SDSU University Library
Maria Amor

Maria Amor (she / her / ella)

Latin American Language & Cultures Librarian

ORCID iD
Academic Rank: Sr. Assistant Librarian
(619) 594-3017
mamor@sdsu.edu

Office: Library Addition 1101H
University Library,
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive,
San Diego, CA 92182-8050

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

  • Reference Librarian for CEDUA, 2012—2012
    Daniel Cosío Villegas Library, El Colegio de México
  • 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)
  • Circulation & Reference Librarian, 2008—2010
    Felipe Herrera Library, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Library Director, 2008—2008
    Library, Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL)
  • Librarian & Archives Consultant, 2007—2007
    Library, Fundación Duques de Soria
  • Intern Librarian, 2006—2007
    Librarian Library, Biblioteca Nacional de España
Education
  • Master Degree in Library Science, El Colegio de Mexico, 2004—2006
  • Bachelor Degree in Cultural Journalism, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, 1998—2002
Distinctions
  • The Minnesota Institute for early career librarians 2024, 2023—Present
    Library, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Scholarship

Academic Conferences

Preserving Resistance and Memory: The Symbolic Capital of the Chicana and Chicano Collection at SDSU.
Maria Amor
LASA Conference 2026, 2026, conference paper
California National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies San Diego State University
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
Academic libraries California Mexican Americans San Diego State University
Información y Comunidad: Library Services for Hispanic-Serving Institutions, The San Diego State Model
Maria Amor
National REFORMA Conference, 2025, conference paper
Academic libraries California Education Hispanic Americans Minority students San Diego State University
Finding keywords: a multilingual information search in the age of AI
Maria Amor
IFLA MCULTP Mini–Conference. Virtual Event, 2024, conference paper
Artificial intelligence Machine learning Multilingualism Natural language processing