Sara Yusta
Librarian
- Universidad de Magallanes
Professional Information
Sara
Yusta
Librarian
Universidad de Magallanes
Education, Honors & Awards
Instituto Profesional de Santiago
Bachelors Degree, Library Science
(1990)
Personal Information
Chile
Punta Arenas
Lifetime Member of The Lifetime Member of The Worldwide Association
Part of Professional Associations and networks in Chile
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I'm married. I have 3 children of 39, 23 an 21 years old, Also I have 2 grandchild of 12 and 10.
Most of my career I made it at university libraries. I have worked in charge of little and big libraries
More than 25 years
communicating with people, teaching, writing procedure manuals, translating from English to Spanish, find information on Internet
Sara Yusta is a librarian at the University of Magallanes. She has more than 30 years of professional experience in her career. Sara is currently operating in Punta Arenas Chile. Sara has worked at the University between 1995 and 2005, and then from 2005 until today. She also worked at the Universidad Santo Tomás, Temuco campus, and at the Universidad Católica de Temuco, where she served as Director of the Library System.
She is in charge of the public service section of the central library and the automated system. One of the objectives of her activity is to connect people with the information they need for their work, such as students, teachers or researchers. She is a member of the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Center (IAMSLIC), and coordinates the Latin Group of that association.
She is also involved in supporting students with disabilities, actively participating in the University's Program for this purpose.
She is part of the Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile (Chilean Librarians Association) and also actively participates in the Libraries Comission which advises the Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (Chilean Public University Council). She is eager to establish contacts and connect with other like-minded professionals, as well as gain recognition and credibility as a member.
Library Sciences
Media
University Libraries