>> Professional Mission >>

 

 

During all of my professional experience I have contributed and joined forces with colleagues alike, with attention, dedication, discipline, reason and passion, for the ancient quest of guaranteeing humankind a free, communal, socializing, universal, democratic, egalitarian, uncharged, unhampered, secure, and scientific collection, organisation, preservation,  dissemination, access, and usage of all the general human intellect expressions from the past, present, and future in all documental information institutions and entities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>> Education >>

 

 

• Doctor in Information Studies 2003-2007, Thanks to a high academy excellence scholarship from the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology at the Department of Information Studies, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. Supervisors from 21.06.2005-present, Professor Nigel Ford, main supervisor and Ms. Briony Train, adjunct supervisor. Supervisor from 30.09.2003-20.06.2005 Professor Bob Usherwood (he stopped being my supervisor because he retired from the university). NOTA BENE: At the moment I have defended and passed successfully on Februrary 13, 2008 my PhD thesis/dissertation through the Viva Voce examination, but I am still in the process of making minor corrections to the final thesis, thus I expect that before June 2008 I obtain my final conferral of my PhD degree in Information Studies.  [please access to full text copies of official records and MPhil/PhD degree]

• Master in Library Science, Thanks to a Mexico’s Exterior Relations Secretary - Fulbright scholarship, GPA: 3.5 (out of 4), December  2001. State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Informatics, Library and Information Studies Department, Buffalo, NY, USA. [please access full text copies of official records, M.A. conferment of degree, diploma & transcripts]

• Bachelor of Arts, Library and Information Science, GPA: 92.29 (out of 100) 1993 - 1998. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Graduated with the Highest Distinction, first place in the generation. [please access full text copies of official records Degree Diploma Certificate and transcripts]

• Bachelor of Arts in Applied Linguistics – English/Spanish Didactics (program incomplete up to the 5th out of 10 semesters), 1989 – 1993. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. [please access full text access copies of official transcripts records]

• Bachelor of Arts in History (program incomplete up to the 7th out of 10 semesters), 1989 – 1992. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. [please access full text copies of official transcripts records].

• BachelorEnglish as a Second Language Course in 7 semesters, credited in 1 semester after passing 6 semesters in an hour examination, February-June, 1989. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. [please access full text copy of official Diploma]

• Bachelor Grant to study English for one full year in the Owen Valley High School in Spencer, Indiana, USA. Sponsored by the Raymond and Sharon Wilhoite Family, R.R. 2 Box 302, Worthington, IN, 47471 USA, 1987-1988. [c please access full text copies of official records]

 

 


 

>> Post Graduate Courses Taken >>

 

 

At the Department of Information Studies, at the University of Sheffield as part of my PhD in Information Studies Program (2003-2004): [please access full text copies of official records]

 

1.      Library and Information Skills for Successful Research, with Alastair Allan, Academic Liason Librarian (Social Sciences), University of Sheffield.

2.      Libraries, Information and Society I, with Prof. Bob Usherwood , Professor Emeritus, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield.

3.      Libraries, Information and Society II: Public and Voluntary Sector Services, with Prof. Bob Usherwood , Professor Emeritus, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield.

 

At the Department of Library and Information Studies, at SUNY Buffalo as part of my Master of Library and Information Science Program, (2000-2001):

1.      Database Management Systems, Dr. Neil Yerkey, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Library and Information Studies, SUNY Buffalo.

2.      Directed Study.  Online Distance Learning Project, with Dr. John W Ellison, Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Studies, SUNY Buffalo.

3.      Indexing and Surrogation, with Dr. Corrine Jörgensen, now Associate Dean for Research, School of Information Studies, The Florida State University.

4.      Information Systems Analysis and Design, with Prof. Neil Yerkey, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Library and Information Studies, SUNY Buffalo.

5.      Intellectual Freedom, with Dr. John Ellison, Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Studies, SUNY Buffalo.

6.      Introduction to Research Methods, with Professor George D’Elia, Dean of Research, Dept. of Library and Information Studies, SUNY Buffalo.

7.      Management of Libraries and Information Centers, with Dr. Deborah Karpuk, now Lecturer at the School of Library and Information Studies, San Jose State University.

8.      Marketing of Library and Information Services, with Dr. John Ellison

9.      Networking Technologies, with Professor  A. Neil Yerkey, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Library and Information Studies, SUNY Buffalo.

10. Organization and Control of Recorded Information, with Dr. Deborah Karpuk, now Lecturer at the School of Library and Information Studies, San Jose State University.

11. Reference Sources and Services, with Dr. Lorna Peterson, Associate Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Studies, SUNY Buffalo.

12. Web Design and Information Management, with Roberta R. Sullivan, Instructional Designer, Associate Vice President for University Libraries, SUNY Buffalo.

 

At the Post Graduate Department of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico, taken in the 1998 Spring semester:

·         Debate of the Contemporary Philosophical and Scientific Thought, with Dr. Giampiero Bucci, philosopher University of Roma.

·         Spanish Language Communication and Expression Skills

·         Educational Curriculum Design


 

>> Publications  >>

 

 

>>Books>>

>>Co-author of these books>>

1.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2007). “Ethical contradictions of the social responsibilities in librarianship.” In: Gimeno Perelló, J. & López López, P. (Eds.). Libraries and Social Compromise. chapter 14, pp.417-444, Guijon, Asturias, Spain: Trea. [in Spanish]. Accessible in open access through E-LIS: http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00011805/ .

