PDI: Imus City Public Library

Today's anniversary issue of Philippine Daily Inquirer 

featuring the program of the Imus City Public Library 

"Kwentuhan na sa Plaza... Mga Bata Tara na!"

Recently Published on Open Access

Available on open access and free to download

http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=1005225

Lib Talk Conference 2018

Online Survey : Study on the Competency Level of Academic Librarians

Dear Fellow Librarians,

Good day!

In most educational institutions, Librarians are conducting Information Literacy (IL) sessions, building the skills of students and faculty on how to make use of information tools and resources correctly and ethically in finding the right information for their research. It is in this light that we are conducting a study on the competency level of academic librarians, particularly from the CALABARZON areas.

You and your librarians' response to this survey will be a great help for the success of our study. Your responses will be confidential and will not be used for any purposes other than this research.

We would very much appreciate if you could spare a few minutes of your time to answer our survey.

To answer the survey, please click below.

https://tinyurl.com/ybgwvo2n

Thank you very much for your help!

Sincerely,

Justina P. Garcia
Collection Development Librarian
Libraries

De La Salle University
2401 Taft Avenue, 0922 Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.: (632) 524-46-11 Ext. 601
Cell phone No. 0942-0352151

IamInfoSMART Symposium 2017

IamInfoSMART Symposium 2017

Upscaling: Information Literacy in Transformation

27 November 2017 (Monday) I 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

12th Floor Multi-purpose Room

The Learning Commons, Henry Sy, Sr. Hall

This symposium aims to bring together librarians, LIS teachers, researchers, media specialists, educators and students to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current practices, developments and challenges in information literacy, both in practice and theory.

This is part of the activities lined up for our annual information literacy campaign called IamInfoSMART with the theme "Outgaming Misinformation: MIL Does the Mending” which will be held from November 27-29, 2017.

Interested participants are required to pre-register online not later than 20 November 2017 (Monday)
using this form: http://tinyurl.com/infosmart2017symposium.

Registration is FREE of charge.

A certificate of participation will be given to those who will attend this symposium. Certificates may earn CPD points if filed under Self-directed Learning.

For inquiries, please contact The Libraries at 524-4611 loc. 620 or send an email to

library@dlsu.edu.ph

https://www.facebook.com/DLSUlibrary/posts/10155537142718801

PLAI-CARLC Seminar-Workshop

Registration Fees

3000 for 2017 Paid PLAI Annual Due
3500 for 2017 Un-Paid PLAI Annual Due
3500 for Non-PLAI Participants
1500 for Undergraduate Students

Register online: https://goo.gl/E1BErQ

Download Invitation and Program: https://tinyurl.com/ln4axd8

Infographics: How to Spot Fake News

IFLA has made this infographic with eight simple steps (based on FactCheck.org’s 2016 article How to Spot Fake News)  to discover the verifiability of a given news-piece in front of you.

IaminfoSMART Symposium 2016

We are happy to announce that the IamInfoSMART 2016 Symposium with the theme, “Information Literacy: Strategies and Challenges" will be held on 10 November 2016 (Thursday), 1:00PM – 5:00PM at the 12/F, Animo Labs, The Learning Commons, Henry Sy Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila.

This symposium aims to bring together librarians, LIS teachers, researchers, media specialists, educators and students to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current practices, developments and challenges in information literacy, both in practice and theory.

Certificate of participation will be given to those who will attend this symposium. Registration is free of charge, but on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested participants are required to pre-register online due to limited number of slots (maximum of 120 participants).

Register online via: http://tinyurl.com/infosmart2016symposium

Download invitation and program: https://goo.gl/1DkxhN, https://goo.gl/yJ7947

For inquiries, please contact The Libraries at 524-4611 loc. 620 or send an email to library@dlsu.edu.ph.

Please save the date as we welcome all to attend this annual symposium on information literacy. See you there!

Media literacy in schools needed vs social media abuse

MANILA, Philippines – Media literacy is the long-term solution to fight the worsening state of disinformation and abuse on social media.

This was emphasized during the Senate education committee hearing on Tuesday, October 18, on the responsible use of social media in schools.

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and Professor Clarissa David pushed for media literacy in schools to encourage students to be critical when using the new medium. It is, after all, unchartered territory.

