Dr. Rocelle N. Jimenez , former head of the Humanities Department, took CTL grade school cultural performers and other spectators to a journey – visits of revolutionary battle sites, mind tour to Philippine scenic spots and chronicling regional fiesta and other festivities - through books and records of olden times with her inspirational message on “Ang Batang Palabasa Dalubhasa Sa Kutura” last November 27 as part of the 2-day affair of the university library’s 2008 book week celebration. Dr. Jimenez excelled, impressed and reminded everyone that “everyday, there is a fiesta being celebrated in the Philippines” with a run-through of the country’s most popular to less known fiestas plus exquisite stories about them. Also, she congratulated grade school performers for a wonderful show that included folk/ethic dance interpretations like Subli and song interpretations of Kundiman and other Filipino folk songs by CTL choral groups.
Prof. Annabelle Palmiery, principal of the Center for Teaching & Learning ended the library’s culminating activity with iterating that each has to know what uniquely Filipino culture is and to have the initiative to learn also other cultures for local and global purposes.
Mr. Gabriel Balenbin of Don Bosco Technical College, an alumni and professional librarian, keynoted the occasion with representatives from CHED’s MIS Divison namely Mr. Loupel Gueto and Mrs. Zenia Romero (alumna) during the first day at the library lobby of the Edilberto P. Dagot Hall. The former encouraged all to give importance to the roles of books, libraries and librarians while the latter provided literacy lectures about utilization and benefits one can gain from Philippine e-lib. Other activities scheduled for the week were film showing, library re-orientation and quiz contest.
Monday, January 5, 2009
PNU participates in SMI-IC’s Best Practices Meet
University librarian Dr. Maria A. Orendain and college librarian Mr. Roderick B. Ramos participated in a round-table discussion of “Best Practices in Conducting Library Orientation Classes” last September 26, 2008 in the EDRC Multi-Purpose Room, library of the De La Salle University. Ramos put on view a PowerPoint presentation of the library services while Dr. Orendain shared historical sketches of the Philippine Normal University and how it greatly assisted the library as its center for reading and research. Some member-libraries are assisted by and hyperlinked through own school web sites where an orientation-tutorial is a feature. Adamson University, De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde and De La Salle University-Manila have high-end and power orientation packages with audio and video feeds. Their reader services have and are equipped with hypermedia, e-journals and online tutorials. DLSU- Manila library, specifically, impacted committee of librarians with its video presentation. Their orientation video, which is now downloadable at http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library/, is prompt and friendly to remind all about copyright law or the Republic Act 8293. The video ends and urges all to move forward along, be witnesses and accept it as an expression against unlawful duplication and replication of reading materials including online sources.
In terms of referral services, SMI-IC 2008 Report shows that library of PNU is most visited by outside researchers (18% or 162 from 897) and next to DLSU-Manila as most accommodated by SMI-IC member libraries (11% or 102 from 897). Based on the report, top five member and cooperating libraries with most number of users referred/institution are Philippine Normal University, 18% or 162; St. Scholastica’s College, 16.7% or 150; Adamson University, 14% or 128; University of the Philippines-Manila, 11% or 100; and, St. Paul University-Manila, 10% or 94.
466 or 52% spent library hours at DLSU while 102 or 11% stayed at PNU. SPU-Manila accommodated 76 or 8% while74 or 8% were welcomed by SSC. AdU entertained 36 or 4% only while TUP has 35 or 4%. The others are as follows: LPU, 25 or 3%; EAC, 23 or 3%; PCU, 21 or 2%; DLS-CSB, 19 or 2%; PWU, 17 or 2%; UP-Manila, 3.
In terms of referral services, SMI-IC 2008 Report shows that library of PNU is most visited by outside researchers (18% or 162 from 897) and next to DLSU-Manila as most accommodated by SMI-IC member libraries (11% or 102 from 897). Based on the report, top five member and cooperating libraries with most number of users referred/institution are Philippine Normal University, 18% or 162; St. Scholastica’s College, 16.7% or 150; Adamson University, 14% or 128; University of the Philippines-Manila, 11% or 100; and, St. Paul University-Manila, 10% or 94.
466 or 52% spent library hours at DLSU while 102 or 11% stayed at PNU. SPU-Manila accommodated 76 or 8% while74 or 8% were welcomed by SSC. AdU entertained 36 or 4% only while TUP has 35 or 4%. The others are as follows: LPU, 25 or 3%; EAC, 23 or 3%; PCU, 21 or 2%; DLS-CSB, 19 or 2%; PWU, 17 or 2%; UP-Manila, 3.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
LIS Unpublished Materials
Our database shows that the library of the Philippine Normal University has 111 unpublished materials in the area of Library & Information Science. 18% or 20 were obtained from the DECS with 4 special projects, 15 theses and 1 dissertation while 82% or 91 were graduate outputs of the LIS Department of the University with 47 special projects, 42 theses and 2 dissertations. These dissertations were written by PNU faculty members namely Wilhelmina G. Borjal, Evelyn A. Natividad and Maria A. Orendain in 2001, 1988 and 2000, respectively.
