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Mission Statement

The Mission of the unit is to meet the varied information needs of the university’s instructional, research, and outreach programs in Latin American and Iberian studies and to work creatively to achieve this goal with other local, national, and international organizations. To fulfill this mission DILARES: collaborates with University centers, institutes, departments and colleges. selects, acquires, catalogs, preserves, and provides access to scholarly resources and information in all formats from and about Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. provides reference service, library instruction, and a wide range of networked resources to students, faculty, and other patrons. helps generate new research and knowledge by providing scholars access to unique and specialized Ibero-American materials. develops and implements projects for the digital preservation of specialized collections. provides information and interpretive context about this collection to the scholarly community and to general audiences through exhibits, speakers’ series, publications, and other events. identifies and attracts additional support for collections and services through fundraising and grant-writing. participates in and contributes to regional, national, and international consortial activity designed to enhance Latin American and Iberian library resources and services.