Friday, March 13, 2009

RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENTS

Reservations: Reservation fee of Php1,000 is optional but assures the participant of accommodation at the venue and a seat to the chartered bus. Registration fee for:

1. Live-in Participants are entitled to accommodation for 3days/2nights from April 29at 10:00am (check-in) until May 1 at 12:00 noon (check-out), seminar meals (am & pm snacks, lunches and dinner), breakfast on April 30 and May 1, seminar kits, handouts, certificates, and the cultural tour.

2. Live-out Participants are entitled to seminar meals (am & pm snacks, lunches and dinner on April 29 only), seminar kits, handouts, and certificates.

3. Accompanying Persons are entitled to all seminar meals, accommodation and the cultural tour only.

Important Note: Participants may come and check-in ahead of the seminar date and time at their own expenses.

Cash or Institutional Check Payments

Note: Participants must bear the bank charges themselves. Personal checks are not accepted. Please deposit exact amount of registration/reservation fees to the following account: Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians or “PAARL”

BPI Family Savings Bank, Mabini-Perdro Gil Branch, Account No. 595-1-07820–6

Please attach a copy of your deposit receipt with this form and send or fax it to any of the contact persons.

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

MANILA – LYCEUM OF APARRI
GV Florida Bus Liner – Sampaloc Terminal
Earnshaw St., Sampaloc
In front of UST-Espana
Contact Number: 743-3809
Destination: Manila – Aparri
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Type/Fare: De Luxe (with C.R. & Stop-Over)
P780.00 (one way)
Schedule: 5:45pm, 6:30pm, 7:45pm, 8:30pm, 10:30pm (Daily)
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Type/Fare: Super De Luxe (Business class with C.R., Non-Stop)
P950.00 (One way)
Schedule: 7:00pm and 9:15pm only (Daily)
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GV Florida Bus Liner – Cubao Terminal
Along EDSA-Cubao beside NEPO Q-Mart
Contact Number: 912-5354
Destination: Manila – Aparri
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Type/Fare: De Luxe (with C.R. & Stop-Over)
P780.00 (one way)
Schedule: 3:00pm and 8:00pm only (Daily)
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Type/Fare: Air-conditioned (without C.R., with Stop-Over)
P500.00 (one-way)
Schedule: 5:00pm only

Note: Chartered Bus for the first 30 registrants will be provided on April 28, 2009. Assembly time is 6:00pm at the National Library.
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MANILA – TUGUEGARAO CITYFor flight schedules going to Tuguegarao City, you may visit your favorite airline agents or book online through: www.cebupacificair.com; (02) 702-0888; www.philippineairlines.com; (02) 855-8888.
From Tuguegarao City Airport, L-300 Vans are available going to Lyceum of Aparri at P100.00 for 2 hours travel.

REGISTRATION FORM

Registration Form This form may be reproduced. Please fill out and send/fax copy.

Date: _______________________________
Name: ______________________________
Home Address:
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Institution:
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Office Address:
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Position:_____________________________
Tel. No.: ___________Fax No. __________
Email: ______________________________
Please register me as PARTICIPANT:
Live-In (P4,000)
Live-Out (P3,500)
Accompanying Person (P3,000)
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Signature

ROSTER OF RESOURCE SPEAKERS

Prof. Salvacion M. Arlante
University Librarian
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City

Dr. Enrique T. Cayaban
Director of Libraries
Saint Mary’s University
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Prof. Alicia B. Esguerra
Professor III/Librarian
Bulacan State University
City of Malolos, Bulacan

Ms. Fe Angela M. Verzosa
Former Archivist and
Library Director
De La Salle University-Manila

Ms. Perla T. Garcia
Former BFL Chair, PRC
Former Library Director, DLSU

Prof. Thelma S. Kim
Chair, Library & Information
Science Department
St. Louis University, Baguio City

PROGRAMME

DAY 1 – April 29, 2009 (Wednesday)

8:00 REGISTRATION

10:00 Snacks/Product Demo

11:00 OPENING CEREMONIES
Invocation
Philippine National Anthem
Words of Welcome
Introduction of the Guest Speaker
Mechanics of the Seminar

11:30 Product Demo

12:00 LUNCH

1:00 Partnership 2.0: Expanding Local Networks for Improved Readers Services

2:30 Open Forum/Workshop

3:00 Snacks

3:30 Readers Services on Demand and the Changing Modes of Information Delivery

4:30 Open Forum/Workshop

5:00 Fellowship Night

DAY 2 – April 30, 2009 (Thursday)

7:00 Breakfast

8:00 Social Networking Literacy Skills: Recasting the Readers Services Librarians Competencies in the 21st Century

9:30 Open Forum/Workshop

10:00 Proactive and Effective Management of Readers’ Queries and Transactions

11:30 Open Forum/Workshop

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Data Literacy Skills: Interpreting Statistics the Right Way for Meaningful Readers Services Assessment

2:30 Open Forum/Workshop

3:00 Snacks

3:30 Developing and Improving Marketing Plans for Readers Services

4:30 Open Forum/Workshop

5:00 Closing/Recognition

DAY 3 – May 01, 2009 (Friday)

7:00 Breakfast

8:00 Departure for Cultural Tour

12:00 Lunch

3:00 Check out

4:00 Departure for Manila

POWER TOPICS ON READER SERVICES

Partnership 2.0: Expanding Local Networks for Improved Reader’s Services Discusses how the top academic libraries and information centers in the country can develop and create partnerships with international universities and colleges, foundations, and non-profit organizations which in return can help facilitate reference and resource training to small and least budgeted libraries particularly in the countryside.

