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In the PLAI National Congress General Assembly 2022 held in Iloilo Convention Center last November 25, 2022, it was announced that the next Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) National Congress on 2023 will be held in Clark, Pampanga . The National Congress was supposed to be held in Clark last 2019, however it was moved to Tagaytay because of the SEA Games in Pampanga that year.  The tentative schedule of the PLAI National Congress 2023 will be on November 21-24, 2023. The National Congress was held online in 2020 and 2021. This 2022, the Congress was held in Iloilo City with the easing of pandemic-related restrictions. This post will be updated as more information about the Conference comes up. Want more CPD learning activities? Follow PH Library News  or see more posts on CPD programs . Share this post on social media below or copy this link: https://bit.ly/plaicongress23

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recently proposed Senate Bill No. 477 or the Philippine Online Library Act. This bill proposes the creation of a Philippine Online Library that houses free educational materials that Filipino students and teachers can access online. In the proposed bill, the Department of Education will be tasked to create digital copies of textbooks and reference materials; to be compiled in an online library to be managed by DepEd and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). This bill "aims to establish the Philippine Online Library which will emerge as a vital pathway to high-quality e-books and educational content as it will be the repositoiy of the digitized copy of all textbooks and reference materials necessary for the public education of our elementary and secondary learners. It envisions an entire online library of essential reading materials easily accessible to all learners for free and without disruption." Sen....

The Philippine Normal University Library and Information Science Alumni Association. Inc. (PNULISAA) will be conducting the 2nd PNULISAA Unconference for Library Professionals or PULP 2022 in celebration of the 32nd Library and Information Services Month this November 2022. The online event will be held via Zoom on November 25, 2022 (Friday), 9 AM to 12 NN. According to PRC CPDAS, the event has 2.25 CPD units for attendees. There is a fee of P150 pesos for non-PNULISAA members. Please see below for payment details. The Unconference is a participant-driven activity that aims to provide a casual and laidback avenue for discussion, sharing of experiences, and exchanging ideas among LIS professionals. Adapting this year’s Library and Information Services (LIS) Month’s theme, "Mga Aklatan Bilang Kanlungan ng Karunungan: Tagapangalaga ng Kultura at Pamanang Lokal'' seeks to discuss and elaborate how the different types of libraries in the Philippines are protecting and pr...

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The University of San Agustin Learning Resource Center and their Vice President for Academic Affairs Office will be conducing a free webinar in celebration of the 32nd Library and Information Services Month this November 2022. The topic will be "Libraries: Our Role and Responsibilities towards a Community of Information." The webinar will be on November 11, 2022 (Friday), 1-5 PM via Zoom. Objectives Familiarize the participants, particularly the faculty, with their roles in collaborative collection development; Understand the value of collaboration between the library and the community; Raise awareness of proper reference citation in all aspects of research, scholarly papers, and syllabi. The featured speakers and topics are: Janice DC Peñaflor, Asst. Director for Support Services of the De La Salle University in Manila will speak on "Cultivating collaborations: Engagement in Collection Development" Carlos Eclevia, Jr., Senior Manager, New Business Development...

Note: As of November 8, 2022, this webinar is no longer accepting participants. Filipino Librarians are invited to participate in the 2022 Freedom of Information (FOI) Webinar for Librarians on November 29, 2022 (Tuesday), 1-5 PM via Zoom. This event is organized by the Freedom of Information - Project Management Office (FOI-PMO). According to PRC CPDAS, this event has 2.0 CPD units for attendees and registration is free . The workshop "aims to capacitate and enable our librarians with the essential knowledge and skills to implement the FOI Program in their respective libraries and learning institutions." Read:  Librarians essential for Freedom of Information -PCOO What is FOI? Freedom of Information is a mechanism that allows Filipino citizens to request any information about the operations and transactions of the government. However, this does not include information that can affect privacy or national security. The following information can be requested via FOI: ...

The University of the Philippines Library Science Alumni Association (UP LSAA) will be conducting a three-part webinar series, "Research, Innovation, Synergy, Empowerment (RISE)". This theme of this webinar series is "Open Culture for Outstanding Services." RISE "aims to advance the role of libraries, archives, and museums professionals by fostering an open culture leading to an outstanding service; introduce strategies and innovations that libraries, archives, and museums may adapt in developing their programs and services to achieve operational excellence and support and build a community of LAMs practitioners in the forefront in the proliferation of research and scholarship (UP LSAA)." In line with the 32nd Library and Information Services Month this November 2022, the first part of the webinar series will be held on November 19, 2022 (Saturday), 2-5 PM. RISE 1 will discuss "Building Digital Collections using Minimal Computing: A Workshop with ...

The Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians (PRBFL) and the Philippine Librarians Association (PLAI) invites Filipino librarians to attend the Virtual Public Consultation on the Revision of the National Competency-Based Standards for Filipino Librarians (NCBSFL) on November 4, 2022 (Friday) at 2 PM. Relevant documents and revision suggestions can be accessed on Google Drive: PRBFL-PLAI Virtual Public Consultation Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/Virtual-Public-Consultation The National Competency-Based Standards for Filipino Librarians was first released in 2015 via the PRBFL Resolution No. 3, Series of 2015. Program Source: PLAI View the livestream of the webinar below: Want more local library news? Follow PH Library News on Facebook or see more posts on library news . Share this post on social media below or copy this link: https://bit.ly/3fpUoQk

November 24-30 of each year was declared as the National Book Week in the Philippines by virtue of Proclamation No. 109, series of 1936, signed by former President Manuel L. Quezon. Read:  Proclamation No. 109, s. 1936: National Book Week Law This year's National Book Week is led by the Philippine Librarians Association Inc. (PLAI), National Library of the Philippines (NLP), and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts - National Committee on Libraries and Information Services (NCCA-NCLIS). The theme of this year's celebration is Basa. Bayan. Bukas. ("Read.Nation.Tomorrow" in English) The chosen theme shows the value of books and reading for the good of the people and the future. Through reading, especially local publications, we can better recognize our identity as a Filipinos; and think about how we can shape ourselves for the future of the country. The celebration week will showcase Filipino publications and promote local publishers and writers. For new...

The University of the Philippines Diliman University Library Staff Training and Development Committee (STDC) and the Information Technology Division will conduct the 2nd IT Colloquium for Libraries with the theme, “Redesigning Online Services and Streamlining Processes using IT Applications in Libraries” on November 28, 2022 (Monday) from 1:30 to 4:30 PM.  This is a free online event to be held via Zoom. This online research colloquium is in line with the Library and Information Services Month celebration for the month of November 2022. Librarians, library staff, LIS faculty, and students are encouraged to register. Objectives To gain insights in enhancing the library experience of users through the use of IT applications To advocate the use of IT applications in delivering online library services To explore new technologies and trends that may place Philippine libraries at par with more advanced and innovative libraries abroad To share best practices and experiences in develop...