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The mission of the International Relations Round Table is to promote interest in library issues and librarianship worldwide; to help coordinate international activities within ALA, serving as a liaison between the International Relations Committee and those members of the Association interested in international relations; to develop programs and activities which further the international objectives of ALA; and to provide hospitality and information to visitors from abroad.



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Librarians Professional Law Proposed in Argentina

  • 1.  Librarians Professional Law Proposed in Argentina

    Posted Oct 07, 2022 09:58 PM
    Dear colleagues,

    I would like to share an important development from Argentina. The Association of Certified Librarians of the Argentine Republic (ABGRA - Asociación de Bibliotecarios Graduados de la República Argentina) is supporting a Bill (currently in the House of Representatives) titled the "Federal Law of Professional Practice in Librarianship and Documentation," which includes stipulations to advance and guarantee the professional status and rights of librarians.

    I encourage you all who are interested in Latin America to be aware of what happens, since if this Bill becomes a law, it would set a precedent for other countries, regarding the professional status of certified librarians.

    More information (in Spanish) can be found in ABGRA website, this page, and in ABGRA's social media accounts (Twitter: @ABGRAoficial, Facebook: ABGRA Official) .

    Thank you for reading, and if anyone needs translation of some of the points or information, please let me know (they do not have much in English.)

    Alicia


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    Alicia K. Long (She/her - Ella)
    Librarian & Supervisor - State College of Florida
    Adjunct Instructor - University of South Florida, School of Information
    Ph.D. Student - University of Missouri
    2022 Librarian of the Year (LOTY) - REFORMA
    ALA Emerging Leader & Spectrum Scholar