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Pathfinder:	2440 (20)		Created:	LCP	2001-08-27
			Modified:	LCP	2002-12-20

Libraries, Archives: Argentina

	Libraries, Archives: Argentina
	Includes catalogs, web sites, databases, bibliographies, electronic libraries and library organizations.

	Libraries

	BIBLIOTECA DEL CONGRESO DE LA NACION ARGENTINA (http://www.bcnbib.gov.ar/)
	Homepage for the Argentine Library of Congress. The site features information about its mission, organization, holdings, staff and services. In Spanish.

	BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA (http://www.bibnal.edu.ar)
	The National Library, founded in 1810, is the reservoir of the material published in Argentina. The website presents information about its cultural activities and services. Includes the National Library online catalog as well as links to the main libraries in the world. In English and Spanish.

	BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE MAESTROS (http://www.bnm.me.gov.ar)
	The Biblioteca Nacional de Maestros preserves, produces, disseminates and manages information about education. The site includes the library online catalog. In Spanish.

	BIBLIOTECAS DE BUENOS AIRES (http://www.legalmania.com.ar/Links%5Finteres/BiblioBsAs.htm)
	The Bibliotecas de Buenos Aires's site provides a listing to most of the libraries that are located in the capital city of Argentine: Buenos Aires. It offers access to all types of libraries, such as the National Libraries, the National Library of Teachers, Documentation and Information's Center, and so on. In Spanish.

	SISBI - UBA : SISTEMA DE BIBLIOTECAS Y DE INFORMACION DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES (http://www.sisbi.uba.ar/)
	The SISBI was established in 1985 to coordinate the library services of the Universidad de Buenos Aires. The site provides access to five different online catalogs: CCNUL: national university book catalog; CCNUR2: national university periodical catalog; GUIABI: directory of university libraries; HEMERO: SISBI periodical catalog; SISBI: SISBI book catalog. In Spanish.

	UNESCO LIBRARIES PORTAL (http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal%5Fbib/Library%5FWebsites/Academic/Latin%5FAmerica/Argentina/)
	"The UNESCO Library Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to library resources available on the World Wide Web as well as to issues affecting librarianship." This page presents links to websites of libraries and information centres in Argentina. Most of the descriptions in Spanish and some in English.

	NETWORKS

	RECIARIA : REDES ARGENTINAS DE INFORMACION (http://piluso.clacso.edu.ar/%7Ereciaria/)
	Reciaria is a network of Argentine information networks. The website presents the background and emergence of the network, its members and services. In Spanish.

	UNIRED : RED DE REDES DE INFORMACION ECONOMICA Y SOCIAL (http://cib.cponline.org.ar:83/queuni.htm)
	"UNIRED is an independent and cooperative economic and social network established in Argentina in 1989". The UNIRED database provides access to more than 657.000 bibliographic references of documents available in Argentina. In Spanish with general information also in English.

	Archives

	ARCHIVO GENERAL DE LA NACION (http://www.archivo.gov.ar/)
	Homepage for the Archivo General de la Nación de la República Argentina. Includes background, organization, holdings, activities, publications and news. In Spanish.

	Library organizations

	ASOCIACION DE BIBLIOTECARIOS GRADUADOS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA (http://abgra.sisbi.uba.ar/)
	Site for the professional association for Argentine librarians. Includes information on the institution and its services. Links to resources relating to information science. In Spanish.

	SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE INFORMACION (http://www.sai.com.ar/)
	SAI is a private non-profit institution created to promote and develop researches on information. In Spanish.

	Information centers

	CAICYT : CONICET (http://www.conicet.gov.ar/webue/caicyt/)
	Caicyt is an information center on science and technology belonging to CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas). In Spanish.

	Educational resources

	INFORMATIONR.NET (http://InformationR.net/wl/wlist7.html)
	Offers a listing of links to universities and schools of information studies in Argentina.

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