PLAI SOCCSKSARGEN, SOCOLA and COLINET Co-Sponsor Seminar

Philippine Librarians Association Incorporated (PLAI)

SOCCSKSARGEN Region Librarians Council

in coordination with the

SOCCSKSARGEN Librarians Association (SOCOLA) and

Cotabato Libraries Information Network (COLINET)

invite you to a

Seminar Workshop on
Information Analysis in the Digital Environment

This 2-day activity coincides with PLAI-SOCCSKSARGEN'S 2nd Annual General Assembly and will be held on August 19-20, 2010 at the Tierra Montana Hotel, National Highway, General Santos City.

There will also be an election of officers for PLAI SOCCSKSARGEN Region Librarians Council during the Annual Assembly. Registration Fee is PhP 2,500.00 (PLAI members/non-members) and PhP 1,200.00 (Library Science Students). The fee covers lunch and snacks for 2 days, conference kit, certificate and fellowship dinner which highlights the Oath Taking Ceremony of newly elected officers of PLAI-SOCCSKSARGEN Region Librarians Council  and COLINET officers as well.

For further inquiries, please contact any of the following:

Anita C. Sornito

email: carilo5@yahoo.com

cellphone: 09208085902

Victoria R. Santos

email: nddulib@nddu.edu.ph

cellphone: 09175011042

PLAI members are reminded of their annual dues for FY 2010 of Pp300.00 which may be paid during the general assembly. Official PLAI ID will be issued upon payment.

2010 National Book Week Theme

The National Book Week is being celebrated annually in the 3rd week of the month of November which also coincides with the National Book Month.  This year's theme is:

"Pandaigdigang Pakikipag-ugnayan sa Pamamagitan ng mga Aklat at Impormasyong Teknolohiya at Komunikasyon"

We enjoin fellow librarians/information professionals, educators, and advocates for libraries to support this annual celebration by hosting events that mainstream love for reading and surface the value of libraries and information centers and the role they play in individual transformation and the development of communities.

Upcoming: PLAI National Congress in Cebu

This year's PLAI National Congress will be held at the WaterFront Cebu City Hotel on November 17-19, 2010 with the  theme:  "National Congress on International Librarianship : a Path Ahead".

The objective of the Congress are as follows:  

Athe end of the three days conference, the participants should have been able to:

1.  be more cognizant in the promotion of global and international cooperation;
2. know the other dimensions and importance of international librarianship;
3. make the public aware of the importance and benefits that can be derived from international librarianship thru international understanding and cooperation;
4. promote service to clients in an international scale;
5. gain knowledge on international librarianship; and
6. know the current status and inter-relationship of different types of libraries and librarians

Topics include the following: 

Session 1 - Global Librarianship : Issues and Trends the Philippine Experience 

Ms Salvacion M. Arlante, Library Director, University of the Philippines Diliman Library

Session 2 - Legal Issues Affecting Philippine Librarianship 

Prof. Antonio M. Santos, Law Librarian, UP Law Library

Session 3 - Legal Issues Affecting Global/International Librarianship

Prof. Jules Winterton, President, International Association of Law Libraries

Session 4 - Access to Information : Barriers and Responsibilities

Dir. Barbara Jones, University Librarian

Session 5 - Partnership in Professional Development for Librarians

Dir. Barbara Ford, Director, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

Session 6 - Global Linkages : Challenges an Opportunies by Ms Ngian Lek Choh

Immediate Past President, Library Association of Singapore

Session 7 - Pathfinders Database : National Library Board (NLB) Experience

Session 8 - Trends in Curriculum Development : The Philippine Experience

Dean Vyva Victoria M. Aguirre, UP-School of Library and Information Studies

Session 9 - Library International Outreach Program

Mr. Michael Dowling/Prof. John Latham, ALA/SLA, Director, International Relations Office

Session 10 - PLAI and CPE Updates

Mrs. Lilia F. Echiverri, President, PLAI

Registration Fee: PhP 4,500.00 (no hotel accommodation). 

Upcoming Events for Librarians and Information Professionals

July 28-30, 2010

Philippine Librarians’ Association, Inc.  (PLAI) National Conference  

(in cooperation with the  Cagayan Valley Region Librarians Council (CaVRLC)

Sacred Heart Center

Saint Mary’s University 

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. 

 “Enriching the Culture of Collaboration Among Educational Institutions and Their Libraries” 

Conference Fee: P3,800.00 (live-in participant) and P3,000.00 (live-out participants). Fee includes 3 lunches, 6 snacks and certificates and other incidentals.

Other Information:

A site seeing tour to Banaue is being planned. Please prepare for an additional amount of P350.00 for this activity.

