writers
Haruki Murakami Library to open in Tokyo on 2021
The Waseda International House of Literature or the Haruki Murakami Library is set to open in Waseda University, Tokyo in April 2021. The Library will include Murakami's manuscripts, personal n…
public libraries
British Library makes 40,000 historical maps & images free online
The British Library is making 40,000 historical maps in its collection available for free online. The maps are part of the Topographical Collection of King George III or the "K. Top" Coll…
webinars
PLAI's 1st online nat'l Congress: reaction & experience
PLAI National Congress The PLAI annual national Congress is one of the biggest annual gatherings of Librarians all over the country. The Congress usually features the latest topics, issues, and con…
social media
Globe Media Excellence Awards 2020 honor exemplary works of media and bloggers amid the pandemic
The role of media and bloggers during the current crisis has never been more important as people rely on them to deliver breaking news, updates, and in-depth reports about the pandemic whether i…
teaching
Public school teachers get specialized training from Globe
Globe further enhances its support to the Department of Education (DepEd) by helping public school educators keep up with the demands of the new normal through free professional development trainin…
public libraries
ICPL's Crisis Intervention Unit Library officially inaugurated
Photo of books at the Crisis Intervention Unit Library (Credit: Jam Jam Baronda Facebook ) Iloilo City Public Library located in the Iloilo City Hall has inaugurated its Crisis Intervention Unit Li…
news
14 PH universities selected among Asia's best HEIs
14 universities in the Philippines were included in a prestigious list of the best higher education institutions in Asia. This is based on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 202…
PRC
2021 Librarian Licensure Examination schedule released by PRC
PRC recently released the schedule for the 2021 Librarian Licensure Examination or LLE. The 2021 schedules for all professional licensure examinations were also released. The LLE schedule will be o…
press release
SHARE&SURF249: Globe's first shareable data promo
The new Globe SHARE&SURF249 promo allows #DataForSharing with not just one, but up to four people and devices. This first-in-the-market innovation comes with a sizable 20GB data allocation that…
webinars
1st Southeast Asian Librarians Leadership Convergence hosted by PRC & PRBFL
Full text of this news is from PRC's website Manila - This year marks a significant feat for the Philippine Library and Information Science (LIS) profession as the Professional Regulation Commi…
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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