Introduction

This Publications & Media page consists of several sections. Please click on a link below to go directly to a particular section.

• Press Releases
• Photo Albums
• Publications
• Articles, Presentations & Speeches
• LATT Members in the News

Press Releases

In order to publicise the activities and events of the organisation, the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) will occasionally issue a notice or press release to the media. The following is a list of notices and press releases grouped by year. Those notices and press releases that can be previewed are hyperlinked. Please note that this listing will be periodically updated. For access to the full-text print copies, please contact us.

Press Releases: 2011

• September 28th, 2011 - Trinidad and Tobago Guardian - LATT Appoints New Executive Board (online)
• September 22nd, 2011 - Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - LATT Appoints New Board (online)
• May 1st, 2011 - Sunday Guardian - A70 - Notice of the 50th Annual General Meeting

Press Releases: 2010

• March 13th, 2010 - Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - Section B - Page 9 - "LATT Members Give Thanks" (print)
• March 13th, 2010 - Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - "LATT Members Give Thanks" (online)

Press Releases: 2009

• August 25th, 2009 - The Trinidad Guardian - B7 - "Library Gets New Board"
• August 19th, 2009 - The Daily Express - Section 2, Page 15 - "New Library Executive"

Photo Albums

In order to document the activities and events of the organisation, the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) will occasionally take photographs / have photographs taken at LATT activities and events. The following is a list of photo albums grouped by year. Please note that this listing will be periodically updated.

Photo Albums: 2011

• LATT’s Advanced MARC Cataloguing Workshop (2011)

Photo Albums: 2009

• LATT's Participation in the TTGPA's Professional Culinary Classics (2009)

Publications

The Constitution of the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) provides for the post of Editor and for the creation of an Editorial Standing Committee. Please refer to pages 16 and 17 of the Constitution for a description of the role and responsibilities of the Editor and for an outline of the work of the Editorial Standing Committee. The Editor and the members of the Editorial Standing Committee are responsible for producing the organisation’s newsletter, Biblio and its bulletin, BLATT (Bulletin of the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago). If you are interested in joining LATT’s Editorial Standing Committee, please contact us.

Biblio

Below is a list (incomplete) of Biblio issues. Those issues that can be previewed (.pdf) are hyperlinked. Please note that the list and links will be periodically updated. For access to the full-text print copies, please contact us.

• 2006 - June - No. 2
• 2006 - March - No. 1
• 2005 - January - No. 1
• 2004 - March - No. 1
• 2003 - July - No. 1
• 2002 - September - No. 1
• 2001 - August - No. 2
• 2001 - March - No. 1
• 2000 - September - No. 3
• 2000 - January - No. 1
• 1999 - October - No. 3
• 1999 - June - No. 2
• 1999 - January - No. 1
• 1998 - No. 2
• 1998 - No. 1
• 1997 - No. 1
• 1994 - No. 1
• 1993 - No. 4
• 1986 - November / December - No. 5
• 1979 - No. 2
• 1979 - No. 1

BLATT

Below is a list (incomplete) of BLATT issues. Those issues that can be previewed (.pdf) are hyperlinked. Please note that the list and links will be periodically updated. For access to the full-text print copies, please contact us.

• 2001 - 40th Anniversary Commemorative Issue
• 1990 - December - Special Issue - Perspectives in Publishing in Trinidad and Tobago: Seminar held to mark the 28th Annual General Meeting of the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago
• 1986 - Vol. 9, No. 1 - Special 25th Anniversary Celebration Insert
• 1984 - Vol. 8, No. 1
• 1980 - Vol. 7, No. 1
• 1979 - Vol. 5/6, No. 1

Articles, Presentations & Speeches

This section will include speeches and presentations given at activities and events hosted by the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) and articles and other speeches and presentations that make significant reference to LATT. The following resources are grouped by year. Those articles, presentations and speeches that are available in full-text are hyperlinked. Please note that this listing will be periodically updated. Do contact us if you would like to recommend content for inclusion in this section.

2006

• March 25th, 2006 - "The Library and Information Profession - The Image and the Myth" - Address to the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT), Annual General Meeting, Normandie Hotel - Saturday March 25th, 2006 - Prof. Margaret Rouse-Jones

2000

• 2000 - "New Wine in Old Bottles: Making Library Associations More Relevant in the 21st century, with Special Reference to the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT)" - 66th IFLA Council and General Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, August 13-18th, 2000 - Ms. Brenda R. James

1997

• 1997 - "LATT’s Response to the National Library Issue in Trinidad and Tobago" - 63rd IFLA General Conference, August 31st - September 5th, 1997 - Ms. Jennifer Joseph

LATT Members in the News

From time to time, the achievements of the members of the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) are profiled by the media. The articles listed below are grouped by year and those that are available in full-text are hyperlinked. Please note that this listing will be periodically updated. Do contact us if you would like to recommend content for inclusion in this section.

2011

• February / March 2011 - UWI Today (online) - "Campus News: Main Library Becomes the Alma Jordan Library"  

2008

• December 2008 - UWI Today (online) - "Jennifer Joseph Appointed Campus Librarian"
• August 2008 - UWI Today (online) - "Regional Award for Professor Rouse-Jones"

2005

• October 23rd, 2005 - Womenwise - Sunday Guardian (online) - "Making an Indelible Mark"