2.      Story, A., Darch, C. & Halbert, D. (Eds).  (2006).  The Copy/South Dossier : Issues in the Economics, Politics, and Ideology of Copyright in the Global South. Canterbury, Kent, UK: The Copy/South Research Group. http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00006278/ .

 

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

1.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2007) Pensamiento crítico y escéptico en la bibliotecología. Bibliotecas y Tecnologías de la Información (antigua: Revista Interamericana de Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información) 17(2).

2.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2007) Terminología para el pensamiento crítico y escéptico en la bibliotecología. Bibliotecas y Tecnologías de la Información (antigua: Revista Interamericana de Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información) 17(2).

3.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2006). “The age of the corporate State versus the informational and cognitive public domain.” Information for Social Change.(UK). (23).

4.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2006) “Una introducción a las metodologías de investigación cualitativa aplicadas a la bibliotecología. (An introduction to the qualitative research applied to library and information science.”) BiblioDocencia : Revista de Profesores de Bibliotecología = (Library-Teaching: Journal of Professors of Library and Information Science) (Peru). 6 (2). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00006732/. 

5.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2005) “Information needed to cope with crisis in the lives of individuals and communities : an assessment of the roles public libraries and voluntary sector agencies play in the provision of such information.” Information for Social Change (UK). (21). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00004744/

6.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2005) “La era del estado empresarial versus el dominio público informacional y cognitivo. (The age of the corporate state versus the informational and cognitive public domain).” Razón y Palabra: La Primer Revista Electrónica en Tópicos de Comunicación en Iberoamérica = Reason and Word: The First Electronic Journal in Communicational Topics in Iberian America (Mexico).  April-May 2005 (44). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00003658/

7.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2005) “Un acercamiento a las barreras políticas en las bibliotecas públicas mexicanas. (An approach to the political barriers of the Mexican public libraries.”). BiblioDocencia : Revista de Profesores de Bibliotecología = (Library-Teaching: Journal of Professors of Library and Information Science) (Peru). 2 (9):pp. 43-47. http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00004200/

8.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2004) “Una introducción a la crítica de los desafíos teóricos y prácticos que enfrentan los integrantes de los repositorios públicos de conocimiento en el fenómeno de la sociedad de la información. (An introduction to the critique of the theoretical and practical challenges that face the stakeholders of the public repositories of public knowledge at the Information Society phenomenon.)”  Pez de Plata : Bibliotecas Públicas a la Vanguardia= Silver Fish: Public Libraries to the Vanguard (Chile).  1 (2). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00003577/

9.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1992).  "Historia versus el diletantismo academico." (History versus the academic diletantism) Itoloca: Una Revista de Historiografía Estudiantil. (Itoloca: A Journal of History). Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. University Autonomous of Nuevo Leon, School of Philosophy and Letters, Dept. of History. Vol.1. No.1.  May 1992, p. 30-35.

 

>> Researchers who have cited my publications (others than me) >>

 

1.      Abrams, William S. (2006) Directorio de consultores, recursos y sitios de Internet relacionados con bibliotecas mexicanas = Directory of consultants, resources & Internet sites relating to Mexican libraries. Guide/Manual. (USA).

2.      Chavarría, Jesennia, Chaves, Eduardo & Soto, Diego. (2006). "Desarrollo de la Medida en Costa Rica: una investigación etnográfica [English Tr: Development of Measure in Costa Rica: An Ethnographic Research." In: Primer Encuentro de Ensenanza de la Matematica tema “La didáctica de la matemática en los niveles de  secundaria y universidad” que se realizó en esta institución del 22 al 23 de setiembre de 2006.[First Conference of Mathematics Teaching]. San Jose, Costa Rica: Universidad Estatal a Distancia, 22 y 23 de septiembre de 2006. [Online] http://www.uned.ac.cr/MemEncMate/Ponencias/proceso-ensenanza/Desarrollo%20de%20la%20Medida-%20Jessenia%20Chavarria%20y%20otros.pdf .

3.      Ferrada Cubillos, Mariela (2006) Etnografía un enfoque para la investigación de weblogs en Biblioteconomía y Documentación. (English Tr.: Ethnography: an approach for the research of Weblogs in Library and Information Science). Biblios(23). (Peru).

4.      Martínez Rocha, Eida. (2006). Información documental: una agenda del Movimiento de Mujeres Centroamericano [English Tr: Documental Information: An Agenda of the Women Movement of Central America. San Jose, Costa Rica:  Universidad Nacional; Universidad de Costa Rica. [Master Degree in Genre and Intra-Familiar Violence; Magistra en Violencia Intrafamiliar y de Género, septiembre del 2006. [Online] http://www.icla.com/biblionica/ensayos/martinez.pdf .

5.      Mchombu, Kingo & Cadbury, Nicola. (2006). Libraries, literacy and poverty reduction: a key to African development. A research paper looking at libraries commissioned by Book Aid International and sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation. London: Book Aid International Libraries. [Online] http://www.bookaid.org/resources/downloads/Libraries_Literacy_Poverty_Reduction.pdf .

6.      Torres-Reyes, Jose Antonio. (2006). “Una aproximación a los derechos de autor y su impacto en las bibliotecas, archivos y centros de información en el contexto mexicano.” [English Tr: An approximation to the authors’ rights and their impact in libraries, archives and information centres in the Mexican context] In: 2o Foro Social de Información, Documentación y Bibliotecas [2nd Social Forum of Information, Documentation and Libraries; Mexico City]. Ciudad de Mexico, 7 y 8 de septiembre de 2006. [Online] http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00011052/ .

