About the Bibliographic Instruction Subcommittee

of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM)

Purpose

To identify, gather, organize, and disseminate information on the development and implementation of bibliographic instruction in Latin American and Caribbean research with concentration of the subcommittee on advancing the state of the art through discussion of methods and critiques of existing course offerings.

Activities

1. Serves as a forum of discussion for those designing, teaching, and evaluating courses on bibliographic resources in Latin American Studies.
2. Assists with the design and evaluation of research method courses often offered as part of an academic discipline or in the Latin American Studies program’s curriculum.
3. Gathers and disseminates information on user instruction, including the preparation of reference handouts and the development of general or specific class-related presentations

Contact

Sean Knowlton

Reference Librarian & Bibliographer, The Latin American Library, Tulane University