Effective Librarianship @ Work

Library Training-Workshop on "Effective Librarianship @ Work." 

at Southville International School and Colleges, BF Homes International, Las Pinas City

Research in Librarianship

PLAI-STRLC Research in Librarianship : Capacity Building to Strengthen Research Culture

 Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI)

Southern Tagalog Region Librarians Council (STRLC) 

http://plaistrlc.blogspot.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plai_strlc

plai_strlc@yahoo.com

25 August 2015

Dear Colleagues,

Greetings from PLAI-STRLC!

Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.-Southern Tagalog Region Librarians Council will hold a Seminar-Workshop entitled “PLAI-STRLC Research in Librarianship : Capacity Building to Strengthen Research Culture” on October 7-8, 2015, at El Grande Residencia Hotel and Resort, Brgy. San Carlos, Lipa City.

The seminar-workshop aims to:

a. enhance librarian’s competencies and skills in doing scholarly research;

b. promote the conduct of research as one of the CPD of librarians;

c. encourage proactive involvement in conducting research;

d. increase & improve the quality of paper submission to ReCALIS (Research Congress for the Advancement of Library and Information Services) and others.

In view of this, we would like to invite you and your staff to attend the seminar-workshop. Registration fee is PhP 3,600.00 for live-in participants to cover 1 day accommodation, foods (1 breakfast, 2 lunch, 1 dinner, and 4 snacks), seminar-workshop kits, certificates and other incidental expenses. Registration fee for live-out participants is PhP 3,000.00 while PhP 2,600.00 for undergraduate students or accompanying person.

For further inquiries, you may contact any of the following officers:

1. Lilian C. Rabino/De La Salle-Lipa - (043) 7561849 | lilianrabino@yahoo.com

2. Rene B. Manlangit / San Pablo Colleges – (049) 561-1586 | rbmanlangit@yahoo.com

3. Rosario A. Villamater / Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation Library - (042) 373-7542 | villamaterrose@yahoo.com

Please send/fax to us the pre-registration form on/or before September 25, 2015. We look forward to seeing you at our seminar-workshop. Thank you for your continued support to PLAI-STRLC activities. God Bless Us All.

Warm regards,

(sgd) Rene B. Manlangit

Vice-President & Conference chair

(sgd) Lilian C. Rabino

President

PLAI-STRLC@10 : Strengthening Ties, Regional Linkages and Cooperation

Sizing Up Your Collection

UPDATE as of 12 August 2014

For the registered participants of the symposium entitled "Sizing Up Your Collections: Approaches in Assessing and Developing Your Library’s Resources", please be advised that the venue has been moved to the 13/F Exhibit Area of The Learning Commons. Thank you.

Conference of Children's Librarians

MUNPARLAS Seminar

Transforming Libraries and Archives : Valuing Best Practices

Website: PLAI-NCR

The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. - National Capital Region Librarians Council is pleased to invite you to a two-day seminar on the theme “Transforming Libraries and Archives : Valuing Best Practices”. This will be held on June 20-21, 2013 at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), T. M. Kalaw, Manila.

This seminar is open to all library administrators, professional librarians, archivists, Library and Information Science students, and other information providers who want to keep abreast with the latest trends, strategies, and emerging technologies that are being developed and used for libraries and archives. It will also serve as a venue for sharing of experiences among information professionals with regard to best practices on the delivery of library and archival services.

The seminar fee is Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00) inclusive of kit, seminar papers, certificates of participation and appearance, snacks and lunch. For inquiries, please get in touch with any member of the Board.

Harvesting Online Resources and Cloud Computing

Dear Colleague:

Greetings!

Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines will celebrate its 41st anniversary on June 7, 2013 at the UPLB Main Library through a forum entitled “Harvesting Online Resources and Cloud Computing”.

There are common questions from information professionals, researchers as well as library users that this seminar would like to address: these are 1) How can we gather free digital resources to augment our print collections; 2) How can we systematically search, download, and share these reliable materials to our library users; 3) what do we need to know about cloud computing; and 4) how is cloud computing influencing the way we keep and share information?

Please come and bring a friend or colleague to join us, as we learn from the invited experts on the topics.

The forum fee is Php 500.00 to cover snacks, lunch and certificates.

During the forum, exhibits of agricultural websites will be displayed at the UPLB Main Library lobby while ALAP's General Assembly starts at 1pm onwards.

For reservation and inquiries please contact Andriette S. Valdez at 0908-320-9416 or Evangeline L. Alcantara at 0916-5056120 or get in touch with any ALAP officers.

See you there!

