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Item Desarrollo de un Programa de Capacitación para los Estudiantes y Profesores del Departamento de Inglés de la Universidad de Maryland(2003-04) Herron, PatriciaPresentation given at the April 2003 Conference between the University of Maryland Libraries and the Tec de Monterrey, in Monterrey, Mexico.Item El estado de la biblioteca universitaria en los Estados Unidos(2015-03-13) Herron, PatriciaOutlines the current state of affairs and major trends in academic libraries in the United States.Item Microfinance, Service Learning and Social Value Creation: A Nicaragua Project(2012-09) Griner, Lily; Herron, Patricia; White, Susan; Díaz, ZaidaUniversity business curriculum has often gone beyond traditional lectures as a means of teaching accounting, finance, marketing and other core topics, and has recognized the benefits of global experiences and experiential learning. This paper details an innovative short-term study abroad course in Nicaragua, which provided students with service learning experience, hands on consulting with Nicaraguan entrepreneurs and an international micro lending organization, and a global and culturally-broadening experience.Item Nicaragua: History and Culture(2015-01-17) Herron, PatriciaPowerPoint presentation given to BMGT 448N: Microfinance Consulting in Nicaragua, study abroad course. Highlights the history and culture of Nicaragua, with emphasis on the years and events leading up to the Sandinista Revolution and the aftermath during the Contra War.Item Preparing Global Citizens: Librarians Connect Students with a Learning Service Opportunity in Nicaragua(Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, 2009) Herron, Patricia; Griner, LilyTwo librarians from the University of Maryland (UM) partnered with a faculty member in the UM’s College of Information Studies to develop and offer a study abroad course to Nicaragua. This article documents the development and implementation of this unique service-learning course.Item Sister Libraries Collaborate across Borders(International Leads, 2007) Pedersoli, Heleni; Herron, PatriciaThe article discusses an Association of College Research Libraries (ACRL) sister libraries partnership that was established in April 2006 between the University of Maryland Libraries and the Tecnológico de Monterey in Monterrey, Mexico.