Biyaheng Region 3: Out & Reach 2011 w/ Mt. Pinatubo Crater Adventure Day Tour

In cooperation with the Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines, join us for PAARL's Biyaheng Region 3: Out & Reach 2011 with Mt. Pinatubo Crater Adventure Day Tour on December 3, 2011 (Saturday)


Bring 2 Books or More for our Out & Reach 2011 (Book Donations for Region 3)
Be Part of an Adventure: Mt. Pinatubo Crater Day Tour for only Php 1,800.00.

Text @ 09187318010 (Ramos) or 639282789741 (Ingles) for details and payments.


Demonstrate a GIVING HEART & discover a SPIRIT for adventure with the Association's partnership towards accomplishing one year-end mission, and that is, to support underprivileged libraries and learning centers in Region 3 (books & donations in cash or in kind) and at the same time be excited to explore Mt. Pinatubo's mystic crater.


Inclusion:

- roundtrip air-conditioned transfers: Metro manila-Tarlac-Metro Manila
- 4x4 vehicle and driver
- all permits and fees
- local mountain guide
- toll fees and gas


Itinerary (Time & Activity)

4:00am Departure for Tarlac
5:30 Breakfast @ Capas Town Proper (McDonald's/Jollibee/Chowking)
6:00 Departure for Barangay Hall
6:45 Arrival at the Barangay Hall for registration
7:00 Departure for Mt. Pinatubo via 4x4, pass by local Aeta Village
8:30 Arrival at jump-off point for Mt. Pinatubo, start trekking
9:00 Arrival @ Mt. Pinatubo, LUNCH, swim in crater
12noon Start trekking down
12:30 Arrival @ jump-off point for Mt. Pinatubo, ride 4x4 vehicle back
1:30 Arrival @ the Barangay Hall, departure for Metro Manila
5:00pm Estimated time of arrival in Manila

PAARL Goes to PLAI Baguio Congress 2011

Sponsorships to PAARL Seminars or conferences given to three
(one from each: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao) active members to attend Nov. 16-18, 2011 3-day PLAI Congress In Hotel Elizabeth, Baguio: “National Conference on Libraries for Progress.”

Contact Persons:

Scholarship Chair: ELVIRA B. LAPUZ, University of the Philippines – Diliman, Tel: 981-8500 loc. 2865, Email: elvira.lapuz@gmail.com, Mobile: 0917-8553228

President: RODERICK B. RAMOS, De La Salle University – Manila, Tel: 524-4611 loc. 620, Email: ramospnulisaa@yahoo.com, Mobile: 0918-7318010

Registration fees (Php4,500.00) are waived to enable them to attend these activities.

Sponsorship Awards to attend Local/International Seminars or Conferences Purpose: To foster professional growth by enabling at least two PAARL regular members each year to attend a local or an international seminar or conference

Donor: PAARL Scholarship Fund

Nature of Grant: PAARL may grant complimentary registration to any locally-sponsored seminar or conference, or in the case of attendance in an international conference, grant the maximum amount of PhP 10,000 to cover transportation cost or registration fee.

Eligibility: Applicant must meet the following qualifications:
• PAARL membership for the last five (5) years
• Permanent employment in an academic or research library
• Not a recipient of a previous PAARL award

Requirements: Awardee must render a report and/or conduct an echo seminar upon his/her return from said seminar or conference Selection process: Any member of the Board may nominate or receive nominations for screening of the Scholarship Committee, which in turn submits a list of qualified nominees for approval of the Board of Directors.