7.      Cardona Herrera, Marcela (2005) Construcción del tesauro especializado en los servicios de referencia electrónicos del campo de las ciencias y tecnologías de la información (TESREFEL): manual de políticas y procedimientos. (English Tr: Construction of a Specialized Thesaurus of Electronic Reference Resources on the Field of Information Science and Technologies). Thesis of Master of Library and Information Science, Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información, University of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico).

8.      Cendejas, Luis (2005) Salvaguardar memoria. (English Tr.: “To preserve the archives memory.”) In newspaper: La voz de Michoacán : la voz del pueblo hecha periódico, LVII(18, 812, mayo 31) 25A. (Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico).

9.      Samek, Toni & Navarro, Gustavo. (2005). Mining and Onlining Memory: The Foundation, Organization, Preservation, Access, and Control of Unfettered Cultural Records for All. In: ETHICOMP 2005 International Conference on the Social and Ethical Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies. Linköping, Sweden, September 13, 2005 [and CLACSO's (Latin American Council of Social Sciences) Electronic Network/RAEC (Red Académica Electrónica de CLACSO)]. [Online] http://bibliotecavirtual.clacso.org.ar/ar/libros/raec/ethicomp5/docs/pdf_papers/58Samek,%20Toni.pdf  .

10. Saquilán, Verónica María (2005) Estudio etnografico acerca de las representaciones sociales del rol del bibliotecario, en usuarios de la Biblioteca Central de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. (English Tr.: An Etnographic Study About The Social Representations Of The Librarian Role In Users Of The Central Library At The National University Of Mar Del Plata).   Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Science Dissertation, Departamento de Documentación, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina).

11. Uribe Tirado, Alejandro (2005) Las unidades de información y empresas informativo-documentales que se requieren hoy en América Latina : una mirada desde la gerencia y el mercadeo con responsabilidad social. (English tr: The information units and informational-documental companies required today in Latin America: a look from the managerialism and marketing with social responsibility). Revista Interamericana de Bibliotecología 28(2):pp. 11-41. (Colombia).

12. Vives-Gràcia, Josep (2005) Aspectos de propiedad intelectual en la creación y gestión de repositorios institucionales. (English Tr.: Aspects of intellectual property and management of institutional repositories).  El Profesional de la Información 14(4):pp. 267-278. (Spain).

13. Uribe Tirado, Alejandro (2004) Acceso, conocimiento y uso de las herramientas especializadas de Internet entre la comunidad académica, científica, profesional y cultural de la Universidad dentioquía. Etapa 1: Creación del modelo para recopilación y análisis de información. MsC thesis, Interamerican School of Library and Information Science, University of Antioquia (Colombia).

14. Lencinas, Verónica (2004) Algunas problemáticas relacionadas con las TICs y la bibliotecología. In Proceedings 1er Foro Social de Información, Documentación y Bibliotecas, Buenos Aires (Argentina).

15. Torres Reyes, José Antonio (2002) El Profesional de la Información como facilitador del libre acceso a la información. In Proceedings Foros de Consulta Popular Sobre el Derecho al Acceso a la Información, Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico).

16. Treviño-García, Roberto (2002) Hacia la biblioteca pública moderna. (English Tr.: “Towards the modern public library.” In Proceedings Segundo Congreso Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas, pp. 146-150, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico).

 

>>Non-peer reviewed publications >>

 

1.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2001) Let us really promote the development of the Mexican public libraries. Library Juice 4(25). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00004746/

2.      Muela-Meza, Z. M. (2001). “Cooperative versus competitive relationships among graduate students and professors.” The Graduate Quill. Buffalo, NY: SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate Student Association, Nov/Dec 2001, pp. 4, and 23-24.

3.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2001) Ley de acceso a la información pública, bibliotecarios y archivistas = Mexican freedom of information act, librarians and archivists. In El Heraldo de Chihuahua (2 and 3 August 2001), Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00003599/02/informationact.pdf , http://web.archive.org/web/20020417044525/www.online.com.mx/el_heraldo/editoriales/03agosto2001/3.html .

4.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2000). "Odes to Public Libraries". The One-Person Library. Cleveland, OH: Information Bridges International, (Section Around the World 3), Vol. 17, No. 4, August 2000, p. 9 & 10.

5.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1999) Los servicios de referencia de las bibliotecas UACJ, panacea para sus males de información : tercera de tres partes. In Gaceta Universitaria de la UACJ, 14(120) 12, University Autonomous of Ciudad Juarez (Mexico).

6.      Muela-Meza, Z.M.  (1999) Los servicios de referencia de las bibliotecas UACJ, panacea para sus males de información : segunda de tres partes. In Gaceta Universitaria de la UACJ, 14(119) 2, University Autonomous of Ciudad Juarez (Mexico).

7.      Muela-Meza, Z.M.  (1999) Los servicios de referencia de las bibliotecas UACJ, panacea para sus males de información : primera de tres partes. In Gaceta Universitaria de la UACJ, 14(116) 12, University Autonomous of Ciudad Juarez (Mexico).

NB: These are the most representative formal publications, but in my spare time I have maintained since 1995 an active communication and dissemination of selective and informal information to LIS colleagues from around the world as to communicate advances of my research, exchange news, issues and other important information for the profession in many international mailing lists. Particularly in two that I have created for those purposes, i.e. as of today, 05 August 2007,  I have posted 1, 873 messages in my international LIS Spanish mailing list Biblio-Info-Sociedad since 2003 and 699 at my other international LIS English mailing list Lib-Info-Society, since 2004.