 "Our social norms and values need to catch up with technology," she said, focusing on five ideas for media literacy: social etiquette in interaction; the moral responsibility not to abuse its anonymity; to foster critical thinking; strengthen the paradigms of constructive debate; and put in place respect for plurality of ideas.

Click HERE to read the full article at Rappler.

Unreliable Websites : Media and Information Literacy Campaign

As trained info professional, this is basic knowledge in our Info literacy campaign. Complication arises when our political leaning (whether pro or anti) colored our better judgment and instead we are unwitting agent of disinformation for sharing info from unverified sources. Interesting times indeed for info professionals.

Click HERE to read the full article from Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.

As per the article, a websites could be unreliable based on the following criteria:

No Identification. The “About Us,” “Contact Us” page of websites contains information about the site’s editorial team and staff, its address, telephone number, email address, its history, and other important information. A news website should be accountable for what is posted on its page, and it starts with identifying the people behind it, as well as how they can be contacted so they can be asked to explain errors posted in their sites, among others.

News created from aggregated content that has not been verified. Content aggregators and curators scour the net for interesting content and share it with the Internet and social media community. Websites which aggregate and curate content nowadays do not only share content; they also create their own reports from other news sources. Most curators do not verify information prior to quoting a news article, hence the possibility that they’re spreading falsehood. Another practice is to pull out a factual report from mainstream news sources and to “spin it”—giving it an entirely new meaning.

Article submission news sites. Article submission news websites aggregate content from people. Anyone is welcome to send articles, videos or photos to be posted on the website regardless of its being biased, and whether it’s a public relations piece or downright propaganda.  

News trending sites. Generally, these sites get their content from viral and trending posts in the internet.

LibTalk 2015

In line with the celebration of the National Book Week 2015 with the theme, “The Filipino Reader in the Era of ASEAN Integration”, the Culture and Events Library, a project run by E4E Business Ventures, in partnership with the Institute of Computing Studies and Library and Information Science of City College of Angeles and the Angeles City Library and Information, invite you to attend the LibTalk 2015: A National Forum on Reading Research and Information Literacy on November 14, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Good Shepherd Hall, Ephatha Development Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

The LibTalk 2015 aims to:
1. Develop the importance of reading among students and teachers across all disciplines;
2. Discuss the role of research in developing intelligent readers and lifelong learners; and
3. Promote information literacy as a way of life.

Our invited speakers are Ms Zarah Gagatiga (for reading), Mr Joseph Marmol Yap (for research) and Ms Donna G. Labangon (for information literacy).

Registration starts at 7:30 AM. Registration fees are as follows:
PhP 500.00 - Student participants
PhP 700.00 - Non-student participants / Professionals
PhP 1000.00 - Walk-in participants

Inclusive to the registration fee: AM snacks, certificates and handouts. You may also deposit your payment to E4E Business Ventures’s BDO account no. 006620119920 and email the deposit slip to roilingelc@yahoo.com / cultureand.eventslibrary@yahoo.com.ph

The Culture and Events Library also invites you to attend The Game of Branding: A Regional Forum on Branding and Marketing on the same date, November 14, 2015, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the Good Shepherd Hall, Ephatha Development Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Registration fee is pegged at PhP 250.00 to defray the expenses for food and certificates.

Have a chance to attend the seminar on Stock Market 101 on November 14, 2015 from 1:00-3:00 PM FOR FREE if you attend either the LibTalk 2015 or the forum on The Game of Branding: A Regional Forum on Branding and Marketing.

For inquiries and reservation, text / call Roi at 09985400131 or email him at roilingelc@yahoo.com

IamInfoSMART2015

The DLSU Libraries will be holding a free symposium on “Information Literacy and Research Practices : Ethical and Smarter Solutions for Information Use" to be held at the Exhibit Area, The Learning Commons on 5 November 2015 (Thursday), 1:00PM – 5:00PM.

Librarians, library administrators, faculty and students of LIS, and library volunteers are invited to participate in this symposium. Interested participants are requested to pre-register online not later than 4 November 2015 (Wednesday). Registration is free of charge, but on a first-come, first-served basis. Certificate of participation will be given to attendees. To register, please find this link http://tinyurl.com/IamInfoSMARTsymposium

Download invitation and program:

http://tinyurl.com/symposiumprogramme

http://tinyurl.com/symposiuminvitation

Overview of Information Literacy Resources Worldwide, 2nd ed.

