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Introducing Libchat! 

3 Jun 2020 | Briefing note

The ECLAC Library introduces Libchat: a new way for you to communicate with us.…

The ECLAC Digital Repository: close to 20 million downloads in six years

27 May 2020 | Briefing note

ECLAC's Digital Repository is six years old! The more than 43,000 digital objects that it contains are the result of more than 15 years of hard work digitizing and converting millions of printed pages into electronic format. In 2014, the first version of the Repository was launched to ensure the permanent preservation and dissemination of all of ECLAC’s intellectual output. Over time, improvements welcomed a better integration into the ECLAC website, a user-friendly interface with more functionalities as well as new content. The Repository has become a very popular information resource with EC…

Electronic resources of the ECLAC Library now accessible from home (and anywhere else) using EZProxy

6 May 2020 | Briefing note

The ECLAC library is committed to ensuring access to a maximum range of services and information sources.    Previously, information resources which are subscribed to and paid for by the ECLAC Library, used to be accessible only from the ECLAC internal network or through VPN.    We are happy to announce this soft launch. As of today, you will be able to access the electronic resources of the Library from anywhere by simply logging into the EZProxy portal with the same credentials that you use to access the ECLAC network (Active Directory).  How to log in to EZProxy:  On a device not conne…

Teleworking at ECLAC Library

30 Mar 2020 | Briefing note

Since March 19, ECLAC Library has adopted teleworking, due to the Coronavirus.…

The HSC library kicks off a new cycle of webinars

3 Mar 2020 | Briefing note

The next cycle of webinars will begin on 17 March 2020 with themes related to open access and open science. The 2020 series will also include virtual talks and short interviews with expert presenters.…

Environment and climate change statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean

27 Feb 2020 | Briefing note

The new libguide was prepared by the Hernán Santa Cruz Library in collaboration with the Statistics Division in the Area of ​​Environment Statistics and Climate Change. The guide provides information resources essential for the preparation of environment statistics for the region.…

Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in Wikipedia

18 Feb 2020 | Briefing note

On 27th January 2020, the Hernán Santa Cruz (HSC) Library and the Division of Gender Affairs at ECLAC in collaboration with Wikimedia Chile, celebrated the successful hosting of another editathon. This time, the event sat within the framework of a side event of the fourteenth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Santiago, Chile from 27th to 31st January 2020. The autonomy of women in changing economic scenarios was the central theme of the Conference and the editathon aimed to make discoverable the history, themes and outcomes of Regional Conferences on Wom…

Facilitating access to information on gender issues in the ECLAC Library: a new article on Wikipedia

23 Jan 2020 | Briefing note

On 27 January 2020, the Hernán Santa Cruz Library (HSC), in conjunction with the Division of Gender Affairs, ECLAC and Wikimedia Chile, will organize an Editatón, as a side event within the framework of the fourteenth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held in Santiago, Chile from the 27th to 31st January 2020. Researchers and experts on gender issues will meet in the HSC Library to produce a Wikipedia article on the regional conference, the main intergovernmental forum on women's rights and gender equality in the region. The article will contain t…

FIVE OF FIVE: Ask Us!

25 Oct 2019 | Briefing note

Its open access week and we want to connect you with scholarly resources.…

Webinar: The UCL Research Data Repository

26 Sep 2019 | Briefing note

On September 10th, Paul Ayris, of the University College London (UCL), presented the Data Repository of that University, within the framework of the Mini Workshop Series on Data Management of Research and Open Science, organized by the Library of the ECLAC.…

Everyone is flocking to the ECLAC Library

7 Aug 2019 | Briefing note

For many years, when a person mentioned the word Twitter, it was in the context of birds. But today, when persons say Twitter they are often referring to a popular short messaging system that allows users to share messages and brief bits of information online to a particular following. @BibliotecaCepal joined Twitter in October 2011 and today boasts an active following of almost 6000 accounts. Each message from @BibliotecaCEPAL is a carefully crafted post meant to transmit a lot of information in a short space of time. The BibliotecaCEPAL account is a great place to connect with the world of …

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