19th Annual Conference
June 20-23, 1999
Highlights of Speakers and Sessions

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "Cooperation Beyond National Borders"

Dr. Jesús Lau, Dean of Academic Affairs, Universidad Autónoma de Cuidad Juárez, Mexico

Dr. Lau holds a Ph.D. in Information Studies from the University of Sheffield, England, a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Denver, Colorado, and a B.S. in Law from the University of Sinaloa, Mexico. He has been a library director, senior researcher, and university librarian. Dr. Lau has received the national award "National Researcher" from the National System of Researchers (Mexico), which has been renewed three times. In 1997, he was named Librarian of the Year by the Border Regional Library Association from El Paso, TX / Las Cruces, NM / Juárez, MX.

"Latin America, The Internet And The SDA College Library Of The Future"

Gilbert Abella, Director of Public Services at La Sierra University Library, USA

The challenge of many academic libraries in Latin America and the world is to keep up with the latest technologies and the Internet without having adequate budgets or proper technical support. This paper focuses on four major areas: the goal of using the best technologies to serve the users, some of the difficulties of pursuing that objective, the suggested strategies to create the virtual library of the 21st century, and resources available for this enterprise.

"An Institution Wide Approach To Promote Occupational Information Literacy"

Hernán Hammerly, Library Director, River Plate Adventist University, Argentina

Practitioners of the various occupations/professions utilize different sets of information skills, attitudes and practices. Academic libraries have the responsibility of helping students to develop some of those skills. Libraries may also coordinate with other academic departments to produce graduates initiated in the appropriate information-related practices for their future occupation. Before graduating, the student should have learned how to learn, and be able to: a) initiate his/her own occupational library, databases, and files; b) evaluate and select information resources; c) establish connections with future colleagues and professional associations; d) organize information resources; e) produce new information and be able to communicate that information by appropriate means; f) and recognize the principles of information practices and systems that will enable him/her to adapt to changing technologies and resources.

All meetings will be bilingual in English and Spanish

Conference Program

Contents of this page courtesy Christina Cicchetti, ASDAL President-Elect and Program Chair.

Last Revised July 21, 1999