Librarians associations in Cuba: historical analysis of their emergence in 1936

Abstract

The proliferation of professional library associations in Cuba takes place in the 1930s as part of the nation's incorporation into the global movement. From a review of the published scientific literature, it was possible to identify the absence of sources dedicated to the analysis of associations of library professionals in Cuba. Objectives: to examine the main library associations in Cuba from the 1930s to the present. Methods: the study presented here is classified as descriptive. To obtain results, methods were applied at the theoretical and empirical levels, fundamentally the documentary analysis. He highlighted the technique of social network analysis for the visualization of results.
 As main results, the associations of library professionals in Cuba from 1936 to te presenten were described. The principles of the Cuban Association of Librarians were established, an organization that currently brings together professionals in the sector. Conclusions: the professional librarian associations that emerged in Cuba from 1930 to 1959 had little legal and governmental support. In 1986 the Cuban Association of Librarians was founded under the acronym ASCUBI and it is the organization that currently brings together information professionals in Cuba. Among the directives of the associations, personalities such as María Teresa Freyre de Andrade and Emilio Setién Quesada stood out.