PLAI Congress 2015 @ PDI

THE PHILIPPINE Librarians Association Inc. (PLAI) with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts through its National Committee on Libraries and Information Services (NCLIS) and the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), will be conducting its annual National Congress on Nov. 24-27 at the Plaza del Norte Hotel and Convention Center, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. 

This is in line with this year’s celebration of the Library and Information Services (LIS) Month.

This year’s congress theme is “Asean 2015: Borderless Librarianship, Limitless Opportunities.”

Click HERE to read more.

Cross Border Mobility of Librarians in the ASEAN region

On 9 June 2015 the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) and the Thailand Library Association (TLA) organised a convening prior to the CONSAL (Congress of South East Asian Nations) conference in Bangkok, Thailand. The convening on ASEAN Integration: Cross Border Mobility of Librarians aimed to create a platform for common understanding of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Economic and Socio-Cultural Communities, and cross-border mobility of librarians amongst leaders of the library profession in the 10 ASEAN member states.

Click HERE to read the complete article as posted in the IFLA webpage and also to download the following PowerPoint presentation (ppt) 

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, Philippines [PPT]

Cross Border Mobility of Librarians, Philippines [PPT]

ASEAN Integration: Cross Border Mobility of Librarians, Malaysia [PPT]

ASEAN Integration: Cross Border Mobility of Librarians, Phils [PPT]

ASEAN Integration: Cross Border Mobility of Librarians, Thailand [PPT]

ASEAN Integration: Cross Border Mobility of Librarians, Indonesia[PDF]

42nd ALBASA Annual General Assembly

The Academic Libraries Book Acquisition Systems Association, Inc. (ALBASA) will be celebrating its 42nd Annual General Assembly on May 19-21, 2015 at The New White Gold House Restaurant, David Sy Gaisano St., North Reclamation Area, Cebu City. This year’s theme is “ Assessment and Development of Librarians’ Professional Competencies Towards ASEAN Integration” with the following objectives:

- To assess librarians readiness on the application of the new cataloging standards using Resource Description and Access (RDA).

- To provide a forum for members to develop problem solving skills and competencies towards mutual recognition/arrangement with ASEAN countries.

- To ensure that librarians are well-trained on the proper ways of dealing with different types of library users including difficult clients.

- To update the participants on the new developments of IT application in libraries especially QR codes and better ways of managing eResources.

- To serve as a venue where participants, faculty and administrators can choose latest publications and information packages in various disciplines for their libraries as well as share their thoughts and ideas relevant to the profession.

Click HERE for Additional info/details.

PGLL National Congress 2015

Philippine Group of Law Librarians

National Congress on Developing the Level of Competencies of Librarians and Information Professionals Towards ASEAN Integration

Villa Caceres Hotel, Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City

6-8 May 2015

Understanding ASEAN Economic Community

Click HERE to read / download a pdf copy of the primer.

Call for Papers : PLAI National Congress 2015

The Philippine Librarians Association Inc. (PLAI) in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the National Committee on Libraries and Information Services (NCLIS) and the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), will be conducting its Annual National Congress on November 25-27, 2015 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. This year’s Congress theme is “ASEAN 2015: Borderless Librarianship, Limitless Opportunities”. The Congress aims to prepare Filipino librarians in responding to the opportunities, challenges and limitless possibilities brought about by ASEAN integration.

In this connection, a call for papers is being conducted. The Conference Committee encourages the submission of oral (professional) or poster (professional and/or student) presentations. The presentation should be in line with the theme and the following sub-themes/topics:

• ASEANization (e.g. Awareness; Opportunities; Mobility; Challenges)
• Education and Professional Development (e.g. Continuing Professional Development (CPD), LIS Education; Outcomes-based Education; K-12; Multi-Culturalism, Internationalization)
• State of Philippine Libraries and Librarianship (e.g. Standards; Benchmarking; Accreditation; Issues; Research Capability)
• Leadership and Competencies (e.g. Code of Ethics; Project Management; Mentoring)
• Innovations and Best Practices (e.g. Disaster Management; New Services; Valuation of Services and Collections; Altmetrics)
• Collaborations and Networking (e.g. Resource Sharing; Inter-Library Loan; Regionalism)
• Library Professional Organizations and Associations (e.g. Contributions and Commitment of Members; Benefits; Expectations)

Paper proposals (oral and poster) must be submitted on or before May 15, 2015 using the following format:

• Title of Paper (in capital letters, Times New Roman font size 14)
• Name of Presenter/s. Use * for the presenting author
• Institution/Company Affiliation (including official designation and office address)
• Contact details: email address and mobile number
• Paper abstract (not more than 300 words, Times New Roman font, size 12) 
• Keywords (2-5 words)
• Regional Council to which the member belongs
• Author's short bio (not more than 100 words for each author) 

Authors whose abstracts are accepted by the Committee will be notified on or before 30 June 2015. There will also be invited speakers and experts for the plenary. Kindly indicate (PLAI Congress Paper Submission [ either Oral or Poster ( Professional or Student )] Category)as the subject upon submission of paper to: PLAI Secretariat (nbot@plai.org.ph;plainbot2015@gmail.com)]. Submitted abstracts (oral and poster) will be published in the PLAI 2015 National Congress Handbook of Abstracts. Full papers (oral presentation) will undergo peer-review for possible inclusion in the PLAI Journal. Full papers (oral) and Powerpoint files are to be submitted via e-mail by 30 September 2015. Approved oral presenters (one author/presenter per paper) will be provided with airfare subsidy (maximum of P3,000), free registration, accommodation.