29-31 July 2010

An Intensive Course on the Conservation of Books and Paper

http://www.ortigasfoundationlibrary.com.ph/library3.html

25-27 August 2010

A Conference on the theme of Preservation: Trends and Challenges

http://sites.google.com/site/liblinkconference/

25-26 October 2010

4^th Rizal Library International Conference

“Library Spaces: Building Effective and Sustainable Physical and Virtual Libraries”

http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/2010conf/1/index.html

Upcoming Events for Librarians and Information Professionals

Fellow librarians, information professionals, reading and reader development advocates:

Following is a list of upcoming events which may be relevant to our work and interests. Please click on the links for further details.

July 28-30, 2010

Philippine Librarians’ Association, Inc.  (PLAI) National Conference  

(in cooperation with the  Cagayan Valley Region Librarians Council (CaVRLC)

“Enriching the Culture of Collaboration Among Educational Institutions and Their Libraries” 

Sacred Heart Center

Saint Mary’s University 

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. 

Conference Fee: P3,800.00 (live-in participant) and P3,000.00 (live-out participants). Fee includes 3 lunches, 6 snacks and certificates and other incidentals.

Other Information:

A site seeing tour to Banaue is being planned. Please prepare for an additional amount of P350.00 for this activity.

29-31 July 2010

An Intensive Course on the Conservation of Books and Paper

25-27 August 2010

A Conference on the theme of Preservation: Trends and Challenges

25-26 October 2010

4^th Rizal Library International Conference

“Library Spaces: Building Effective and Sustainable Physical and Virtual Libraries”

2009 PLAI National Congress: Ensuring Environmental Sustainability through Libraries and Information Centers

Environmental sustainability is the theme of the 2009 Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) National Congress.  The three-day activity will be held on November 25-27, 2009 at the Heritage Hotel Manila. This year’s congress will be spearheaded by the PLAI and the National Committee on Library and Information Services (NCLIS), National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

The congress registration conference fee is PhP3,600.00. It covers the kit, conference papers (to be distributed in CDs), lunch, morning and afternoon snacks, certificate of attendance/participation and Librarians’ Day Luncheon ticket.

For further details, please visit the PLAI website or better yet get in touch with the following:

• Lily F. Echiverri
• Marilou P. Tadlip
• Nora J. Claravall
• Marlo C. Chavez
• Aster B. Gerolaga

Internet Manifesto Trainers Workshop held for SOCSARGEN Librarians

The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) – SOCSARGEN Regional Librarians Council, in cooperation with the International Federation of Library Association and Institutions (IFLA) Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), organized the IFLA-FAIFE Internet Manifesto Trainers Workshop on October 26-27, 2009 at the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in General Santos City. The theme was: Internet: The Way to the Future.”

The speakers were Prof. Maxie Doreen Leva-Cabarron, Board Member of the PLAI Central Visayas Librarians Regional Council; Dr. Marilou P. Tadlip, Director of Libraries of the University of San Carlos in Cebu City and Executive Vice President, PLAI National and Prof. Lilia Echiverri of the University of the Philippines College of Law Library, incumbent president of the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.

The initiative was spearheaded the PLAI SOCSARGEN Regional Librarians Council headed by Mrs. Victoria Santos, Director of Libraries and Chair, PLAI SOCSARGEN Regional Librarians Council

Dr. Marilou P. Tadlip, Prof. Maxie Leva-Cabarron, Ms. Lilia Echiverri, Prof. Victoria R. Santos, and SOCOLA Founder and Adviser Mr. Arturo O. Barbosa.

The workshop was about exploiting current technologies, specifically the internet, to bring information to the wider community. It was also about addressing the challenges that come with free access to information, that is, creating a balance between responsible use of information while at the same time ensuring that all barriers to free access are removed.

Prof. Maxie Doreen Leva-Cabarron gave an overview of the IFLA/FAIFE Manifesto and talked about scenarios and trends in internet use in Philippine libraries.

Dr. Marilou P. Tadlip’s sessions were on barriers to free and open internet access and the how-to’s of implementing the Internet Manifesto.

Also among the highlights of the two-day activity were the focus group discussions where participants reviewed and crafted acceptable internet use guidelines for their audiences.

Competition Guidelines for the 5th Booklovers Club Convention

5th BLC Convention Delegates, please follow this link to access competition guidelines:

5th Competition Guidelines and Mechanics

(1) click the above link;
(2) scroll down the page and click DOWNLOAD NOW near the bottom;
(3) wait for the download counter to finish then click DOWNLOAD NOW again to either save or open the file.