Reader’s Services on Demand and the Changing Modes of Information Delivery This theme seeks to unpack and examine technological innovations that shift traditional modes of information access, service and delivery, and alter core functions of college and research libraries. It will identify user’s expectations in terms of adopting new technologies and modes of information delivery and the challenges involved in implementing "on the go" resources/services.

Social Networking Literacy Skills: Recasting the Reader’ Services Librarians Competencies in the 21st century A huge amount of the readers services population are logging on to the internet for the sole purpose of social networking. In order for librarians to successfully extend services to its modern library users, engaging with social networking technologies is a must. This theme discusses various social networking activities and develops strategic approaches for integrating these activities into a productive and cutting edge readers services.

Proactive and Effective Management of Reader’s Queries and Transactions Reader’s service involves complex communicative interactions between librarians and clients. This session will discuss strategic approaches in proper handling of queries and transactions in Reader’s Services – online or personal. Librarians will be able to learn to reflect on their personal communication behaviors in responding to the positive and negative reactions of their clients in a given transactions.

Data Literacy Skills: Interpreting Statistics the Right Way for Meaningful Reader’s Services Assessment A review of core statistical concepts and sources of statistical data in the library will be presented to train the participants in providing a better analysis and interpretation of library statistical records. Presenter will also teach the participants to create graphical representations of data, basic statistical computation, gathering of data and surveys.

Developing and Improving Marketing Plans for Reader’s Services Explores new techniques librarians can use including relationship marketing, marketing using listservs and Web sites,developing and using a wide variety of contact databases, and building relationships with stakeholders and donors. Participants will learn about the role of advertising, promotion and public relations. Presentor will go step-by-step through the process to develop a marketing plan.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

SPEECH DELIVERED by DR. MA. TERESA P. BAYLON

DURING THE AWARDING CEREMONIES OF
2008 OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANS
award given by
Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
The National Library, T.M. Kalaw , Manila
January 30, 2009

Honored Guest Dr. Salvacion M. Arlante, Honorable Chairperson of Philippine Regulations Commission (PRC), Board for Librarians Hon. Corazon M. Nera, and the Honorable members of BFL. The National Library Director, Dir. Prudenciana Cruz. Officers and Members of the Philippines Association of Academic and Research Librarians headed by the president, Dr. Loreto T. Garcia and the newly inducted president Hon. Elvira B. Lapuz, fellow awardees, Members of the Board of Judges, Fellow librarians, Friends, Visitors, Ladies and Gentlemen

Good Morning!

When the heart is full the mouth cannot speak. This is how I feel today. But I have to speak out as this is the tall order of the day.

Being with you in this gathering to receive an award is indeed very significant and momentous event in my life. When I received the communication from Sister Ignatius R. Tal Placido, the Chair of the awards and Scholarship Committee, thru Hon. Cris Paras, former Secretary now the Vice President, and Rod Ramos, our PRO, I can’t help but tracked down along memory lane what I had done for the university and for the community I have worked with, since I assumed the headship in the Agusan Campus in 1987, excluding the experience I had had as library aide during my student days.

Vivid memories, then, on sweating out and spending sleepless nights in the organization of the library to meet the demands and challenges of the university and the community surfaced.

Tapping them all was the organization of libraries and reading centers in the 3 municipalities and 4 barangays of the province of Agusan del Sur. These were the offshoots of the researches I conducted.

I admit with pride , I was very passionate for service and compassionate with the people to be able to push through with the projects, Thank the Lord, all of them reached their successful completion and until now have been sustained by the stakeholders.

And now, the sacrifice I have had pay off which I never dream of. Thank you very much for the recognition given me. This will propel and inspire me to work harder and harder for our mission as librarians.
However, If I have succeeded in my work I owe this to the many people who are behind me in many ways.

First of all- To Prof. Annabelle P. Acedera, Director of Ateneo de Cagayan Libraries for nominating me for this award without even my knowledge. You have been my source of wisdom and direction. This will always be etched in my heart and memory.

To the Phil. Normal University from the President Atty. Lutgardo B. Barbo, to the Executive Director of PNU-Agusan , Dr. Lucila B. Langanlangan, faculty and staff for the support in all my endeavors. Philippine Normal University,Agusan Campus, for she believes on my capacity to do work, she always give moral and spiritual support and played the role of a mother to me and my family.

To the Officers and members of Caraga Librarians and Libraries Association, Officers and members of Philippine Librarians Association Caraga Regional Chapter, for sharing their expertise, skills, time and efforts in the organization of Library Professionals in Caraga,

To the Barangay Officials, Municipal Officials and their constituents for they are very open in what ever developments for their community. Also for the support extended for the realization of the projects;

Most of all, to my husband Mr. Douglas D. Baylon and my children, Douglas III, Tessa Marie, Therese Mae, and Dither, who have been my monumental rock of strength and inspiration. My apology for my remises at home sometimes, which you all readily made up.

And above all to the Almighty God, for making possible what is impossible for me. Without all of them, I could not have done considerably what was expected of me.
I will always cherish the honor and pride that go with this recognition today, as long as I live. The best prize that life offers for me is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. THANK YOU.