NEWSLETER Latin América and The Caribbean Section (IFLA/LAC) N. 44 JUNE 2004 ISSN 1022-9868 THE COUNTDOWN FOR THE LIBRARIAN COMMUNITY MEETING IN BUENOS AIRES HAS ALREADY STARTED! TEATRO COLÓN CAMINITO PUERTO MADERO CASA ROSADA EL OBELISCO – AV. 9 DE JULIO WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS IFLA 2004 AUGUST 22 – 27 IFLA/LAC NEWSLETTER N.44 JUNE 2004 The “Newsletter” is published twice a year in June and December by IFLA’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a major communication tool for IFLA members in the region. Please share your ideas and experiences by sending your contribution and suggestions to the Regional Office. Editorial Committee : Elizabet Maria Ramos de Carvalho (BR) Stella Maris Fernández (AR) Secretariat: Marly Solér (BR) Special Advisor : Stella Maris Fernández Revision Approval and Editorial: Elizabet Maria Ramos de Carvalho Spanish Translation and Revisión: Stella Maris Fernández INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL OFFICE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN c/o Biblioteca Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Av. Presidente Vargas, 1261 20071-004 Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Tel.: +55 21 3225330 Fax: +55 21 3225733 E-mail: [email protected] IFLANET: http://www.ifla.org 2 IFLA/LAC NEWSLETTER N.44 JUNE 2004 Content EDITORIAL ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 HEADQUARTERS, CORE ACTIVITIES, COMMITTEES, DIVISIONS, SECTIONS ............................................................. 5 IFLA HQ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Message from the President........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Farewell message from Ross Shimmon ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Revisions to the Association Membership category....................................................................................................................... 8 IFLA Statement on Open Access to Scholarly Literature and Research Documentation .............................................................. 8 IFLA supports Open Access movement ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Language issues related to the upcoming World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Buenos Aires.......................... 10 New IFLA Publication: Knowledge Management. Libraries and Librarians Taking Up the Challenge ....................................10 New IFLA Publication: Newspapers in International Librarianship .......................................................................................... 11 New IFLA Publication: Women's Issues at IFLA: Equality, Gender and Information on Agenda.............................................. 11 CORE ACTIVITIES........................................................................................................................................................................ 11 ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH LIBRARIES PROGRAMME (ALP)..................................................................... 11 Name change of ALP ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMME (PAC).............................................................................................. 11 Workshop on Earthquakes, Mexico, 16-17 October, 2003 .......................................................................................................... 11 Translations................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 DIVISIONS AND SECTIONS........................................................................................................................................................ 12 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SECTION................................................................................................................ 12 Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting of the Latin America and the Caribbean Section, San Salvador, 1st April 2004.. 12 Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting of the Latin America and the Caribbean Section, San Salvador, 2nd April 2004. 16 Latin America and The Caribbean Librarians programme in WLIS Buenos Aires 2004............................................................ 19 METROPOLITAN LIBRARIES SECTION................................................................................................................................... 19 New IFLA Section........................................................................................................................................................................ 19 NEWS OF THE REGION................................................................................................................................................................ 20 ARGENTINA................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Very Good News!!!!..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 How to make the most of your first IFLA conference .................................................................................................................. 24 IFLA Headquarters at WLIC 2004 .............................................................................................................................................. 24 Registration for off-site sessions.................................................................................................................................................. 24 Fees for flying and day visitors ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Getting to Argentina .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Popular libraries ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 National Argentine Library of Congress ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Social activities............................................................................................................................................................................ 26 The argentine librarianship will be introduced to the world in a special issue of the journal “Referencias”............................ 28 ISBN agencies international meeting .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Iberoamerican National Librarians Associa-tions Seminar........................................................................................................ 29 Librarianship and Documentation Professional Journeys .......................................................................................................... 29 Argentina Book Chamber launched Libros.ar............................................................................................................................. 30 BRAZIL........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 IFLA PRE-CONFERENCE M&M 2004 São Paulo, from 18 to 20 August 2004....................................................................... 30 Reading, readers and libraries - First French-Brazilian Librarianship Meeting in Rio de Janeiro 23-25 June 2004 ............... 31 Passion for Reading..................................................................................................................................................................... 31 São Paulo Subway will have a library network ........................................................................................................................... 32 School library brings children in during break time ................................................................................................................... 32 3 IFLA/LAC NEWSLETTER N.44 JUNE 2004 II Rio de Janeiro International Librarianship Congress............................................................................................................. 33 COLOMBIA................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Colombia's 2003-2006 National Reading and Libraries