IFLA JOURNAL Official Journal of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Volume 30 (2004) No. 2, p. 105–195. ISSN 0340-0352 K. G. Saur München CONTENTS Editorial: Why a special issue on Latin America and the Caribbean? Ramon Abad ............................................................................... 107 Libraries in Argentina: an overview Ana María Peruchena Zimmermann ........................................................... 108 National libraries in Iberoamerica: from challenge to commitment Eliades Acosta Matos ....................................................................... 129 Library services for Latin American indigenous populations César Castro Aliaga ......................................................................... 134 Information technology in Central American libraries Grete Pasch and Diana Miranda-Murillo ....................................................... 141 The need for research and publishing on the Hispanic Caribbean Victor Federico Torres ....................................................................... 150 Knowledge management: intellectual capital and social capital. An approach for Latin America Saadia Sánchez Vegas ...................................................................... 156 Activities of the IFLA Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Elizabet María Ramos de Carvalho ............................................................ 166 REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS Information Needs Are Legitimate: interview with Kay Raseroka .............................. 175 NEWS (with separate Table of Contents) ..................................................... 177 INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR ................................................................ 182 ABSTRACTS 185 – SOMMAIRES 187 – ZUSAMMENFASSUNGEN 189 – RESÚMENES 191 – J_n_jZlu klZl_c 193 .................................................................... 185 Notes for Contributors ...................................................................... 195