22nd Annual ASDAL Conference
ARGENTINA
"Shaping Adventist Librarianship in the 21st Century"
Wednesday, June 26 - Sunday, June 30, 2002
- Free Spanish and English Language Medical Resources on the Internet: Preparing Portals at the Reference Department of an Academic Library
- Sergio Becerra - Reference Librarian, E. I. Mohr Library, Universidad Adventista del Plata
A survey of two comparative Adventist institutions in Latin America showed not only the need for information resources in the medical field but also the existence of language, financial, hemispheric, and cultural barriers. The results of the survey were used as a basis for the preparation of a portal to Free Spanish and English Language Medical Resources on the Internet for the E. I. Mohr Library web site. Academic libraries in developing countries can use this study as a model for preparing portals that would facilitate access to free resources on the Internet.
- When Rivers Dry Up: Planning in Times of Financial Stress
- Keith Clouten - Library Director, James White Library, Andrews University
Academic libraries in the 21st century face increasing competition for funds while at the same time they are struggling with changes brought about by the information revolution. What can library administrators do in the face of budget reductions? Is future planning important under conditions of financial stress, or is it even possible? The presenter draws on his experience in coping with budget loss in Adventist institutions in Australia, Canada, and the United States.
- Back to the Future: Marketing the Library in the 21st Century
- Bruce McClay - Assistant Librarian, Walla Walla College School of Nursing
Marketing strategies that have brought success in a previous institution have been applied to a current institution with increasingly positive results. Students and faculty who previously chose to conduct their research in other libraries are now using their own library. Suggestions for successfully marketing the library and its services to its primary clientele will be discussed.
- Library Liaison Programs in the 21st Century
- Lauren Matacio - Head, Dept. of Bibliographic Services, James White Library, Andrews University
This presentation will include general information on liaison programs and their importance; new issues faced by liaison programs in the 21st century, i.e. impact of increased electronic information; and practical suggestions for solving problems as libraries make a transition to the technologically-based society of the 21st century.
- SDA Latin American Libraries: Now and the Future - Panel Discussion
- Moderator: Fredy Rivoir - Collection Development Librarian, E. I. Mohr Library, Universidad Adventista del Plata, Argentina
The panel members will describe librarianship as it is now in Latin America, the problems they face, and the conditions they deal with. They will discuss ways by which these issues can be addressed. They will also come up with proposed plans for the future.
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Hernán Hammerly (On-site coordinator) Cynthia Helms (President-elect) Keith Clouten (member-at-large) Lee Marie Wisel [ASDAL Treasurer (ex officio)] |
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