October 25-29, 2010 ICD-10 Training Course

The Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines (MAHLAP) invites participants from your institution to attend the 5-day ICD-10 Training Course to be led by Dr. Juan M. Lopez, ICD-10 National Program Manager of the National Epidemiology Center, Department of Health on October 25-29, 2010 at Information Resource Center, C&E Publishing, South Triangle, Quezon Ave. Quezon City. As part of the healthcare field, MAHLAP organized this activity to help hospitals and other health facilities comply to ICD-10 training requirements for hospital licensing and accreditation of the Department of Health and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation respectively.

Also, this course will help the participants enhance their knowledge in the theoretical foundations and practical applications of ICD-10. For clinical coders, learning ICD-10 will improve the medical record documentation and for non-coders it will serve as a cutting-edge in the medical coding healthcare field.

The number of participants shall be limited to 60 and on a first come first serve basis. Registration fee will cover expenses for meals (lunch & snacks), training materials, manual and certificate and shall be charged as follows:

Pre-registration: – P 8,000.00 per participant (October 1 – 22, 2010)
On-site registration: – P 8,500.00 per participant

For pre-registered participants, please make your payments to any Banco de Oro branches under account name: Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines, account no.: 3940560825 and send us a copy of the deposit slip and registration form by fax or email. If you have any comments or inquiries, please contact the following:

Ms. Rita Yusi, Treasurer, rita@mahlap.org, +632- 5231478

We look forward for your presence as our partners in our quest for excellence. Thank you.

October Library Chronicle 2010

September-October 2010 Review Classes for the 2010 Librarian's Licensure Exam
Sponsor: The Philippine Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (PATLS)
Fee is P3,300.00 pesos while the Pre-board exam is P300.
Contact: Dr. Linda Tayona, Email: lmtayona@yahoo.com, Landline: 3027717, Cell no.: 09202661028; Arlene Marzo, Email: aamarzo@up.edu.ph, Landline: 981-8500 ext.3758, Cell no.: 09209119586; Dr. Angelina Resurreccion, Email: angelina_resurreccion@yahoo.com, Landline: 5348267 ext.129, Cell no.: 09162384062; Fernan R. Dizon, Secretary, PATLS

October 14-15, 2010 4th Phil-BIST Conference and Fair
Sponsor: DACUN
Venue: AVR, University of the Immaculate Concepcion, Bonifacio St., Davao City
Fee: 1,800.00 for professionals; 900.00 for students

October 15, 2010 “Assertiveness and Creativity in the Library: 5s Applied”
Sponsor: Quezon City Librarians Association, Inc./Quezon City Science High School
Venue: Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm at the Conference Hall of Quezon City Science High School
Fee: Seven Hundred Pesos (Php700.00)
Contact Person: ALISTAIR TROY B. LACSAMANA, Vice-President/Chair, Educ. Committee
ESTELA A. MONTEJO, President

October 20-22, 2010 Philippine eLibrary Project's "Web Technologies: Training for Development of Library and Teaching Resources"
Sponsor: Sponsor: Philippine eLibrary Project
Venue: TNL Auditorium
Fee: 4,500.00
Contacts: Ms. Connie Lea - Tel. no.: 525-0926; Email add: elea285@yahoo.com; Ms. Tina - Tel no. : 525-3196; Email add: tina_d1272@yahoo.com

October 21-22 , 2010 The Rizal Library's Fourth International Conference on
Library Spaces: Building Effective and Sustainable Physical and Virtual Libraries
Sponsor: Rizal Library Conference Committee
Venue: Leong Hall Auditorium, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City,
Philippines
Contact: wcueto@..., conference_rizallibrary@...,
ltdavid@..., lourdesdav@...

October 21-24, 2010 HELLO SINGAPORE! “Benchmarking Tour in Singapore Libraries”
Sponsor: PAARL, Inc.
Contact Persons: Teresita C. Moran, Chair, International Affairs Committee, Ateneo Professional Schools Library, Tel. Nos. (02) 899-4344 / (02) 899-4343; Christopher C. Paras, President

October 22, 2010 Total Quality Management in Philippine Libraries
Sponsor: PLAI-Central Luzon Region Librarians Council
Venue: STL Case No. 2, Holy Angel University, Angeles City
Fee: Php 100.00
Contact: Ms. Africa R. Castillo; Email: rica@auf.edu.ph; africa249@yahoo.com
Ms. Virginia C. Ramos; Email: guillervirgie@yahoo.com.ph; Cell No.: 09162338700
Ms. Alicia C. Esguerra; (045) 625-2888 loc. 824; Cell No.: 09156996182; Email: kaces@asia.com; esguerra_aces@yahoo.com; kaces08@gmail.com

October 22, 2010 “Establishing Library Linkages and Resource Sharing in Region I”
Sponsor: Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. – Ilocos Region Librarians Council (PLAI-IRLC)
Venue: Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-Open University System (DMMMSU-MLUC), City of San Fernando, La Union
Fee: Php 300.00
Contact: Sonia S. Isip, 09205841991 ; Florence P. Castro, Florence_209@yahoo.com, 09179857252 ; and Ligaya N. Caranay, slc_library@yahoo.com, (072) 242-5535 or 36 loc. 123.

