She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Geography from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Later, she completed a Master of Science with a specialization in Demography at the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico and another Master of Science in Information Science at the Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies of the Río Piedras Campus, University of Puerto Rico.

Throughout her professional career, she’s had the opportunity to work in various units of the University of Puerto Rico Library System. Her experience includes specialized libraries in Business Administration, Planning, and Education, as well as multidisciplinary units. She has also worked in the Technical Services Department, in the Acquisitions Section. Additionally, she worked in the Program for Integrating Information Literacy Competencies into the Curriculum of the Library System.

Currently, she is the librarian in charge of the Business Administration Library at UPR, Río Piedras, where she also coordinates the information literacy project and collection development.

She’s presented papers at national and international professional association events. Among the topics she has worked on are: specialized health libraries, sustainable development and the contribution of librarians, virtual learning objects in the library context, open access policies, among others.

Professor Mariangeli Lugo Zayas holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Business Administration, a Juris Doctor, and a second master’s degree in Information Science, all from the University of Puerto Rico system. She currently directs the Acquisitions Office within the Technical Services Department of the UPR Law Library, where she has collaborated for more than 15 years, and teaches Legal Research and Writing courses at the School of Law. As part of her work at the library, she has led projects aimed at strengthening legal information literacy skills within the university community, both in-person and virtually.

She is an active member of several professional organizations in the field of information science, including the Puerto Rico Librarians’ Society, where she serves as Vice President; the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL); and the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) and its Puerto Rico chapter. She has promoted initiatives for the inclusion and representation of Latinx professionals in the law library field, as well as continuing education programs for information professionals in Puerto Rico.

Her career combines experience in administrative management, law, and librarianship, allowing her to contribute a comprehensive perspective to policy development, collection management, and the strengthening of professional networks in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and the United States.

Dr. Jeannette Lebrón Ramos has experience in library environments since the year 2000. She currently works as a teaching librarian, reference service coordinator virtual in the Library System of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. At an academic level, she has a doctorate in Documentation: Archives and Libraries in the Digital Environment from the Carlos III University of Madrid, a master's degree in Administration Public and another in Sciences and Information Technologies, both from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

She was the President of the Latin America and the Caribbean Division of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLALAC) from 2023 to 2025. She was the president of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) 2021-2022 and ACURIL, Puerto Rico Chapter (2012-2021). He is a member of the Board of ACURIL and of ACURIL Chapter of Puerto Rico.

In June 2023 he received ACURIL's Caribbean Information Professional of the Year award.

I am originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and have an interdisciplinary academic background from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (UPR-RP). I hold a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Voice, a Master’s degree in Information Science, and a Professional Certificate in Records and Archives Administration.
My professional career has spanned various sectors, including the private sector, where I worked as a Collections Officer at Microjuris.com, as well as public institutions, where I served as a Metadata Creation Specialist at the General Archive of Puerto Rico. I currently serve as a Teaching Librarian in the UPRRP Library System.

Librarian in the University of Puerto Rico Library System, Río Piedras Campus. He has more than 15 years of experience in academic libraries, specializing in collection assessment and development, acquisitions, and electronic resources management. He holds a Master of Science in Information Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico, a Master of Business Administration from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in the Administration of Academic, Public, and Special Libraries. He is a doctoral candidate in Education with a specialization in Curriculum, Instruction, and Learning Environments. He currently serves as a member of the Executive Council of the Association of Caribbean University, Research, and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL).

Cristina Larregui López is a librarian in Puerto Rico with experience in academic and community libraries. She currently serves as President of the Puerto Rico Library Association, where she supports collaborative initiatives and the strengthening of the library profession on the island.

Gabriel Noriega Rodríguez holds a Bachelor's degree in Education with a concentration in History. He currently works as an Assistant Librarian III in the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus Library System, where he is in charge of the Microfilm Center. He is involved in projects related to the preservation of and access to Puerto Rican historical newspapers and magazines.

From Utuado, Puerto Rico, she librarian in the Information Literacy Program at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. She has nearly three decades of experience in library science and archival studies. Her academic interests are related to public service, the history of libraries, and information literacy.

José J. Morales Benítez is an academic librarian at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. He works in the Graduate Research and Innovation Center (GRIC) of the General Library, a unit that provides services specifically aimed at graduate students and faculty, with the purpose of supporting them in all stages of the research process. He obtained his master’s degree in librarianship from the Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies at UPR Río Piedras in 2018. As part of his responsibilities, José creates workshops, digital guides, and video tutorials on topics such as conducting effective searches for scientific information in databases, creating data management plans, and criteria for evaluating and selecting academic journals for the publication of research studies. He has also collaborated on oral history and digital humanities projects. He is currently a doctoral student in the Learning Technologies program at UPR Río Piedras.

I am from Morovis, Puerto Rico. I hold a certificate in Graphic Design, a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Creative Writing, a Master’s degree in Information Sciences and Technologies, and a Post-Master’s Certificate in Library Administration.

I worked as a Library Assistant under the Jornal program at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, and later served as a Teaching Assistant under the PEAF program, providing Porta-e workshops to students in the Faculty of Education. With this foundation, I began my professional career as a librarian at ICPR Junior College in Manatí and currently serve as a librarian at The Jane Stern Dorado Community Library.

On a personal level, I occasionally work as a caricaturist at events, create commissioned illustrations for book covers, promotional materials, and other projects, and I am also a certified crochet artisan.

Javier Jared Álvarez-Ginés is an information professional, his professional interests focusing on the 3D digitization of cultural and performative objects, digital preservation, education through videogames, user experience (UX), learning experience (LX), accessibility, instructional design and research methods. Received the award Dr. Luisa Vigo-Cepeda by ASEGRABCI as well as recognition for Leadership and Academic Excellence by the Society of Librarians of Puerto Rico upon completion of its master’s degree in 2025. He also received the D-POEN Emerging Professionals' Grant to become a Digital Archives Specialist through the Society of American Archivists. Currently collaborates with the Cultural Documentation Laboratory Dr. Luisa Vigo-Cepeda in the process of digitizing cultural objects and their cataloging as well as in the implementation of digital preservation for three-dimensional digital resources.