Important Updates on the Competition Guidelines (as of 2009 November 2009):

* Only the first ten (10) participating teams to register and confirm during the registration may join the competitions.

* Each competing team will be provided with an improvised cellphone board.

Reading and Reader Development Advocates Converge for the 5th Booklovers Club Convention in Korondal City, South Cotabato

Yet another best practice in the promotion of libraries and reading that is worth mentioning is the continued support extended by the Notre Dame of Marbel University Books and Information Technology Society (NDMU BITS) to the annual celebration of the National Book Week.

For the fifth time, the NDMU BITS spearheads this year's Book Lovers Club (BLC) Convention. This time, the initiative is with full support from the Cyber Bibliophile Society (CBS) of the Green Valley College Foundation, also in Koronadal City, South Cotabato. This year's activity is initiated by two staunch librarian-advocates, Ms. Michaelilie C. Carbonquillo, CBS Moderator and Mr. Arvin M. Tejada, NDMU BITS Coordinator and BLC SOCSKSARGEN Area Organizer.

Here is their invitation:

The Books and Information Technology Society (BITS), Notre Dame of Marbel University in partnership with the Cyber Bibliophile Society (CBS), Green Valley College Fdn., Inc. will be conducting the BLC Convention on November 28, 2009 at Fitmart Mall Atrium/Techno Zone, Gensan Drive, City of Koronadal. This activity is inline with the nation-wide celebration of the National Book Week with the theme "Kaaya-ayang Magbasa sa Kapaligirang kay Ganda”. The convention has the following objectives: 1) to enhance students’ awareness on the importance of books and libraries, 2) to provide an avenue for the participants to tour the NDMU Library, 3) to develop camaraderie among BLCians and Bibliophiles in the Area and 4) to promote dynamic and healthy competition by showcasing their skills and talents.

Book Lovers and Library Club members are invited to attend this year’s convention. A registration fee of P75.00 will be charged to the participants to cover for 2 snacks, kit and certificate. Prospective participants/participating clubs are requested to prepare an intermission number to be presented during the Search for Mr. and Ms. Book Wizard ‘09.

Lined up activities which will be done right after the opening ceremonies are the following: Spelling Text Bee, Body Painting, Poetry in Motion, and the Search for Mr. and Ms. Book Wizard '09.

Please confirm your entry/entries by sending an email to the Secretariat at blcsecretariat@yahoo.com or call 0907-731-8863 / (083) 228-2218 local 125 on or before November 25, 2009. Keep posted via this blog.


Kudos to the organizers for surfacing the advocacy for libraries and reading!

NDMU Graduates Second to the Last Batch of Library Science Majors

The Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) in the City of Koronadal, South Cotabato graduated its second to the last batch of Library Science (LS) majors on 22 March 2009.

Next year, it will graduate its last batch, unless the program is swarmed by more takers and management decides to shift gear and keep the program from closing. They say that the closing of the LS program is only temporary but it is a necessary option now because it is costly to run and maintain a program with very few takers. They say there was never an academic year in the past five years at least, that enrollment went past ten students. In essence, it is the numbers that will either overturn or seal the fate of this program.

Numbers do not at all surprise me. I remember there were just two of us in my own batch who were enrolled in the LS program at the University of the Philippines Institute of Library Science (UP ILS). I have witnessed how the then ILS community struggled to hold on, until persistence, patience and sheer faith in the profession paid off. The ILS, now School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), is gearing up for more programs and a new building. I credit this wonderful achievement to the SLIS community, then and now, for keeping the program off the death zone.

I wonder if the same can be said of NDMU before the last batch exits next year. I'd like to believe so. I know of former NDMU colleagues and students who are disheartened by what has happened. They have a reason to feel that way. NDMU is the first ever institution in the SOCSKSARGEN area which offered Library Science back in the early 90s; and now one of only two institutions offering LS, the other one being the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in General Santos City which offered LS in the early 2000. Most of the librarians of different institutions in and out of the SOCSKSARGEN area were NDMU graduates. I believe that together, they have a voice, but this voice should be motivated by a common objective to influence policy and convince the NDMU management to change its mind.

I am keeping positive that NDMU will still see more LS graduates in the future. So much can still be done in a year, collectively. Perhaps it can take after what the UP ILS community did to keep LS from being added to the statistics of "dead" programs. And with the same formula of patience, persistence, and sheer faith in the profession, the NDMU LS community can probably still resuscitate the program, perhaps maybe reinvent it like what ILS did to become SLIS.

At any rate, I am glad I was once part of the lives of the batch that just graduated. We will see more of each other in the field. Meanwhile, I hope to see more students choosing to become librarians.