Gayle Williams has been appointed Latin American & Caribbean Information Services Librarian at Green Library and began her duties on September 4, 2007.

Gayle comes from Emory University where she served as Librarian for Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies since 2003. Her other prior professional experience includes the University of Georgia, the University of New Mexico, the University of the Virgin Islands, and the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally she was appointed Coordinator of Latin American Partners for the Latin Americanist Research Resources Project from 2000-2002 on a part-time basis.

Ms. Williams has a Master of Library Science from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico. She is an active member of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM). She served as Local Arrangements Committee Chair for the 1995 annual SALALM meeting in Athens, Georgia and was President for the 1998 annual SALALM meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is editor of the annual Bibliography of Latin American & Caribbean Bibliographies published by SALALM. In 2002 she received SALALM's José Toribio Medina Award for her work Index Guide to Latin American Journals. She is also a volunteer indexer for the Hispanic American Periodicals Index.

Gayle's services include selection of materials about Latin America and the Caribbean, library instruction for relevant classes, and reference consultation by appointment. She can be reached at 305-348-2228, or gayle.williams@fiu.edu. Gayle's office is Green Library 225. Please stop by and introduce yourself!