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PhJLIS vol. 41 no. 2 (2021) out now: https://phjlis.org/index.php/phjlis/issue/view/6 "As we begin the year 2022 with hope and continuous commitment to whole-heartedly serve the entire library and information community in the country and in the region through pedagogy, extension services, and research, the UP School of Library and Information Studies (UP SLIS) is pleased to announce the release of Vol. 41, Issue 2 of the Philippine Journal of Librarianship and Information Studies (PhJLIS, formerly Journal of Philippine Librarianship or JPL).  This issue contains articles on information literacy, critical librarianship, and health (mis)information; a viewpoint article on preservation of Southeast Asian manuscripts; a review of works on social media and fake news; and an editorial piece on the progress and recent developments in the graduate education offered by the UP SLIS. All these articles can be downloaded for free." In this issue: Editorial: Revitalizing the Graduate ...

Looking to learn new skills? You can now access the TESDA Online Program (TOP) at https://www.e-tesda.gov.ph/ with free data if you are a Globe or TM Subscriber. Globe Telecom partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to make this possible. You can learn online without worrying about connectivity costs and even without mobile load.* About TESDA Online Program (TOP) TOP is an open educational resource that aims to make technical vocational education and training (TVET) more accessible to Filipino citizens and widen their chances of employment or sources of livelihood.  It offers free online courses such as Computer Systems Servicing National Certificate (NC) II, Food Processing NC II, Bread and Pastry NC II, Housekeeping NC II, and other courses from sectors such as automotive, agriculture, entrepreneurship, healthcare, among others.  "We are glad to have this opportunity of serving more Filipinos in line with our guiding principle, 'TES...

From the JSTOR website : Link:  Open Access Books on JSTOR "More than 2,000 Open Access ebooks are now available at no cost to libraries or users. These titles reflect JSTOR’s high standards for quality content; we’ve partnered with leading publishers such as University of California Press, University of Michigan Press, ANU Press, and Cornell University Press. Download title list These titles are freely available for anyone in the world to use. Users won’t need to register or log in, and there are no DRM restrictions or limits on chapter PDF downloads or printing. The ebooks are also preserved in Portico, ensuring that they will be available to researchers in perpetuity. Librarians can receive free MARC records and activate the titles in discovery services ."