Very truly yours,

LORENZA D. OLIVEROS

Vice-President and

Chair, Conference Committee

Noted by:

VICTORIA B. SANDOVAL

President

Transforming Libraries and Archives

Cultural Heritage Preservation

Role of Special Libraries in the Digital Age

Developing Librarians' Leadership Skills

The Philippine Librarians Association Inc., in partnership with the Rizal Library of the Ateneo deManila University, will be conducting a forum on “Planning for the Future: Developing Librarians’ Leadership Skills” on April 15, 2013 at 1:30 PM to be held at the Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

We have invited Stephen Abram, one of Library Journal’s original “Movers & Shakers” in 2002, to lead the discussion. Mr. Abram is former president of both the Special Libraries Association and the Canadian Library Association, and has been the keynote speaker at numerous conferences around the world. With his expertise, this forum aims to enlighten the participants on the possible scenarios that the library will be facing in the future and how library leaders and workers should prepare for the new developments in the field.

In this regard, we invite you to attend this forum since this is an opportune time to meet an expert and to listen to his talk on the said topic. Those who wish to come earlier may also be given, upon request, a tour of the Rizal Library before the forum. Further, this will be a chance for those who would like to renew their membership to PLAI.

The registration fee is P250.00 for MEMBERS, P300.00 for NON-MEMBERS and P100.00 for STUDENTS. For inquiries, please contact: Michael A. Pinto (uslt_dol@yahoo.com / 09269604830), Susan O. Pador (spador@ateneo.edu / 09281693334), Eimee Lagrama (eimee.lagrama@gmail.com / 09175081877).

34th Gabriel A. Bernardo Lecture Series

The Gabriel A. Bernardo Memorial Lecture Series is held annually in honor of the late Prof. Gabriel A. Bernardo, the doyen of Philippine Librarianship. He devoted his whole life to the development of librarianship and the training of hundreds of Filipino librarians.

This year's topic is entitled Click...Like...Comment...Share: A Primer on RA 10175 - The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

Our speaker is Atty. Emma C. Francisco, current Intellectual Property Consultant at Creativelaw and former Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.

Info source: UP-SLIS Community fb posting

National Summer Conference on RDA

PTLA Seminar and Workshop

12 February 2013

Dear Colleagues:

RE:        INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE19th PTLA WORKSHOP/CONSULTATION 2013

The Philippine Theological Librarians Association (PTLA) is pleased to invite you to attend its 19^th seminar and workshop on April 15-17, 2013, at Central Philippine University, Jaro, Iloilo City.  This year’s theme is focused on Best Practices and Mentoring in Theological Libraries.”  There will be two tracks:

           

                        Track 1 - Best Practices in Theological Libraries

                        Track 2 - Mentoring of Theological Librarians

The seminar is open to all professional and non-professional library personnel of theological seminaries, Christian schools, and church libraries.  The registration fees are:

v  Stay-in participants                                                                              P5,000.00 per person   

(Inclusive of food, lodging, snacks, seminar kit, and certificate)

v  Stay-out participants                                                                            P3,500.00 per person

(Inclusive of lunch, snacks, seminar kit, and certificate)            

If you decide to attend, please fill out the attached reservation form as soon as possible and send it to Raquel Cruz (loiyai_el@yahoo.com) or to Beth Agwayaway (abgts@pbts.net.ph).

Regarding payments, it could be made in cash, check, or Postal Money Order payable to Philippine Theological Librarians Association or you may deposit payments to our C/A No. 0653-531305-001, Security Bank.  If there is no Security Bank in your place, payment can be made to Crisanta Bustamante, BPI Bank S/A No. 1956-0080-37. The registration fee can also be paid during the registration day. Also please be reminded to bring P400.00 for your institution membership payment and some extra money for the Library tour. The preconference tour will be on the afternoon of April 15, 2013.

For any further inquiry, please feel free to contact any of the following persons:

Mrs. Elizabeth T. Pulanco, PTLA President, PBTS Librarian

E-mail:  pulancoe@yahoo.com   Mobile No: 09274708913

Mrs. Raquel Cruz, PTLA PRO, Biblical Seminary of the Philippines Librarian

E-mail:  loiya_el@yahoo.com    Mobile No: 09209079577

Mrs. Elizabeth Agwayaway, PTLA Secretary/PBTS Asst. Archivist

            E-mail:  abgts@pbts.net.ph       Mobile No:  09293965794

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on April 15^th, in Iloilo City.  God bless!