Source: http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library/paarl/awards.asp#sponsor

PAARL’S Kagulat-gulat na Programang Exciting Hong Kong

Nakakagulat at matagumpay ang katatapos pa lamang na aktiviti ng tinaguriang fully-engaged, member-driven na Asosasyong PAARL, Inc. Ang benchmarking sa mga laybrari ng Hong Kong na naganap kamakailan noong Okubre 19 hanggang 22 taong 2011 ay dinaluhan ng limamput-isang (51) partisipante kasama ang tseyr ng International Affairs na si Moran (FEU) at tatlong (3) opiser ng PAARL, Inc.: Manalo (TIPM), Baleva (CEU) at Ramos (DLSUM) at tseyr ng NOMELEC na si Molina. Di kasama sa bilang ang tatlong (3) koordineytor mula sa Travel Warehouse, Inc. na sina Love, Maled, Ryan at tatlong (3) mga Tsinong tour guide na sina Herman, Ricky at Elsa.

“Eto Na Nga,” sambit madalas ng mga WB ng Ateneo at batambatang mga kawani ng laybrari ang maaaring gamiting linggwistikang deskripsyon para sambitin, likhaing pasalita at mapadaling mailarawan ang natamong kamalayang panglaybrari hatid ng Exciting Hong Kong: Benchmarking Tour of Hong Kong Libraries lakip ang isang uri ng relasyong pahahalagahan ng lahat hanggang maisaganap muli ang isa pang nilulunggating Cool China sa taong 2012, isa na namang benchmarking na nawa’y maging tunguhin ng lahat para sa LIBRARIES FOR PROGRESS o AKLATAN PARA SA KAUNLARAN ng bansa, pangkasalukuyang tema ng pambansang pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Aklatan sa darating na Nobyembre.

Ang mga pandaigdigang paliparan o daungan ng Pilipinas, Hong Kong at Macau ay panimulang mga angkop na lugar ng benchmarking. Nawa’y maging misyon ng mga laybrari sa kalupaan ng Pilipinas ang: to wow the guest! at maging layunin ay: to increase the number of guests. Papaano? Tanggapin unti-unti at gamitin ang babanggiting isang uri ng metapora ng paglilingkod o pilosopiya ng paglilingkod o kung tawagin ay isang service philosophy na: to make people away from home feel that they are among friends and are really appreciated! Ipinamalas naman, di ng mga Instik bagkus ng dalawang Awstralyanong mga direktor ng University of Hong Kong at Institute of Education ang teknikong Disney na siya namang karaniwan sa mga nagtataguyod ng otentikong pakikitungo at kabilang dito ang mga laybrari.

Hindi pa naman huli ang panahon upang tuluyan ng isaganap o isaalang-alang ang paggamit ng isang uri ng hospitalidad tungo sa otentikong pakikitungo ng mga kawani ng lahat ng mga laybrari sa kani-kanilang mga kostumer, pribado o pampubliko, akademiko man o hindi. Ayon kay Carol A. King (1985), ginagamit, karamihan sa mga organisasyon, ang hospitalidad bilang metapora (talinghaga) o takigrapya (preskripsyon) upang ilarawan para sa kanilang mga empleyado ang isang uri ng relasyon sa mga kostumer bilang mga panauhin. Ang mga metapora ay kapaki-pakinabang upang maihayag ang mga nilulunggating mga pagpapahalagang kultural sa isang samahan, gayunpaman, ang mga empleyado ay nararapat na malaman kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng mga metapora (talinghaga) para sa kanila, at kinakailangang kumilos ayon sa mga pagpapahalagang hain ng metapora.

Ang metaporang ito ay inaasahang magiging instrumento upang manumbalik at punuin ng mga tagatangkilik maging ang mga interyor at espasyo ng mga silid-aklatan.

Ang teknikong Disney, namalas ito ng mga partisipante, ay maaring maging modelo tungo sa minimithing HOSPITALITY-ORIENTED LIBRARIES & PERSONNEL. Maglahok nito sa aspetong marketing: WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE! at THE SHIP IS IN. COME JOIN US. FOOD AND DRINK FOR ALL.

