More Details about the Transborder Library Forum 2007

From Simmons International Relations

WHAT: TRANSBORDER LIBRARY FORUM (FORO 2007): Bridging the Digital Divide: Crossing All Borders

WHEN: February 20-24, 2007

WHERE: Arizona State University

REGISTRATION (Includes Cocktail Reception, Breakfasts, and Exhibit Reception)

US$ 135 Professional – US$ 85 Student

US$ 85 Professional – US$ 40 Student (single day)

Information and online registration at

http://www.asu.edu/lib/foro/>http://www.asu.edu/lib/foro/

Hotel Reservations from U.S.

Twin Palms Hotel

http://www.asu.edu/lib/foro/hotel.htm>http://www.asu.edu/lib/foro/hotel.htm

For additional information, please write:

Jenny Mueller-Alexander email: <mailto:foro2007@asu.edu>foro2007@asu.edu

Selected Presenters and Sessions

Complete Program is available at:http://www.asu.edu/lib/foro/dates.htm

"¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians"

Presenter: Kay Deeny, NN/LM Pacific SouthwestRegion, UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, Janice LaChance, CEO, Special Libraries Association

Metadata Roundtable

Moderator: Lisa Furubotten, Associate Professor, Texas A & M University Libraries

"Network Across the Border: The Role of the U.S. Embassy in Fostering U.S./Mexico Library Co-operation."

Presenter: Steven P. Kerchoff, Information Resource Officer for Mexico and Central America U.S. Embassy Mexico

"Remembering Our Cultural Heritage From Generation to Generation"

Presenter: Maria Renata and Pat Pollock Rhoads

Interlibrary Loan Roundtable

Moderator:Daniel Mattes Durrett, Director de Biblioteca,Universidad Anahuac, Mexico, D. F.

Open Access Roundtable

"What's Happening in the World of Cataloging?" (Roundtable)

Moderators: Dorothy McGarry,University of California, Los Angeles (retired)and Martha McPhail, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University

INFOBIBLIA: Digital Library of LIS Literature From Latin America and the Caribbean

Filiberto Felipe Martinez Arellano, Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (CUIB), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

The Digital Library of the Caribbean: Building a Regional Collection

Catherine Marsicek, University of New Mexico

Anthropology Resources in Mexico: "Caso Biblioteca Juan Comas"

Alicia Cervantes Cruz and Juan Manuel Zurita Sanchez, Biblioteca "Juan Comas", Instituto de

Investigaciones Antropologicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Much to Teach, Much to Learn: Teaching Information Literacy Cross-Culturally

Victoria Beatty, Diné College Libraries, Tsaile, Arizona

The Border Region and Information Professionals: a Crossroads

Lil Bidart Escobar, Universidad de Tijuana, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Librarian Education in the Age of Globalization

Alejandra Martinez del Prado and Jorge Octavio Ruiz Vaca, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Working Collaboratively, Lessons From Two European Projects in the Field of Addictions Information

Christine Goodair, DrugScope. London, UK.

Technology and Repackaging Enhance Information Delivery to Remote Uganda

Maria N. G. Musoke, Makerere University, Uganda

"International Copyright in the Digital Age"

Dennis S. Karjala, Jack E. Brown Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona

State University

"One Size No Longer Fits Everyone"

Panel:Judith Field, Library & Information Science Program, Wayne State University Jesús Lau

Noriega, Library & Information Services Unit, Universidad Veracruzana, Campus Veracruz, Mexico, and Ken Haycock, Chair, Library and Information Science, San Jose State University

"U.S. Government Information: Los Fugitivos"

Presenters: Jim Veatch, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Mark Pendleton,

Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Justine Veatch, Justine in New Mexico Library Consultant, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

"Borders or Portals? New Frontiers of Access for Indigenous Peoples"

Presenter: Patricia Tarin, University of Arizona, School of Information Resources & Library Science, Knowledge River Institute

“What is a Cultural Research Collection and Why Does Your Library Need One?”

Presenter: Dr. Christine Marin, Curator/Archivist. Chicana/o Research Collection. University Libraries. Arizona State University

"Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP): An Initiative of US, Mexico and Canada"

Presenter: Aron M. Davidson, International Trade Specialist, Office of NAFTA & Inter-American Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce

Sister Libraries

Presenters: Armando Robles Reyes, CETYS Universidad, Mexicali, Baja California and Patrick Sullivan, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University

"Storytelling: Enjoying and Preserving our Cultures"

Presenter: Martín Juan Rivera, Sr., Mission Branch Library, Tucson-Pima Public Library, Tucson, Arizona

More information available at:http://www.asu.edu/lib/foro/