Sincerely,

Elizabeth T. Pulanco

PTLA President 

Call for Papers : National Conference of Public Libraries

In celebration of the 126^th Founding Anniversary of the National Library of the Philippines, the Public Libraries Division invites proposals for the 2013 National Conference of Public Librarians with the theme: “The Role of Public Libraries in Preserving Cultural Heritage”. It will be held in Bacolod City on August 28-30, 2013. Preference will be given to proposals that are clearly related to the following topics:

- RA10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009)

- Preservation of Cultural Heritage

- Disaster Preparedness

- Oral & Written Communication Skills

- Local / Oral History

- Other theme related topics

Submission of Proposals:

1. Proposals must include the following and must be in English:

- Title of proposed presentation

- Name of presenter

- Abstract of presentation (no more than 200 words)

- Short biographical statement

- Passport size I.D. (for the conference proceedings)

2. Proposals should be submitted on or before April 30, 2013:

The Review Committee will evaluate all submitted materials and successful applicants will be notified by June 28, 2013.

Full accepted papers must be between 3000 and 6000 words in length and are due by July 15, 2013 in document and PPT by e-mail or electronic copy.

Resource speakers shall be paid a modest honorarium upon full submission and delivery of the paper. Speakers are entitled to board and lodging, and airfare expenses.

Forty-Five (45) minutes will be allowed for the delivery of the paper in the Conference (followed by Fifteen (15) minutes open forum discussions); the full written paper is not to be read.

For additional information please contact:

Ms. Nonila J. Yauder

Chief, Public Libraries Division

National Library of the Philippines

Phone: (632)- 310-5035 local 204/205

E-mail: publiclibraries@yahoo.com

PGLL Seminar at Bohol Tropics Resort

The Philippine Group of Law Librarians (PGLL) in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and National Committee on Library and Information Services (NCLIS) are pleased to invite you to its Seminar on "Information Power: Building Partnerships" to be held on April 3-5, 2013 at the Bohol Tropics Resort, Graham Ave., Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

Legal information resources are important for all types of Libraries to respond to the needs of people from all walks of life. Building partnerships for legal information is imperative considering complete Philippine legal resources are not available in print. Electronic or digital is the answer to provide the needed services.

The objectives of this seminar are for the participants to be able to know the available legal collection and resources both digital and non-digital; to understand the theories and practices and the management’s role in building partnerships; to know current partnerships being built and support it for its success, and to understand the current the laws and jurisprudence that affect our community and our country.

Librarians (academic, special, school, public, government agencies, information center, lawyers, non-librarians, information managers/personnel, researchers, teachers, LGUs, employees/office staff, barangay officials and students are invited to attend this interesting and informative seminar.

Seminar fee are, as follows: P6,500. 00 (Live-In); P6,200. 00 (Live-Out); P6,200. 00 (Early Bird/Accompanying Person). This entitles each participant a seminar kit, handouts, certificate of attendance/participation (except accompanying person), meals, snacks and 2nights/3days hotel accommodation. Check-in starts April 3, 2013 and check-out time is 12:00 Noon on April 5, 2013

Payments may be made in cash or check payable to Philippine Group of Law Librarians. An amount of P100.00 is added to the registration fee if paid in check issued outside Metro Manila.

We likewise appreciate your early reservations to facilitate a smooth and successful conduct of this endeavor. We hope to receive your confirmation on or before March 22, 2013.
        

Thank you and see you all in Bohol.

2nd Marina G. Dayrit Lecture Series

Invitation for the 2nd lecture in the Marina G. Dayrit Lecture Series entitled "Library Readiness to K-12 Basic Education Program " will be held on 22 March 2013 from 8am-12nn. It seems the organizing committee overlook to state the venue of the 2nd lecture and it cannot be implied from mere reading of the invitation that it will be held at the same venue as of the 1st Lecture in the series.


UPDATE as of 10 Feb 2013.

The venue of the 2nd Lecture Series will be at the Seminar room A & B of the Technological Institute of the Philippines-Cubao, Quezon City. Thanks Mam Fe Angela for posting the corrected invites.

LibSpeak 2013 - Powershift

CLAPI Seminar-Workshop

Children’s Literature Association of the Philippines, Inc. (CLAPI), a non-stock, non-profit organization dedicated to enhance children’s literature in the country, whose membership is composed of teachers, librarians, writers and book publishers, is holding a 3-Day Seminar-Workshop on “Preparation of Instructional Materials for the MTB-MLE Using the Local Resources”. This will be held at the Villa Angela, Vigan City February 28-March 1-2, 2013. 

For further inquiries, participants may contact Ms. Melanie A. Ramirez of NLP at 528-1972 loc. 209, Leonila S. Galvez of the DepEd Manila at 251-28-59 and/or Ms. Magdalena O. Nuesca DepEd-Region I, Library at (072) 607-8135.