Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials

SALALM
Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials
Formation1956; 68 years ago (1956)
President
David Woken
Co-Executive Director
Jill Baron
Co-Executive Director
Angela Carreño
Websitehttps://salalm.org/

The Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) is the oldest professional Area Studies library organization for academic librarians, archivists, book vendors, scholars, and students who specialize in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.[1] Members are from at least 20 different countries.[2] SALALM promotes better library services and purchasing power among individual members and member libraries.[3] With the Secretariat based at Tulane University's Latin American Library, it is an international non-profit professional organization with three official languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese.[4] SALALM is an affiliate of the American Library Association.[5] As of May 2015, the organization had 242 personal and 84 institutional members including librarians, archivists, book dealers, vendors, and university libraries.[6]

  1. ^ "Mission, Organization, Activities, and Documents". Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. ^ "SALALM's Membership". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. ^ Schadl, Suzanne; Todeschini, Marina (2015). "Cite Globally, Analyze locally: Citation Analysis from a local Latin American Studies Perspective". College & Research Libraries. 76 (2): 136–149. doi:10.5860/crl.76.2.136.
  4. ^ "Bylaws/Articles of Incorporation". Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ ALA (2008-03-10). "Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials". About ALA. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. ^ Calvo, Hortensia. "Executive Director's Report, 2015". Salalm. Retrieved 27 May 2020.