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Texas-Mexico Relations Committee 
Background
Handouts from TLA Annual Conference 2000
Information about Mexican and Latin American
Resources on the Net
TMR was founded by Dale Cluff in 1991 under the auspices of the Colleges and
Universities Libraries Division (CULD). Past Chairs and Co-chairs include: Dale
Cluff, Angie Quiros, and Carla Felsted, Nancy Cunningham, and Sue Sappington.
The present chair is Dale Cluff.
- Foster cooperation among library professionals in Texas and Mexico.
- Provide the means for the exchange of ideas, experiences,and resources
between Texan and Mexican librarians.
- Enhance communication between Texan and Mexican librarians for the benefit
of library patrons in both communities.
- Hosted 5 leading Mexican librarians and educators at TLA conference in
1992
- Provided scholarships to six Mexican librarians to visit Texas libraries
over the years 1993-1996
- Promoted attendance at the Trinational Foro Conference
- Published an article on TMR's history, objectives and goals. (Texas Library
Journal, Spring 1996)
- Presented program "Not-So-Distant Neighbors: Mexican Libraries and Information
Resources", at TLA Annual Conference in April, 1996. (Guest speakers included
Dr. Jesus Lau and Daniel Mattes).
- Organized trip for 11 Texan librarians to visit academic and public libraries
in Monterrey, Mexico in May, 1996.
- Organized trip for 15 Texan librarians to the Monterrey International Book
Fair in Monterrey, Mexico in October, 1996. Three TMR committee members presented
workshops at the conference for Mexican librarians.
- Awarded grant from the Mexico/USA Culture Foundation
in October, 1996 for $9,750 dollars to implement an exchange
program for Texan and Mexican librarians.
Suggestions and corrections for these pages? Please send email to
wtjohnson@ttu.edu
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