October 25-29, 2010 5-day ICD-10 Training Course
Sponsor: MAHLAP
Venue: Information Resource Center, C&E Publishing, South Triangle, Quezon Ave. Quezon City
Fees: P 8,000.00 (October 1 – 22, 2010); on-site registration: – P 8,500.00
Contact: Ms. Rita Yusi, Treasurer, rita@mahlap.org, +632- 5231478

October 27-29, 2010 Philippine eLibrary Project's "Web Technologies: Training for Development of Library and Teaching Resources"
Sponsor: Philippine eLibrary Project
Venue: Manuel S. Enverga University, Foundation, Lucena City
Fee: 4,500.00
Contacts: Ms. Connie Lea - Tel. no.: 525-0926; Email add: elea285@yahoo.com; Ms. Tina - Tel no. : 525-3196; Email add: tina_d1272@yahoo.com

October 28-31, 2010 Sagada Librarian-backpackers
Fee: 2,900.00 inclusive of transportation, room reservation & accommodation w/ blankets, major & minor tour packages w/ lamp, guide tips, van, museum fee, scholarship fund and surprises!

Fun activities await backpackers and their families in Sagada – a municipality on top of caves in the northernmost . They will stay at pricely cheap rooms of St. Joseph's Resthouse. It's going to be a little more than 6-hour travel with Lizardo Bus in Dangwa (Baguio) as dropping point after a little less than 6 hours from Manila with Philippine Rabbit, Sta. Cruz as the group's assembly place. Alternative bus/route is also welcomed.

Spelunking Rappelling Swimming Mountain trekking Walking over rice padies Wine tasting Souvenir shopping Lemon pie/cinnamon/French bread eating with lemon and mountain tea Pinikpikan Family bonding with colleagues Church visits Reflection activities Touring Bontoc Museum Visits to Echo Valley, Calvary, Lake Danum, Sumag-ing Cave, Burial Cave, Bomod-ok Falls, Bok-ong Falls, Hanging Coffins Historian Scott's tomb searching Community outreach through book donations & scholarship fund raising Yoghurt Lemon pie tasting... and a lot more surprises!
Slots are open, text @ 09187318010 and click for details:
http://sagadalibrarianbackpackers.blogspot.com/

October 29, 2010 a one day forum on the BFL Library Standards for All types of Libraries
Sponsor: University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao
Venue: Bulwagang Teodulfo Domingo, University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Fee: P950
Contact: Michael A. Pinto, Director of Libraries, 078-844-1872 local 300 or at uslt_dol@yahoo.com

November 3, 2010 "Book Talks Matter a Lot: The Shaping of the Filipino Mind Through Critical Reading of Great Filipino Books"
Sponsor: Book Talk Society of the Philippines (BTSP)
Venue: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Epifanio Delos Santos Auditorium, 6th Floor, National Library of the Philippines, T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila
Fee: Php 300.00
Contact Ms. Rosela Del Mundo at 531-8031 local 51, Ms. Melba A. Tablizo at 525-0926, Ms. Blesila P. Velasco at 5250356, or email btspi@yahoo.com.

November 12, 2010 Coaching and Mentoring: Guide to Motivate Staff in Achieving High-Standard Performance
Sponsor:USTLSAA
Venue: Audio-Visual Room, 3rd Floor, Dentistry Building of National University, 551 M.F. Jhocson St., Sampaloc, Manila
Fee: Php200
Contact: MS. EDITHA P. AGENA, Secretary, USTLSAA; MS. MANILYN MIRANDA, President, USTLSAA

November 12, 2010 Forum-Workshop on Archiving and Photo-Documentation of School Events
Sponsor: Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc.(PASLI)
Venue: Powerbooks-Greenbelt 3
Fee: Php 800.00
Contact: Ms. Corazon Cruz or Ms. Gemma Cuña of Claret School of Quezon City [(02)9216587/09163208011].

