librarianship
Slideshow: All the secrets of passing the board exam
The 2017 Librarians' Licensure Exam will be on September 19-20, 2017. This week, we started the review class for those who will be taking the board. Around 5-8 students from CPU will be taking th…
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5 Reasons to strive for the Top Spot in the Board Exam (and 1 downside when you succeed)
If you’re going to take a professional board exam in the Philippines, I’m sure it is a nerve-wracking experience. There’s the pressure from yourself, your family, or your school. If you gradua…
Libraries
The Challenge for today's Filipino Librarian
Advantages of an MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science) degree in the Philippines A graduate degree in Library Science offers an advanced and exciting educational experience. There is …
librarianship
Board Exam Topnotcher FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) : an interview with myself
Note: When I topped the librarians' board exam in 2015, Panay News writer Roma Gonzales sent me these questions for an article that never came into being. Still I want to post this small remind…
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Are you a social media user, or is social media using YOU? 5 more reasons to kill your addictive use
I'm on and off on Facebook. I have a love-hate relationship with it, but I usually hate it more than I love it and now I'm off it again. Even if we don't outrightly say it, we only sh…
personal
"Accepting Criticism"
There’s this encounter with a feeling-close relative that still pops up my mind from time to time even if it was a long time ago. Since my mind keeps on replaying thoughts and imagining things I s…
writing
5 steps to beat Information Overload when researching
Source: pexels.com I just finished a draft of a thirty-page teaching module I will be paid for writing. It is still far from complete, but now I can heave a sigh of relief after weeks of research…
personal
Realizations (March 13, 2016)
I just wanted to post something I wrote after I resigned from my first job in Manila. It was also the first time I experienced burnout. I certainly feel better now than I did then. I am in my se…
school
3 ways to jumpstart your best school year ever
It's Back-to-School season again. Are you just an average student? Are you the type whose grades are always near-failing due to your many activities? Or are you the top-student in the making, w…
Libraries
Is being a one-man librarian worth it?
Nowadays, librarians are in high-demand in the Philippines. There’s a lot of institutions looking for librarians, and there are few licensed and professional librarians. However, due to budget cut…
Malditang Librarian has been blogging about books, librarianship, and Iloilo City since 2016. I am a member of Iloilo Bloggers Society and I write for IBS Digital Network.
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