September 17 “Digital Debates on Archives, Museums and Libraries”

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

Warm greetings from PAARL!

On the occasion of the 30th Manila International Book Fair which will run through September 16-20, 2009, PAARL will hold a Public Forum on the theme “Digital Debates on Archives, Museums and Libraries” which will be held on September 17, 2009, 8:00 – 12:00 noon at Meeting Rooms 5-6, SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

Specifically, the discussion will evolve on the following objectives:

To stimulate conversation and reflect on the challenges posed by emerging technologies and their effects on the roles that libraries, museums and archives will play in the next decade.

To understand the significance or importance of investing technologies in libraries, museums and archives and on how these investments will best support an institution’s core mission in particular.

To identify the rights and privileges of cultural institutions when it comes to digital technologies and online presence and its responsibilities to users, peer institutions or corporate entities.

We are inviting all librarians, information professionals, archivists, curators, library support staff and other interested parties to join us and register for P250.00 as PAARL members and P300.00 for non-members.

We have invited Dir. Corazon Albina of the National Museum and Prof. Edgardo Quiros of the National Library to help us facilitate this activity. For further inquiries, please contact any member of the Board by phone or email.

We look forward to your continued patronage. Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Christopher Paras
Conference Chair/Vice President

Noted by:

Elvira Lapuz
President

November 17-18 “Digital Libraries: Connecting People and Resources”

Dear Colleagues,

The Philippine eLibrary, in cooperation with Philippine Librarians Association Incorporated (PLAI), is pleased to invite you to attend its 1st congress on Digital Libraries on November 17-18, 2008 at the The National Library Auditorium, T.M. Kalaw Street, Ermita, Manila. The theme of this activity is “Digital Libraries: Connecting People and Resources”.

Registration fee payable to the Philippine Librarians Association Incorporated (PLAI) is two thousand four hundred pesos (P2, 400.00) per participant. The fee shall cover lunches and snacks for two days, kit, proceedings/papers and certificate of participation.

Due to limited seats, accommodation shall be on first-come, first-serve basis.

For further details/inquiries/ reservation, please call Ms. Ginalene 525-1748 or email Ms. Melody Madrid at mmmadrid@nlp.gov.ph or melmadrid@yahoo.com. Please come. Thank you.



Very truly yours,



PRUDENCIANA C. CRUZ
Director IV
The National Library
And
Project Manager
Philippine eLibrary Project