48 research outputs found
The Hispanic room in the Library of Congress
No full text"January 1982"--P. [4] of coverCover titleMode of access: Internet
Puerto Rico at the dawn of the modern age nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century perspectives ; from selected divisions of the Library of Congress.
No full textPortrays the early history of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico through first-person accounts, political writings, and histories drawn from the Library of Congress's General Collections. Among the topics it highlights are the land and its resources, relations with Spain, the competition among political parties, reform efforts, and recollections by veterans of the Spanish-American War. Materials in the collection were published between 1831 and 1929 and consist of thirty-nine political pamphlets, eighteen monographs, and one journal.Title from home page as viewed on Apr. 4, 2000.A collaborative project of the Library of Congress Hispanic Division and the National Digital Library Program in recognition of the centennial of the Spanish-American War.Selected from the collections of the Library of Congress's Humanities and Social Sciences Division, General Collection, Hispanic Division, and Geography and Map Division.Offered as part of the American Memory online resource
Catalogue of an exhibition of maps in the National Academy of Sciences Building ... comprising some 400 maps and other materials related to the programs of section III, geological sciences, and section VIII, history and geography,
No full text"The maps have been made available by the diplomatic missions of the several American countries, members of the Pan American Union, by the Pan American Institute of Geography and History, by the departments and bureaus of the government of the United States of America, and by our leading geographical and geological societies, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council, the American Geophysical Union, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Library of Congress."At head of title: The Library of Congress. The Hispanic foundation. The Division of maps.Mode of access: Internet
Departmental & divisional manuals.
No full textIncludes revised editions.No. 1 has title: Manuals.Includes bibliographies.no. 1. Stack and Reader Division.--no. 2. Copyright Cataloging Division.--no. 3. Subject Cataloging Division.--no. 4. Catalog Maintenance Division.--no. 5. Binding Division.--no. 6. Exchange and Gift Division.--no. 7. Copyright Office: Register's Office, Reference Division, Service Division [and] Examining Division.--no. 8. Descriptive Cataloging Division.--no. 9. Serials Division.--no. 10. Legislative Reference Service.--no. 11. Loan Division.--no. 12. Hispanic Foundation.--no. 13. Processing Department Office.--no. 14. General Reference and Bibliography Division.--no. 15. Map Division.--no. 16. Music Division.--no. 17. Manuscripts Division.--no. 18. Rare Books Division. Microfilm Reading Room.--no. 18-A. Microfilm Reading Room.--no. 19. Disbursing Office.--no. 20. Order Division.--no. 21. Guard Division.--no. 22. Union Catalog Division.Mode of access: Internet
Handbook of Latin American studies CD-ROM [Recurso electrónico] =]HLASD/CD
No full textTipo de archivo: TextoSumario: Repertorio bibliográafico sobre Latino América de ciencias sociales y humanidades; incluye aproximadamente 270.000 registros.486, 4 MB de RAM (recomendado 8 MB); DOS 5.0 o superior; Microsoft Windows 3.1 o superior; Disco duro con al menos 1 MB de espacio libre; CD-ROMTít. tomado de la etiquetaV. 1-55 (1936-1996
Colección Clásico Tavera, Textos Clásicos de la Historia de Cuba, García Álvarez y García Mora, Luis Miguel (comps.), Serie I, Vol. 9: Iberoamérica en la Historia, Madrid 1999;: Colección Clásicos Tavera, Afroamérica: Textos Históricos, Enriqueta Vila Vilar (comp.), Serie II, Vol. 7: Temáticas para la historia de Iberoamérica, Madrid 1999
No full textHandbook of Latin American Studies CD-ROM: HLAS/CD (v. 2.0), Vols. 1-55 (1936–1996). Retrospective version by Fundación Histórica TAVERA. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, 199
Financial Services Segregation: Improving Access to Financial Services for Recent Latino Immigrants
No full textThis paper outlines elements of demand for financial services among recent Latino immigrants, summarizes key factors contributing to their financial segregation, and describes products, services and administrative practices that have been used successfully by depository institutions. Throughout the research and paper particular attention has been paid to the New England region.Remittances, Latin American immigrants, Banking, Best Practices, Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, USA Inmigrantes Latinoamericanos, banca, Mejores Practicas, anti lavado de dinero, financiamiento de terroristas, USA
Experiência internacional: uma bibliotecária brasileira na biblioteca do Congresso dos Estados Unidosp.129-137
No full textRelato de um período de nove meses trabalhando na Divisão Hispânica da Biblioteca do Congresso dos Estados Unidos, com uma bolsa de estudos patrocinada pela Fundação Lampadia através de sua representante no Brasil, VITAE Apoio à Cultura, Educação e Promoção Social. Focaliza dados históricos, números do acervo, estrutura física e quadro de pessoal de uma das mais tradicionais instituições americanas, considerada a maior biblioteca do planeta. Dá a conhecer alguns tipos de projetos desenvolvidos enfatizando a importância da experiência anterior para o bom aproveitamento e crescimento profissional, possibilitando ainda o compartilhamento com os pares quando da volta ao país de origem.
Palavras-chave
Biblioteca do Congresso – EUA; Intercâmbio profissional; Programas de treinamento profissional
Abstract
Reports a nine months internship spent at the Hispanic Division of The Library of Congress of the United States of America, sponsored by Lampadia Foundation through its Brazilian branch VITAE. Focus on history, collections, buildings and staff of one of the most traditional American institutions, which is considered the biggest library of the
world. Describes the experience and knowledge gained as a result of participation in various projects, pointing out the importance of previous library expertise in order to take advantage to improve professional development and afterwards share the results with peers in the home
country.
Keywords
USA - Library of Congress; International exchanges; Field work; Work experience programmes, Internshi
