school libraries
Bill proposed to allow textbook scanning & digitization
Camarines Sur 2nd district Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte is proposing a bill for textbook publishers to allow the scanning and digitization of books for educational purposes, as long as i…
international library news
2020 Newbery Award Winner: Jerry Craft's 'New Kid'
This year's Newbery Medal awardee is Jerry Craft's graphic novel, New Kid . The Newberry Medal is an annual award given by the American Library Association's (ALA) Association for Libra…
PLAI-WVRLC
PLAI WVRLC's Christmas outreach in Miag-ao, Iloilo
Photo credit: Ana Mae Cantel (PLAI WVRLC President) This December 20, 2020, the Philippine Librarians Association - Western Visayas Regional Librarians Council (PLAI WVRLC) conducted an outreach pr…
press release
MMFF 2020 to stream online
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) together with exclusive partner Globe, announced the much-awaited lineup of films for the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival in a presscon held via zoom, togethe…
press release
WiFi2TEACH program aids digital learning in public schools
Globe at Home collaborated with the Department of Education (DepEd) for the WiFi2TEACH program to support public schools with the delivery of online learning. Under the program, 2,000 modems were d…
technology
6,000+ public school teachers get connectivity support from Ayala & Globe
Preloaded prepaid SIM cards are distributed to teachers nationwide Globe Telecom and Ayala Foundation provided internet connectivity assistance to over 6,000 public school teachers for the Departme…
universities
Philippine Women’s University adopts technology for online learning
Classes have resumed despite the COVID-19 pandemic, but rather than traditional face-to-face classes, schools have implemented online classes for the health and safety of students and faculty. To …
technology
Globe to build 2000 cell sites by next year
Globe will continue to build the momentum of its aggressive network expansion as it targets to install a record number of new cell sites or towers in more cities and municipalities in the country n…
public libraries
Baguio seeks to modernize City Library
Lagoon in Burnham Park, Baguio / Photo by Hariboneagle927 CC BY-SA 4.0 Baguio City Councilor and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman Levy Lloyd Orcales seeks to pass an ordinance to modernize their…
technology
Libraries in Japan use UV to disinfect books
UV sterilizing machine for books. Picture by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters Libraries in Japan have began acquiring UV (ultra-violet) machines to sterilize and disinfect books borrowed and returned. The …
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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