LANE (Latin America North East Libraries Consortium)

The Latin America North East Libraries Consortium (LANE) is formed by a group of academic and research libraries in the northeastern United States committed to building and maintaining Latin American studies collections. The consortium seeks to promote collaborative projects that enhance the depth and scope of the combined collections and to facilitate access to them. The information available on this site is intended not only for the use of LANE members but also for researchers who may have an interest in learning about the availability of Latin American research resources in the region.

About LANE

• Statement of purpose
• Member institutions
• Minutes and Agendas

Projects

• Latin American, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian Online Free E-Resources (LACLI)

Collections

• Member collections’ strengths
• Latin American and Iberian literary manuscripts
• Union list of current newspapers and selected serials
• Individual institutional lists of newspapers
• Microform sets
• Video collections

Collaborative Collection Development

• Web Collecting at Columbia University Overview by Alex Thurman (LANE meeting, Nov. 10, 2017)
• Ivy Plus Web Resources Collecting Program (Overview) by Samantha Abrams
• Analysis of Brazilian holdings at Borrow Direct institutions (xlsx) Report by Fernando Acosta-Rodríguez, Princeton University
• Latin American & Iberian Library Collections at LANE Institutions: 1999-2009 (pdf)
  (a report by Miguel Valladares, Dartmouth College)

Resources

• Guides
• Latin America, Spain, and Portugal: an Overview of Data Resources (pdf)
• Guide to Puerto Rican archives in the National Archives, New York City (pdf)

Current Chair: Jesús Alonso-Regalado (2020-2021)