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Maria Amor

Associate Librarianmamor@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0009-0007-3391-4502

Appointments

Biography
Professional History
  • Latin American Language & Cultures Librarian, 2023-Present
    Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
  • Senior Account Development, 2019-2023
    Marketing, Springer Nature (Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico City, MX
  • Training and Implementation Specialist, 2013-2019
    OCLC, Dublin, Ohio, US
  • Library Consultant, 2013-2014
    Centro para el Desarrollo Democrático (INE), Mexico City, Mexico City, MX
  • Project Leader, 2013-2013
    Public Health Decision Information Center, National Institute of Public Health of Mexico, Cuernavaca, Morelos, MX

  • Reference Librarian for CEDUA, 2012-2012
    Daniel Cosío Villegas Library, El Colegio de México, Tlalpan, Mexico City, MX
  • Library & Archives Director, 2010-2012
    Lucas Ortiz Benítez Library, Centro de Cooperación Regional para la Educación de Adultos en América Latina y el Caribe (CREFAL), Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, MX
  • Circulation & Reference Librarian, 2008-2010
    Felipe Herrera Library, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, US
  • Library Director, 2008-2008
    Library, Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico City, MX
  • Librarian & Archives Consultant, 2007-2007
    Library, Fundación Duques de Soria, Soria, Castilla y León, ES
  • Intern Librarian, 2006-2007
    Librarian Library, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, Madrid, ES
Education
  • Master Degree in Library Science, 2004-2006
    Daniel Cosio Villegas Library, El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City, MX
  • Bachelor Degree in Cultural Journalism, 1998-2002
    Social Sciences & Humanities, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, MX
Distinctions
  • The Minnesota Institute for early career librarians 2024, 2023-Present
    Library, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Profile updated June 27, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Conferences

Información y Comunidad: Library Services for Hispanic-Serving Institutions, The San Diego State Model
Maria Amor
National REFORMA Conference , 2025, conference paper
The Chicana/o Collections at SDSU: Merging Collections into One
Maria Amor
Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) , 2025, conference paper
Finding keywords: a multilingual information search in the age of AI
Maria Amor
IFLA MCULTP Mini–Conference. Virtual Event, 2024, conference paper