boivin e Lucia Shelton): </strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/OCLCLAC/oclc-worldshare-snbu-2012">http://www.slideshare.net/OCLCLAC/oclc-worldshare-snbu-2012</a></p>
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<p><strong>Referência Virtual (Lynn Connaway): </strong><a href="http://www.snbu2012.com.br/palestras/Connaway_Brazil_SNBU.pdf">http://www.snbu2012.com.br/palestras/Connaway_Brazil_SNBU.pdf</a></p>
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<p><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em" size="5">Junte-se a nós para duas Sessões OCLC no XVII SNBU</font></p>
<p><br /><strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em" size="5">Reunião OCLC no SNBU </font></strong></p>
<p>Você está convidado para participar de nossa Reunião OCLC no XVII SNBU. O SNBU vai acontecer em Gramado no Centro de Eventos da Fundação de Apoio da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (FAURGS). Durante nossa sessão, você vai ouvir de Lucia Shelton, Gerente Regional, OCLC América Latina e Caribe, e Daniel Boivin, Diretor Executivo, OCLC Canada, América Latina e Caribe. Eles irão compartilhar as mais recentes iniciativas e atividades da cooperativa. Eles tambem irão apresentar o OCLC WorldShare™.</p>
<p><strong>Evento: Reunião OCLC no SNBU<br />Local: Auditório Rembrandt (Térreo)<br />Data: Terça-feira, 18 de setembro de 2012<br />Hora: 16:30h até 18:00h</strong></p>
<p>Para se inscrever e saber mais sobre o SNBU, por favor visite o website: <a href="http://www.snbu2012.com.br/">www.snbu2012.com.br/</a> </p>
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<p><strong>Sobre OCLC WorldShare</strong><br />A Plataforma OCLC WorldShare permite que você compartilhe aplicativos, idéias e creatividade com toda comunidade bibliotecária e além. Os Servicos de Gerenciamento OCLC WorldShare tem melhorado os fluxos de trabalho de bibliotecas, as operações e o engajamento dos usuários.</p>
<p>Saiba como compartilhar em escala Web pode te libertar para focar em projetos de maior prioridade&#8212;os que importam para você e sua comunidade. Os Serviços de Gerenciamento WorldShare estão rapidamente se tornando a escolha para circulação, aquisições, gerenciamento de licenças e a nova geração de experiência de descoberta para vários usuários de biblioteca. Daniel Boivin irá compartilhar a visão da OCLC para conectar as bibliotecas do mundo para operar e inovar em escala Web, e como estes aplicativos podem ajudá-lo a definir um novo futuro para sua biblioteca.</p>
<p><br /><strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em" size="5">Serviço de referência virtual com Lynn Silipigni Connaway</font></strong></p>
<p>Em adição à sessão acima, você não vai querer perder a apresentação de Lynn Silipigni Connaway sobre &#8220;Serviço de referência virtual.&#8221; Lynn é Cientista Sênior de Pesquisa para OCLC. Suas responsabilidades incluem projetos de pesquisa que diretamente envolvem as bibliotecas OCLC, tais como o Projeto Comparativo de Avaliação de Coleção e outros projetos WorldCat de data mining, incluindo análise de diário de transações WorldCat.</p>
<p><strong>Palestra: Serviço de referência virtual (OCLC Pesquisa)<br />Eixo Temático: Recuperação, disseminação e uso da Informação<br />Data: Quarta-feira, 19 de setembro de 2012<br />Hora: 09h até 12h10min</strong></p>
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<p>Visite nosso stand no SNBU!<br />Para se inscrever e saber mais sobre o SNBU, por favor visite o website: <a href="http://www.snbu2012.com.br/">www.snbu2012.com.br/</a> </p>
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<p>Our member <a href="http://www.dibam.cl/">DIBAM (Direcci<font color="#22263b" size="2" face="Verdana">ó</font>n de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos)</a> has launched the first library in Chile with solar panels. <a href="http://www.dibam.cl/noticias.asp?id=15770">The David Leon Tapia Public Library </a>in the coastal town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongoy">Tongoy</a>, south of La Serena and north of Santiago, received 16 panels on its roof which generate 2,200 KWH/hour and covers the library&#8217;s daily energy needs. The naturally beautiful Tongoy deserves a library committed to preserving the environment by taking advantage of natural resources to generate energy. In times of several discussions&nbsp;related to&nbsp;how to move towards clean energy solutions, this library is taking the first steps to show to other public libraries and other institutions, not only in Chile but in other regions around the world, that this is possible to be done. </p>
<p>The project was the result of partnership with several institutions led by Agrupaci<font color="#22263b" size="2" face="Verdana">ó</font>n Cultural David Le<font color="#22263b" size="2" face="Verdana">ó</font>n Tapia de Tongoy.<br /></p>
