emang's posts with tag: libraries
| Start: | Apr 22, '08 | | End: | Apr 25, '08 | | Location: | Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet |
The U. P. School of Library and Information Studies, Diliman, Quezon City, in cooperation with the Benguet State University-Saint Louis University Library Development announces the offering of the 16th Summer Institute on Information Science on "Digitization of Documents for Greater Access" for librarians and other professionals working in related fields. The 4-day seminar-workshop will be held on April 22-25, 2008 at the ICT Hall of Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet. Topics to be covered include materials selection and digitization workflow, digitization and retroconversion of image and text material, master image processing, derivative image processing, quality assurance and post-scanning, cataloging and indexing, archiving and storage. To make the most of the seminar-workshop, participants are encouraged to bring the following materials for the hands on activities: 1 book, 1 serial issue, 10 pieces manuscripts, 10 pieces loose leaf documents, 5 black and white photographs, and 5 colored photographs. Registration fee is PhP5,700.00 for stay-in participants and PhP4,500.00 for stay-out participants. Said fee covers lunch, snacks, kits and computer fee. For reservations and further information, please call 981-8500 locals 2869, 2870, 2871. We look forward to seeing you there! Grace Marie B. Gonzales Course Director
This was originally written by Aaron J. Enright, for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (www.mcsweeneys.net), a site with its own brand of humor (more akin to Frasier and New Yorker than SNL). Some I got, but some left me with “huh?”, but 100% funny. I also decided to add my own terms to this one, feel free to add your own. :D Access point Authority control Broad classification Closed stacks Coextensive subject entry Collocation Colon classification Cutter number Date stamp Depth indexing Descriptor Dewey EAD header Exhaustivity Full entry Information package Location device Main entry MARC record Open stacks Scope note Subject entry Subject heading Surrogate record Syndetic structure Technical service Title entry Tracing Union catalog User file Vertical file Warwick framework Weeding Work mark Addenda: Add-on Circulation Compression Explorer Hardcopy Heading Holdings Jobber Open Access Stemming Unzipping Zipping
 Information and communication technology (ICT) continues to be one of the main drivers of change in this modern time. The world has become a huge web of networking communities and information use and exchange have taken huge leaps. The current developments in ICT such as the introduction of Web 2.0 are now shaping the face of the web environment. Web 2.0’s features and architecture is now becoming the trend in the design of information and networking systems in the web.
Our knowledge in this new development would be beneficial in ensuring that our work and capacities as librarians and information professionals/specialists will remain relevant in this era of ever- evolving technological paradigm. Registration fee (inclusive of certificates and snacks is P200 (non-UPLSAA members), P100 (UPLSAA members and graduate students), P50 (undergrad students). For inquiries, call Eimee Lagrama, 9818500 loc. 2860, or Carina Samaniego, 4265932. You may also visit our website: www.uplsaa.org. 
| Start: | Mar 5, '08 01:00a | | End: | Mar 5, '08 05:00a | | Location: | School of Library and Information Studies, Gonzalez Hall, UP Campus, Diliman, QC |
Speaker : Mr. Jonas de los Reyes,
Head, E-Commerce Department
Yehey.comInformation and communication technology (ICT) continues to be one of the main drivers of change in this modern time. The world has become a huge web of networking communities and information use and exchange have taken huge leaps. The current developments in ICT such as the introduction of Web 2.0 are now shaping the face of the web environment. Web 2.0’s features and architecture is now becoming the trend in the design of information and networking systems in the web. Our knowledge in this new development would be beneficial in ensuring that our work and capacities as librarians and information professionals/specialists will remain relevant in this era of ever- evolving technological paradigm. Registration fee (inclusive of certificates and snacks is P200 (non-UPLSAA members), P100 (UPLSAA members and graduate students), P50 (undergrad students).
For inquiries, call Eimee Lagrama, 9818500 loc. 2860, or Carina Samaniego, 4265932. You may also visit our website: www.uplsaa.org.
It was quite a surprise for me to find that my previous post about my great responsibility here in the library made it to the list of 2007’s Best Carnival of the Infosciences blog (if you don't know what it is, click here). I'd like to say (at the risk of sounding like an Oscar Award recipient), it was flattering to get this recognition from my peers. It was quite funny that in another blog, I was called a he, and was mistaken for Sir Igor. I was the one that she was referring to when she says that, " maybe Sir Igor had something to do with this because I don’t remember submitting this entry… akala tuloy ako si Igor, that’s why when you click on his name it’s directed to my multiply site. Hehehe Pa-girl na nga ako sa picture ko e!
I hope this would encourage me and my other colleagues to write more about the profession, and let the world know what librarians are really like.
