Sunday, November 21, 2010

PAARLNET PARTICIPANTS This November 25

Expected participants to attend 1-day free seminar on PAARLNet deliverables this November 25 (Thursday), Revitalized Library Networking: PAARLNet at the Frontline to be held at the Epifanio de los Santos Auditorium, The National Library, T.M. Kalaw, Manila Registration starts at 7:00 a.m.

ADAMSON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in 900 San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila,

ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LIBRARY Silang, Cavite

AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE LIBRARY Project 8, Q.C.

ARELLANO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Legarda St., Sampaloc, Manila,

ASIAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY Baliuag, Bulacan

ASIAN COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY Cebu City

ASIA PACIFIC NAZARENE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LIBRARY, located in Taytay,
Rizal

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES LIBRARY, located in F.B. Harizon St.,
Pasay City

ASIAN SEMINARY OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES LIBRARY, located in Salcedo Village,
Makati City

ASIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LIBRARY, located in #54 Scout Madriñan St,
Quezon City,

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE-ANTIPOLO LIBRARY Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE LIBRARY San Lorenzo Village, Makati City

ATENEO DE MANILA RIZAL LIBRARY, located in Loyola Heights, Quezon City,

BALIUAG UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Baliuag, Bulacan

BANTAYOG MEMORIAL CENTER Quezon Ave., Q.C

BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Orani, Bataan

BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY Malolos City, Bulacan

COLLEGE CAGAYAN-TUGUEGARAO Tuguegarao, Cagayan

CAGAYAN DE ORO COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Carmen, Cagayan De Oro City,

CALAMBA DOCTORS’ COLLEGE LIBRARY Calamba City, Laguna

CAPITOL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Corrales Ext., Cagayan De Oro City

CAPIZ STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Fuentes Drive, Roxas City

CATADUANES STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Calatagan, Virac,
Catanduanes

CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Rosario, Cavite

CENTRAL COLLEGES OF THE PHILIPPINES LIBRARY, located in Sta. Mesa, Quezon
City

CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY Nueva Ecija

CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located at no. 9 Mendiola St., San
Miguel, Manila

CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY-MALOLOS LIBRARY, located in Malolos, Bulacan,

COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN LIBRARY, located at no. 151 Muralla St.,
Intramuros, Manila

COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN- CALAMBA LIBRARY Bgy. Bucal, Calamba City

COLLEGE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT LIBRARY, located in Mendiola, Manila

DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Potrero, Malabon City

DE LA SALLE LIPA LIBRARY Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City

DE LA SALLE SANTIAGO ZOBEL LIBRARY Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY; located at 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila,

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY-DASMA LIBRARY Dasmarinas, Cavite

DEBESMSCAT LIBRARY Masbate, Masbate

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LIBRARY Intramuros, Manila

DILIMAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIBRARY; located in Commonwealth Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City, represented herein by its Chief Librarian, or its duly authorized
representative;

DIVINE WORLD COLLEGE LIBRARY San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

DLS-STI COLLEGE LIBRARY Rodriguez St., Cubao, Q.C.

DON JOSE SUSTIGER MOMFORT MEMORIAL NATIONAL COLLEGE- WVCST Iloilo City

DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE COLLEGE
LIBRARY, located in City of San Fernando, La Union

DR. CARLOS LANTING COLLEGE LIBRARY Tandang Sora, Q.C.

DR. YANGA’S COLLEGE INC. LIBRARY Baliuag, Bulacan

EASTERN SAMAR STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Borongan, Samar

EMILIO AGUINAL DO COLLEGE LIBRARY Malate, Manila

EMILIO AGUINAL DO COLLEGE LIBRARY Dasmarinas, Cavite
FAMILY CLINIC COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Lacson St., Sampaloc, Manila,

FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Sampaloc, Manila

FEATI UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Sta. Cruz, Manila

FERNANDEZ COLLEGE OF ARTS & TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY Baliuag, Bulacan

FEU EAST ASIA COLLEGE LIBRARY Morayta, Manila

FIRST ASIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & HUMANITIES LIBRARY Tanauan City, Batangas City

GENERAL DE JESUS COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija,

GRACE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY, located in Sto. Domingo, Quezon City

HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Angeles City

HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE LIBRARY Sta Avenue, Davao City

HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Tagbilaran City, Bohol

HOLY TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in General Santos City

ILIGAN MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Pala-o, Iligan City

ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Sta. Maria,
Ilocos Sur

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LIBRARY Cubao, Q.C.