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<p>According to DIBAM, the David Le<font color="#22263b" size="2" face="Verdana">ó</font>n Tapia Public Library&nbsp;offers a variety of services to its patrons&nbsp;such as library resources&nbsp;, children area, free internet access, and courses provided by the <a href="http://www.biblioredes.cl/">BiblioRedes project </a>, among others.<br /></p>]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The Brazilian library community is getting ready for two great events to be held in two different regions of the country. The <a href="http://www.snbu2012.com.br/">17th SNBU (National Seminar of Academic Libraries)&nbsp;</a> is taking place in the bucolic tourist town of Gramado, which is located in the mountains of the south part of Brazil, from September 16 to 21 with the theme <em>The Academic Library as Laboratory in the Information Society</em>. The bi-annual event is being organized by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul this year. <a href="http://www.snbu2012.com.br/palestrantes/index_palestrante.php?palestrante=lynn">Lynn Connaway </a>, my colleague from the Office of Research, is one of the speakers at the SNBU event. Lynn will present on the <em><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/synchronicity/default.htm">Seeking Synchronicity Report</a></em>, which brings great insights on virtual reference service. My colleagues and I will be hosting an OCLC Meeting with updates on the cooperative and with topics to be discussed with the Brazilian librarians. We will also be at the OCLC booth looking forward to meeting librarians from throughout Brazil. <br /></p>
<p>The 4th Seminar About Information on the Internet, organized by the <a href="http://www.ibict.br/">Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology- IBICT</a> - linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, is taking place in Brasilia from November 19 to 21. The discussions will navigate through bandwidth in Brazil, e-books, privacy, among others. I will be speaking at the event about teenagers and young adult information seekers, based on the <em><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/default.htm">OCLC Membership Reports</a></em>. I&#8217;m thrilled to meet the event attendees during my stay in Brasilia. See you there!<br /></p>
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<p><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em"><strong>Eventos bibliotecários no Brasil</strong></font><br />A comunidade bibliotecária brasileira está se preparando para dois grandes eventos que acontecerão em duas regiões diferentes do país. O <a href="http://www.snbu2012.com.br/">XVII SNBU(Seminário Nacional de Bibliotecas Universitárias)</a> acontece na bucólica e turística cidade de Gramado, a qual está localizada nas montanhas do sul do Brasil, de 16 a 21 de setembro com o tema <em>A Biblioteca Universitária Como Laboratório na Sociedade da Informação</em>. Este evento bi-anual está sendo organizado pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul este ano. <a href="http://www.snbu2012.com.br/palestrantes/index_palestrante.php?palestrante=lynn">Lynn Connaway </a>, minha colega do Departamento de Pesquisa da OCLC, é uma dos painelistas no SNBU. Lynn vai apresentar sobre o <em><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/synchronicity/default.htm">Relatório Seeking Synchronicity </a></em>, o qual traz grandes visões sobre o serviço de referência virtual. Eu e meus colegas estaremos oferecendo a Reunião da OCLC com atualizações sobre a cooperativa e com tópicos a serem discutidos com os bibliotecários brasileiros. Também estaremos no stand da OCLC esperando encontrar bibliotecários de várias partes do Brasil.<br /></p>
<p>O 4º Seminário Sobre Informação na Internet, organizado pelo<a href="http://www.ibict.br/"> Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia- IBICT</a> - ligado ao Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia, acontece em Brasilia de 19 a 21 de novembro. As discussões vão navegar sobre banda larga no Brasil, livros eletronicos, privacidade, entre outros. Eu estarei apresentando no evento sobre os adolescentes e jovens adultos buscadores de informação, baseado nos <em><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/default.htm">Relatórios para Membros da OCLC</a></em> . Estou animada para me encontrar com os participantes do evento em Brasilia. Nos vemos lá! <br /></p>]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The New York Times published <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/health/did-malaria-kill-655000-people-in-2011-or-twice-that.html">an article </a>on February 6, 2012 which started with the question of whether malaria killed 655,000 people last year or nearly twice than that. According to Wikipedia, &#8220;malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus plasmodium.&#8221; The <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001646/">US National Library of Medicine </a>has stated that there are between 300 to 500 million of cases of malaria each year and that the disease is responsible for more than 1 million deaths. This is so alarming that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is analyzing the global trends through its Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. <br /></p>
