Wednesday, March 24, 2010

May 7, 2010 Lakbay Laybrari: Organizational Setting of an Academic Archives

March 5, 2010

Dear Colleagues:

Greetings!

The Philippine Normal University-Library and Information Science Alumni Association (PNULISAA, Inc.), is pleased to invite librarians and staff, library administrators, archivists, record officers, and other information professionals in “Lakbay Laybrari” on Organizational Setting of an Academic Archives which will be held on May 7, 2010 (Friday) from 8:30 AM to 12:00 noon. Now on its fourth year, the activity aims (1) to increase awareness on the importance of archives in academic setting; (2) to educate librarians, archivists and other information professionals on the principles and levels of arrangement, processing and maintaining of academic archival material; and (3) to apply the best practices in the workplace.

The first part of the tour will be held at the St. Scholastica’s College Archives located at 2560 Leon Guinto St., Malate, Manila and for the second part, De La Salle University archives located at Taft Avenue, Manila. Both institutions will provide a lecturette on the custody, conservation and promotion of the archival heritage of their own institutions. Furthermore, Ms. Marybel P. Caasi, PNU alumna board member, will share information about Establishing Archives: Challenges and Opportunities.

Registration fee is Php 350.00 which would include snacks and certificates. Interested participants are requested to deposit the said amount to any Banco de Oro branch under Philippine Normal University Library and Information Science Alumni Association Inc. savings account number 470378972 or please pay upon reserving a slot on or before April 23. Reservation without the payment will not be considered valid. Please refer to the attached program for other details.

There are only forty slots so please register soonest. Walk-ins will not be accommodated for security reasons. For reservation, please register your COMPLETE NAME, NAME OF INSTITUTION and ADDRESS through e-mailing any of the 2010 officers of PNU-LISAA, Inc.

We are looking forward to your positive response.

Thank you very much.

Very truly yours,

ARTURO O. MORALES III
Vice-President and Conference Chair

Noted:

MARITES K. CHAVEZ
President

About Me

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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.