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,
I am PAARL (2009); PAARL, Inc., Every Librarian's Association (2010); Fully-engaged, Member-driven Association (2011) is here! This is a page intendedly for use of PAARL's 33rd president to chronicle online messages and other communications selected by your president. He says, "I am PAARL and so are you!" Celebrate PAARL's 38 Years Now!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
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
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
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