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<p>The more concerning issue is that malaria is a disease of warmer climates, striking mostly poor countries. Also, the disease can be transmitted by the infected mother to her unborn child or by blood transfusions, increasing the risks of infection. Many of the affected&nbsp;countries don't have the&nbsp;resources to deal with the problem.&nbsp;Brazil is a tropical country that dealt with high number of cases of malaria in the past, and thanks to physicians such as <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-87874">Carlos Chagas</a> and <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-342992">Oswaldo Cruz&nbsp;</a> the country was then able to start engaging in medical research and testing practices in order to fight the outbreaks.<br /></p>
<p>The good news is that several articles published by Brazilian researchers on their ongoing study of this disease and other tropical diseases are freely available on <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/">WorldCat.org&nbsp;</a> for users around the globe. For example, when searching for the term &#8220;malaria scielo&#8221; (Scielo is the medical database managed by the Brazilian Library of Medicine-BIREME), one can find at least <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&amp;q=malaria+scielo#x0%253Aartchap%2Bx4%253Adigitalformat">463 downloadable full-text articles </a>. Searching for the term &#8220;malaria&#8221; gets you <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=malaria+&amp;qt=results_page#x0%253Aartchap%2Bx4%253Adigitalformat">3,523 downloadable full-text articles</a> . This is precious information at the tip of your fingers from a country that has faced, battled, and controlled the disease. This is the beauty of a global bibliographic catalog called WorldCat. <br /></p>
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<p><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em"><strong>Malaria, Brasil y WorldCat<br /></strong></font>The New York Times publicó <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/health/did-malaria-kill-655000-people-in-2011-or-twice-that.html">un artículo </a>&nbsp;el día 6 de febrero de 2012 lo cual comenzaba con la pregunta si la malaria mató 655.000 personas año pasado o casi el doble de esto. De acuerdo con Wikipedia (en inglés), &#8220;la malaria es una enfermedad contagiosa, transportada por mosquitos, de humanos y otros animales causada por protists eukaryotic del género plasmodium.&#8221; La <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001646">Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de los EE.UU</a>&nbsp;ha informado que existen entre 300 a 500 millones de casos de malaria cada año y la enfermedad es responsable por más de 1 millón de muertes. Esto es tan alarmante que la Fundacion Bill y Melinda Gates está analizando la tendencia global a través de su Instituto de Métricas y Evaluación de la Salud.<br /></p>
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<p>El tema de más preocupación es que la malaria es una enfermedad de climas de más calor, atingiendo más a los países pobres. También, la enfermedad puede ser transmitida por la madre infectada a su niño aún no nacido, o por la transfusión de sangre, aumentando los riesgos de contagio. Muchos de los países afectados no tienen los recursos para tratar del problema. Brasil es un país tropical que tuvo un alto número de casos de malaria en el pasado, y gracias a médicos como <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-87874">Carlos Chagas </a>&nbsp;y <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-342992">Oswaldo Cruz </a>&nbsp;el país fue capaz entonces de comenzar la investigación médica y probar las prácticas para combatir las epidemias. <br /></p>
<p>La buena noticia es que varios artículos publicados por los investigadores brasileños en sus estudios continuos de esta enfermedad y otras enfermedades tropicales están disponibles&nbsp;en acceso libre en <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/">WorldCat.org </a>&nbsp;para los usuarios alrededor del globo. Por ejemplo, cuando buscando por el término &#8220;malaria scielo&#8221; (Scielo es la base de datos medica administrada por la Biblioteca Brasileña de Medicina- BIREME), uno puede encontrar por lo menos<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&amp;q=malaria+scielo#x0%253Aartchap%2Bx4%253Adigitalformat"> 463 artículos descargables en texto completo</a> . Buscando por el término &#8220;malaria&#8221; le trae <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=malaria+&amp;qt=results_page#x0%253Aartchap%2Bx4%253Adigitalformat">3.523 artículos descargables en texto completo</a>. Esto es información preciosa en la punta de sus dedos desde un país que ha enfrentado, luchado, y controlado la enfermedad. Esta es la belleza de un catalogo bibliográfico global llamado WorldCat. </p>]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year again when librarians from countries with developing economies have the opportunity to apply for one of the five seats to participate in the four-week Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program to meet and interact with leading information practitioners, OCLC staff, visit libraries, and explore topics including information technologies, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship. </p>
