ABINIA, the Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de los Países de Iberoamérica [Association of Latin American States for the Development of the National Libraries of Latin American Countries] was formed under the name of the Asociación de Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica (ABINIA) [Association of National Libraries of Latin America] in Mexico D.F. on 14 December 1989. It is now an international organisation although it has retained the acronym of the previous institution.
The 22 National Libraries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Uruguay and Venezuela form part of ABINIA. Puerto Rico was accepted as a member in May 1990, represented by the Library System of the Recinto de Río Piedras of the Universidad de Puerto Rico, which acts as the National Library.
Therefore, ABINIA is comprised of the National Libraries of Latin American countries, which constitute a cultural community that shares two closely-related languages: Spanish and Portuguese, and that also have mutual interests in protecting their cultural heritage and the need to combine forces in order to achieve common goals.
The office of the Secretary-General of the intergovernmental body is located at:
Casa Teresa de la Parra
Foro Libertador. Caracas. Venezuela
Telephone: 58 212 8630442
Fax: 58 212 8630557
E-mail
Moreover, ABINIA is one of the programmes of the Latin American Summit of Heads of States and of Government. Further information on this point can be obtained from the Office of the Secretary-General for Latin American Co-operation.
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