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Internet in the Philippines speeds up from 2020 to 2021
Fixed and mobile internet speeds in the Philippines have more than doubled between June 2020 and June 2021, according to the latest Speedtest® Global Index by Ookla® In June 2021, average mobile …
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Video: Social media for libraries and librarians: pros, cons, effective posts, alternatives
Social media for libraries and librarians: advantages, disadvantages, how to create effective and engaging posts, and some alternatives to social media. There has been a lot of hype about social…
librarianship
Video: What Librarians and Libraries do and how to be a librarian in the Philippines
Are you curious about what libraries and librarians do? For this video we will talk about what is Library and Information Science, kinds of libraries, what librarians or soon-to-be librarians …
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Video: Job hunting and interview tips for Filipino librarians and LIS graduates
Job hunting tips and interview tips for Filipino librarians, Library and Information Science or BLIS or MLIS graduates, and others. I am not an expert, just sharing my own experiences. One of my …
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Video: Day in the Life of a Librarian
Day in the Life of a Librarian / Library Tour / Library Digitization / Institutional Repositories I am sharing a day in my life as a librarian in the new normal with a mini-tour of my library off…
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IATF approves PRC's July to September 2021 board exams
Will the 2021 Librarian Licensure Examination be postponed? Most likely not, as IATF has 'provisionally approved' that board exams for July to September will go on. This means that unless t…
public libraries
Quezon City Public Library launches all-gender restroom
Launching the all-gender restroom in Quezon City Public Library Just in time for Pride Month, the Quezon City Public Library launched an all-gender restroom last June 8, 2021. This initiative is p…
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Netflix's Trese: Season 1 review and reaction
This review might be all over the place as I'm just writing about my first impressions. It's been quite awhile since I posted any movie or TV series review here, but this one was worth of …
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Digital Xylarium: online "Wood Library" to be launched by DOST FPRDI
Forester Glenn Estudillo working on wood samples, photo from DOST-FPRDI The Department of Science and Technology - Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (DOST-FPRDI) is preparing to …
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FREE Librarian Licensure Exam reviewer from Benguet State University
The Benguet State University University Library and Information Services is offering a FREE download of their Librarians Licensure Examination Reviewer 2021 edition. Request the reviewer: https:/…
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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