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<p>The Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program started in 2001 and has welcomed 60 librarians from 33 countries. During the four-week program the selected candidates visit libraries in the United States (including the Library of Congress), learn more about the OCLC global cooperative governance structure and its projects for the library community, and share their experiences as librarians in their own countries.</p>
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<p>The deadline for application for the 2013 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program is <strong>17 February 2012 </strong>and the program guidelines and applications are available via this link:<br /><a href="http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/">http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/</a></p>
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<p><strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">Programa de Desarrollo Profesional IFLA/OCLC<br /></font></strong>Es la época del año otra vez cuando los bibliotecarios de países de economías en desarrollo tienen la oportunidad de postularse a uno de los cinco asientos para tomar parte en el Programa de Becas de Desarrollo Profesional Temprano Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC de cuatro semanas, para encontrarse e interactuar con los profesionales lideres de información, el equipo de OCLC, visitar las bibliotecas, y explorar temas incluyendo las tecnologías de información, operaciones y gestión de biblioteca, y la bibliotecología cooperativa global. </p>
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<p>El Programa de Becas de Desarrollo Profesional Temprano Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC comenzó en 2001 y ha dado la bienvenida a 60 bibliotecarios de 33 países. Durante el programa de cuatro semanas los candidatos seleccionados visitan las bibliotecas en Estados Unidos (incluso la Library of Congress), aprenden más acerca de la estructura de gobierno de la cooperativa global OCLC y sus proyectos para la comunidad de la biblioteca, y comparten sus experiencias como bibliotecarios en sus propios países.</p>
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<p>La fecha límite para postularse al Programa de Becas de Desarrollo Profesional Temprano Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC para 2013 es el día <strong>17 de febrero de 2012 </strong>y las pautas del programa y el formulario de solicitud están disponibles a través de este enlace:<br /><a href="http://www.oclc.org/us/es/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/">http://www.oclc.org/us/es/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/</a></p>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>Si usted no va participar de <a href="http://www.alamidwinter.org/">ALA (American Library Association) en Dallas </a>&nbsp;en los d<span lang="ES-CL" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: ES-CL; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font color="#000000">í</font></span>as&nbsp;20-24 de enero 2012 pero le gustaría participar de la Reunión OCLC y Simposio del d<span lang="ES-CL" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: ES-CL; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font color="#000000">í</font></span>a 20 de enero, lo podrá hacer desde su computadora. </p>
<p>El programa trae los ejecutivos séniores de la cooperativa discutiendo acerca de los hallazgos de las encuestas&nbsp;con los miembros bien como las actualizaciones acerca de la Fuerza Tarea de Modelos de Costos del Consejo Global de OCLC. También cuenta con la presencia de Sarah Lacy, Editora Sénior de <em>TechCrunch</em> y autora del libro <em><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/brilliant-crazy-cocky-how-the-top-1-of-entrepreneurs-profit-from-global-chaos/oclc/650215101&amp;referer=brief_results">Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky</a></em>, con su ponencia sobre la colaboración en escala Web . </p>
<p><br /><a href="http://visit.oclc.org/dm?id=61E359244884956AC0B21F97B655493E319F411BE321BE8C">Reg<span lang="ES-CL" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: ES-CL; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font color="#000000">í</font></span>strese aqui&nbsp;</a>para el acceso virtual y para leer los detalles de la reunión (en inglés).<br /></p>]]></description>
