1. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 REDIAL Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina The little European sister of SALALM

2. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 History 1988: symposium Los sistemas de Información en Ciencias Sociales y Humanas sobre América Latina en Europa: balance para una cooperación europea 1989 constituent meeting of REDIAL 7 countries non-profit organization, seat in Brussels

3. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Organization General meeting of members Administrative board –President –General secretary –Treasurer Elections every two years Language Spanish

4. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Members Listed at : http://www.reseau-amerique- latine.fr/redial/redial2/presentation.php?pres =redial&vue=miembroshttp://www.reseau-amerique- latine.fr/redial/redial2/presentation.php?pres =redial&vue=miembros 40 institutional members in 11 countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland

5. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Objectives Link between research and scientific information on Latin America in Europe Communication platform Coordinates information Makes usable information beyond institutional limits Creates joint criteria, tools and working methods

6. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products Since 1989: efforts to improve the information situation on Latin America in Europe First years: mostly conventional products in print (reference books, journal) Today: mostly databases and electronic products

7. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products: Tesis 1 Repertorio de Tesis Europeas sobre América Latina 1980-1990 Content: dissertations from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom

8. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products: Tesis 2 Database of European Thesisses on Latin America New: Swedish Thesisses Regular updates http://pci204.cindoc.csic.es/htdocs/ci ndoc/tesis.htmhttp://pci204.cindoc.csic.es/htdocs/ci ndoc/tesis.htm

9. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products: Tesis 3

10. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products: Boletin 1989-1994: Boletin REDIAL Mailing list Puentes para un diálogo. Europa – América Latina with actual information Enter the list at: http://www.reseau- amerique- latine.fr/redial/redial2/p ublicacion.php?pub=pu entes http://www.reseau- amerique- latine.fr/redial/redial2/p ublicacion.php?pub=pu entes

11. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products: Homepage At : http://www.reseau-amerique- latine.fr/redial/redial2/presentation.php ?pres=redialhttp://www.reseau-amerique- latine.fr/redial/redial2/presentation.php ?pres=redial Databases: –Postgraduate courses on Latin America –Researchers –Research centres

12. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products: Homepage 2

13. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products: Database of European Journals 1

14. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Products: Database of European Journals 2

15. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Acquisition

16. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Possibilities of cooperation between SALALM and REDIAL exchange of information on collections and funds in libraries and documentation centres exchange of information on new reference works and databases coordination of more expanded projects like micro-filming or digitalization of rare and hidden collections

17. SALALM@50: Gainesville, FL, April 16-19, 2005 Thank you! Contact: Dr. Ricarda Musser Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut PK Potsdamer Str. 37 D-10785 Berlin E-mail: musser@iai.spk-berlin.de