The College of Law has decided to place an emphasis on the acquisition of Mexican materials, and Avalos is able to buy most of what is needed for the Law Library. Avalos collaborates with the National Law Center , which obtains materials from government agencies throughout Latin America. Avalos helps maintain the Santa Cruz law library in Nogales. The law library conducts exchanges with teachers in Mexico. Currently, there is a faculty member from Universidad de Sinaloa who is doing research here as well as a faculty member from Uruguay.
Every year there are scholars from Latin America conducting research here.
See section on Office of Arid Lands Studies . Committees Related to the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Avalos is involved with the American Association of Law Libraries as Chair of the Foreign International Component Law Special Interest Section in addition to his membership on the Udall Center For Studies in Public Policy board of directors. Avalos is on the Executive Board of the Latin America Area Center , and some of that department's undergraduate students use materials at the Law Library. He is on the board of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. Key Publications Related to the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Avalos, Francisco.