Monday, February 22, 2010

April 28-30, 2010 "Towards Librarians' Skills and Competencies Enhancement"

The Philippine Librarians Association Inc. - Southern Tagalog Region Librarians Council (PLAI-STRLC) cordially invites all librarians, library staff, information professionals and teacher-librarians to its Summer Conference on April 28-30, 2010 at the St. Ezekiel Moreno Spirituality and Development Center, Brgy San Jose, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

This year's Conference theme is "Towards Librarians' Skills and Competencies Enhancement". (Click the theme to download the Invitation with Pre-registration Form)

The Conference aims to:
1) enhance the librarians skills & competencies and enable them to make their library services receptive, effective and apt to the needs of their constituents;

2) present current issues and concerns affecting Philippine libraries and librarianship and develop feasible plans to address these issues; and

3) provide an avenue to impart to participants professional updates that governs the library professions to include among others an awareness on Philippine cultural, historical and educational heritage.

Topics include: Professional updates on PLAI, NCLIS and BFL/CPE; Disaster Management Readiness of Philippine Libraries; Library Networks and Linkages; Accreditation of Philippine Libraries; Storytelling for Libraries; Online Presence of Philippine Libraries; Library and Staff Development Plan.

The Conference fees are as follows:

Live - IN: PhP 4,200 - to include accommodation (twin sharing), meals, conference kits and certificate.
Accompanying person: PhP 3,000 - to include accommodation and meals

1st 40 EARLY BIRDS*: PhP3900.00 Conference Fee provided attendance is confirmed to Organizing Committee on or before MARCH 28, 2010. However, non-appearance will still mean the interested attendee shall pay the corresponding Conference Fee unless cancellation is made on or before April 7, 2010. (*Dormitory type accommodation)

For particulars and reservations, you can contact any of the following:

Audrey G. Anday
(049) 536-5998
audreyanday[at]yahoo[dot]com

Rene B. Manlangit
(049) 5611586
rbmanlangit[at]yahoo[dot]com
Rosario Villamater
(043) 3731542
villamaterrose[at]yahoo[dot]com

Maphella A. Ruado
(0921)5730440
maadru[at]yahoo[dot]com or

contact any STRLC Provincial Chapter Representatives.

Don't forget to submit your Pre-Registration Form on or before March 28,2010. Thank you very much for your continued support.

Note on CPE: The council has applied for CPE credit units of this activity and endorsement from the Civil Service Commission, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Department of Education (DepEd) has also been sought. We shall be posting the approved letters as soon as we have them.

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Ramos, also supervised a memorial library, came to PNU from barrio library work, where he managed three libraries and adult classes for Trinity College of Quezon City-Sagada Special Academic Program for 3 years. He started as a teacher-librarian (E. Abada High School, DCS, Manila) in 1992, became an instructor-librarian for six years (St. Louis College of Valenzuela City), and previously college librarian of the Education & Periodicals Section of PNU, 2008 president to PNU-LISAA, Inc., now conference chair to Every Librarian's Association, PAARL, Inc He earned academic units both for Master in Public Administration and Master in Educational Management. Presently, he is enrolled in MAED with Library Science as specialization at PNU and used to work in the IRS of DLSU-Manila and now associate librarian to its Archives services.