A New Alliance: The Association of Latin American National Libraries (ABINIA)
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When the director of national libraries in Latin America, the Spanish–speaking Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal met in 1988 to discuss materials for a quincentennial exhibit, they realized that their libraries would benefit greatly from closer, ongoing groups cooperation. A year later, the Association of National Libraries of Iberoamerica (ABINIA), with 21 member libraries at present, came into being. The author sets forth the main objectives of ABINIA, which include preserving, publicizing, and making accessible the collections of the national libraries; standardizing and automating technical services to facilitate exchange of information and materials; and linking the national libraries to other libraries and information networks. Working to put these objectives into practice, ABINIA celebrated the quincentennial with an important exhibit of national bibliographic treasures. ABINIA has also begun computerizing a union catalog of member holdings from the 16th to the 18th century and has initiated a project to identify, preserve, and microfilm rare and historically important materials.
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Una nueva alianza: la Asociación de Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica (ABINIA)
Cuando los directores de las bibliotecas nacionales de Latino América, el Caribe hispano parlante, España y Portugal se reunieron en 1988 a discutir los materiales para una exibición quingentésimo, se dieron cuenta que sus bibliotecas podrían obtener beneficio mayor de un grupo más cercano y permanente de cooperación. Un año después, la Asociación de Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica (ABINIA), que cuenta actualmente con 21 bibliotecas miembros, empezó a existir.
La autora establece los principales objetivos de ABINIA, que incluyen conservar, dar publicidad y hacer accesible las colecciones de las bibliotecas nacionales; el establecimiento de medidas homogéneas de servicios técnicos automatizados para facilitar el intercambio de la información y los materiales; y ligando las bibliotecas nacionales a otras bibliotecas y redes de información. ABINIA celebró el quingentझsimo poniendo en práctica estos objetivos con una exhibición importante de los tesoros bibliográficos nacionales. ABINIA ha también iniciado la computarización de un catálogo colectivo de las colecciones de los miembros de los siglos XVI al XVIII y ha iniciado así mismo un proceso para identificar, preservar y reproducir en micropelícula los documentos raros e históricos de mayor importancia.
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