Documenting in Times of Crisis : A Resource Kit

The documents are designed to be a starting point and are meant to be customized for local use in consultation with communities, administrators, and legal counsel as necessary.

Read / Download the Resource Kit HERE

National Heritage Month

From NCCA website

The 2017 National Heritage Month celebration theme

“Malasakit Para Sa Pamana” (Care for Heritage)

Pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 439 s. 2003, the month of May of every year is National Heritage Month.  The event is in recognition of the need to create among the people a consciousness, respect, and love for the legacies of Filipino cultural history.

ICOMOS Philippines One-Day Conference

The theme of this year's International Day for Monuments and Sites is "Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism." ICOMOS Philippines will be organizing a one-day conference on April 29, 2017 at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Please e-mail nicaescover@icomosphilippines.com for more information.

Call for Papers: ICoASL 2017

5^th International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2017)

THEME: Curation and Management of Cultural Heritage through 
Libraries:  Challenges and Opportunities for the Digital Society

OBJECTIVES

The objective of the ICoASL 2017 is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge and skills relevant to information professionals in Asia with a global perspective. These endeavors will contribute to establish our global identity much firmer than ever for the sustainable library future.

TOPICS: 

The following topics, but not limited to, are strongly encouraged. 

How can the libraries take a part in preserving cultural heritages in the digital era?

CALL FOR PAPERS

The conference invites papers on the above theme and topics from the professional librarians around the world. Papers should be submitted before December 31, 2016.

Museums and Galleries Month

The month of October of every year is Museums and Galleries Month 

by virtue of Proclamation No. 798, s. 1991

35th Gabriel A. Bernardo Memorial Lecture Series

The U.P. School of Library and Information Studies (UPSLIS), in cooperation with the U.P. Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA), cordially invites you to the 35th GABRIEL A. BERNARDO MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES on Friday, March 14, 2014, 8:30 a.m. at the Penthouse of the UP Law Center, UP Diliman Quezon City. Prof. Salvacion M. Arlante, former University Librarian of the UP Main Library will talk about the role of librarians in the preservation of cultural heritage. This year’s theme is “Librarians and Their Role in Preserving Cultural Heritage”.

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 activity is free and open to the public.

For details, please call the School of Library and Information Studies at telephone nos. 981-85-00 locals 2869/2870/2871 or e-mail any of the following: josefina[dot]cervas[@]up[dot]edu[dot]ph, zorinafranco[@]yahoo[dot]com, ssbayang1996[@]yahoo[dot]com[dot]ph, yhnatherese [@]yahoo[dot]com

Cultural Heritage Preservation

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