Overview of Information Literacy Resources Worldwide

by Forest Woody Horton, Jr.

2nd ed., c2014

Click HERE to read / download a pdf copy.

Click HERE to view / download the 1^st edition.

PNULISAA Forum: Redesigning Information Literacy

Dear colleagues,

The Philippine Normal University Library and Information Science Alumni Association (PNULISAA), Inc. cordially invites you to a forum entitled, “Redesigning Information Literacy: What Every Librarian Should Do To Empower Learners” to be held during the 35th Manila International Book Fair on September 18, 2014, 4:00 PM at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

Speaker: Ms. Marian Ramos-Eclevia

For more details, email us at pnulisaa.inc@gmail.com / pnulisaa_official@yahoo.com or visit this Facebook Event link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1457453911200450/

Online registration:
https://docs.google.com/a/dlsu.edu.ph/forms/d/1QrmaXtn14ZEsSA1xvU91ijpCgbX7qAd83nlqiGHIBDU/viewform

Thanks and see you there!

New Information Literacy (IL) book from Unesco

This collection of Information Literacy (IL) Resources from around the world is divided into 42 language lists and includes selected resources – from websites, books, journals and other kinds of publications – that were provided by contributors from different countries and institutions and compiled by Dr Forest Woody Horton Jr.

In order to provide an inclusive and multilingual approach, this publication brings together contributions from IL experts from all over the world. By listing resources in several widely spoken languages, it enables professionals, researchers and individuals from various backgrounds and nationalities to access relevant information in their native languages.

 The author’s objective is that school teachers and school librarians, at the appropriate primary and secondary grade levels, team together to prepare lesson plans and tutorials to introduce information literacy training into the classroom, by using the extensive native language resources. In addition, it is also expected that Library and Information Science faculty at higher education institutions, independent practicing IL consultants, and private sector training companies will collaborate closely to design, organize workshops to train native language IL trainers.

Download your e-copy from Unesco here.

ALL Forum PowerPoint Presentation

Uploaded recently in the Association of Laguna Librarians (ALL) blog are the keynote address & lecture note of the forum on "Basic Information Literacy for Teachers and Librarians" held at UPLB-College of Veterinary Medicine Lecture Hall, College, Los Baños, Laguna last May 22, 2008.

The keynote address was delivered by Prof. Madeline A. Suva entitled "Information Literacy : a Challenge to Librarians" (ppt, 42 slides) and she is an associate professor of the Department of Development Journalism, UPLB-College of Development Communication.

The main speaker of the half-day forum, Ms Mary Ann M. Ingua, College Librarian of UPLB-Main Library and concurrently the ALL President, delivered a presentation entitled "Information Literacy for Teachers, Librarians and Information Professionals" (ppt, 28 slides).

Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation*.

ALL was formally organized in 05 December 2006 and became the 3^rd Provincial Chapter Member of the PLAI-STRLC.

*ppt cannot be downloaded but the transcript could be copied when viewed at Slideshare.

Towards Information Literacy Indicators

(click image to download the pdf or here)

From Unesco

"UNESCO's Information for All Programme (IFAP) releases a paper providing a basic conceptual framework for measuring information literacy. Entitled Towards information literacy indicators, the publication includes a definition of information literacy; a model that links information literacy with other adult competences, such as ICT skills; and a description of information literacy standards in education". [emphasis supplied]

Previous blog posting about IL here.

IL Logo Contest

Last February 5, 2008, UNESCO and IFLA launched the Information Literacy Logo Contest via a Press Release that follows:

UNESCO and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) invite everyone to propose an international Logo to identify the work on information literacy. The aim of creating this Logo is to make communication easier among those who carry out information literacy projects, their communities and societies in general.

The Logo will be available free of charge and promoted as an international symbol of information literacy. As adopted in the Alexandria Proclamation of 2005, at the High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning, information literacy is defined as a mean to empower “people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals”. Information literacy is a “basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion in all nations.” UNESCO and IFLA invite all institutions and organizations from different countries to participate in the Logo Contest design.

