Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials
July 19-22, 2021
Virtual Conference
Registration is free for current members, current member exhibitors, non-members who reside permanently in Latin America and the Caribbean (including Puerto Rico), and students.
Note to non-members: registration includes one-year personal membership and Conference fee.
For first-time members only: Membership is effective upon payment of dues and is valid through August 2022.
Press Release (pdf)
The Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials is pleased to announce its 66th annual conference to be held online, July 19-22, 2021. SALALM LXVI is sponsored by New York University, New York Public Library, and Columbia University. (continued below)
Mission, Organization, Activities, and Documents
Mission: What we facilitate
Control and dissemination of bibliographic information about all types of Latin American, Caribbean, Iberian, and U.S. Latino publications
Development of library collections of Latin Americana and Caribbeana in support of educational research
Promotion of cooperative efforts to achieve better library services
Interest in the special problems of librarians of Latin America and the Caribbean and with library development in those areas
Interest in providing library materials for the Spanish-and Portuguese-speaking populations in the United States
Organization: Who We Are
Librarians, archivists, book dealers, book professionals, scholars, and students interested in collecting, preserving, and providing access to Latin American, Caribbean, Iberian, and Latino information resources in all formats. SALALM was founded in 1956 and incorporated as a nonprofit association in 1968.
SALALM Conference Attendance Scholarship
Awarded since December 2011, the SALALM Scholarship was established to encourage professional and leadership development in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian studies academic librarianship.
Established to encourage professional and leadership development in Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies librarianship, the one-time $1,000 cash award recognizes the academic work of promising master’s candidates enrolled in an ALA accredited (or equivalent) library, information or archival studies program. Recipients are invited to attend the 66th SALALM annual conference. This year’s conference will be held online from July 19-22, 2021, and is hosted by the New York Public Library and New York University.
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