November 16, 2010 “Storytelling: The Easy Way”
Sponsor: Ortigas Center Library Consortium (OCLC) Inc. in cooperation with Lourdes School of Mandaluyong
Venue: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Lourdes School of Mandaluyong.
Fee: Non-members, P200, members P150, and undergraduate students P 100.00
Contact: Ms. Lesil Lorete M. Tindoc and Dr. Angelina P. Resurreccion at telephone no. 534-8267 loc.129, or email us at: angelina_resurreccion@yahoo.com and eagle_llmt@yahoo.com

November 16-18, 2010 "Paper Conservation & Preservation with Observation Tour of Selected Archival Institutions”
Sponsor: Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines (ASLP), Inc./Goethe-Institut Philippines/Economic & Financial Learning Center (EFLC) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
Venue: EFLC Audio-Visual Room, BSP, Manila.
Fee: P2, 500.00 only
Contacts: Wilhelmina D.P. Lopez (DTI) Tel. No. 890-4660, 890-4721; Shirley I. Cruz (CA) Tel. No. 834-2709; Teresita Casio (NSO) Tel. No. 713-7090; Alicia S. Paraiso (GIP) Tel. No. 840-5723 to 24

November 17-19, 2010 National Congress on International Librarianship : a Path Ahead"
Sponsor: PLAI
Venue: WaterFront Cebu City Hotel, Cebu City
Registration Fee: PhP 4,500.00 (no hotel accommodation).

November 25, 2010 Revitalized Library Networking: PAARLNet at the Frontline: One-day Seminar
Sponsor: Philippine Association of Academic/Research Librarians Inc.
Venue: Epifanio de los Santos Auditorium, The National Library, T.M. Kalaw, Manila
No registration fee for all the members of PAARL, Inc. who will be attending the said Association’s activity. There will be free snacks and certificates will be distributed. For non-members, a seminar fee of P500.00 will be assessed to cover snacks, handouts, and certificates.
Contact: Roderick B. Ramos, Vice President/Chair, Conference Committee
Christopher C. Paras, President

December 02, 2010 Out& Reach 2010
Sponsor: PAARL, Inc.

January, 2011 PAARL's 38th GENERAL ASSEMBLY, INDUCTION OF OFFICERS & AWARDING
CEREMONIES
Sponsor: PAARL, Inc.

October 15, 2010 “Assertiveness and Creativity in the Library: 5s Applied”

Dear Colleagues and friends:

Warm greetings from the Association!

The Quezon City Librarians Association, Inc. in cooperation with Quezon City Science High School is pleased to invite you to a seminar with the topic: “Assertiveness and Creativity in the Library: 5s Applied.” This will be held on October 15, 2010, Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm at the Conference Hall of Quezon City Science High School.

The topics to be discussed are the following:

1. How do we apply assertiveness and creativity in common and difficult situations in the library?

2. How do we apply 5s in the libraries: sorting, straightening, systematic cleaning, standardizing, and sustaining

This invitation is open to all and will entail a fee of Seven Hundred Pesos (Php700.00) which will cover seminar kits, handouts, certificate of participation, certificate of appearance, snacks and lunch.

Reservation with payments on or before September 15, 2010 enjoys a fifty pesos discount. Please make a check payable to Quezon City Librarians Association, Inc., or pay in advance to any officer of the Association.

For other inquiries, please email: emontejo@ateneo.edu; troybdude@yahoo.com or contact them thru the numbers found at left side of this letter.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely yours,

ALISTAIR TROY B. LACSAMANA
Vice-President/Chair, Educ. Committee

Noted:

ESTELA A. MONTEJO
President

September 24, 2010 “Marketing and Promotion of Library Services”

Dear fellow Librarians:

Greetings of Peace and Solidarity!

The MUNPARLAS Library Association is pleased to invite you and your paraprofessional staff to attend a forum on “Marketing and Promotion of Library Services”. This will be on September 24, 2010, 8:00 AM to 12:00 NN at the Conference Room, Olivarez College, Sucat Road, Parañaque City.

The objectives of the seminar are as follows:

At the end of the forum the participants are expected to:

• Actively market and promote library services;
• Demystify marketing for librarians;
• Provide practical solutions on how to implement a marketing strategy, with particular emphasis on the value of using electronic information resources; and
• Show link between promoting library services and raising the profile of the library.
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The expected participants are professional librarians, library administrators, library staff, information professionals, teacher-librarians and students in Library Science.

The seminar fee is one hundred fifty pesos (Php 150.00) inclusive of seminar fee, certificate of participation and simple snacks.

Please confirm your attendance to Ms. Marivic Selencio, San Beda College Alabang at 02- 8091793 local 229 or to Mr. Mel Alipo-on, Olivarez College at 02- 829-07-04 loc 151. You may also reserve online @ MUNPARLAS Yahoo Groups. Payment may be made on the day of the seminar.

We will be grateful if you can extend this invitation to our colleagues or post it in the bulletin board.

Thank you and we look forward to your support on this activity.

Very truly yours,

(Sgd.) MS. ZENAIDA MACALAWI
Vice President/Chair, Conference Committee

Noted by:

(Sgd.) MR. MELQUIADES I. ALIPO-ON, MALS, RL
President