 The UP Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA) is pleased to announce that we will have a lecture titled The ABC’s of Metadata on 30 January 2008, 1pm at the School of Library and Information Science, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. Our speaker will be Mr. Chito N. Angeles, Information Technology Officer of the University Library of UP Diliman and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Library and Information Studies.
This lecture is designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of metadata and its implications to their profession. The speaker will demonstrate how it can be applied to the library setting and provide examples for its effective implementation. We are inviting library managers, librarians who are in charge of data management, web content managers, information professionals, library science students and those who are interested in metadata to attend this lecture.
Registration fee (inclusive of certificate, snacks and hand-outs) for the lecture is only P300.00 for Non-UPLSAA members, P250.00 for UPLSAA members and P100 for students.
If you have any questions, you may contact any UPLSAA officers, whose numbers and details are listed at left. You may also visit our website at
www.uplsaa.org.
We hope to see you there.
| Start: | Jan 30, '08 1:00p | | Location: | School of Library and Information Science, Gonzalez Hall, UP Diliman, QC |
The UPLSAA will have a lecture titled The ABC's of Metadata on 30 January 2008 at the School of Library and Information Science. Our lecturer will be Mr. Chito N. Angeles (BLS 1998, MLIS 2006), the Information Technology Officer of the University Library, UP Diliman. This lecture is designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of metadata and its implications to their profession. The speaker will demonstrate how it can be applied to the library setting and provide examples for its effective implementation.
We, the UP Library Science Alumni Association Executive Board 2007-08 is involved in a lot of outreach programs right now (please visit our website, www.uplsaa.org if you'd like to know more). Our latest project is helping the Rotary Club of Marikina establish a community library tentatively named the Alternative Learning School, whose main clients are out of school youths and adults. Aside from the library, they also offer adult education classes and review classes for users who will take the High School Equivalency Test given by the Department of Education. We recently finished training the library volunteers so they can manage the community library. We signed the MOA between the UPLSAA, Rotary Club of Marikina and Rotaract a month ago. We are now asking for your help. If you have any old books (text books, reference books, fiction, etc.) or magazines ( National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Newsbreak, Time, Newsweek, etc.) that you'd like to donate, please PM me or send me an email. If you need an official letter to formalize the request to your institution, let us know and we'll send you one immediately. We hope you can help us. Your donations will help make a difference to the youth and adults who use the library. You can help them create a better future.
 Unlike my favorite Heroes character, Hiro Nakamura, my great responsibility doesn’t come with great power. The only power that I have is my pagtataray whenever makulit students insist on photocopying visibly fragile rare books with brittle pages. You see, books deteriorate at a certain rate, depending on their chemical make-up. Books whose papers have high lignin content are acidic, causing the pages to brown and become brittle at a faster rate. There really is no way to stop this. What we can only do is to slow down this process by controlling the factors (environment, handling, storage, etc.) that contribute to their deterioration. The heat generated by photocopying is harmful to the already brittle pages of a book, not to mention the stress on the spine when it is laid down on the scanning bed. The best way to preserve these rare books is to create a service copy and place the original in (ideal) storage conditions, away from heat, light and pests.
This is my great responsibility. I am in charge of an invaluable collection in the library where I work. I am confident that my experience and training have and will place me in good stead in the performance of my duty -- but still, being in the presence of such a collection sometimes puts me in awe. I get a certain kind of high whenever I discover some old bits of news/trivia from the collections. A couple of weeks ago as we were reorganizing the biography collection, I came upon an article about Gregoria de Jesus. Apparently, the Lakambini of the Katipunan and the Great Plebeian were at odds with each other. According to her, Apolinario Mabini was not a true hero and that “kumbaga sa handaan ay dumating sya ng luto na ang ulam at nasaing na ang kanin.” I am not a historian, but whatever they may have to say about each other, it is up to history to judge. I also got hold of a scrapbook about the Philippine Librarians Association that was probably made after the war, but not later than 1950. In it, there were articles about the resurrection of PLAI after the war and their efforts at rebuilding. In addition there are quite a number of photos of the officers of PLAI including Gabriel A. Bernardo. To those who do not know him, he is considered as the Father of Philippine Librarianship and was instrumental in the (re)establishment of the National Library and the Main Library of UP. There are also photos of a couple of gatherings of librarians inside bullet ridden buildings, probably in the old UP building in Padre Faura or in the old Senate Building in the same area. Most of the time, we librarians take for granted the things that we have now. It is those kinds of discoveries that make me grateful for men like GAB, and thankful that I do not have to suffer the war and its consequences like our forefathers did. In a couple of the collections there are first-hands accounts of the horrors of war. Such accounts are numerous in a lot of books, but reading some of them in actual handwritten notes gives me goose bumps and chills up my spine. Some are very graphic, like those found in the People’s Court papers. One judge said that to euphemize (or sugar-coat) the actions of the Japanese and their cohorts (like the Makapilis) will be to desecrate the honor of the people who gave up their lives for the liberty we cherish today. I may not have great power with my “great” responsibility, but the perks of my job like the discoveries and epiphanies are more than enough for me… …I certainly won’t mind a raise though.