IMMACULATE CONCEPCION COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Cotabato City,

JAMAITUL PHILIPPINE AL-ISLAMIC LIBRARY, located in Marawi City

JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City,

LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Mendiola, Manila

LAGUNA NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Laguna,

LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, located in San Pablo City

LA SALLE COLLEGE ANTIPOLO Bgy. San Luis, Antipolo City

LETRAN COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Intramuros, Manila

LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Leyte

LICEO DE CAGAYAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RNP Blvd, Cainom, Cayan de Oro City

LORMA COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in San Fernando, La Union

LOURDES SCHOOL OF MANDALUYONG LIBRARY Mandaluyong City

LYCEUM OF BATANGAS LIBRARY, located in Batangas City

LYCEUM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Makiling, Calamba City

LYCEUM – ST. CABRINI COLLEGE OF ALLIED MEDICINE LIBRARY Sto. Tomas, Batangas

LYCEUM UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES Batangas City

MALAYAN COLLEGES LIBRARY Cabuyao, Laguna

MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY Edsa, Caloocan City

MANUEL L. QUEZON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Quiapo, Manila

MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY, located in Muralla, Intramuros,
Manila

MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA & PACIFIC LIBRARY Mariveles, Bataan

MARYMOUNT SCHOOL LIBRARY BF Homes, Paranaque City

MIRIAM COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Katipunan, Quezon City

MONDRIAN AURA COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in SBMA, Olongapo City


NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION LIBRARY, located in Peñafrancia Avenue, Naga City

NATIONAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY, located in
Dasmariñas, Cavite

NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES LIBRARY, located in Camp
Aguinaldo, Quezon City

NEW ERA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Diliman, Quezon City

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Don Mariano Marcos Ave.,
Laoag City

NOTRE DAME OF DADIANGAS COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in General Santos City,

NOTRE DAME OF JOLO COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Jolo Sulo

OB MONTESSORI CENTER INC. LIBRARY Greenhills, San Juan City

OLIVAREZ COLLEGE PARANAQUE LIBRARY Sucat Road, Paranaque City

OLIVAREZ COLLEGE TAGAYTAY LIBRARY Bgy. San Jose, Tagaytay City

ORTIGAS FOUNDATION LIBRARY Pasig City

OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY McArthur Highway, Valenzuela City

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOR COLLEGE LIBRARY Concepcion II, Marikina City

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE COLLEGES LIBRARY Salitran 3, Cavite City

PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City

PAMANTASAN NG SAN MATEO LIBRARY San Mateo, Rizal

PAREF WOODROSE SCHOOL LIBRARY Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa

PASIG CATHOLIC COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Town Plaza Rizal, Malinao, Pasig
City

PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY, located in San Narciso, Zambales,

PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY LIBRARY, located in Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City,

PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Agusan Del Sur

PHILIPINE WOMEN’S COLLEGE OF DAVAO LIBRARY Davao City

PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Taft Avenue, Manila,

PLT COLLEGE Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

POLO NATIONAL HIGH SCOOL LIBRARY Palasan, Valenzuela City

REMEDIOS T. ROMUALDEZ MEMORIAL CENTER LIBRARY, located in 2 Amorsolo
St., Makati City

RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY LIBRARY, located in Boni Ave.,
Mandaluyong City

SACRED HEART COLLEGE LIBRARY Merchan St., Lucena City

SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya

SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE LIBRARY Binan, Laguna

SAN BEDA COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Mendiola, Manila

SAN CARLOS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Cebu City

SAN PABLO COLLEGES LIBRARY San Pablo City, Laguna

SAN SEBASTIAN COLLEGE LIBRARY Recto, Manila

SAN SEBASTIAN COLLEGE RECOLETOS DE CAVITE LIBRARY, Sta. Cruz, Cavite

SEAFDEC AQUACULTURE DEPARTMENT LIBRARY DATABANK Tigbaua, Iloilo

SIARGAO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF SCEINCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY,
located in San Jose del Carmen, Surigao del Norte

SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Dumaguete City

SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY Imus, Cavite

SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY, located at 136 J. Elizalde, BF
Homes, Parañaque City

ST. AUGUSTINE’S SCHOOL LIBRARY Iba, Zambales

ST. BENEDICT COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Cotabato City

ST. DOMINIC ACADEMY Pulilan, Bulacan

ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE LIBRARY San Roque, Cavite

ST. JUDE COLLEGE LIBRARY Dimasalang, Manila

ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC COLLEGE OF SORSOGON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Sorsogon

ST. MARY’S ACADEMY LIBRARY Hagonoy, Bulacan

ST. MARY’S ACADEMY OF STA. ANA LIBRARY, located in Pedro Gil St., Sta. Ana,
Manila

ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF BALIUAG LIBRARY Baliuag, Bulacan

ST. PAUL COLLEGE OF DUMAGUETE LIBRARY, located in Dumaguete City,

ST. PAUL COLLEGE OF PASIG LIBRARY Pasig City

ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY PHILIPPINES Tuguegarao

ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE LIBRARY, located at 2560 Leon Guinto, Malate,
Manila

ST. THERESE-MTC COLLEGES-LA PAZ LIBRARY, located in Magdalo St., Lapaz,
Iloilo City

ST. THERESE-MTC COLLEGES-MOLO LIBRARY, located in M. H. del Pilar, Molo,
Iloilo City

ST. THERESE-MTC COLLEGES-TIGBAUAN LIBRARY, located in Barangay Tan Pael,
Tigbauan, Iloilo

STI COLLEGE LIBRARY-BACOOR Bacoor, Cavite

STI COLLEGE-ALABANG LIBRARY Alabang, Muntinlupa City

STI COLLEGE-CUBAO LIBRARY Cubao, Q.C.