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<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="DISPLAY: inline"></span>Academic libraries from Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador and Spain are participating in the <a href="http://www.cibu.usm.cl/en/home/26/68.html">1st International Congress of Academic Libraries </a>&nbsp;which is taking place on December 13 to 16 in the coastal city of Valparaiso in Chile. Valparaiso is one of the most important seaports in Chile and home&nbsp;to the Chilean National Congress. Valparaiso also used to be home&nbsp;for one of the most renowned Chilean writers: <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79-46560">Pablo Neruda </a>.<br /></p>
<p>The event is being organized by <a href="http://www.bib.utfsm.cl/">Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria Library System&nbsp;</a> which is located on a hill in Valparaiso with a marvelous ocean view. The topics for the discussions during the event are:</p>
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<p><br />1- Vision of future - libraries in 10 years<br />2- New ways of communicating knowledge- the libraries&#8217; role<br />3- Management control<br />4- Quality management - strategic direction<br />5- The library is a park: architecture and safety</p>
<p><br />Of course, OCLC couldn&#8217;t be out of this event. We are exhibiting there and those attending the event can stop by at our booth to learn more about the cooperative. Also, on Thursday you can join me to hear about the value of OCLC membership and what we develop for the library community. See you there!</p>
<p><br /><strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">Reunión Internacional de Bibliotecas Académicas en Chile<br /></font></strong>Bibliotecas académicas de Chile, Argentina, Brasil, México, Paraguay, Uruguay, Perú, Ecuador y España están participando del <a href="http://www.cibu.usm.cl/en/home/26/68.html">1er Congreso Internacional de Bibliotecas Universitarias</a> lo cual acontece entre los días 13 y 16 de diciembre en la ciudad costanera de Valparaíso en Chile. Valparaíso es uno de los puertos más importantes de Chile y casa del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Valparaíso también acostumbraba ser casa para uno de los escritores más reconocidos de Chile: <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79-46560">Pablo Neruda </a>.<br /></p>
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<p>El evento está siendo organizado por el <a href="http://www.bib.utfsm.cl/">Sistema de Bibliotecas de la Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria</a>&nbsp;que es ubicado en un cerro en Valparaíso con una vista maravillosa del mar. Los tópicos para las discusiones durante el evento son:</p>
<p><br />1- Visión a futuro- las bibliotecas en 10 años<br />2- Nuevas formas de comunicar el conocimiento - el rol de las bibliotecas<br />3- Control de gestión<br />4- Gestión de calidad - dirección estratégica<br />5- La biblioteca es una plaza: arquitectura y seguridad</p>
<p><br />Sin duda, OCLC no podría estar fuera de este evento. Nosotros estamos exhibiendo allá y aquellos que estuvieren asistiendo al evento pueden pasar por nuestro stand para saber más acerca de la cooperativa. También, el día jueves usted podrá unirse a mí para oír acerca del valor de la membresía OCLC y lo que desarrollamos para la comunidad bibliotecaria. ¡Nos vemos!</p>]]></description>
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<p>In the same site, <a href="http://www.bibliotecarios.cl/">Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile </a>(Chilean Library Association)&nbsp;is holding the 16th International Conference in Librarianship on November 2-3 with the theme <em>Good Practices Applied to the Unities of Information</em>. OCLC is attending the conference and you are invited to join me on November 2nd at 10:40am in Acario Cotapos Room for the presentation <em>Transform the way your users search for information</em>. See you at Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho!</p>
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<p><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em"><strong>Conferencia de Bibliotecología en Chile y la Feria del Libro de Santiago<br /></strong></font>De 28 de octubre al 13 de noviembre la bucólica Estación Mapocho, en el corazón de Santiago cerca del Mercado Central, se convierte en el centro para la literatura con la <a href="http://www.filsa.cl/">31ª. Feria Internacional del Libro de Santiago</a>. El edificio era una estación ferrocarril la cual fue construida en el inicio del Seculo 20 para celebrar el centenario de la independencia de Chile, y después de la diminución del uso de trenes, fue renovado para servir como centro cultural y de convenciones. El evento tendrá más de 200 escritores nacionales e internacionales interactuando con los visitantes y una buena lista de editoriales exhibiendo allá. <br /></p>