Hinahayag nito ang isang sosyal na ritwal na kinakailangan upang maitampok ang tagatangkilik bilang isang panauhin na pakabubusugin at kakalingain ng husto. Umaasa ang panauhin ng magandang bati, paanyaya, pasasalamat at pagkilala bago ang kanyang paglisan. Kung di nagampanan ang sosyal na ritwal na ito, may kakulangan ang pakikitungo, at maaaring di masiyahan ang tagatangkilik.

Ang sikreto ng pagiging mahusay ay SERVICE, SERVICE, SERVICE, ayon kay Wachtveilt.

Ayon kay G. Peter Sidorko, peters@hkucc.hku.hk, walang namumuong kompetisyon ang mga laybrari ng Singapore at Hong Kong at kanilang inilalahok sa kanilang benchmarking ang nagtatanyagang mga himpilan ng mga eroplano. Ang karanasang ito ay magdidiin pa sa mas malalim na dulot ng pagdalaw ng mga partisipante sa isang kasino, mga pasyalan, kainan, shopping malls, habang malas ang pagdagsa ng mga turista sa katanyagan at kakaibahan ng kalupaan ng Macau.

Ang tinurang ito ni Sidorko at bahagyang naipaliwanag din ni G. Michael Robert Owen Robinson, robinson@ied.edu.hk, ay kapani-paniwala. Napapanahon na ang mga kawani ay makitaan ng:

to have the ability to affect the human experience by creating powerful impressions- even brief moments of truth-which may last a lifetime.

Sapat ang mga oras na inilaan para sa tatlong laybraring binisita: Hong Kong Central Library sa Causeway Bay, University of Hong Kong sa Kowloon at Institute of Education sa New Territory.

Labindalawang lalaki (12) at tatlumput-siyam (39) na mga babae, tatlong (3) may kasamang asawa, apat (4) na mag-iina, sampung (10) direktor ng mga laybrari, isang (1) bumbero at manggagawang IT, tatlo (3) na may doctoral degrees, tatlong (3) mula sa malayong bahagi ng Luzon at isa (1) mula sa Bisaya, isang (1) outstanding librarian ng PRC, tatlong (3) kandidato para sa 2012 Board, tatlong (3) datihang presidente ng PAARL ang bumuo sa grupo.

Siyam (9) sa tatlumput-isa (31) ay pampublikong institusyon. Pinakamaraming nakibahagi ay mula sa APS (7) at CEU (7) kasunod ang anim (6) mula sa QCPL. Tatlo (3) ay mula sa SBC at tigdadalawa (2) mula sa ADMU, PWU, RTU, UE, UC, TIPQC. Tig-iisa ay mula naman sa AdU, ALBASA, AU, DLSUM, FEU, MP, OC, OP, SIS, TIPM, TIPQC, TUA, UA, UERMMC, at USLT.

Hospitality of PAARL’s Outstanding Libraries

The kind of hospitality demonstrated by the director of the Rizal Library of the Ateneo de Manila University, Mrs. Lourdes David, is commendable. Assisting her was a lovely reference librarian named Karryl Sagun. They led and served as tour guides in and outside of the libraries of ADMU. David iterated that PAARL’s TOUR OF Outstanding Libraries, a benchmarking-visit to terrific libraries in Metro Manila like those found at De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas and Asian Development Bank, was a special group to her. She managed to handle the group until six o’clock in the evening last Monday (August 22), expressed her sincere thanks to PAARL, Inc. and told participants to go back, bring others and tour around libraries, museums and special collections of ADMU namely, the American Historical Collection, ALiWW, Pardo de Tavera, Matteo Ricci Study Hall, Microform Reading Center, and the new building of the Rizal Library for free. This is a privilege given to librarians as mentioned by the good director who also teaches Library Science.