STI COLLEGE-STA MARIA LIBRARY Sta. Maria, Bulacan

STI COMPUTER COLLEGE OF LAS PIÑAS LIBRARY, located in Pamploma, Las
Piñas City

STI COMPUTER COLLEGE OF PARAÑAQUE LIBRARY, located in Parañaque City,

SULTAN KUDARAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOUNDATION LIBRARY, located
Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES-Manila LIBRARY, located in P.
Casal St. Quiapo, Manila

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES-Quezon City LIBRARY, located
in Cubao, Quezon City

TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPINES LIBRARY Ermita, Manila

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY, located in M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila

TOMAS DEL ROSARIO COLLEGE LIBRARY Balanga City, Bataan

TRINITY UNIVERSITY OF ASIA E. Rodriguez, Q.C.

UERMMMC LIBRARY Q.C.

UNION COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Sta. Cruz, Laguna

UNIVERSIDAD DE ZAMBOANGA LIBRARY Teman, Zamboanga City

UNIVERSITY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC LIBRARY, located in Pearl Drive, Ortigas
Center, Pasig City

UNIVERSITY OF LUZON LIBRARY Perez Blvd., Dagupan City

UNIVERSITY OF MANILA LIBRARY, located in 588 Dr. M.V. De los Santos Street,
Sampaloc, Manila

UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO LIBRARY, located in Davao City

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH EASTERN PHILIPPINES LIBRARY, located in Iriga City, San
Roque

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES LIBRARY QUEZON CITY Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP RIZAL LIBRARY, located in Las Piñas City,

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEMS LIBRARY, located in Biñan, Laguna,

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA CARMELI LIBRARY, located in Malolos, Bulacan,

UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM-MORONG LIBRARY Sumulong St., Morong, Rizal

UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS P. del Rosario, Cebu City

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS MIGUEL DE BENAVIDEZ LIBRARY, located in España, Manila

UNIVERSITY OF ST. LA SALLE LIBRARY, located in Bacolod City, represented herein
by its Chief Librarian, or its duly authorized representative;

UNIVERSITY OF ST. LOUIS, TUGUEGARAO LIBRARY, located in Tuguegagaro, Cagayan
Cagayan, represented herein by its Chief Librarian, or its duly authorized representative;

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LIBRARY, located in Diliman, Quezon City,

UNIVERSITY OF THE ASSUMPTION LIBRARY, located in City of San Fernando,
Pampanga

UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST LIBRARY Recto, Manila

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN MINDANAO LIBRARY, located in Bago Ashiro
Tinabale Dist., Davao City

URIOS COLLEGE LIBRARY, located in Butuan City

VIRGEN MILAGROSA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION LIBRARY San Carlos, Pangasinan

XAVIER UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, located in Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City,

Monday, November 8, 2010

Karanasang Hello Singapore ng PAARL, Inc.

Karaniwan na sa mga pampublikong laybrari ng Temasek o Singapore ang pagkakaroon ng Customer Service Counter (CSC) na siyang nakabalandra katabi ng eskaleytor sa bawat palapag ng bilding upang humarap sa sinumang may kweri o hinaing mula sa mga tagatangkilik ng kanilang serbisyo. Sa iyong pagdalaw, di makikita ang anumang kawnter na pamilyar at puntahan sa mga laybrari ng bansang atin. Ito ay ang Circulation. Mula sa isang panayam na ginawa ni Gng Frias kay Ramos: Hello Singapore project of PAARL, Inc. is highly enriching and I would recommend a repeat in the months to come. Library personnel who missed the first one will find it very engaging while invoked by the desire to achieve superlative level of library professional service to clients with shown evidences of CUSTOMER SERVICE and patron-driven attitude of Singapore libraries and their personnel; and breathtaking to inquire and know about one's life in Singapore, how multicultures (CHINESE, MALAYS and INDIANS) got intertwined so easily with clients that are so focused on what each does at hand inside all full-packed public libraries of Singapore from Monday to Sunday.

