ACURIL 2025

Schedule

Where

King Questroom Island View

Courtyard Curaçao by Marriott

Moderator: Erick Toussaint

Coordinator: Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrfuCgqzIoEtYvp_Bv80t1r5jXyv0VJUXF After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Where

King Questroom Island View

Courtyard Curaçao by Marriott

Moderator: Erick Toussaint

Committee Chair: Ms. Ayaana Alleyne Cumberbatch

Committee co-chair: Ms. Niala Dwarika Bhagat – Co-chair

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Where

King Questroom Island View

Courtyard Curaçao by Marriott

Moderator: Erick Toussaint

Committee Chair: Mr. Marcelo Rodriguez

Committee co-chair: Mrs. Marisol Floren-Romero

Coordinator: Virtual Program – In Spanish - Join Zoom Meeting https://arizona.zoom.us/j/87454343743 Password: ACURIL

Where

Guestroom - Harbour View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Committee Chair: Dr. Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida, United States (English)

Committee co-chair: Members: Mr. Luis Joel Crespo, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (Spanish), Mr. Sylvain Houdebert, UA, Guadeloupe (French), Mr. Ronny Alders, Aruba National Library, Aruba (Dutch)

Where

Gastrobar - Breakfast

Courtyard Curaçao by Marriott

Committee Chair: English Coordinator - Ms. Kumaree Ramtahal (The Alma Jordan Library, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago) French Coordinator - Sylvain Houdebert (Universite des Antilles, Guadeloupe) Spanish Coordinator - Dr. Jeannette Lebrón-Ramos (University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico) Dutch Coordinators - Mrs. Astrid Britten (Aruba National Library) & Mr. Ronny Alders (Aruba National Library, Aruba)

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Erick Toussaint, Acuril President

Rapporteur: Nitzah Jacobus, National Library of Curacao

Where

Brion City Hotel

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Astrid Britten, Biblioteca Nacional de Aruba

Rapporteur: Loyda Nieves Ayala

Where

Brion City Hotel

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Coordinator: Mr. Luis Joel Crespo, Treasurer, Mr. Erick Toussaint, Vice President, Dr. Elizabeth Pierre-Louis, Executive Secretary (Executive Council Members, ACURIL)

 

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Data-driven decision making: The key to aligning library initiatives with institutional goals, Edwar Delgado

 

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Evaluating the impact of bibliographic reference sharing policies on digital resource usage in academic libraries: A case study at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Luis Joel Crespo Gonzalez

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Dr. Simone Bernard, University of Guyana

Rapporteur: Kamau Osborne, University of the West Indies

 

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Statistical analysis of the collection of copies: an assessment tool for decision making in the Library System of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Nancy Abreu Baez

 

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Exploring the Implementation of DSpace as an Institutional Repository: From Data Collection to Usage at the University of Guyana Library (UGL), Debra Lowe, Rachel Peters & Simmone La Rose

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Carlton Samuels, University of Guyana

Rapporteur: Randy Siew, University of the West Indies

Where

Gastrobar - Breakfast

Courtyard Curaçao by Marriott

Committee Chair: Mrs. Astrid Britten, Biblioteca Nacional, Aruba, and Mrs. Dorcas Bowler, National Library Services of Bahamas, Bahamas

Where

Courtyard Curacao

Courtyard Curaçao by Marriott

Committee Chair: Mrs. Margot Thomas (National Archives, Saint Lucia) and Ms. Lorraine Nero (The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)

Where

Gastrobar - Breakfast

Courtyard Curaçao by Marriott

Committee Chair: Mrs. Astrid Britten, Biblioteca Nacional, Aruba

Committee co-chair: Mr. Ronny Alders, Biblioteca Nacional, Aruba

Where

Courtyard Curacao

Courtyard Curaçao by Marriott

Committee Chair: Kumaree Ramtahal (University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago) Dr Jeannette Lebron-Ramos (University of Puerto Rico)

Where

Guestroom - Harbour View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Committee Chair: Dr. Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida Health Libraries, USA

Committee co-chair: Ms. Jane Smith, Foundation Nationale Database Suriname, Suriname, Mrs. Nitzah Jacobus, National Library, Curaçao, and Dr. Berthamae Walker, University of Bahamas, Bahamas

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library

Rapporteur: Nitzah Jacobus, National Library of Curacao

 

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Artificial Intelligence in the Region's libraries: Opportunities and Challenges, Dr Jeannette Lebron-Ramos

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Dr. Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida

Rapporteur: Loyda Nieves Ayala

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Sylvain Houdebert

Rapporteur: Randy Siew

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Dr. Simone Bernard, University of Guyana

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Jane W. Smith, Foundation Nationale Database Suriname

Rapporteur: Rodlyn Anderson, University of Guyana

Where

Guestroom - Harbour View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Committee Chair: Mr. Sylvain Houdebert, Universite des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Committee Chair: Mrs. Margot Thomas (National Archives, Saint Lucia)

Committee co-chair: Ms. Lorraine Nero (The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)

Where

Guestroom - Harbour View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: John Angus Martin, MoWLAC Vice-President

Rapporteur: Nitzah Jacobus, National Library of Curacao

 

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Using big data to address the social determinants/socio-structural components of health, Ardis Hanson

 

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Utilizing Sickness Absenteeism Data for Decision-Making and Employees Perceptions of a Caribbean Academic Library Health and Wellness Programme, Tamar Heron

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library

Rapporteur: Somatie Sayrange, University of Guyana

 

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Linking Structured Data from the Past: Starting a Suriname Time Machine, Thunnis Van Oort

 

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Information Governance: The Key to Collecting the Archival Treasures of the World Bank Group, Jyoti Malik & Gale King

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Marsha-Gay Robinson

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh

 

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Using Big (and Little Data): Understanding Data Visualisations to Enhance Critical Thinking, Dr. Ardis Hanson & Dr Sheila Gobes-Ryan

 

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Enhancing the Reference Services at the University of Guyana Library (UGL) through AI Chatbots, Debra Lowe, Rachel Peters & Simmone La Rose

 

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Study of the Execution of the BAERT Information Competencies Course for Business Administration Students through Data Analysis, Loyda Nieves Ayala & Dr. Snejanka Penkova

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Dr Jeannette Lebron-Ramos

Rapporteur: Rodlyn Anderson, University of Guyana

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, University of the West Indies

Rapporteur: Somatie Sayrange, University of Guyana

Where

Brion City Hotel

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Margot Thomas, Saint Lucia Archives

Rapporteur: Nitzah Jacobus, National Library of Curacao

 

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Enhancing big data security and privacy in libraries. A review of ISO Standards and practices, Randy Siew

 

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Grassroots Perspective on collection development, Big Data, and the ethical considerations, Rismawatie Bissesar

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Zetsia Ponson, National Library of Aruba

Rapporteur: Rodlyn Anderson, University of Guyana

 

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Panel Discussion: How can libraries, museums, and archives of the Caribbean benefit from AI (and Big Data), Eric Kokke

Where

Guestroom - Double Beds Island View

Brion City Hotel, BW Signature Collection

Moderator: Jane W. Smith, Foundation Nationale Database Suriname

Rapporteur: Loyda Nieves Ayala, University of Puerto Rico

Acuril 2022
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Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort, Piscadera Bay 3, John F. Kennedy Boulevard

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