Guidelines for submission of nominations are available at: http://www.infolitglobal.info/. If you represent an association or an organization and wish to endorse, support or promote this initiative in your country, please, send an email to the project coordinator:

Misako Ito, UNESCO, or

Jesus Lau, IFLA

The actual invitation said:

To: Information Literacy Professionals

Librarians

Graphic Designers

Educators

On behalf of UNESCO, IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) and its Information Literacy Section (InfoLit), we invite everyone to propose an international Logo to identify information literacy work. The aim of creating this Logo is to make communication easier between those who carry out information literacy projects, their communities, and society in general. The Logo will be available free of charge and promoted as an international symbol of information literacy. The term “information literacy” is defined as:

To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. The information literate individuals are those who have learned how to learn” (ALA, 1998)

IFLA and UNESCO invite all institutions and organizations from different countries to participate in the Logo contest design. If you represent an association or an organization and would like to endorse, support or promote this initiative in your country, please, send an email to the project coordinator.

Understanding Information Literacy : a Primer

Just published and ecopy available for download from Unesco:

Horton, Forest W. 2008. Understanding information literacy : a primer. Paris : Unesco. 94 p.

An easy-to-read, non-technical overview explaining what "information literacy" means, designed for busy public policy-makers, business executives, civil society administrators and practicing professionals.

Another earlier published Unesco book on IL with ecopy available for download (pdf):

Sayers, Richard. 2006. Principles of awareness-raising : information literacy, a case study. Bangkok : Unesco. 124 p.

While previous blog posting about IL are here: HILT, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching

Cardiff University just made available on the web the 2nd revision of the Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching (HILT) which was originally produced in 1995 and was first revised in 2005. Click here to view the e-copy.

"The handbook was written to assist subject librarians, library managers and others with an IL role by equipping them with techniques to promote IL within schools, to prepare learning outcomes and to deliver and evaluate appropriate learning experiences."

"There are nine sections presented in a logical order beginning with the key issues of IL provision, with subsequent sections exploring the planning and delivery of teaching, and finally evaluation and student assessment. Each sections comprises a presentation of guidelines with references to supporting documents and examples of good practice"

Table of Contents

Preliminaries

Section 1: Information Literacy - Key Issues

Section 2: Library Orientation

Section 3: Lesson Planning

Section 4: Lesson Formats

Section 5: Teaching Aids

Section 6: Lesson Delivery

Section 7: Evaluating your Teaching

Section 8: Assessment

Section 9: Instructor Training

Supporting Documents

"This is very much intended to be a work of reference, dipped into as the need arises, rather than read from cover to cover."


UPDATED as of 18 February 2008


Clinch, P. and Jones-Evans, A. (2007) “The Cardiff Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching – a case study in sharing staff training materials” Journal of information literacy, 1 (3), http://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/JIL/article/view/ART-V1-I3-2007-2/29.

Abstract
Purpose: This article describes and discusses the principles behind the preparation by staff of the Information Services Directorate of Cardiff University of the Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching (HILT). The Handbook aims to equip staff with techniques to promote information literacy, to prepare learning outcomes and to deliver and evaluate appropriate learning experiences within teaching schools in the university. The 2006 edition of the Handbook, which runs to 130 A4 pages and is available to subject librarians in both paper and web format, has been revised in the light of both internal and external evaluations. A number of higher and further education establishments and the library of a government department have taken part in an external evaluation and the results of this are presented. The findings on the transferability of the Handbook to organisations outside Cardiff University are discussed and presented.

Methodology/Approach: A largely chronological presentation of the development of the Handbook, with the results of the internal and external evaluations, each of which used a combination of questionnaires and focus group meetings.
Findings: The Handbook has utility for staff within Cardiff University and was well regarded by external evaluation even though major adaptation would be required to make it applicable within other institutions. Consequently, its value within the higher and further education and Government sectors was limited to use as a reference tool rather than as a staff development resource. It is possible to speculate that the Handbook may be more readily repurposed for similar higher education institutions, although this was not specifically examined in the external evaluation.

Practical implications: The results of the evaluation emphasises the different approaches to and levels of information literacy teaching in the higher and further education sectors. Tailored resources can not be easily transferred to other institutions without significant re-design or re-purposing of the Handbook for a wider audience.

Originality/value of paper: The paper deals with a unique product and a unique method of evaluation. On the surface, the Handbook appears to be a transferable publication – the results of the evaluation indicate otherwise.