1. SALALM Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials

2. SALALM is… An international organization and an annual meeting A structure and a place for bringing together librarians, vendors, and scholars with an interest in access to and preservation of Latin American informational materials.

3. SALALM’s Missions Control and dissemination of bibliographic information about all types of Latin American publications Development of library collections of Latin Americana in support of educational research Cooperative efforts to achieve better library service

4. History 1956, a meeting of 30 librarians and professors and one bookseller Originally intended as a one-time effort Looking at problems related to the selection, acquisition and processing of Latin American library materials 2005 is the 50 th annual meeting of the Seminar

5. SALALM’s Members Librarians –Collections development, reference, cataloging, and more Book vendors Students Institutions Participation from around the world

6. SALALM’s Accomplishments SALALM’s members participate in a variety of committees –Acquisitions –Access and Bibliography –Library Operations and Services –Interlibrary Cooperation

7. Committee accomplishments Serials titles list Book dealer’s directory Video database Book price statistics Collection statistics Serials publications for exchange José Toribio Medina Award

8. SALALM’s Publications Annual conference papers Reference &Bibliography Series Bibliography of bibliographies Special publications SALALM Newsletter

9. SALALM’s Affiliated Projects Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) Latin American Microfilm Project (LAMP) Latin Americanist Research Resources Project Regional sub-groups

10. Communication SALALM’s listserv for members: LALA-L http://www.salalm.org SALALM Newsletter – 6/year The annual meeting

11. Funding Opportunities Enlace Travel Awards –Assists Latin American and Caribbean librarians in travel to the annual meeting –Contact: cdelagado@library.berkeley.edu Presidential Travel Fellowship –Assists in travel to the meeting –Contact: pamelahr@loc.gov

12. To find out more… http://www.salalm.org Contact the SALALM Secretariat –sandyL@mail.utexas.edusandyL@mail.utexas.edu –Phone (512) 495-4474 –Fax (512) 495-4488