Libraries In Mexico Research Articles

Mapping and Revitalization of the Libraries of Santa Catarina and San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo León, Mexico

Libraries' architecture is fundamental in shaping a community's knowledge and culture. Their design, when thoughtful,has a significant impact on creating dynamic environments spread across cities and optimizes the functionality of thespace, contributing to the creation of informed, connected, and culturally enriched communities. Adapting libraries tomodern needs and using technologies that are easy to navigate are priorities in Mexico. The impact of evolvingeducational and research spaces can allow future generations access to the richness of knowledge accumulated overtime, fostering local engagement. With the ease of getting lost in the routine of today's accelerated life, changing acommunity's vision can be challenging. Still, reactivating libraries through their architecture can reshape the community'slifestyles. This article aims to show the mapping process, the analysis, and the comparison libraries in Mexico's SantaCatarina and San Pedro Garza García to establish a spatial proposal regarding the enrichment libraries provide to thesurrounding communities.

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Notes for Notes Paul Cary and Isabella Pilar The Riemenschneider Bach Institute (RBI) at Baldwin Wallace University invites applications for two financial awards in support of scholarship. • The Martha Goldsworthy Arnold Fellowship provides support to scholars visiting the RBI to do research in the collections. See https://libguides.bw.edu/rbi/research/scholars. • The American Bach Society's Frances Alford Brokaw Grant supports an undergraduate student from any college or university to do independent research in the RBI, with the assistance of our faculty. See https://www.americanbachsociety.org/research.html. A renowned research center located at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, the Riemenschneider Bach Institute houses numerous rare items, ranging from the Renaissance to the present day. Highlights include rare scores related to Bach and his circle; archives of the Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival, Hans T. David, and the Riemenschneider family; nineteenth-century first edition scores; and the Jack Lee collection of musical theater scores, programs, and memorabilia. Every year, the Riemenschneider Bach Institute welcomes scholars from around the globe, as well as undergraduate students and visiting classes. We would be delighted to support your research project or work with your classes, either in person or virtually. We invite you to visit us or contact us with your research needs at pcary@bw.edu. Paul Cary Baldwin Wallace University ________ Philharmonic conductor Bernard Rubenstein has generously donated a collection of music manuscripts and resources to the University of New Mexico Libraries. Rubenstein has held numerous conducting and director posts for orchestras in the United States, Latin America, and Europe, including the Stuttgart Opera and Santa Fe Opera. The collection will be available for use at the University's Fine Arts and Design Library. It includes late nineteenth- through twenty-first century print musical scores, conductor's notes, monographs, periodicals, and LPs. The collection is discoverable now under the Rubenstein Musical Scores Collection through the University of New Mexico Libraries online catalog. Isabella Pilar University of New Mexico Libraries [End Page 381] Paul Cary Baldwin Wallace University Isabella Pilar University of New Mexico Libraries Copyright © 2022 Music Library Association, Inc.

Libraries post Covid 19 pandemic: Considerations from Mexico

The objective of this paper is to show a general description of the first actions that librarians carried out in Mexico in the face of the Covid 19 pandemic, both to respond to the user in their demands for information, and to carry out their professional and leisure activities. The actions undertaken by librarians of academic libraries in the context of the pandemic are presented. Libraries in Mexico are one of the main sources of access to documentary information. In general, all types of libraries had to suspend their services during the pandemic and initiate protocols to restart functions. In this paper we have specifically addressed the contingency measures implemented in university libraries. Academic libraries had to adapt quickly to continue offering documentary and information services and with this, continue to carry out their functions in the development of professional training activities, technological developments, research, administration, and extension of culture. Both university libraries and users (students, professors, researchers, and administrative staff) had to adapt to the contingency since in most cases protocols were established both for prevention to avoid contagion and for user care.
 This document is the result of the research carried out based on the information answered by 40 libraries studied, to whom an instrument was applied. The literature on current topics was consulted in various databases and information from the websites of the libraries themselves. Information was also collected from approximately 20 academic events organized by library associations and other information professionals, such as the AMBAC (Civil Association of Librarians), the Library College of Mexico and the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).

