Rosa Monfasani

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Rosa Monfasani
BornMay 06, 1944
NationalityArgentinian
OccupationLibrarian

Rosa Emma Monfasani (born May 6, 1944) is an Argentine librarian and teacher, who has influenced different generations of librarians due to her pedagogical activity and publications.

Career[edit]

She obtained the title of Librarian and Professor in Information Science from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires.[1]

Monfasani has worked as a teacher on topics related to the organization and management of information units,[2] particularly in libraries. She was part of the organizing committee that held for the first time a congress of the International Federation of Library Associations and Libraries - IFLA in South America in August 2004.[3] She has been working on making the impact of libraries visible in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as in her writing on art libraries in the 2030 Agenda.

She was coordinator of the RENABIAR National Network of Librarian Associations from its creation in 2011 to 2018. During her tenure, she promoted the Professional Registry of Argentine Librarians.[4] Member of the Coordinating Committee of Reciaria Network of information networks

Featured posts[edit]

Among her featured publications are:

  • Introduction to Library Science.[5] Alfagrama Ediciones. This book in particular is widely used by those who are trained in librarianship and can even be found in public libraries in Barcelona,[6] which accounts for its influence on Ibero-American documentation.
  • Librarians, users and knowledge management. Alfagrama Ediciones.[7]
  • Library skills and work environment. Alfagrama Ediciones.[8]
  • Introduction to library administration and management. Alfagrama Ediciones.[9]
  • Psychology Thesaurus.[10]
  • If Gutemberg lived ...: where and how to access information.[10]
  • Information Users: training and challenges. [10]
  • Chronicles in times of pandemic. Alfagrama Ediciones. [10]

Awards and distinctions[edit]

She has obtained the following awards:

  • She received an award for her outstanding work as president of ABGRA, awarded by the Association of Graduate Librarians of the Argentine Republic and the Library of Congress of the Nation, in 2015.[11]
  • Honorary Member of the Jujuy Library Association (ABJ) in Recognition of selfless and permanent advice[12] in 2019.
  • Recognition of trajectory, unconditional and permanent support to legal librarians granted by the JuriRed Libraries Organizing Commission[12] in 2019.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Monfasani, Rosa. «La situación de la bibliotecología argentina en la aplicación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030.». Revista Prefacio 2 (2). ISSN 2591-3905. Consultado el 2 de julio de 2021
  2. ^ «Exitoso cierre del taller de Rosa Monfasani». CeDIE. Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2021.
  3. ^ Bibliotecas de todo el mundo en la Argentina - LA NACION». La Nación. ISSN 0325-0946. Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2021.
  4. ^ Monfasani, Rosa. Coord. (2018). Registro Profesional de Bibliotecarios Argentinos. Primer Informe (PDF). RENABIAR.
  5. ^ «Introducción a la bibliotecología – Alfagrama Ediciones». Consultado el 30 de junio de 2021.
  6. ^ «Diputació de Barcelona / BARCELONA». aladi.diba.cat. Consultado el 30 de junio de 2021.
  7. ^ «Bibliotecarios, usuarios y gestión del conocimiento – Alfagrama Ediciones». Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2021.
  8. ^ «Competencias bibliotecarias y entorno laboral – Alfagrama Ediciones». Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2021.
  9. ^ «Introducción a la administración y gestión bibliotecaria – Alfagrama Ediciones». Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d «Crónicas en tiempos de pandemia - Alfagrama Ediciones». Consultado el 21 de mayo de 2021.
  11. ^ "Monfasani, Rosa – Alfagrama Ediciones".
  12. ^ a b "Quien soy". 4 April 2020.