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<p>En el mismo sitio, el <a href="http://www.bibliotecarios.cl/">Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile </a>estará presentando la XVI Conferencia Internacional&nbsp;de Bibliotecología en los días 2 y 3 de noviembre con el tema <em>Buenas Prácticas Aplicadas a las Unidades de Información</em>. OCLC estará participando de la conferencia y usted es invitado a unirse a mí el día 2 de noviembre a las 10:40hs en la Sala Acario Cotapos para la ponencia <em>Transforme la manera como sus usuarios buscan por la información</em>. ¡Nos vemos en el Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho!</p>
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<p>Information systems, multiculturalism, and social inclusion are the themes for the <a href="http://febab.org.br/XXIV_CBBD/">24th Brazilian Congress in Librarianship, Documentation, and Information Science</a> (CBBD)&nbsp; which takes place in the beautiful coastal city of Maceio, northeast of Brazil, on August 7 to 10. Organized by the <a href="http://www.febab.org.br/">Brazilian Federation of Librarian Associations, Information Scientists and Institutions</a> (FEBAB) , this biannual event brings this year librarians from throughout the country to discuss about knowledge in the information society, rights to access information, and multiculturalism and cultural identity related to the policies on information. <br /><br />During the event there is a seminar to celebrate 100 years of librarianship in the country, which was organized by UniRio in collaboration with Febab.<br /><br />OCLC is attending the 24th CBBD, and you can visit our booth to learn more about membership and what we have developed for the library community in accordance to our mission of <em>connecting people to knowledge through library cooperation</em>.<br /><br />You can register for the 24th CBBD&nbsp;<a href="http://febab.org.br/XXIV_CBBD/?page_id=62">here</a>. </p>
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<p><strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">XXIV CBBD no Brasil<br /><br /></font></strong>Sistemas de informação, multiculturalidade e inclusão social são os temas do<a href="http://febab.org.br/XXIV_CBBD/"> XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Biblioteconomia, Documentação e Ciência da Informação </a>(CBBD)&nbsp; o qual acontece na bonita cidade costeira de Maceió, nordeste do Brasil, nos dias 7 a 10 de agosto. Organizado pela <a href="http://www.febab.org.br/">Federação Brasileira de Associações de Bibliotecários, Cientistas da Informação e Instituições</a> (FEBAB), este evento bi-annual traz este ano bibliotecários de várias partes do país para discutir sobre conhecimento na sociedade da informação, os direitos de acesso à informação e multiculturalidade e identidade cultural relacionadas às políticas da informação. <br /><br />Durante o evento haverá um seminário para comemorar os 100 anos de biblioteconomia no país, o qual foi organizado pela UniRio em parceria com a Febab.<br /><br />A OCLC está participando da XXIV CBBD e, você poderá visitar nosso stand para saber mais sobre membresia e o que temos desenvolvido para a comunidade bibliotecária de acordo com nossa missão de <em>conectar pessoas ao conhecimento através da cooperação entre bibliotecas.</em></p>
<p>Você pode inscrever-se para a XXIV CBBD&nbsp;<a href="http://febab.org.br/XXIV_CBBD/?page_id=62">aqui</a>. <br /></p>]]></description>
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<p>Biblioteca Mário de Andrade was named after one of the great names in the Brazilian literature,<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-21546"> Mário de Andrade</a>,&nbsp;and it is located in the heart of São Paulo- Brazil. The building is surrounded by many gardens and trees, making the place a haven in the middle of the concrete jungle, and a great pit stop for those walking in São Paulo downtown in search of a spot to recharge the body and the soul. This public library was founded in 1925 and offers a variety of materials to its public, but the most requested items are related to the history of São Paulo neighborhoods. Not a surprise for a city over four centuries old. </p>
<p>I had the opportunity to visit all the beautiful rooms furnished with centennial tables and chairs,&nbsp;the gardens,&nbsp;and I could have a nice view of the city from&nbsp;the terrace.</p>
<p>In order to promote the many other items the library holds, Biblioteca Mário de Andrade has&nbsp;launched a very interesting reading campaign which made me think it had some inspirations from the <em>Geek the Library </em>campaign we started here at OCLC. Instead of focusing on the titles, the library decided to focus on the prospect reader&#8217;s desires. <br /></p>
<p>If the reader plans to hit the road during vacation, then the library offers some reading options for the topic.</p>
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<p><br />If the reader prefers to spend the vacation watching movies, the library also has options for this.</p>
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<p>But if the reader simply plans to fall in love, there are reading options for this too. 