Joiners from Cabanatuan and Silang as well were amazed by the appearances of the buildings, interior areas and places of information commons of the four visited libraries. “It’s a good feeling to have discovered ADB’s Espresso Book Machine as the library’s concrete answer to its newfound service philosophy, that is, its demand-driven attitude towards clients,” said by an IS librarian-joiner. Only ADB and Tokyo, Japan have this more than 5-million peso machine. The EBM uses a software and a database that can print a reading material of your choice - accurate color, size, and content – just in five minutes. It works like an ATM or drive-thru service, by just pressing some keys, in a little while comes a fresh-from-the-oven, hot copy of a bound material.

Very unique and excellent are UST’s art and discipline in the aspect of archiving. The guests were wowed witnessing how UST manages to care about materials or documents of institutional, personal, historical significance. UST supports and believes an industry - an archiving industry it seriously maintains, preserves and protects from harm. It is a must for anyone to take time to go upper level of UST’s library, Miguel de Benavidez Library, in order to explore what one never sees daily behind doors and interior rooms of the said library. You may contact Ms. Ana Rita Alomo, one good facilitator-librarian, if you want library surprises and to say “Wow” just like one Chinese librarian who signed up and those who came, three each, from Letran-Manila, San Beda and Adventist University of the Philippines.

For first timers, they would never forget their stay at the library of the De La Salle University. DLSU is known for its extremely well-ventilated sections, air-conditioned floors, very clean spaces and many, many, many reading materials to choose from. Its library environment for readers and others guests is an attraction. The participants would like to sincerely thank the friendly librarians who assisted them last Monday (August 22) namely, Ms. Willian Frias and Ms. Marita Valerio.

Noteworthy and worn is every guest’s white souvenir shirt provided by C & E thru Ms. Cham Carlos.

The libraries of DLSU, UST, ADB and ADMU were featured and are known as Outstanding Libraries of the “fully-engaged, member-driven association,” PAARL, Inc, 2003, 2005, 2002, 2006, respectively. Included in this activity as participants and organizers were some of the officers of the Association: Roderick B. Ramos (President), Carolyn De Jesus (Secretary), Cecil Lobo (Auditor), Maria Theresa Villanueva (Membership Chair), Sonny Boy Manalo (PRO). Those who helped prepare the tour were Sonia Gementiza (Vice-president), Sonia Lourdes David (Tresurer); board directors: Victoria Baleva at Olivia Haler and Mr. Christopher Paras (ex-officio)

Hospitalidad ng PAARL’s Outstanding Libraries

Hospitalidad ng PAARL’s Outstanding Libraries

Katangi-tangi ang hospitalidad na ipinamalas ng direktor ng Rizal Library sa Ateneo de Manila University, Gng. Lourdes David. Katulong ang morenang palangiting si Karryl Sagun, magandang laybraryan ng referens, si Lourdes, at siya na nga mismo ang gumabay o nagsilbing library tour guide sa paggala ng mga laybraryan sa loob at labas ng mga silid-aklatan ng ADMU. Binigkas niyang espesyal ang grupong PAARL’S TOUR OF OUTSTANDING LIBRARIES na bumisita upang mag-benchmarking sa apat na mga teripikong mga aklatan sa kalakhang Maynila na matatagpuan sa DLSU, ang Miguel de Benavidez Library ng UST, at Asian Development Bank. Hanggang alas sais ng gabi noong Lunes (Agosto 22), otentikong inihayag ni Lourdes ang pasasalamat sa PAARL, Inc. at palagiang pag-imbita sa mga kalahok na dumako, bumalik, magsama at mamasyal sa Rizal Library at mga moog para sa museo at ispesyal na mga koleksyon ng libre o walang bayad tulad ng American Historical Collection, ALiWW, Pardo de Tavera, Matteo Ricci Study Hall, Microform Reading Center, at bagong gusali ng Rizal Library. Ito ay isang pribilihiyong laan sa ating mga kapwa laybraryan ayon pa sa napakabuting guro na rin ng Library Science.

