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RIVERA, Zoia  e  SILVA CRESPO, Aimee. Jose Antonio Ramos, the author of “ Manual de biblioeconomía ”; one of the most illustrious personalities of the Republic of Cuba. ACIMED [online]. 2006, vol.14, n.6, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1024-9435.

The intellectual many-sided work of José Antonio Ramos is approached. His contributions to the theory and practice of the library work and to the training of the professionals of this field are stressed. Some stages of his life preceeding his incorporation to the library world are made clear.

Palavras-chave : Library history; history of library science; personality; Cuba..