 

>> Research Projects >>

 

>>Major research projects>>

1.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2003-2007). An Application of Community Profiling to Analyse the Information Needs and Community Issues Affecting the People in Broomhall, Sheffield, and to Evaluate the Roles of their Information Providers. A PhD thesis in progress for partial fulfillment of the PhD degree in Information Studies at the Department of Information Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. Funded from a full academic excellence scholarship by the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), 2003-2007.

2.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2004). A Community Profile of the Broomhall Community of Sheffield, UK Unpublished report submitted on 18.10.2004 to the Departmental Research Committee towards the upgrading from MPhil to PhD student status. Sheffield, UK: Dept.of Information Studies, University of Sheffield. Funded from a full academic excellence scholarship by the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), 2003-2007.

3.      Ethnographic Qualitative Research Methodology in Sociology and History focused on Peasant Women Conditions from the East Region of the Nuevo Leon state of Mexico. Volunteer participant of the research project at the University Autonomous of Nuevo Leon. Field and anthropological reseach among the peasant women from the North East region of the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the citric region. Consisting of the use of qualitative research of interviews to know about their living conditions when their husbands left them to go abroad to look for a job in the USA. This was part of a major research project carried on by a German sociologist, Dr. Veronika Sieglen and Mexican historian Mrs. Maria Zebadua, who did research among the women from the citric zones of Nuevo Leon as part of the genre studies and also as part of the oral traditions history of women. The findings of these projects were published in a series of books and journals of history at the Facultad de Filosofia y Letras (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters) at the University Autonomous of Nuevo Leon from 1991 to 1995. This project was credited as part of my Social Service University Project in order to obtain my Bachelor of Arts Diploma and I only participated 480 hours during the years of 1991 to 1992 as part of the requirements for graduation.

4.      Mexican liaison of the Border Information and Outreach Service (BIOS), Interhemispheric Research Center, Silver City, New Mexico, USA while Intercultural Officer at the Border Regional Library Association from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, El Paso, TX, and Las Cruces, NM and as the Head of Reference Dept. of the Central Library at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez.

5.      Strong advocate for the internationalization of the UANL Undergraduate Library Science Program. See my participation in: a) Meraz, Gloria. Bookmarks, the Lawrence Brothers, and the Cuban Connection: TLA in México. Texas Library Journal. Vol. 74. No. 4. Winter 1998, and b) With German librarians in 1997 contacted through the IFLA mailing list.

6.      Advisor for Information Technologies courses to be included in the curriculum of the UANL Undergraduate Library Science Program, 1995-1998 in collaboration with lecturer Maria del Rosario Banda Martinez, MLS.

7.      Volunteer research Assistant to carry out interviews and surveys to collaborate in the change of curricula of the UANL Undergraduate Library Science Program, 1995-1998 in collaboration with lecturer Maria del Rosario Banda Martinez, MLS.

8.      Instructor and lecturer of several workshops on retrieving information in online (pre-Internet networks), CD-ROM and Web platforms, 1995-1999.

>>Research Papers>>

1.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2006) Community profiling and Library and Information Science (LIS). A working bibliography for a PhD research in progress. Version 01 (compiled from 30 September 2003 until 03 August 2006) . Personal file of the author.  http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00006877/ .

2.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001). “Pathfinder of Freedom of Information Legislations.” http://web.archive.org/web/20020410060358/www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~zmmuela/foi.htm .

3.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001). “Pathfinder for librarians' resources. A web guide for librarians for the reference sources and services (Unpublished).” Paper for a Master in Library Science course, April 2001. Buffalo, NY: State University of New York at Buffalo, Dept. of Library and Information Studies. http://web.archive.org/web/20020804080659/www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~zmmuela/librarianspathfinder.html

4.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001). "How to Select Search Engines. An Introductory Literature Review for Librarians." Unpublished paper for the Reference Sources and Services course at the Master in Library Science. April 2001, submitted to Dr. Lorna Peterson. Buffalo, NY: State University of New York at Buffalo, Dept. of Library and Information Studies.

5.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001) "The leading role of librarians in the metadata revolution." Unpublished paper for the Organization and Control of Recorded Information MLS course, April 2001, submitted to Dr. Deborah J. Karpuk. Buffalo, NY: State University of New York at Buffalo, Dept. of Library and Information Studies. Accessible free at my open access file at E-LIS: http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00011847/ .

6.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2000). "Is thin-client server becoming the new paradigm in networking technologies?" Unpublished paper for the Networking Technologies MLS course, Dec. 2000, submitted to Prof. Neil Yerkey. Buffalo, NY: State University of New York at Buffalo, Dept. of Library and Information Studies. http://www.geocities.com/zapopanmuela/thinclienttechnologiesnewparadigm.htm .

7.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1999). “An approach to the usefulness of database systems in academic electronic libraries.” Draft while working as Head of the Reference Section at the Central Library, at Ciudad Juarez Autonomous University, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

8.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1998). “Project to build an electronic library in academic libraries.” Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Draft while working as an information broker for The Dialog Corporation – Mexico and Infoestrategica, S.A. de C.V.

9.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1997). "Essay and an annoted Bibliography of artificial intelligence expert systems applied on library and information science and Knowledge Management.

10. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1995-1997)." Unpublished paper for the Undergraduate degree of Library and Information Science course on Introduction to Computers for Librarians and Comparative Librarianship. Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, School of Philosophy and Letters,  College of Library Science.

11. Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (1995) Brief introduction to the Mexican public libraries = Breve introducción a las bibliotecas públicas mexicanas. Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, School of Philosophy and Letters,  College of Library Science.

 

>>translations>>

 

  1. Akeroyd, John (2000). “La Administración del Cambio en las Bibliotecas Electrónicas.”  66th IFLA Council and General Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, 13-18 August.  Para la International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)  2000 Annual Conference en Jerusalem, Israel sobre Bibliotecas Digitales: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/037-110s.htm  o http://web.archive.org/web/20000819202510/http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/037-110s.htm ,   junio 2000. 
  2. Traductor oficial del Inglés al español de las más de  900 bases de datos de Dialog  Worldwide Databases Catalogue para The Dialog Corporation, 2000, proyecto outsourcing a solicitud de su ex jefe José Luis Ascárraga Rossette, Director General de Infoestrátegica SA de CV.
  3. Bicknell, T. (1994). “Enfocándose en la calidad del servicio de Referencia.” Journal of Academic Librarianship, 20 (2), 77-82. http://web.archive.org/web/20010427004338/http://orbita.starmedia.com/~ccca1/caliserv.html .

4.     Traducciones Inglés-español sobre Administración del Conocimiento para las Jornadas de Biblioteconomía de la AMBAC, 1998, Veracruz, Veracruz, México: http://www.infosal.uadec.mx/cie/ArtAdmon.htm . Corcoran, M.E. y Robison, C.A. (1998). “Administración exitosa de la base de conocimiento corporativo: una lista de prioridades para una administración de alto nivel.” Creating and Launching Knowledge Products: The Dialog Corporation. Traducido por: Lic. Zapopan Muela, zapopanmuela@yahoo.com cuando fue consultor de The Dialog Corporation en Monterrey Mexico, D.F. Abril 19, 1998, a solicitud de su jefe inmediato José Luis Ascárraga Rossette, Director General de Infoestrátegica SA de CV. http://web.archive.org/web/20010210030009/http://www.infosal.uadec.mx/cie/ArtAdmon.htm

 

>>  Conferences >>

 

>>As lecturer>> Related to Libraries, Archives, and other Documental Information Institutions

1.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2007) An application of community profiling to analyse community information needs, issues and providers in Broomhall, Sheffield, UK. Delivered at 5th Symposium of Mexican Students & Studies, organizaed by the Mexican Student Association at the University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex (UK). Presentation.

2.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2006). Keynote speaker at the Opening Lecture on the Society of Knowledge Context and the Public Libraries conference. “Critical and sceptical thinking in librarianship.” At the First International Conference of Information Science on the frame of Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia,  8-10 November 2006. http://bibliotecologia.udea.edu.co/boletin/boletin10/index.html .

3.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2006) Por una crítica al copyright y al rol de policías del copyright de los bibliotecarios. (For a critique of the copyright and the copyright-cop roles of librarians). In Proceedings 2o Foro Social de Información, Documentación y Bibliotecas (FSIDyB), Mexico City (Mexico).

4.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2006) Por una crítica al copyright y al rol de policías del copyright de los bibliotecarios. (For a critique of the copyright and the copyright-cop roles of librarians). In Proceedings Seminario Internacional sobre la Propiedad Intelectual desde la Perspectiva del ALBA (Alternativas Bolivarianas para América): Contribuyendo a la Conformación de un Mundo Multipolar, Caracas (Venezuela), 3 & 4 November 2006.

5.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2005) The Open Access Movement in Latin America. A continuation of the historic clashes between the capitalistic-driven forces against the socializing forces of information and knowledge sharing. Delivered at First Workshop on Eprints in Library and Information Science, Geneva (Switzerland), 22nd October 2005. Presentation. http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00005418/ .

6.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2005). Participation with presentation and debates during 4 long days in the Copy South Research Group, Kent University, Canterbury, Kent, UK, August 2005.

7.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2005). “A Community Profile of the Broomhall Community of Sheffield”, UK Unpublished presentation given on 20.06.2005 to the Departmental Research Committee towards the upgrading from MPhil to PhD student status. Sheffield, UK: Dept.of Information Studies, University of Sheffield. <http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00004870/> or <http://dis.shef.ac.uk/mark/duties/>.

8.      Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2004) “Liberación de la información como condición de la liberación del acceso a la información  (Information liberation as a condition towards the liberation of the access of information)”. In Proceedings Primer Foro Social de Información, Documentación y Bibliotecas. "Programas de acción alternativa desde Latinoamérica para la sociedad del conocimiento = First Social Forum of Information, Documentation and Libraries: “Alternative Action Programs from Latin America towards the Knowledge Society", Buenos Aires (Argentina). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00003623/  .

9.      Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín (2003) Un acercamiento a las barreras políticas en las bibliotecas públicas mexicanas. (An aproach to the political barriers in the Mexican public libraries.) In Proceedings of the Third Nacional Congreso on Public Libraries = Tercer Congreso Nacional De Bibliotecas Públicas: “A 20 Años de La Red Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas”, Durango, Durango, México. (but excluded for publication from its proceedings).

10. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2002) “Estrategias para construir un nuevo paradigma de recursos humanos en las bibliotecas públicas mexicanas. (Strategies to build a new paradigm of human resources in the Mexican public libraries.”)  In Proceedings Segundo Congreso Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas: "Estrategias y Proyectos para el Desarrollo", pp. 168-172, Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00003596/

11. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2002) “¿Dónde quedaron los administradores del acceso a la información en la nueva Ley de Acceso a la Información?. (Why have the information workers been excluded from the new Mexican Freedom of Access to the Public Government Information Act?”) In Proceedings Foros de Consulta Popular Sobre el Derecho al Acceso a la Información, Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00003600/ .

12. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001) “Impulsemos en serio el desarrollo de las bibliotecas públicas mexicanas (“Let us really promote the development of the Mexican public libraries.”). In Proceedings Primer Congreso Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas y Centros de Documentación : Futuro y Perspectivas de los Servicios Bibliotecarios y de Información, Saltillo, Coahuila (Mexico) (but excluded for its publication in the proceedings). http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00003597/  . http://web.archive.org/web/20020607211432/www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~zmmuela/mexpublib.htm .

13. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001). "Scientific, Social and Ecological Responsibilities of the New Professionals." Presentation given to new Fulbright Students enrolling in US universities. Invited by John Wood, Coord. of the English as a Second Language Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, July 15,  2001.

14. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001). “Social Responsibilities of Librarians” Lecture given to students and faculty of the Undergraduate of Library and Information Science Program, School of Philosophy and Letters, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. Invited by Lecturer Maria del Rosario Banda Martinez, MLS, July 5, 2001. See full text: http://web.archive.org/web/20020207015846/www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~zmmuela/socialpoliticalresp.htm .

15. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2000). “From the paper to the electronic archiving.” At CNA Registry of Water Rights Digital and Paper Archives, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

16. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1999). “Talleres DHI en medios electrónicos una experiencia de vanguardia.” [English Tr: “Information literacy (DHI) workshops: a vanguard experience.”] Paper and presentation given at the Second Mexican National Conference of Information Literacy (but excluded from its publication in the proceedings), Organized by the Central Library of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, UACJ, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, 7, 8 & 9 October, 1999. http://web.archive.org/web/20040923064446/http://bivir.uacj.mx/dhi/Eventos/programa.pdf

17. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1999). “Nuevos desarrollos en los servicios de referencia o consulta” [“New developments in Reference Services” a workshop given as training to my staff of the Reference Section, Central Library, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, July 1999.

18. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1997). “A Review of the Information Access with in Electronic Media”, lecture given at the Annual Conference of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Léon Librarians, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, May 1997.

19. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1995-2000) Many workshops on information retrieval using online, Internet and CD-ROM technologies given to Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, and Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez staff, faculty and students.

20. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (1995-1998) Many training, and presentations to academic and corporate libraries while library vendor representative.

 

As attendee:

1.      2003 up to date, attending many lectures, workshops as part of my PhD program and as part of my Teaching Assistant position training.

2.      IFLA 69th Annual Conference, Berlin, Germany, August 2003, thanks to a scholarship from the American Library Association and IFLA.

3.      IFLA Conference in Buffalo, "Technology, Multiculturalism and Services", Buffalo, NY, August 14-16, 2001.

4.      State University of New York at Buffalo, “Training for Instructors of the Summer 2001 Educational Opportunity Program”, June 5-6, 2001.

5.      State University of New York at Buffalo, “Introduction to Social Informatics”, May 2001.

6.      State University of New York at Buffalo, “The Seven Habits of the Highly Effective People” . A motivational workshop given by the Covey Organization, March 16, 2001.

7.      2000-2001, State University of New York at Buffalo, several workshops as part of the credit courses.

8.      2000-2001, State University of New York at Buffalo, several Information Technologies workshops like: HTML, Frontpage, Thumbnails, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc. and several wellness and motivational workshops for leaders.

9.      2000 Training at the México’s National Federal Water Commission on using the UNESCO’s Microisis software to manage the electronic files.

10. 1998-1999 several training workshops given by the Central Library Administration at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez.

11. 1998 constant training on information technologies, and marketing in Monterrey, Nuevo León and México City, México while consultant of The Dialog Corporation.

12. 1995-1998 Constant training on information technologies and marketing in in Monterrey, Nuevo León and México City, México while consultant and manager of Books and Periodicals Exports, Inc.

Nota Bene: The list of lectures and courses given and attended is superior, but these are the most representative. I have also attended many conferences and workshops in the disciplines related to my B.A. degrees in History and Applied Linguistics English-Spanish but have been excluded due to the scope of this CV on Library and Information Science.

 

 

 

>>  Scholarships, Prizes, or other Academic Distinctions  >>

 

 

 

 

1.     E-LIS: The International Eprints Open Archives in Library and Information Science, 2005 – Present. (selected as editor of E-LIS for Mexico).

2.     Scholar and grantee by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) to study the PhD in Information Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK, 2003-2007.

3.     Scholarship to attend the 69th IFLA Conference in Berlin, Germany, August 2003.

  1. State University of New York at Buffalo, American Library Association, Student Chapter, Chair, August to Decemeber 2001.
  2. SUNY Buffalo, American Library Association, Student Chapter, President of the Chapter, Aug 2001- Dec 2001.
  3. ALA Certificate for Student Chapter of the Year 2001, Advocacy Coordinator
  4. SUNY Buffalo, Latino/a Graduate Student Association, President 2001. http://web.archive.org/web/20020805001745/www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~veliz/page5.html
  5. SUNY Buffalo, American Library Association, Student Chapter, Advocacy Coordinator, Aug 2000 - Aug 2001. . http://www.geocities.com/zapopanmuela/paginadelclublatino.htm .
  6. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001). "When Are We Going to Put Research in its Right Place?" The Graduate Quill. (Special Issue). Buffalo, NY: SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate Student Association, MDRF, April 2001. First Prize Winner in the Mark Diamond Research Fund Competition. 
  7. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001). "The Endless Tale of Unity in Diversity." The Graduate Quill. (Special Issue). Buffalo, NY: SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate Student Association, MDRF, April 2001. First Prize Winner in the Mark Diamond Research Fund Essay Competition. http://web.archive.org/web/20020814204317/wings.buffalo.edu/gsa/prize_winners.html .

