New Waves: USIS and Binational Cultural Center Libraries in Central America
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Both binational center libraries and libraries directly supported by the U.S. Information Service (USIS) have had considerable impact on the development of librarianship in Latin America. These libraries, some of which were initially established in the 1940s, provide a variety of programs and materials from the United States that encourages the exchange of cultural values and information within the host coountry. Edensword first provides a general overview of the operations of USIS and binational center libraries in Central America. She then goes on to describe in greater detail six libraries in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica: theirr facilities, patrons, services, collections, and the extent to which they are automated.
USIS, the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Program, and other cultural exchange associations provide support for those libraries in two major areas: training (workshops and seminars are held regularly throughout Latin America) and the new technology, especially CD̵;ROM databases.
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Nuevas corrientes: USIS y las bibliotecas de los Centros Culturales Binacionales de Centro América
Tanto las bibliotecas binacionales y las bibliotecas apoyadas por el Servicio Informativo de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (United States Information Service, USIS) han tenido un impacto considerable en el desarrollo de la bibliotecología en Latino América. Estas bibliotecas, algunas de las cuales fueron establecidas inicialmente durante la década de los 1940s, proporcionan una variedad de programas y materiales de los Estados Unidos que animan el intercambio de los valores culturales y de la información con los países huéspedes. La autora proporciona primero una revisión general de las operaciones de USIS y de bibliotecas binacionales de Centro América. Después se dirige Edensword a delinear con gran detalle seis bibliotecas localizadas en Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador y Costa Rica, describiendo sus instalaciones, sus usuarios, los servicios que proporcionan, la naturaleza de sus colecciones y el grado en el que se encuentran automatizadas.
El Servicio Informativo de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, el Departamento de Estado, el Programa Fulbright y otras asociaciones culturales de intercambio proporcionan apoyo a esas bibliotecas en dos áreas principales: talleres de capacitación y seminarios que se llevan a cabo regularmente en Latino América y la nueva tecnología, especialmente bancos de datos con el formato CD–ROM, los que han mejorado enormemente el servicio de préstamos interbibliotecarios y la identificación bibliográfica entre Norte y Sud América.
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