UP FLIPP LibSpeak 2016 : Redefining LIS

UP Future Library and Information Professionals of the Philippines (UP FLIPP), in partnership with The University Library and Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. - National Capital Region Librarians Council (PLAI -NCRLC) proudly presents LibSpeak 2016: Redefining LIS.

LibSpeak 2016: Redefining LIS will be held on February 1, 2016 at the UP Main Library lobby, Gonzalez Hall, University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City. Registration will start at 7:30 AM. The event is open to the general public, with high school students as the contestants. Also expected to attend are new information professionals and LIS practitioners of the various colleges, universities and institutions.

This event is made possible by Calbee, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Salinlahi Publishing House Inc., Visprint Inc., C&E Publishing Inc., DZUP 1062,ClickTheCity.com, Astig.ph UP Lakan, Society of Technology and Library Science Educators, UP Iris at Lib.Com.

For more information, visit libspeak.upflipp.org.

See you! ‪#‎LibSpeak2016‬

UP-FLIPP Photography Contest

Deadline for entries will be on January 22, 2016! Join now!

Click HERE for the Mechanics of the Contest.

Click HERE to Register online.

Prizes:

1st Prize : PhP 2,000.00

2nd Prize : PhP 1,000.00

3rd Prize : Php 500.00

The UP Future Library and Information Professionals of the Philippines (UP FLIPP) wishes to invite you to be part of LibSpeak 2015: Approach.Acquaint.Appreciate on March 9, 2015.

You may email us at upflipp.redoma@gmail.com or message us for the event proposal. Thank you!

LibSpeak 2013 - Powershift

LibSpeak 2011

Source: LibSpeak2011

Taken from an email requesting dissemination of LibSpeak 2011:

LibSpeak is the UP FLIPP’s major and premier event which was pioneered last March 12, 2007 held at U.P. School of Library and Information Studies, Gonzalez Hall, UP Diliman. Geared towards promoting awareness of the current state of Librarianship and Information Science (LIS) in the Philippines and the new image of librarianship, this event was consisted ofconference with selected speakers discussing topics about LIS, and contests (quiz bee [Jr. LIS Wizard], essay writing and poster making contests) for the high school students in the past years. The themes for the competitions run in parallel to the topics of discussion in the conference. Some of the past speakers of the conference were Dr. Juan Buenrostro, Jr., Chief Librarian of Baliuag University, Mr. Vernon Totanes, librarian and PhD student of the University of Toronto, Ms. Zarah Gagatiga, a school librarian, and the Chair of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People, Prof. Salvacion Arlante, University Librarian of the UP Library System, and Mr. Manuel L. Quezon III, columnist and editorial writer of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This event serves the UP FLIPP’s mission to promote and uplift the LIS field. Now on its fifth year, this annual event of UP FLIPP aims to give people a new, better and holistic perception of the field of Library and Information Science (LIS).

UPDATED as of 28 Sept 2011

Click here for the DepEd Advisory no. 02 s. 2011

LibSpeak 2009 and LIS Congress 2009

I attended both the UP-FLIPP LibSpeak 2009 and the UP-LISSA LIS Congress 2009 held last February 23 & 28, 2009 respectively. Both were spearheaded by students (mostly undergrad) of UP-SLIS. It is nice to be back at our Alma Mater and touch base with our future colleagues in the profession. Only Ms Zarah Gagatica was present in both of the student-led activities held six (6) days apart as one of the resource speakers. I enjoyed listening to her most in her LIS Congress appearance as she was on top of her element. Too bad her "performance" was limited to an hour by the organizer.

Firsthand, I offer my profound congratulations to the students who conceptualized, organized and implemented this noble undertakings promoting awareness to LIS. As in any activity, we always have a post-activity evaluation. Let me offer then in the spirit of camaraderie, collegiality and as un-interested individual in SLIS student politics/rivalry (if there is any) about that recently held activity.

LibSpeak 2009 as per their handouts is in its 3rd year but their programming schedules need an improvement. It is impolite to subject your resource speaker to a diminishing audience simply because her allotted time is unwittingly close to lunchtime and participants are slowly leaving for lunch. It could be remedied in future activities by ending the morning program to 12 noon especially if no snacks will be serve in the morning.

LIS Congress 2009 is the debut of UPLISSA in this type of activity and it is understandable that some birth pains was experienced by the organizing committee. Maybe next year congress, the topics will be more cohesive and not a "fruit salad type" of presentation. It is okay if it was a 2 or 3 days congress but compressing such heavy topics just in one day calls for indigestion and unnecessarily pressured the speakers from not further expounding their assigned topic due to time constraint.

On the positive side, both used a marketing e-poster of good quality to announce their activity and if I may say so never resorted to by any professional librarians association in the country to date. Likewise their souvenir program, ID's, and method of registration (especially that of UP FLIPP) was well done considering it is only a one-day-affair. Maybe on this two aspect alone we could learn a thing or two of hosting a conference/congress from our future colleagues. Kudos. (RBManlangit).