The complexity librarianship

Theory or Practice

Authors

  • Minerva Castro Escamilla Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México.

Keywords:

Librarianship, complex systems, theory, practice, systems theory

Abstract

It suggests that librarianship complies with all the elements that make a real complex system in focus from the theory and practice.

Author Biography

Minerva Castro Escamilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México.

Egresada a nivel Licenciatura de la Escuela Nacional de Biblioteconomía y Archivonomía de la Secretaría de Educación Pública. Se ha especialización en el diseño de sitios WEB tanto para bibliotecas como instituciones educativas y empresariales en México. Autora y coautora de artículos y ponencias relacionados con el acceso a la información por medios electrónicos y consulta automatizada presentados en eventos nacionales e internacionales. También es asesora de trabajos profesionales en la misma área. Fue colaboradora en Asociaciones Profesionales como la Asociación Mexicana de Bibliotecarios, A. C., en la Comisión de como presidente de la Comisión de Finanzas y Presupuesto y en el Colegio Nacional de Bibliotecarios, A. C. Fue Directora de Biblioteca del Instituto Superior de Intérpretes y Traductores S. C., y a partir del 2005 tiene a su cargo el Departamento de Servicios Electrónicos de la Biblioteca Conjunta de Ciencias de la Tierra de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Participa también en el Programa Nacional MAPAMEX y es estudiante del Programa de Maestría en Bibliotecología y Estudios de la Información de la UNAM.

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2026-08-25

How to Cite

Castro Escamilla, M. (2026). The complexity librarianship: Theory or Practice. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (37), 1–15. Retrieved from https://biblios.ufes.br/biblios/article/view/1563

Issue

No. 37 (2010)

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