Nabuo sa aking imahinasyon ang larawan ng isang CSC na kumpleto sa pasilidad ngunit di matagalang hinaharap bagkus ang laybraryan ay dumadako lamang doon kung makikitang may kliyenteng umupo at halatang nangangailangan ng matinding atensyon mula sa mga kawani ng laybrari. Ang CSC ay minomonitor sa tulong ng CCTV at naghuhudyat sa lahat upang ihain ang pinakamabuting pag-aaruga dahil sa presensya ng sinumang umupo o tumayo sa harapan ng CSC. Isa pa ay ang teknolohiyang dulot ng kompyuter upang labanan ang talamak na pleydyarismo na magbabanggit sa magdadawnlowd ng higit sa inaasahan ng: Sorry, you have reached the maximum dowloadable limit of this material. Please try it again tomorrow morning. Happy to have served you. Sa gitna ng pagpapaalam na ito ay ang rekomendasyong makikita sa skrin ang listahan ng iba pang babasahin o pagmumulan ng impormasyon batay sa sisusubukang idawlowd ng kliyente. Hinuha ito mula sa mga narinig at pagtatangkang pananaliksik na inihahanda ng mga laybrayan sa DLS Health Sciences at University of the Assumption na may kaugnayan sa mga onlayn na pagmumulan at dijitiseysyon ng mga tesis o disertesyon (Bavia) at akses sa mga ito (Santos).

Lubhang napakadami ng mga espasyo na laan sa mga tagatangkilik ng mga laybrari sa Singapore bagay sa nakatutuwang dami at subsob na ayos o anyo ng pananaliksik ng mga kliyente. Tahimik at napakarubdob ng pokus, anumang edad, ng mga naroroon. Riyalidad dito ang mga tinatawag na elektronikong babasahin o panoorin na mas mataas at malaki sa tao na may odyo, nagkalat na mga discussion rooms na nirereserba at mapagpipilian na may kumpletong pasilidad, pagsisilbi ng mga laybraryan na rumoronda sa pagnanais na matugunan kaagad ang pangangailangan ng mga kostumer na tumpak sa mabilis at progresibong uri ng pamumuhay ng mga Singgaporyan. Gamit ang daliri sa pagdutdot ng skrin, matutunghayan at mababasa ang mga artikulo na nais, naiiwasan ang pagpila, personal na pagtsek-in at pagtsek-awt gaano man karami ang hinihiram o isinasauli, libro man o bidyo, cd o dvd, tutok ang lahat sa kanila-kanilang mga layunin kung bakit na sa loob sila ng isang pampublikong laybrari sa Singapore. Mataas ang kalidad na gamit na Radio Frequency Identification o RFID dito. Sa Singapore Management University , napansin at pinagkaguluhan ng mga dayuhang bisita ang isang serbisyo: may pagkakataon ang lahat na kumuha ng isang libro mula sa isang espasyo kapalit ay isang personal na libro rin na iiwanan upang siya namang mapagpilian ng sinumang nais kumuha ng kanyang nais. Isa itong book exchange program na wala namang nagbibigay ng instraksyon, iniengganyo ang lahat pati na mga turista bagkus isang paskin lamang na nagsasabing GET 1, LEAVE 1! Kagulatgulat ito. Ngunit ordinaryong serbisyo ito sa loob at labas ng gusali.

Suportado ng gobyerno ng Temasek o Singapore ang mga pampublikong laybrari na madadalaw ninuman dahil matatagpuan ang mga ito sa lugar na puntahan at masasabing pangalawang tahanan ng mga tao doon – shopping malls.

Kainam-inam ang detalye ng itinerari na inihanda sa kabutihang palad na rin ng tseyr ng International Affairs Committee ng PAARL, Inc. na si Gng. Teresita C. Moran sa di inaasahang sobra-sobra o bonggang-bonggang tagumpay ng proyekto na sa una’y Hongkong ang nilulunggating puntahan na nabalam dahil na rin sa naganap na Manila Hostage Crisis noong Agosto 23ng kasalukuyang taon.

Manghang-mangha ang lahat sa kanilang nasaksihan at mapalad ang tatlungput-apat (3 mula sa Bisaya –Biliran, Leyte, at Samar; 1, Pampanga; 2, Baguio; at, 28 mula sa NCR) kabilang ang apat (Paras, Ramos, Jose, Baleva at Lapuz) na mga opiser ng PAARL na mga sumama sa trip na ito noong Oktubre 21-24 sapagkat aasahan mula sa kanila ang isang malaking pagbabago at mahamong makapagpamalas ng tugmang perspektibo at istratehiyang lakip ang mga salik na LEADERSHIP (National Library of Singapore at Esplanade Library), COLLABORATION (Singapore Management University at Woodlands Regional) at TECHNOLOGY (Nanyang Technological University).

Ikalabing-isang Bahagi ng Ikatlong Serye (III:11, 2010 Nobyembre)
ANG LAYBRARI SA KASALUKUYANG PANAHON