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ᜁᜎᜋ᜔ᜉᜍiLAMPARA

Index to Libraries, Archives, Museums in the Philippines : Abstracts, Researches/Records, and Archives (iLAMPARA)

Objectives:

  1. It aims to gather and index all publications, researches, theses, dissertations, news articles, records, and other documents related to Philippine librarianship, information science, records management, archival science and museulogy
  2. It also aims to gather and index materials about Philippine libraries, archives, and museums and those published, produced, and distributed by them
  3. Digitally archive open access materials on these fields
  4. Widely disseminate, increase visibilty and citations of researches on these field

The repository is managed by the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.- Western Visayas Region Librarians Council (PLAI-WVRLC), and West Visayas State University - College of Information and Communications Technology - Bachelor of Library and Information Science (WVSU-CICT-BLIS) Program.

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    Continuing Professional Development and library professional associations
    David, Lourdes T. (Philippine Library Association Inc., 2015-11-24)
    CPD has two tracks, one is professional and the other is academic. Library associations who are CPD providers supply the programs for the professional track while higher education institutions provide the programs for the academic track. In selecting CPD programs in the professional track, librarians may be guided by their chosen career paths. These are: 1) as a general practitioner in an academic, public, or school library; 2) as a special librarian; or 3) as a library educator. Through well selected and designed CPD programs, library associations can help librarians advance in their chosen career paths. Among the CPD programs that library associations can provide are: seminars, workshops, and study tours/visits. This paper will discuss why library associations are important stakeholders in the advancement of the profession and how they can help professionals acquire advanced knowledge and skills.
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    Libraries as a sustainable development tool
    Pastrana, Quintin Jose V. (Philippine Librarians Association, Inc., 2015-11-24)
    This paper argues for two concerted initiatives. First, an affirmation and reframing of libraries as a catalyst in community development: civic or "Third" spaces that cater to lifelong learning, disaster relief, and community gatherings as demonstrated locally and through international case studies. Second, the use of an interlocking set of adaptive frameworks of Public-Private Partnerships and Good Governance, Knowledge Hubs and Collaborative Community Clusters, and Group Development Punctuated Equilibrium that leverage the role and assets of libraries as tools for addressing sustainable development challenges in the countries such as the Philippines.
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    Librarian as researcher and knowledge creator
    Apolinario, Rhea Rowena U.; Eclevia, Marian R.; Eclevia Jr., Carlos L.; Lagrama, Eimee Rhea C.; Sagun, Karryl Kim A. (Philippine Librarians Association, Inc., 2014)
    This paper seeks to investigate the current research practices of Filipino librarians, examine their confidence with the research process, determine how they learned their research skills, and explore their research involvement and productivity from 1993-2013. A survey was conducted to determine the research performance and participation, perceived capabilities and confidence, and training needs of librarians from different types of libraries in the Philippines. Published works and paper presentations of licensed Filipino librarians were also analyzed using informetric technique to examine the research patterns and to identify which Library and Information Science (LIS) fields have highest number of research papers. While majority of the librarians have conducted research after completing their bachelor and/or master’s degrees in LIS, there is no predictable trend of research growth between 1993 and 2013. The number of librarian-researchers as well as the publication of research findings was quite insignificant, thus knowledge sharing among Filipino librarians is not a prevailing research activity. The contributions of practitioner-researchers are higher than academics-researchers. Most librarians preferred conducting research individually. Findings revealed that research outputs are heavy on the Information Industry Economics and Management. Although majority of the respondents believe that their LIS degrees prepared them to conduct original research, they feel the need for training on designing conceptual/theoretical framework, statistics, and reporting results in written format. Filipino librarians need to engage in research not just for the benefit of the patrons but for professional development as well.
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    The role of research librarians in shaping the future of academic librarianship
    Verzosa, Fe Angela M. (Philippine Librarians Association, Inc., 2014)
    This presentation seeks to discuss the research role of academic librarians, or more specifically, How research mesh with the profession of librarianship? It attempts to explore such issues as:  Should scholarly research be expected of academic librarians?  What are the benefits of research to the Librarian, to the Institution, and to the Profession? and  What supports are needed to facilitate research activities? It concludes with the analysis that...If research has an important role in understanding the needs to which libraries should be responsive, and if librarians need to conduct research in order to better assess the effectiveness of their approaches to delivering library services, then librarians and other LIS professionals, including the agencies responsible for educating them, and their employing institutions, should be more attentive to such a critical activity as library research.
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    Inspirational! Future-oriented best practices by libraries in both the Philippines & other countries
    Hickok, John (Philippine Librarians Association, Inc., 2014)
    Libraries around the world, and particularly in Asia, are embracing exciting new efforts to enhance their services, quality, management, and management. This paper presents an inspiring overview of these new efforts. Actual, real-life libraries will be profiled, showing the exciting steps, strategies, and vision they are employing. Examples will cross all types of libraries (Public, School, Academic, Government/National), and address many of the topics of the PLAI conference. For example: (1) Project Management: a Philippine academic library using creative marketing to inspire student use. (2) Knowledge Management: a Singapore academic library launching innovative new graphical catalog software. (3) LIS Education: a U.S. school library using social media videos to increase information literacy. (4) Library Quality Assurance: a Malaysian academic library using responsive quality assurance measures to promote better services. (5) User Services: the Hong Kong public library using mobile apps to encourage greater public e-access. (6) LIS Research: the Singapore National Library Board conducting visionary studies on the socio-ethnic needs of library users. These, and many more spotlighted examples, directly address the PLAI theme of “Philippine Libraries: Future Possibilities” by putting inspiring practices to the forefront of Philippine librarians’ awareness. These efforts are not theoretical “maybes,” but actual endeavors that librarians can use, adapt, and model in their own libraries.