The UF Center for Latin American Studies offers library access grants for scholars funded by a Title VI National Resource Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Their call for this year is open, with applications being accepted until March 11, 2024. The grants are to enable faculty…
Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, the Latin American and Caribbean Special Collections Librarian, and Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, professor of art history at UF, co-edited a new book of essays titled Collective Creativity and Artistic Agency in Colonial Latin America published by the University Press of Florida on…
We are proud to welcome Melissa Jerome as the new Digital Initiatives Librarian.
Welcome our new staff member Patrick James to LACC! To learn more about Patrick, read our latest blog post.
Congratulations to former LACC Librarian Paul Losch on his appointment as Field Director of the Library of Congress Overseas Operations Office in Rio de Janeiro! Read more in this interview with the Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room about his…
On behalf of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt joined the International Council on Archives (ICA) campaign #EmpoweringArchives.
Come visit the beautiful Altar de Día de Muertos that Mexicans in Gainesville has created in LACC dedicated to all victims of COVID-19. Only UF affiliates can enter Smathers Library currently so bring your Gator 1 Card and face covering if you visit us. Mexicans in Gainesville wrote the…
Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, Jessica L. English, Angelibel Soto, and Melissa Jerome co-wrote a chapter titled “Contesting Colonial Library Practices of Accessibility and Representation,” in Archives and Special Collections as Sites of Contestation, edited by Mary Kandiuk. (Sacramento CA: Library Juice Press, 2020). This chapter discusses how Library and…
Join us in congratulating Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, UF Associate Librarian and Latin American & Caribbean Special Collections Librarian in the Department of Special & Area Studies Collections for being awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage at Rare Book School for 2020-2022! She was among…
Image Gallery LACC is honored to host the Mexicans in Gainesville “Altar de Muertos” this week. Mexicans in Gainesville submitted this description: “Altar del Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead Altar, November 2nd: “The Day of the Dead festival is celebrated on All Saints Day and All Souls Day in…
