Results tagged “libraries” from A View of South America

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 Redarte event hosted at the historic building of Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil  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.

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 WorldCat 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!

You can access my presentation here.
 

It’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.

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.

The deadline for application for the 2013 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program is 17 February 2012 and the program guidelines and applications are available via this link:
http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/

Good luck!

Programa de Desarrollo Profesional IFLA/OCLC
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.

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.

La fecha límite para postularse al Programa de Becas de Desarrollo Profesional Temprano Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC para 2013 es el día 17 de febrero de 2012 y las pautas del programa y el formulario de solicitud están disponibles a través de este enlace:
http://www.oclc.org/us/es/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/

¡Buena suerte!

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 of the Global Council and for officers and Members-at-Large 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.

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.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Dec 10, and details can be found here .

Llamada para nominaciones
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.

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.

La fecha límite para enviar las nominaciones es el 10 de diciembre y los detalles pueden ser encontrados aquí .

Chamada para indicações
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.

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 de ser membro da OCLC.

O prazo para enviar as indicações é 10 de dezembro e, os detalhes podem ser encontrados aqui .

Universidad de San Andrés Library - Biblioteca Max von Buch  - in Argentina has been an OCLC cataloging member for almost a decade. The library participated in a cataloging event in Buenos Aires in November where they shared their experience in cooperative cataloging. I interviewed Estela Chahbenderian, the Head of the Cataloging Services at the library, to find out what Estela has to say about the event.

1) What was the name of the event?

2nd National Catalogers Meeting, November 25, 26 and 27, 2009; organized by the National Library of Argentina.

2) Who did represent the Universidad San Andrés in the Meeting?

Estela Chahbenderian and Liliana Miguez.

3) Which was the main theme of your presentation?

Cooperative cataloging in the Universidad de San Andrés Library: the experience with OCLC and NACO.

4) How many people did participate in the Meeting?

Approximately 180 people.

5) How would you summarize your presentation in one paragraph?

It was presented the experience of the Max von Buch Library (University of San Andrés) in cooperative cataloging of bibliographic records and authorities. We presented details of the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) bibliographic service used for the cooperative work and its product WorldCat. We exposed the procedures to perform copy and original cataloging of bibliographic records in the international catalog and the possibility of modifying or correcting already existing records. In the case of the work of authorities, we presented the international cooperative program NACO (Name Authority Cooperative Program) of the Library of Congress, and its covenant with the Library. We detailed in what the cooperative cataloging of authorities consists with examples of copied, original and modified records.

6) Which other institutions did participate in the Meeting?

The majority of the institutions were libraries of the National Universities from the different provinces: Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Universidad Nacional del Rosario, Universidad de Mar del Plata, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, etc.; the Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa and Biblioteca Nacional de Maestros, and the National Library as well.

7) Which was the main purpose of the Meeting?

The subtitle of the Meeting gives an idea: The Cooperation and the Norms for the Organization and Information Processing in the Argentinean Libraries.

Estela and Liliana concluded their presentation saying:

"The new information technologies facilitate each time more the exchange of records; the great step consists of the agreement in the group of standards, to assume the pragmatic spirit that implies all cooperation and to face the challenge of resolving the tension between the private interests of each library and the library community in general."

The full document of their presentation (in Spanish) can be found here .

Catalogación Cooperativa.pdf (Español)

Catalogação Cooperativa.pdf (Português)