11. Muela-Meza, Z.M. (2001). "A Bloodsucking Focus of Sports" The Graduate Quill. (Special Issue). Buffalo, NY: SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate Student Association, MDRF, April 2001. First Prize Winner in the Mark Diamond Research Fund Essay Competition. 

  1. Fulbright, Laspau and US International Information Programs and State University of New York at Buffalo grantee to study the Master of Library Science in State University of New York at Buffalo, 2000-2001.
  2. Border Regional Library Association from El Paso, TX and Las Cruces, NM, USA and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Intercultural Chair, 1999.  
  3. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Graduated from B.A. of Library and Information Science with the highest distinction, 1998.
  4. Grant to study English for one full year in the Owen Valley High School in Spencer, Indiana, USA. Sponsored by the Raymond and Sharon Wilhoite Family, R.R. 2 Box 302, Worthington, IN, 47471 USA, 1987-8.

 

 

 

>> Professional Experience >>

 

 

University Autonomous of Nuevo Leon (UANL), Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Full Time Associate Professor and Researcher, from January 2008 – present. http://www.uanl.mx

 

Position:  Full Time Associate Professor and Researcher in Library in Information Studies, at the School of Philosophy and Letters, at the UANL.

 

·        Founder of the first Research Center in Library and Information Sciences at the School of Philosophy and Letters at UANL (CINFODOC), http://cinfodoc.uanl.ffyl.googlepages.com/ .

·        Founder of the first research group in library and information sciences at the School of Philosophy and Letters at UANL.

·        Founder of the Documental Information Bulletin at the School of Philosophy and Letters at UANL.

 

University of Sheffield, Department of Information Studies. Teaching Assistant demonstrator. Under the supervision of Mr. Peter Stordy, E-mail: peter.stordy@sheffield.ac.uk (please feel free to ask for references). Sheffield, UK, 2005-2006.

 

Position: Lecturer per hours part time teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.

 

Government of the Nuevo Leon State. Secretary of Education. Directorate of Social Connection. Coordination of the State Public Library Network. Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, March 15, 2002 to present. (feel free to ask for references).

 

Position: Coordinator of the Nuevo Leon State Public Library Network

 

·        General coordinator of the 288 public libraries of the Nuevo Leon state network, including the largest State Central Public Library -- Biblioteca Central Estatal "Fray Servando Teresa de Mier,"  by being the link between the federal National General Directorate of Libraries, the state government authorities, the municipal and regional coordinators of libraries and other library national and international organisms and institutions. This system served 1, 500, 000 patrons in 2002 through 52 municipalities.

·        Director of the $ 2, 200, 000.00 US DLS construction project of the current extension and redesign of the Central Public Library where it grew from 1, 200 squared meters (3,937.007874  squared feet)  to 1, 950 squared meters (6,397.637795 squared feet) plus a lot of cutting-edge information technologies and services in benefit of the more than 4 million inhabitants of the Nuevo Leon state.

·        Manager of a current annual budget of $ 37, 000.00 US DLS.

·        General supervisor of 42 state staff and 480 municipal library workers.

·        Promotor of the reading habit with reading workshops, user bibliographic instruction, guided tours, book loans, reading circles, book fairs, exhibitions, and others.

·        Supervisor of the constant operation and development of libraries and librarians opening new libraries, developing the existing ones and promoting training courses for librarians.

·        Developer of collections of the state network by means of users’ needs studies, to select, acquire and distribute pertinent materials, as well as its corresponding technical processing to make them available on the shelves.

·        Leader on the implementation of new Information Technology in libraries with computer literacy programs, access to databases on CDs, Internet and OPACs.

·        Strong advocate of the public library development nationally and internationally.

 

State University of New York at Buffalo,  Department of Library and Information Studies, Buffalo, NY, USA, May 2001- December 2001. Supervisor: Dr. John Ellison, Tel: (716) 326-6915 (home), Email: johnwellison@yahoo.com.  (Feel free to ask for references).

 

Position: Web Design and Distance Learning Assistant (non-paid, volunteer and as part of my MLS courses)

 

·         Assistant of Associate Professor Dr. John Ellison in his 2001 Summer and Fall distance learning courses on the Internet.

·         Scanning of images for the image database and their uploading in Web pages using Thumbnail software.

·         Designer and communicator of the distance education courses notices over major US, Latin American and worldwide mailing lists. 

 

State University of New York at Buffalo, Oscar Silverman Undergraduate Library, Buffalo, NY, USA, July 2001

 

Supervisor: Eric Acree, ea18@cornell.edu  (Feel free to ask for references).

 

Position: Information Literacy Instructor for African-American students.

 

·        Assistant Instructor of Eric Acree, MLS, Reference Instruction Coordinator of Oscar Silverman Undergraduate Library.

·        Library Instruction for new African American undergraduate students enrolled under the Educational Opportunity Program, http://web.archive.org/web/20020621063201/wings.buffalo.edu/eop/ .

