Please respond to Martha at University of San Diego
-- for persons willing and able to save the libraries in El Salvador.
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From: Martha McPhail <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 01 February, 2001 1:58 PM
Subject: call for a conservator
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> Is there a Spanish-speaking conservation expert available to travel to El
>Salvador this month to assist with the earthquake recovery? The State
>Department Public Affairs Office requests a consultant to evaluate the
>present damage and assist in planning for future emergencies.
> Many libraries were damaged in the January 13 quake, both collections and
>facilities. Removing the collections safely, storing them properly, and
>creating a recovery plan are paramount, immediate concerns. On-site
>consultation is needed at numerous libraries, and a workshop/seminar on
>"Disaster Planning and Emergency Management for Libraries" will help all
>the Salvadoran library community.
> If your library has such an expert willing and able to provide this
>helping hand to our Salvadoran colleagues, have them contact directly:
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>Licdo. Pedro Pineda
>IRC Director/Cultural Affairs Assistant
>Public Affairs Office/State Department
>American Embassy San Salvador
>Tel. (503)278-4444, ext. 2460
>Fax (503)278-6015
>E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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> The damage to some Salvadoran libraries is massive and extensive. The
>University of El Salvador suffered damage to the several libraries at its
>San Salvador and San Vicente campuses; the UES was hard hit after the 1986
>earthquake and had just recently opened a new main library. The National
>Library, destroyed in the '86 quake, has major damage again. Public library
>branches and small school media centers are damaged. The Biblioteca
>Gallardo, a private research library where I myself identified and
>cataloged rare/scarce books as a Fulbright specialist two years ago, has
>been virtually destroyed, as noted in messages on several listserves.
> Libraries and librarians in El Salvador have braved civil war, hurricanes,
>and earthquakes, and they will recover and continue their mission to
>educate and serve the Salvadoran people. At this crucial time, they do need
>and welcome assistance from the international library community. Thank you
>for helping and caring about them.
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>Martha McPhail
>Catalog Librarian
>Bibliographer for Spanish/Portuguese Languages and Literature
>University Library [log in to unmask]
>San Diego State University 619-594-6736
>San Diego CA 92182-8050 619-594-2700 (fax)
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