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<p>These creative and cute cards (there are many more)&nbsp;became folded brochures that were distributed to the library visitors, and this campaign has increased the number of borrowed items considerably. Well done!<br /></p>
<p>Biblioteca Mário de Andrade : <a href="http://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/cidade/secretarias/cultura/bma/">http://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/cidade/secretarias/cultura/bma/</a></p>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>If your library is an OCLC member in US, Canada, or Latin America and the Caribbean, this is the opportunity for you to participate more actively in the cooperative. The Americas Regional Council (ARC) is receiving nominations for delegates&nbsp;of the Global Council and for officers and Members-at-Large&nbsp;of the Americas Regional Council Executive Committee. You can nominate yourself or a colleague in any library member in the region. The nominees will participate in the upcoming elections for these offices.<br /></p>
<p>The Americas Regional Council is the channel for you and your library to engage with other members and leaders in the region, discuss challenges and opportunities, and have a voice in the cooperative. The OCLC library members in the Americas are diverse, and we would love to continue seeing this diversity represented in the Council. Help shape the future of the cooperative! Get involved with the election process! After all, this is one of the benefits of being an OCLC member. <br /></p>
<p>The deadline for submitting nominations is <strong>Dec 10</strong>, and details can be found <strong><a href="http://www.oclc.org/americalatina/en/councils/americas/default.htm">here</a></strong>&nbsp;. <br /></p>
<p><strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">Llamada para nominaciones<br /></font></strong>Si su biblioteca es un miembro de OCLC en los E.E.U.U, Canadá, o América Latina y el Caribe, esta es la oportunidad para usted participar más activamente en la cooperativa. El Consejo Regional de las Américas (ARC) está recibiendo nominaciones para delegados del Consejo Global y para representantes y Miembros Generales del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Regional de las Américas. Usted puede nominarse o a un colega en cualquier biblioteca miembro en la región. Los nominados van participar en las elecciones para estos cargos.<br /></p>
<p>El Consejo Regional de las Américas es el canal para usted y su biblioteca con los otros miembros y lideres en la región, discutir los desafíos y oportunidades y, tener una voz en la cooperativa. Las bibliotecas miembros de OCLC en las Américas son diversas y nos encantaría continuar a ver esta diversificad representada en el Consejo. ¡Ayude a definir el futuro de la cooperativa! ¡Involúcrese en el proceso electoral! Además, este es un de los beneficios de ser un miembro de OCLC.<br /></p>
<p>La fecha límite para enviar las nominaciones es el <strong>10 de diciembre </strong>y los detalles pueden ser encontrados <strong><a href="http://www.oclc.org/americalatina/es/councils/americas/default.htm">aquí</a></strong> .</p>
<p><strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">Chamada para indicações<br /></font></strong>Se sua biblioteca é membro da OCLC nos EUA, Canadá, América Latina e Caribe, esta é a oportunidade para você participar mais ativamente na cooperativa. O Conselho Regional das Américas (ARC) está recebendo indicações para representantes do Conselho Global e para representantes e Membros Gerais do Comitê Executivo do Conselho Regional das Américas. Você pode nominar a si próprio ou um colega em qualquer biblioteca membro na região. Os indicados farão parte do processo eleitoral para estes cargos. <br /></p>
<p>O Conselho Regional das Américas é o canal para você e sua biblioteca se engajarem com outros membros e líderes na região, discutir desafios e oportunidades e, ter uma voz na cooperativa. Ajude a definir o futuro da cooperativa! Envolva-se com o processo eleitoral! Afinal, este é um dos benefícios&nbsp;de ser membro da OCLC. <br /></p>