Papers submitted for oral presentation may be accepted/considered as poster presentation due to the limited number of available slots for oral presentation. For poster presentation, each Regional Council is encouraged to have a representative for both professional and/or student categories. Regional eliminations may be conducted by regional councils. Posters shall be printed in a 2x5ft size tarpaulin/photo paper by authors and brought to the conference venue. There will be an hour session for poster viewing and author(s) should be present to interact with the audience. Best poster presentation will be awarded with 5,000 cash prize. Poster presenters (one presenter per poster) shall be entitled to a 50% discount in the registration fee.

Yours truly,

Stephen B. Alayon

Conference Chair and PLAI Executive Vice President

Noted:

Elvira B. Lapuz

PLAI President

PGLL National Congress

The Philippine Group of Law Librarians (PGLL) is pleased to invite you to its National Congress on "DEVELOPING THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCIES OF LIBRARIANS AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS TOWARDS ASEAN INTEGRATION" to be held on May 6-8, 2015 at the Villa Caceres Hotel, Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City, Camarines Sur.

Society of Filipino Archivists Forum and GA

The Society of Filipino Archivists will hold its General Assembly on the 29th of January 2015, Thursday, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the University of the Philippines Hotel,Guerrero St. Cor. Aglipay St., UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City. 

To optimize the opportunity of this assembly and to encourage further participation and attendance by members, a Forum on ASEAN Integration: Future Possibilities for Archivists will be delivered by Hon. Yolanda C. Granda, ex-officio of the Society and current Professional Board for Librarians chair, before the General Assembly.

Invitation- http://tinyurl.com/sfa2015-genassembly

PLAI-NCRLC Special Forum on ASEAN 2015 : Cross-Border Mobility for Librarians

The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. - National Capital Region Librarians Council (PLAI-NCRLC) is pleased to invite everyone to a Special Forum on ÄSEAN 2015 : Cross-Border Mobility for Librarians - Opportunity or Threat? "on September 17, 2014, 8:00am - 11:00am, during the 35th Manila International Book Fair, SMX Convention Center, Mall of AsiaComplex, Pasay City. There will be an overview of the key issues on ASEAN Integration by Dr. Dominique R. Tutay, OIC Director, Bureau of Labor and Employment, DOLE.

The PLAI-NCRLC would like to ensure that librarians and other information professionals can respond effectively to the various ASEAN challenges and contribute to the ASEAN's community-building goals.

Among the panelists are: Hon. Lourdes T. David, representing the Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians; Mrs. Elizabeth R. Peralejo, for the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.; Dean Kate B. Obille, for library educators; and Ms. Elvira B. Lapuz, for practicing librarians.

The Forum fess are as follows: Members: P200.00; Non-member: P300.00; Students: P100.00, inclusive of certificate of participation and snacks. For inquiries, please get in touch with the undersigned or any member of the Board.

Susan O. Pador

Chair, Education and Training, PLAI-NCR

Elizabeth R. Peralejo

President

UPLSAA Forum @ MIBF 2014

Making Schools Globally Competitive : the K-12 Curriculum

June 16, 2014

Dear Educators / Librarians :

Subject : Seminar : “Making Schools Globally Competitive : The K-12 Curriculum” July 9, 2014, 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM – Seminar room, MegaTrade Hall 1, 5^th Level Mega B, SM Megamall, EDSA, Mandaluyong City

IBC Book Consolidators, Inc., McGraw-Hill Education and Cengage Learning cordially invite you, your Basic Education Principal, Subject Area Coordinators to attend the seminar “Making Schools Globally Competitive” to be held at Seminar Room, Megatrade Hall 1, 5^th Level, Mega B, SM Megamall, EDSA, Mandaluyong City on July 9, 2014 from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM. This is one of the activities during the 18^thPhilippine Academic Bookfair.

This seminar is being held in response to the challenges in the implementation of the educational reforms being undertaken by the Department of Education in preparation for the ASEAN integration. It aims to provide  school administrators, subject area coordinators and teachers the  strategies in implementing the K-12 curriculum particularly for Grades 11 and 12 thereby “Making Schools Globally Competitive : The K-12 Curriculum” the topic to be discussed by Dr. Isagani R. Cruz,  multi-awarded poet, writer, educator , former Undersecretary of Education and now President of Manila Times College and DepEd Consultant.

Learning resources for the new breed of visual, technology-savvy students and teachers are relevant in improving the teaching –learning process. Hence, selection of relevant materials are important. This seminar also aims to help participants appreciate “The Role of Libraries and Librarians in Making Schools Globally Competitive”, the topic to be discussed by Hon. Lourdes T. David, multi-awarded librarian , writer, lecturer, former Director of Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University and now Member of the Professional Regulatory Board of Librarians.  

Other speakers are Ms. Nouva Daina Bersales, Senior Sales Executive, Cengage Learning Asia and Mr. Dino Danao, Marketing Executive, School and ELL Division of McGraw-Hill Education.

Ms. Bersales will make a presentation on the “Tools and Resources in the Global Age for the Classroom and Beyond” developed by Cengage Learning / National Geographic Learning. Using examples from Cengage Learning’s exciting materials, participants of this seminar will learn how print and media content can be combined in inspiring, innovative ways to bring our world to life and take the students on an unforgettable journey from the classroom to the world.

Mr. Danao will talk on McGraw-Hill’s “Digital Resources for the Globally Competitive K-12 Classroom” being used by international schools all over the world as well as schools in the United States and North America and show samples of some of them that are relevant to the Philippines K-12  curriculum.

Due to limited seats, may we request you to please fill up the attached attendance sheet and fax the same to (02) 8422183 or email the same to dina.berioso@yahoo.com as soon as possible.  Seminar fee is P350.00 to cover snacks and handouts.