Napamangha ang mga taga-Cabanatuan, maging ang mga taga-Silang sa mga itsura ng mga bilding, loob-looban ng mga information commons ng mga nabanggit na mga pinuntahan. “Kapanga-pangarap ang taguriang Espresso Book Machine ng ADB,” wika ng isang laybraryan ng isang internasyunal na eskwelahan. Milyong piso ang nailagak sa makinang ito ayon sa isang namamahalang Indiyan upang tumugon sa demand-driven (banggit ni Gng. Nelia Balagapo) na gawi ng mga kawani ng ADB. Ang ADB at Tokyo, Japan pa lamang ang mayroon nito. Ang EBM ay gumagamit ng isang software at sa pamamagitan ng isang deytabeys, maiiprint nito ang katumbas na librong pinili, tumpak ang kulay, sukat at laman ng libro sa loob lamang ng limang minuto. Parang isa itong ATM o drive-thru service, kadudutdut sa teklado, maya-maya, nariyan na ang nilulunggating mainit-init mula sa oven na babasahin. Literal talagang mainit-init na libro ang ididispensa o ihuhulog sa saluhan ng Espresso Book Machine.

Kakaiba at ekselente ang disiplina at sining ng mga taga-UST sa aspeto ng pag-aarkayv. Napa-WOW! O napabilib ang tatlungpung (30) turista sa nasaksihang pag-aaruga sa mga materyales o dokumentong institusyunal, personal, historikal at iba pa. Marururok mula sa kanila ang isang industriya sa isang akademikong establisamento: ang industriyang gagastusan, pananatilihin habangbuhay, ipipriserba, iingatan at ilalayo mula sa mga panganib. Huwag kalimutang dumako sa mataas na palapag ng Miguel de Benavidez Library upang matunghayan kung ano ang di nakikita sa araw-araw na matutuklasan lamang sa mga interyor na mga lugar nito. Maaring kontakin si Bb. Ana Rita Alomo, mahusay na pasiliteytor-laybraryan, kung ninanais mabighani at mapa-WOW tulad ng isang babaing laybraryang kasama mula sa Tsina, tigatatlong partisipante mula sa Letran, San Beda, Adventist University of the Philippines, TIP-QC, College of the Immaculate Conception!

Di naman makakalimutan ng karamihan ang kanilang unang-unang pagyapak sa gusali ng DLSU. Maaliwalas, malinis, may kaliwanagan ang bawat sulok, malamig, umpok ng mga libro at kasangkapan ang paligid at kahali-halina ang envayronment sa loob ng laybrari ng DLSU. Ito’y mga pananalitang karaniwang mauulinigan mula sa sinumang dadako. Lubos nilang pinasasalamatan, lalung-lalo na ang uri ng pakikipagniig at pag-aalay ng oras ng dalawang laybraryang unang kanilang nakadaupang-palad noong umaga ng Lunes (Agosto 22): Gng. Willian Frias at Gng. Marita Valerio sa bawat isa.

Nakasuot ng puting damit na may disenyo ang mga partisipante bilang souvenir o alaala na mula sa kabutihang-loob ng C & E sa pamagitan ni Gng Cham Carlos.

Ang mga laybrari ng DLSU, UST, ADB at ADMU ay tampok o tinaguriang mga Outstanding Libraries ng fully-engaged-member-driven association, PAARL, Inc. ayon sa pagkakasunod-sunod, 2003, 2005, 2002, at 2006. Kasama sa aktiviti na ito bilang partisipante at tagaorganisa ang ilan sa mga opiser ng PAARL, Inc.: Pangulong Roderick B. Ramos (manunulat nitong artikulo); Carolyn De Jesus (Secretarya), Cecil Lobo (Tagasuri), Maria Theresa Villanueva (Tseyr ng Pagsapi), Sonny Boy Manalo (PRO). Katuwang sina Sonia Gementiza (Bise-presidente); Sonia Lourdes David (Tesorero); mga direcktor ng lupon na sina Victoria Baleva at Olivia Haler at dating pangulong Christopher Paras.