<p>O prazo para enviar as indicações é 10 de dezembro e, os detalhes podem ser encontrados <strong><a href="http://www.oclc.org/americalatina/pt/councils/americas/default.htm">aqui </a>.</strong></p>]]></description>
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            <title>More Brazilian content into WorldCat</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>The Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (<a href="http://www.capes.gov.br/">CAPES</a> ) is linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Education and is the government agency responsible for supporting over 200 universities in the country with the purpose of improving the quality of higher education in Brazil while ensuring the quantity and quality of specialized professionals in order to attend the needs of projects aimed to the development of the country, among other things. The over 200,000 theses and dissertations produced by these universities are part of CAPES repository (CAPES Database), and now are being added to <a href="http://www.oclc.org/americalatina/en/worldcat/default.htm">WorldCat</a>. These materials in Portuguese will enrich WorldCat with more non-English content while offering to users and researchers access to the Brazilian intellectual production in several topics, ranging from alternative energy to health and industry, to name a few. <br /></p>
<p>CAPES is headquartered in Brasilia and is celebrating its 60th anniversary in July 2011.<br /></p>
<p><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em"><strong>Más contenido brasileño para WorldCat</strong></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em"><br /></font>La Coordinación Brasileña para la Mejora de Personal de Nivel Superior (<a href="http://www.capes.gov.br/">CAPES</a>) está vinculada al Ministerio de Educación y es la agencia gubernamental responsable de apoyar a más de 200 universidades en el país con el propósito de mejorar la calidad de la educación superior en Brasil al tiempo que garantiza la cantidad y calidad de profesionales especializados para atender las necesidades de los proyectos destinados al desarrollo del país, entre otras cosas. Las más de 200.000 tesis y disertaciones producidas por estas universidades son parte del repositorio de CAPES (la Base de Tesis de CAPES), y ahora se están agregando a <a href="http://www.oclc.org/americalatina/es/worldcat/default.htm">WorldCat</a>. Estos materiales en portugués enriquecerán WorldCat con más contenido que no sea en inglés al tiempo que ofrece a los usuarios e investigadores el acceso a la producción intelectual brasileña en varios temas, que van desde la energía alternativa a la salud y la industria, por mencionar algunos. <br /></p>
<p>CAPES tiene su sede en Brasilia y está celebrando su 60 aniversario en julio de 2011.<br /></p>
<p><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em"><strong>Mais conteúdo brasileiro para o WorldCat</strong></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em"><br /></font>A Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (<a href="http://www.capes.gov.br/">CAPES</a>) é ligada ao Ministério da Educação e é a agência governamental responsável por apoiar mais de 200 universidades no país com o propósito de melhorar a qualidade do ensino superior no Brasil enquanto assegura a quantidade e qualidade de profissionais especializados para atender às necessidades de emprrendimentos que visam o desenvolvimento do país, entre outras coisas. As mais de 200.000 teses e dissertações produzidas por estas universidades são parte do repositório da CAPES ( Banco de Teses da CAPES) e, agora estão sendo adicionadas ao <a href="http://www.oclc.org/americalatina/pt/default.htm">WorldCat</a>. Estes materiais em português enriquecerão o WorldCat com mais conteúdo que não seja em inglês enquanto oferece aos usuários e pesquisadores acesso à produção intelectual brasileira em vários tópicos, desde energia alternativa à saúde e industria, para listar alguns. <br /></p>
<p>A CAPES tem sua sede em Brasilia-DF e estará celebrando seu 60º aniversário em julho de 2011.<br /></p>]]></description>
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