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Marisol Ramos is the Subject Librarian and Selector for Latin American & Iberian Studies, Spanish & Portuguese, and Ethnic & Gender Studies, in the Department of Collection Strategies at the UCSB Library. She offers library instruction, research consultation, and collection support in her designated subjects. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Puerto Rico, an M.A. in Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinos Studies from the University at Albany - State University of New York, an M.L.I.S. with a concentration in Archival Sciences from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Spanish Studies from the University of Connecticut. She is an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy, Japanese manga, and a fan of anime.
Some of her research publications include the co-authored book, Building a Successful Archival Programme: A Practical Approach (Chandos 2006) and the co-authored book chapters “Puerto Rico’s Archival Traditions in the Context of Colonialism,” in Decolonizing the Caribbean Record: An Archives Reader (Litwin Books 2018), and “Identity and Inclusion in the Archives: Challenges of Documenting One’s Own Community,” in Through the Archival Looking Glass: A Reader on Diversity and Inclusion (Society of American Archivists 2014). Her other research interest is Spanish literature in 19th-century Puerto Rico. In this area she has published the article “La visión de la nación puertorriqueña dentro del marco del romanticismo, el cosmopolitismo y la modernidad de Alejandro Tapia y Rivera” in Caribbean Studies in 2018 and in 2024 she obtained her Ph. in Spanish Studies from the University of Connecticut with the dissertation “La nación del porvenir: La literatura fundacional cosmopolita de Alejandro Tapia y Rivera (1823-1882).” View her research and course guides.