September 14, 2011 Policing Plagiarism & Copyright Updates

Dear Colleague (s),

Welcome to the 32nd Annual Manila International Book Fair!

In active participation to the country’s premiere book event, the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians, Inc., fully-engaged, member-driven Association, or PAARL, Inc. is pleased to invite you to an afternoon of learning and interaction in a forum focusing on the theme: Policing Plagiarism & Copyright Updates beginning 1pm to 3:30pm on September 14, 2011 at the Meeting Rooms 4-6, SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

Invited forum speaker shall focus on encouraging the library personnel and information professionals to battle plagiarism ethically. In the course of facing controversies and detection, the lecture shall assist and equip each one with appropriate professional tools in order to cope with observed negative behavioral patterns of both the abusers and the organization’s stance and responses.

Session will provide copyright updates, here and abroad, deriving guidelines from knowing the seriousness of the issue. Participants are expected to acquire monitoring attitudes alerting each one to the importance of assessing, through review of works and reports, either online or non-web-based, own information and copyright literacy.

There is a registration fee of P300.00 for members, P350.00 for non-members and P200.00 for students to cover lunch and certificates. Renewal and application of membership for 2011 are also encouraged. With renewal and application of membership (fees: Php200.00, individual; Php500.00, institutional) for 2011, an ID is issued plus a 2011 PAARL souvenir pin is given to each individual who registers. For reservations and details, please contact the undersigned or any of the Association’s Officers and Directors. Thank you.

Mabuhay ang MIBF! Mabuhay ang 32nd Annual Manila International Book Fair!

Sincerely yours,

Sonia Gementiza
Vice President/Chair, Conference Committee

Noted by

Roderick B. Ramos
President

TOUR of PAARL’s Outstanding Libraries on August 22, 2011

PAARL'S Tour of Outstanding Libraries 2003, 2005, 2002 & 2006

From De La Salle University-Library (2003) to Miguel Benavidez Library-University of santo Tomas (2005); Asian Development Bank Library(2002) to Rizal Library-Ateneo de Manila University (2006)

LIBRARY TOURISTS & GUESTS

1. Nancy De Guia- Southville International School
2. Melissa Odoño- Southville International School

3. Janine M. De Mesa-NYK-TDG Maritime Academy

4. Meychell Angoy-Manila Central University
5. Rosemarie Olan- Manila Central University

6. Rica Janee Santos-Maria Assumpta Seminary
7. Raquel Salvania-College of the Immaculate Conception
8. Jose Tomasito N. Fernando-College of the Immaculate Conception
9. Heherson Cruz-College of the Immaculate Conception

10. Larni C. Velencio-Philippine National Police Academy

11. Michelle Ann T. Montilla-Holy Angel University

12. Adalia Mabalot, Southville International School and Colleges
13. Vilma Padilla, San Juan National High School

14. Lydia de Vera-Centro Escolar University, Malolos

15. Hongbin Pu- Guizhou Normal University (China)

16. Sonny Boy Manalo-TIP-QC
17. Phoebe U. Gallano-TIP-QC
18. Liza F, Riosa-TIP-QC

19. Carolyn R. De Jesus-Letran-Manila
20. Niña Jesusa Cruz-Letran-Manila
21. Aileenette Alcantara-Letran-Manila

22. Amy N. Zantua-Infant Jesus Academy

23. Wilhelmina Luna-San Sebastian College
24. Arnel Franco- San Sebastian College
25. Antonia M. Maranan- San Sebastian College

26. Roderick Ramos-De La Salle University-Manila

27. Marian Pande-CCA

28. Mila Sales- Adventist University of the Philippines-Cavite
29. Ofelia Padilla-Adventist University of the Philippines-Cavite
30. Ian-Ner Cervantes-Adventist University of the Philippines-Cavite