Library Cooperation In Costa Rica: An Update
Abstract
In her 1985 Ph.D. dissertation, Torres analyzed how library cooperation — which she defined as a means of dealing with such problems as inadequate resources, duplication of technical services, and lack of professional development — had been impeded by various obstacles, including ineffective leadership, poor public relations, and lack of guidelines. Her present article, an update of her earlier study, discusses how for the most part barriers to library cooperation in Costa Rica have been overcome by the new information technology and the creation of the Sistema Nacional de Información (SNI). Although some problems involving database maintenance, user priorities, and technical training still exist, interlibrary loan services have expanded and the production of bibliographic materials has increased. Furthermore the SNI has provided an environment conducive to the creative exchange of ideas among librarians, as seen in the growth of dynamic professional associations and a new sense of professional fulfillment.
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Bibliotecas médicas en el Caribe y Centro América
La tesis doctoral de Ana Cecilia Torres elaborada en 1985 analizó como la cooperación bibliotecaria—que ella definió como los medios mediante los cuales se resuelven los problemas como los recursos inadecuados, la duplicación de los servicios técnicos y la ausencia de desarrollo profesional—se ha visto impedida por varios obstáculos, entre ellos incluídos el inadecuado liderazgo, relaciones públicas pobres, y la falta de normas. Su presente artículo es una actualización de su anterior estudio, donde se discute como en la mayoría de los casos, las barreras a la cooperación bibliotecaria en Costa Rica se han superado por la nueva tecnología informática y la creación del Sistema Nacional de Información (SNI). Aunque algunos problemas referentes al mainteniemiento de bancos de datos, las prioridades de los usarios y la capacitación técnica todavía existen, los servicos de préstamo interbibliotecario se han extendido y la producción de materiales bibliográficos ha aumentado.
Además, el SNI ha proporcionado el ambiente conductivo para el intercambio creativo de ideas entre bibliotecarios, como se demuestra en el crecimiento dinámico de las asociaciones profesionales y el nuevo sentido de satisfacción profesional.
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