Digital services adapted by libraries in Mexico to COVID-19 pandemic: a critical review

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to analyze to what extent the strategic actions implemented by the libraries contribute to the containment of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, without compromising the quality of library services for their learning communities.Design/methodology/approachThe research has a mixed methodology: qualitative and quantitative with a technique of documentary review and statistical analysis of data through FanPage Karma software. The documents are public and are part of the teaching programs of the universities, webinars and courses given through accounts and official sites of the Mexican Federal Government, social networks, as well as groups of experts in national and international librarianship.FindingsThe research documents and describes the library services that have emerged in libraries since the quarantine and isolation period established by the Ministry of Public Education. It also shows the strategic actions adopted by universities (their advantages and disadvantages) and the digital competencies of the library professionals to meet the information demands of their communities. Additionally, actions implemented to provide a rapid response are discussed so that they can later be improved to have a comprehensive framework for improving quality in the remote library service.Originality/valueThis research contributes value to the field by critically analyzing libraries’ distance services, their innovations and the necessary professional competences required to achieve the institutional academic goals. Additionally, relevant services in the digital context are described.

El Generalísimo: configuración, prácticas políticas y representación del poder supremo (México, 1810-1822)

Este artículo tiene por objeto analizar la lógica política del empleo de Generalísimo en México durante el proceso de emancipación. Estudia su trayectoria militar, las circunstancias en que accedieron al cargo y las actividades que desarrollaron al frente de sus ejércitos entre 1810 y 1822. El tema resulta atractivo y revelador, puesto que permite entender cómo se comenzó a perfilar la figura del caudillo y la manera en la que ejerció el poder supremo en el siglo XIX. La información proviene, principalmente, de archivos y bibliotecas mexicanos y españoles, y de la consulta de una bibliografía de una bibliografía especializada sobre la Independencia de México.

Online information literacy instruction in Mexican university libraries: The librarians' point of view

Online information literacy instruction is becoming increasingly popular among university libraries, although the level of its development varies from institution to institution. In this study, we seek to ascertain implementation levels for online information literacy instruction among university libraries in Mexico, as well as librarians' experiences, opinions, and attitudes with regard to this instruction modality. To this end, we analyzed data collected between November 2015 and January 2016 through a survey that was sent to 559 libraries at Mexican public universities and completed by 189 librarians. The results show a limited development of information literacy instruction in general and in online instruction in particular, despite the recognition of its importance and usefulness. The main barriers to implementation that were identified were a lack of technological resources and of personnel qualified to undertake these tasks. The main challenges that the libraries that do provide online instruction have had to face are related to a lack of institutional support, a lack of cooperation on the part of faculty members, students' motivation, and librarians' expertise.

Sharing Community Created Content in Support of Social Justice: The Dakota Access Pipeline LibGuide

INTRODUCTION Using a known platform to share content which is often overlooked by scholarly communication networks, The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) LibGuide from the University of New Mexico Libraries facilitates access to Native American perspectives on the #NODAPL movement through inclusion of social media content and primary source materials. This LibGuide highlights Native American voices and stories, content that is difficult for people outside Native American communities to find and shares a different view of the protest movement absent from most mainstream media coverage. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT Rather than a comprehensive listing, a majority of the guide content comes from Native American media outlets and Native American social media accounts by individuals and groups instead of library resources behind paywalls. Non-Native mainstream and alternative media sources are listed if authored by a Native American or if much of the source features a named individual using first-hand accounts. The DAPL LibGuide is the most viewed guide at UNM and was replicated at a small number of other academic libraries. NEXT STEPS Libraries can support the democratic process by highlighting similar types of community created content shared outside of scholarly communication networks, giving space to voices regularly unheard. The DAPL guide may be considered, along with similar social justice and topical guides as the beginnings of a new model which reimagines the possibilities of the LibGuide resource.

Modelos alternativos de financiamiento para las bibliotecas públicas de México

El presupuesto otorgado por el gobierno mexicano para sus bibliotecas públicas actualmente es mínimo, y es por ello que se buscan fuentes alternativas de ingresos para fnanciar proyectos de diversa índole dentro de esta importante institución pública. Muchas bibliotecas alrededor del mundo, pero especialmente en Estados Unidos y España, han implementado el fundraising en sus bibliotecas públicas consiguiendo muy buenos resultados. En la presente investigación se pretenden dar a conocer datos relevantes del presupuesto público otorgado para bibliotecas públicas en México, así como propuestas y esquemas que ayuden a desarrollar planes y programas para captar recursos externos y de diversas fuentes, además de presentar casos de éxito reales.

