SALALM: An Introduction Víctor Federico Torres Universidad de Puerto Rico Orchid Mazurkiewicz University of California, Los Angeles
Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials Seminario sobre la Adquisición de Materiales de Bibliotecas Latinoamericanos
SALALM History Organization Activities Projects
Origins 1956, Florida Problems associated with the acquisition of materials form Latin America –Identifying what’s been published –Obtaining materials at each library –Processing and preservation
Organizational Structure Incorporated in 1968 Executive Board Executive Secretary Secretariat
Membership Personal members Institutional members
Commitees Membership Constitution & By-laws Finance Editorial Board Nominations
Substantive Committees Acquisitions Access & Bibliography Library Operations & Services Interlibrary Cooperation
Committee Projects New serial titles list Booksellers directory Video database Latin American periodical price index Brazilian serials for exchange José Toribio Medina Award Enlace travel awards
Activities Annual conference Next conference: –April , Gainsville, FL
Publications Conference papers Bibliography & Reference Series Special publications SALALM newsletter, 1976-
Awards Enlace –Carlos Delgado, Enlace committee chair Presidential Travel Fellowship –Pamela Howard-Reguindin, President
Communication Listserv Website –
Affiliated Projects Latin American Microfilm Project (LAMP) Latin Americanist Research Resources Project –Latin American Periodicals Table of Contents (LAPTOC) –Presidential messages Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)