I led the way on the publication of this chapter on magazines and journals about Latin America and Latinos for the reference publication, Magazines for Libraries, edited by Bill Katz. Work on the project started in 1994. I recruited several colleagues, including Susan Husband, Tom Marshall, Patricia Promis and Theresa Salazar to help with the project. Mr. Katz, a legend in the field of Library Science, was quite happy with the end result, as the following letter attests:
I co-authored this with Jennalyn Tellman. The purpose of SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Centers) Kits is to focus on a “hot topic” and gather policy statements, guidelines and other kinds of documentation from various academic libraries so that those studying or formulating their own practices have some guidance and resources at their fingertips. The role of the authors is to write a summary of the issues involved in the topic and to select documents for inclusion that reflect best practice. Institutions represented in this document include: The University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Brown University, Columbia University, The University of Michigan, the University of New Mexico, Ohio State University, Rutgers University, and The State University of New York at Albany.
This was a workshop that I co-presented with Karen Downing at the 1997 ACRL Learning to Teach Preconference, held in Berkeley, CA, June 27, 1997. It was based off the chapter that Karen and I had published back in 1993 in the publication, Learning to Teach: Workshops on Instruction.
When I was Assistant to the Dean for Staff Development, Recruitment and Diversity, I worked with a group called the Library Diversity Council to provide training and programming for the Library staff. One of our most memorable events was the Philippine Festival and Potluck Party we hosted, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Phillipine Independence from Spain. There were several Filipino staff members in the Library at the time, including MaryLou Myers, Aida Short, and Ditas Reitz, and they were able to convince a local club, The Mabuhay Dance Group to join us in the festivities. There was wonderful food, and the group curated an exhibition outside the Library Administrative Offices that was both informative and colorful. My role was that of sponsor, mostly. The bulk of the work on this one was done by Library staff. It was a fun event!