Finding Shelf Space in an Academic Library: A Multifaceted Approach

ABSTRACTFinding shelf space in an Association of Research Libraries library is an endeavor fraught with tensions. It presents an irreconcilable problem. On one hand, space is finite. On the other hand, we will continue to buy print books. Our tools for addressing this problem are limited and there are many competing interests. This article will analyze various options and present projects undertaken at the University of New Mexico Libraries that aim to address the space crisis in the stacks. They include a large scale inventory, weeding, reformatting, and the transfer of materials out of the library.

Online library tutorials in Mexican universities: presence and characteristics

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the presence of online library tutorials in the library websites of public universities in Mexico and to analyze the main characteristics of these materials. Design/methodology/approach Through October and November, 2015, the number of online library tutorials was quantified in 230 public universities in Mexico and their characteristics were analyzed based on an 18-item template grouped into four categories: general information, presentation, content and active learning. Findings Only 81 (29.2 percent) of the 279 libraries evaluated offer some type of instructional material to their users. A great variability was found regarding the quantity of tutorials presented by each library and its origin (elaborated by the library vs third party materials). The majority of tutorials deal with the use of library services or the management of a specific information resource. The most usual formats are pdf and video, and generally have few elements of active learning. Practical implications Results obtained in this study provide a useful diagnosis for decision-making regarding the creation, improvement and diffusion policies of online library tutorials in university libraries. Originality/value This is the first study carried out about the presence and characteristics of online library tutorials in university libraries in Mexico.

Human resources in Mexican public libraries: and exploratory inquiry

ABSTRACT Facing the new challenges of information society, Mexican public libraries need highly qualified human resources to satisfy demands of users and promote initiatives for ongoing improvement of library services. Library human resources are an essential part of public libraries; therefore, this research examines the human resources in several libraries of the National Network of Public Libraries in Mexico.

The Voyage Home: New Mexico Libraries Migrate to WMS, OCLC's Cloud-Based ILS

Cloud-computing is causing a major shift in the way organizations manage their data. For libraries this shift entails the switch from stand-alone ILSs to cloud-based systems. The new generation of ILSs embraces this model. The University of New Mexico Libraries undertook the migration to OCLC's cloud-based ILS, WorldShare Management Services (WMS). The process required choosing the vendor, preparing the data for migration, and implementing workflows. Through this article the authors will look at each of these stages of the migration and describe the process along the way. They will conclude with a look at the major paradigm shift caused by moving to a cloud-based environment.

Modernización de bibliotecas públicas en México (2007-2009)

Se reseña la experiencia de la Dirección General de Bibliotecas del Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (2007-2009) en el ámbito de la modernización de bibliotecas públicas en México, haciendo un recuento de los programas emprendidos y resultados obtenidos, contrastándolos y enriqueciéndolos con literatura especializada, así como se presenta un diagnóstico, la planeación estratégica y el apoyo de expertos en Bibliotecología.

La cooperación tecnológica entre bibliotecas digitales académicas de México

In this paper researchers examine the actuality of cooperation between Mexican digital academic libraries in the area of developing technological applications to improve operational performance. The study is based on a previously developed theoretical digital library model, in which the technological variable serves as a starting point to learn how to enhance cooperation between academic digital libraries in Mexico. The results help shed light on the degree and nature of cooperation between academic digital libraries in Mexico.

Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, promotor del libre acceso a la información en el siglo XVII novohispano

Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, arzobispo y virrey de la Nueva España y obispo de Puebla en el siglo XVII, ha sido motivo de numerosos estudios, pero lo que se desea resaltar en este escrito es su labor como fundador de la primera biblioteca pública de México y del continente americano, misma que hoy conocemos como Biblioteca Palafoxiana, y como promotor del libre acceso a la información.En el siglo XVIII, el obispo de Puebla, Francisco Fabián y Fuero, seguidor de las ideas de Palafox, enriqueció y embelleció la biblioteca y continuó con el espíritu de apertura propuesto por el fundador. También se menciona el reconocimiento que el ilustre jesuita Clavijero hizo de las obras de Palafox.

Internet como medio de comunicación entre migrantes y sus familias de origen: barreras de acceso

Con base en los resultados obtenidos en el Proyecto de Evaluación al Programa de Acceso a Servicios Digitales en Bibliotecas Públicas (pasdbp), así como en una observación exploratoria del subportal de Migrantes del Sistema Nacional e-Mexico se presenta un análisis en el que se aborda la oferta de contenidos electrónicos por parte del gobierno mexicano orientados a este sector, así como las principales barreras de uso que se presentan en una muestra no probabilística de Módulos de Servicios Digitales instalados en bibliotecas públicas en territorio mexicano.