 

Federal National Water Commission (CNA), Department of the Registry of Public Water Right (REPDA), Rio Bravo Regional Office, Av. Constitucion, Col. Fierro, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, January – August 2000 (feel free to ask for references).

http://web.archive.org/web/20020606203139/sgaa.cna.gob.mx/repda/bienvenidos.htm

 

Position: Head of the Electronic and Printed Archives and Document Control

 

·        Organization and technical processing of files and documents

·        Retrieval of information for users of federal waters using UNESCO's MICRO CDS/ISIS software .

 

Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez Central Library, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, October 1998 – November 1999. Supervisor: Dr. Jesús Lau, Director of the UACJ Library System, jlau@uv.mx  (feel free to ask for references)

 

Position: Head of the Reference Section

http://web.archive.org/web/19990208021053/http://www.uacj.mx/1bibliotecas/serv_referencia.htm

 

 

·        Overall management of the Reference Section Central Library User-Customer Department personnel (Supervisor of 9 staff members: 1 professional, 3 paraprofessional and 5 student assistants).

·        Consultant and instructor of electronic information database systems to university students and faculty and community corporate patrons.

·        Overall reference collection development.

·        Creator of the first UACJ university wide Electronic Virtual Library on the Internet, between 1998 and 1999.

·        Coordinator of the Information Literacy workshops. http://bivir.uacj.mx/dhi/Eventos/programa.pdf .

·        UACJ Library System representative librarian and member of the Border Information & Outreach Services of the Interhemispheric Resource Center, in Silver City, New Mexico, USA.   http://us-mex.irc-online.org/bios/pdf/internet_handbook_eng.pdf .

·        International representative of the UACJ Library System before Mexico-USA librarians and organizations from El Paso, TX, Las Cruces, NM, and Albuquerque, NM, USA.

·        English-Spanish translator and interpreter of library documents and conferences.  

 

The Dialog Corporation (Thomson Corporation) and Infoestrategica, S.A. de C.V., World Trade Center of Mexico City and Monterrey Branch at Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, April – October 1998.

Supervisor: Jose Luis Ascarraga Rossete, Director of the Dialog Latin American Headquarters and President and CEO of Infoestrategica SA de CV, World Trade Center Mexico City,   jose_ascarraga@infoestrategica.com.mx,  jose_ascarraga@imac.org.mx.  (Feel free to ask for references).

 

Position: Sales Manager and Corporate Information Consultant/Broker for the North Eastern region of Mexico, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon branch.

 

·        Instructor of over 900 databases using the Dialog and UnCover information retrieval systems for corporate, academic and public librarians.

·        Market research, sales and positioning of the branch in the region with over 1000 customers.

·        English-Spanish official translator of the Latin American Sales Directorate corporate image and advertising documents in the Web.

 

Books and Periodicals Exports, Inc., N y E Omicron, S.A. de C.V., and Educomsa, S.A. de C.V. consortium, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, August 1995 – March 1998.

 

Supervisor: Noe Guzman Sanchez, President and CEO of the consortium, mexicodf@nyeomicron.com.mx  (Feel free to ask for references).

 

Position: North Eastern Mexico Sales Manager and Library Consultant, Monterrey Branch.

 

·        Periodicals and CD-ROM databases library vendor.

·        Instructor of worldwide class CD-ROM, Internet and online databases information retrieval (Silver Platter, Dialog, Ovid, RR Bowker, HW Wilson, OCLC FirstSearch, UnCover, etc.).

·        Selection and acquisition outsourcing services for academic and corporate libraries.

·        Technical and customer support, follow-up and service.

·        Supervision of 2 staff.

 

English Instructor for several leading foreign languages schools from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico like the ITESM –Tec de Monterrey-- Campus Monterrey, 1989-1995.

 

 

 

>>  Organizations >>

 

 

1.     Mexican Librarians Association, 1995-present.

2.     Chihuahua, Mexico Library Association, 1998-1999.

3.     Border Regional Library Association, El Paso, Texas, USA, Chair of the Intercultural Committee, 1998-1999. http://web.archive.org/web/20001001082642/libraryweb.utep.edu/brla/nlfal99.html .

4.     Scholar of the Fulbright Scholarship Fellowship, USA, 2000 and for life.

5.     American Library Association, 2000-2001.

6.     Library and Information Technology Association, 2000-2001.

7.     Reference Users and Services Association, 2000-2001.

8.     Association of College and Research Libraries, 2000-2001.

9.     New York Library Association, 2000-2001.

10. Special Libraries Association, 2000-2001.

11. Association of Computer and Machinery, 2000-2001.

12. American Society of Information Science and Technology, 2000-2001.

13. Mexican National College of Library Science, 2001-present.

14. Public Libraries Association, USA, 2000-2001.

15. Scholar of the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology scholarship member, 2003-for life.

16. Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (and Community Services Group; Public Library Group; Research Group), UK, Student member, 2003 – Present.

17.  Budapest Open Access Initiative, 2003 – present.

18.  The Copy South Research Group, Canterbury, Kent, UK, 2005 – Present.

19.  E-LIS: The International Eprints Open Archives in Library and Information Science, 2005 – Present. (Editor for Mexico).

 

 

 

 

 

I certify that all the statements in this curriculum vitae are true.

 

 

 

 

Zapopan Martin Muela-Meza

Assistant Professor (Full Time)
Library and Information Science Programs
and Founder of the Research Center in Library and Information Sciences
at School of Philosophy and Letters
Nuevo Leon Autonomous University, Mexico
E:  zapopanmuela@gmail.com
W: http://cinfodoc.uanl.ffyl.googlepages.com/

 

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

May 2nd, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

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