Librarians' Licensure Examination 2011: Results on Nov 28, 2011Congratulations to the new librarians! The passing rate for the Librarians' Licensure Examination is 28 percent (211 out of 764), up slightly from 27 percent in 2010. Below are the list of the Top 11 and the list of all successful examinees. Both...
Academic Librarianship: A Crisis or Opportunity? on Nov 18, 2011This post reproduces the notes taken by Harriet Sonne de Torrens, as well as some photos of and slides shown, at "Academic Librarianship: A Crisis or Opportunity?" If you're wondering why this conference was convened, take a look at "McMastergate in...
"We have the most awesome library. EVER." on Nov 10, 2011 in Libraries The title of this post is from a tweet posted two days ago, after the photos above appeared on tumblr, along with the comment "This is just too funny. Good job Rizal Lib." The original post has been shared 285 times on tumblr as of this writing, and...
The Aswang Phenomenon on Oct 31, 2011 in Events Books and Movies Happy Halloween!The Aswang Phenomenon is the first in-depth documentary regarding the aswang myth - discovering where manifestations of the creature came from and how they evolved and embedded themselves in Filipino society. Learn how Filipinos have...
The History of Reading - 50% off on Oct 23, 2011 in Books and Movies "Filipino Blogs as Evidence of Reading and Reception," a revised version of a conference paper I delivered at the 2009 SHARP conference in Toronto, has been published in the third volume of The History of Reading: Methods, Strategies, Tactics. Copie...
The Cebu City Public Library is back! on Jul 17, 2011 in Libraries In January 2010, I asked "When will the Cebu City Public Library Re-open?" In June 2010, Sun.Star Cebu came out with an editorial entitled "Resurrect the Cebu City Public Library." But it took exactly a year and two days before I received good news f...
Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto on Jul 3, 2011 in Books and Movies Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto is a journey to—spoiler alert (hehe)—“happily ever after.” It takes readers from a train station in Spain to a non-castle in England to a tropical island in the Philippines to “where Shelley is.” Shelle...
Outstanding Librarian 2011:Cynthia Yap Dagus on Jun 27, 2011 in Librarians: Awardees Cynthia Yap Dagus Manager Academic Libraries Book Systems Acquisition, Inc. (ALBASA) The Professional Regulation Commission conferred the Outstanding Professional Librarian of the Year Award on Cynthia Yap Dagus on 22 June 2011. The citation reads: F...
Outstanding Librarian 2010:Cynthia Yap Dagus on Jun 27, 2011 in Librarians: Awardees Cynthia Yap DagusManagerAcademic Libraries Book Systems Acquisition, Inc. (ALBASA)The Professional Regulation Commission conferred the Outstanding Professional Librarian of the Year Award on Cynthia Yap Dagus on 22 June 2011. The citation reads:For h...
Rizal's Noli, Fili and "Mi Ultimo Adios" on Jun 9, 2011 in Book History The Philippines Photos of front and back of what is perhaps the best-known and most-translated document written by a Filipino. Note that it does not have a title. Click photos to enlarge.Jose Rizal's original, handwritten manuscripts of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibu...