Resource Description and Access (RDA)

A new cataloging code, Resource Description and Access (RDA) was published in June 2010 and has been undergoing tests at select libraries. RDA is a departure from its predecessor, the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2), in that it was designed for the online environment, is more principles-based, and better accommodates formats other than print. Liz Miller has been following the development of RDA for a few years and has presented on the topic twice at the New Mexico Library Association Conference. I was delighted when she approached me about writing an article on RDA, one geared to the noncataloger. In this column, reference librarians will learn why RDA was developed, what differences they will see, and how RDA contributes to a new world of library information.--Editor A librarian is cataloging a DVD. She consults a cataloging code, the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2), to make decisions about the pieces of information she will include in the catalog record. AACR2 also instructs her on such points as from where on the resource she should take information (for example, should she get the title information for the DVD from the title screen or from the disc label?), when and how to abbreviate words, and how to choose and construct access points. To assign subject terms, she consults a controlled vocabulary, the Library of Congress Subject Headings. She consults yet another standard, the Library of Congress Classification, to assign a class number to collocate the DVD with other resources on the same topic. In all of these processes she uses a standard digital format, Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC), to encode the various pieces of information she has selected to include in the record. Correct MARC coding ensures the record will search and display properly in an electronic catalog. The record then becomes part of her library's Integrated Library System (ILS), Millennium. The ILS software determines how the information in the record will be searched, retrieved, and displayed in the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), where it will be seen by users of the catalog, including patrons and reference librarians. You may begin to see why some have compared cataloging to solving a puzzle. One piece of the puzzle is about to change. A new cataloging code, Resource Description and Access (RDA), has been developed to take the place of AACR2. The development of RDA is big news for catalogers, of course, but it has implications for reference librarians, too. This article is intended to give reference librarians an introduction to RDA. Readers will learn why RDA was developed, the principles upon which RDA is based, the differences between AACR2 records and RDA records, and why RDA is so important to catalogers yet also controversial. WHY ARE CATALOGING CODES IMPORTANT? In the past, each library would create its own catalog cards. This changed in the early 1900s when the Library of Congress began selling card sets (author, title, and subject) to other libraries. Every card set that a library purchased meant one less that had to be created locally, from scratch. This was an early instance of shared cataloging. (1) When MARC was developed in the 1960s, catalogers started creating records in electronic form. MARC made record sharing much easier because the information in the records could be exchanged between computers. (2) When a cataloger creates an electronic record from scratch and contributes it to a bibliographic utility such as OCLC, a cataloger from any other OCLC member library can download that record instead of creating its own original catalog record. (3) One crucial factor that made it possible for libraries to share records with each other was the wide adoption of AACR2. A uniform cataloging code meant that every cataloger using it was creating records in the same way. It meant that a catalog record created in Poughkeepsie could be used by a library in Tacoma. …

Libraries in Mexico: Context and Collaboration. An Interview with Dr. Jesús Lau, President, Mexican Library Association

Strengths and challenges facing library of all types in Mexico and Latin America are addressed. Librarians seeking opportunities for personal and professional development will find national and international library organizations offering exciting programs for involvement and collaboration.

Fire at University of New Mexico Library

SUMMARY A fire in the basement of the University of New Mexico's Zimmerman Library destroyed 30,000 volumes of periodicals as well as furnishings, shelving, and fixtures in the path of the flames. An earlier flood in the underground science and engineering library had prompted the creation of a disaster plan and the formation of a recovery team. As a result, the library was prepared to handle a disaster of the magnitude of the fire. Damage estimates are put at $10–15 million not including the cost of staff time lost. Although the state fire marshal has acknowledged that the fire was deliberately started with an accelerant, he has not yet officially ruled the fire as arson.

Open access and connectedness: stimulating unexpected innovation through the use of institutional open archives

The author reviews past work with Ibict and the global progress made by the Open Access Movement. He postulates a theory of open access being an example of a complex adaptive system created by Internet-based scholarly publishing. Open access could be the cause of a cascade of increasing complexity and opportunities that will reshape this system. He has chosen the pervasive and global "Connectedness" created by the internet and the content spaces it provides for open access collections as a "simple disruptive agent". He discusses how connectedness influences infinite variety, creativity, work, change, knowledge, and the information economy. Case studies from the University of New Mexico Libraries are used where appropriate.