 Oh, what a propitious time to be the UPLSAA president. Although there doesn't seem to be much hoopla about it, rest assured that UP will be having it's big shebang next year, when we celebrate 100 years of excellence. Right after I took over, I have been asked what the UPLSAA's plans are for the centennial. Well, in my term, I decided to focus more on the UPLSAA's outreach and education program.
I must admit, I had some misgivings about this position. I was not sure if I could devote as much time to being in the UPLSAA as I would want. I was also unsure of taking over a job that was both tiring/frustrating (at times), not to mention thankless. In addition to that, I am also witness to the fact that this was a position that was a magnet for criticism with not much support. But then again, what position isn't?
But, this year, I am both glad and thankful that the fears that I had in the beginning were being disputed. I am glad that most of the officers that I have this year are both good friends and colleagues that I have known since my undergraduate days. Even those that I have only met this year have proven to be both helpful, cooperative and most importantly, dedicated to our cause. Don't get me wrong, the officers of last year were just as helpful and dedicated, but circumstances have not been fully cooperative to the UPLSAA and have prevented us from devoting our full time to the association.
In addition, the UPLSAA have found support from its alumni overseas. I would like to mention Zyrel Rojo and Jhoanna Gorriceta-Rojo (both alumni of the UP-SLIS) who has been instrumental in helping the UPLSAA achieve its mission of reaching out to the community. Their donations of books, toys and other educational materials have been given to various community libraries in the country.
This year, half-way through my term, we have been involved in quite a few libraries already. With the help of our PRO, Troy Lacsamana, who is also Eduk Inc.'s Executive Director, we were able to provide the materials donated to the various libraries. As of this moment, we have helped 5 community libraries: Aklatang Pambata, Brgy 129 Community Library in Tondo, a GK Community Library in Bulacan, one community library in Boracay and the Marikina Hills Community Library in Marikina. In addition to material donations, we also provide essential training to library volunteers, like what we did to the Marikina Hills Community Library.
In Daang Bakal in Marikina Hills, the community was fortunate to have a benefactor who provided them with a community center with a space allotted for a library for the children. The Rotary Club in Marikina Hills was also essential in jump starting the project and the progress of this venture just flowed naturally, thanks in part to the dynamic between the various organizations (UPLSAA, benefactors, Rotary Club) and the community. We had a couple of training sessions for the community volunteers and it was heartwarming to see their excitement and eagerness to have this community library. It was easy for them to see what benefits can be reaped from this project and because of that, we had the whole support of the community.
Why are we doing this? Why should YOU be involved in this? First and foremost, it is no secret that Filipinos are falling behind other Asian countries in literacy. According to a study published by the PCIJ (read article here ), the functional literacy of Filipinos is declining. As a librarian, I think it is part of our duty, to reverse that trend. Somehow we must do something to help young Filipinos learn and this is our response to that. Through the library's volunteers and members, the community library can be an extension of the school where they can learn. We know it can work: just look at the Aklatang Pambata in Quezon City. The children of Brgy. Paltok look forward to each and every activity in Aklatang Pambata in addition to the regular library service that it has. We hope to emulate their example by providing not just educational materials but also library training for the volunteers.
Second, we believe that the library is not just a place of learning but it can also be a hub for community activities. Being involved in the community strengthens its ties to the community it serves and also it creates bonds among its members. Third, when the children discover the pleasures of reading, worlds and opportunities open for them. Our speaker during the Manila International Book Fair mentioned the Cycle of Poverty. Illiteracy leads to unemployment, unemployment leads to poverty, and when you’re poor you can’t afford to go to school which makes you illiterate. The cycle begins again. We want to do our share to break this cycle somehow and make the children aware of the opportunities that they can have when they are literate. Reading informs, makes one knowledgeable and wise. When you have knowledge and wisdom, doors open, opportunities knock, and the cycle of poverty is broken. It seems like a farfetched dream, but hey, at least we’re doing something. True, efforts like this do not come free, and sometimes we dig into our own pockets, but when we see the results, it all seems well worth it. Try it, I think you’ll like it too.
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