For a list of titles, please click, http://librarysciencealumniofpnu.blogspot.com/2008/07/special-publications.html
For a list of titles, please click, http://librarysciencealumniofpnu.blogspot.com/2008/07/special-publications.html
Flashback
ABS-CBN broadcast journalist Tintin Bersola-Babao, once promoted culture of reading in the University. On April 22, 2007, Babao talked about Reading for Children: A Parent’s Experience and introduced “Basura Monster”. This amazed and educated an enthusiastic audience of administrators, teachers, students, parents and kids as well. Her session ended with book-signing and picture-taking. She was guest to the library’s 2-day seminar on “People, Books and Libraries : Promoting the Culture of Reading” with other lecturers like Dr. Virgilio Almario (UP) and Dr. Ambeth Ocampo (NCCA).
EA prexy is a professional librarian
Helen Advincula leads PNU employees for two years now. She is the university library’s cataloger and handles both Education Section and Technical Services. Advincula is a graduate of the Philippine Normal University Class 1994 and holds an MEd LIS diploma. In her special project entitled “An Assessment of the Automated Services of the Philippine Normal University, she recommends the following: (1) proper maintenance and addition of computer terminals for online public access catalog; (2) online terminals in the library reading areas; (3) materials availability and location editing of the OPAC; (4) additional Athena model for WWW access; (5) feedbox box; (6) OPAC hands-on-tutoring. Advincula, also, assisted in the DOST-PNU funded project entitled “Improvement of the Information System of the PNU Library in 2003. She is married to Engineer Johnafrey N. Advincula with 4 incredible and beautiful kids.
For a directory of open access journals; free full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, click http://www.doaj.org/; and for Philippine Journal Online, http://journals.sfu.ca/philjol/index.php/index/index.
For a directory of open access journals; free full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, click http://www.doaj.org/; and for Philippine Journal Online, http://journals.sfu.ca/philjol/index.php/index/index.
NEWSBITS
NEWSBITSReading sections namely Education and Theses Sections of the university library are now air-conditioned. This expectedly increases volumes of researchers visiting the two said sections. Many graduate students are happy with the gradual make-over the administration makes and expect better section management by librarians since room discipline and reader research practices change positively or unfavorably.
NEWSBITS Orendain and Ramos proposed literacy programs for users of our library. This came about when the library staff made a study on users’ utilization of the library and Internet. Results reveal that there is a need to formulate an information literacy package material while Ramos discovered that no respondent from another study has literacy over their choice of Education or L information sources. Both studies are valued for their attempt to find solutions to poor shelf-reading habits and research practices of our students.
NEWSBITS Torchlight issues were given away for free to graduates of the Philippine Normal School/Philippine Normal College specifically annual issues of 1963 to 1968; 1971 to 1978; 1983, 1985-1988. Mrs. Carmelita Del Valle, Librarian IV took charge of the distribution.
NEWSBITS Researchers’ fee for non-PNU library users is now 100 pesos as approved by the University Board of Regents recently. This is a measly amount of money obtained from outsiders who use our library resources that helps the university library in terms of book purchase.
NEWSBITS Orendain and Ramos proposed literacy programs for users of our library. This came about when the library staff made a study on users’ utilization of the library and Internet. Results reveal that there is a need to formulate an information literacy package material while Ramos discovered that no respondent from another study has literacy over their choice of Education or L information sources. Both studies are valued for their attempt to find solutions to poor shelf-reading habits and research practices of our students.
NEWSBITS Torchlight issues were given away for free to graduates of the Philippine Normal School/Philippine Normal College specifically annual issues of 1963 to 1968; 1971 to 1978; 1983, 1985-1988. Mrs. Carmelita Del Valle, Librarian IV took charge of the distribution.
NEWSBITS Researchers’ fee for non-PNU library users is now 100 pesos as approved by the University Board of Regents recently. This is a measly amount of money obtained from outsiders who use our library resources that helps the university library in terms of book purchase.
Readers benefit from Philippine e-lib
Local research workers may now avail of the services Philippine e-lib can offer. The university library obtained two computers directly connected to the online union catalog of the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), University of the Philippines (UP), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Simply click: http://www.elib.gov.ph/ for digitized Filipiniana materials including theses and dissertations; special collection/researches of the 5 partners; online resources/subscription to electronic databases.
Downloading or viewing materials requires subscription fees for: 1 month, P1,200.00; 6 months, 6,000.00; 1 year, P12,000.00. Access to full text-materials as well as catalog information, either limited or unlimited; selected or pay-per-order.
Downloading or viewing materials requires subscription fees for: 1 month, P1,200.00; 6 months, 6,000.00; 1 year, P12,000.00. Access to full text-materials as well as catalog information, either limited or unlimited; selected or pay-per-order.
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