volume 12, issue 2 annual publication of saint louis

A BI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

2018 Volume 12, Issue 2

RFID JOURNAL FEATURES SLU LIBRARIES

RFID Journal featured SLU LIBRARIES as the pioneering

Department in Saint Louis University that implemented Radio

Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology for library holding

tracking and library management in 2015. Now, the University

also positioned the RFID technology to track individuals' ID

badges, and asset tags in all campuses, and parking-lot entrances.

Image Innovations Services (IIS) supplied the RFID technology

using Portable Technology Solutions ClearStream middleware

and a variety of fixed and handheld readers.

The Grand Opening of the Amianan Studies Center in Saint

Louis University Libraries became one of the highlights in the

13th

Nakem International Conference brought by Nakem

Conferences Philippines, Nakem Conferences USA, and the

University of Hawaii at Manoa Ilokano Program hosted by Saint

Louis University, Baguio City on May 24-26, 2018.

Nakem U.S.A. President Dr. Aurelio Agcaoili, SLU President

Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM, and the Nakem Board graced

the said occasion.

The 13th Nakem International Conference on “Studies on Things Philippines, Ilokano, and Amianan” and the “Second International Congress on the Ilokano Language” aimed to bring into the surface the complex terrain of Philippine discourse and scholarship during these challenging local, national, global circumstances marked by chaos, uncertainty, instability, disparity, inequity, authoritarianism, nominal and exclusive democracy, and difficult challenges in the pursuit of liberal and emancipatory education. The Congress on the Ilokano language explores the issues connected to the nature

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of popular Ilokano and the need to push it into a more intellectualized form to respond to the crucial need for critical and committed knowledge production for people in the Amianan.

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SLU LIBRARIES PARTNERSHIP WITH BSP

SLU Libraries was chosen to be one of the recipients of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Knowledge Resource Collections (BSP KRC). SLU signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the BSP on January 24, 2018. The MOU permits BSP to establish and maintain a KRC in the University Libraries with available BSP print materials including books, annual reports, inflation reports, statistical publications, brochures, pamphlets, posters, and other information/learning materials, as well as online resources through the BSP website. The University Libraries’ counterpart is to take responsibility in the management of the BSP KRC such as providing space, equipment, and other facilities needed for display and use of the BSP collections, cataloging BSP publications to make them discoverable in the UL’s library management system, and monitoring the usage of the BSP information materials.

DOST-PCIEERD GRANTS SLU LIBRARIES A FREE SCIENCE DIRECT AND SCOPUS DATABASE ACCOUNT

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) thru the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) granted SLU Libraries a free Science Direct and Scopus Database account which will expire on January 31, 2019. This initiative is in furtherance of the DOST’s objective to flourish and improve research and development activities by giving quality references from peer-reviewed journals around the world and encourage researchers to publish their studies to credible journals at the same time.

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SLU DEPUTIZES THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES TO MAINTAIN THE DIGITAL RESEARCH REPOSITORY

Effective March 1, 2018, the University deputized SLU Libraries as the sole unit responsible for the maintenance and management of the University Digital Research Repository (UDRR) which was initially kept and maintained by the Information Technology Center-Research Development Office (ITC-RDO) and the School of Computing and Information Sciences-Information Communication Technology Research Laboratory (SCIS-ICTRL). SLU Libraries will be in charge of the day-to-day implementation of UDRR policies as well as the deposition and access of materials. However, policy-making and review, and adjudication and penalties for infractions shall fall under the domain of the University Research Review Committee (URRC) as this involves Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regulations.

Ms. Racquel S. Estrada, Section Head Librarian in-charge of the Multimedia Section, attended the “Elsevier’s Science Direct and Scopus Databases Orientation and Author Writeshop.” This activity was jointly conducted by DOST-PCIEERD, DOST CAR and Region I Offices in partnership with Elsevier Philippines on March 26, 2018 at the Centennial Hall, University of Baguio, Baguio City. The activity aimed to familiarize the beneficiaries on how to utilize the Elsevier databases in research and development as well as give orientation on how to publish completed researches in Elsevier journals.

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12 BSU-CTE LIBRARY SCIENCE INTERNS @ SLU LIBRARIES

Through a Memorandum of Agreement

between Saint Louis University and

Benguet State University-College of

Teacher Education (BSU-CTE), 12 Library

Science trainees were deployed to SLU

Libraries. The trainees underwent library

work immersion at the University

Libraries from January 30, 2018 to April 20,

2018.

SLU Director of Libraries Dr. Rina H. Diaron, together with BSU Supervising Instructor Dr. Elizabeth A. Lascano,

awarded the trainees with certificates of completion during the Culminating Program on April 20, 2018.


American Corner Baguio / American

Studies Resource Center

EARTH DAY 2018: AMERICAN CORNER (AC) BAGUIO’s CAMPAIGN TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION

In celebration of Earth Day 2018,

AC Baguio in partnership with

SLU School of Natural

Sciences lodged a campaign to

end plastic pollution.

Plastic pollution remains to be a pressing concern that threatens the planet's survival, from poisoning marine life to disrupting human hormones, from littering our beaches and landscapes to clogging our streams and landfills. Thus, everyone is encouraged to act together and make a difference.

#EndPlasticPollutionNow

AC BAGUIO HANDED A TV SET AND EDUCATIONAL LEARNING MATERIALS TO LOUISIAN CHILD CARE

CENTER

In January 2018, AC Baguio visited and delivered its donation of a TV set and educational learning materials to the Louisian Child Care Center (LCCC). The children in the Center w ere very much delighted and grateful for the said materials. The television is intended for educational and recreational purposes as well as facilitation of activities among LCCC’s children.


DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SLU MUSEUM

OF ARTS AND CULTURES The constant support of the SLU Administration enabled the Museum of Arts and Cultures to accomplish most of the plans laid down in its strategic plan prepared by the new Museum curator Mr. Columbus G. Atitiw within the set time frame since he resumed office on January 17, 2017. The acme of these is the setting up of the CICM mini-museum. This comprises old photographs of the early CICM missionaries in the Cordilleras, old projectors, typewriters, first computerized SLU’s typewriter, cameras, tape recorder, vestments and vessels, video cameras, metal boxes, books and manuscripts written by early CICMs, old microphones, first adding machines, the first computer in Northern Luzon, and more. Due to space constraint, the stock room was utilized to accommodate the newly integrated collections. This was realized on November 28, 2017, in

time for the celebration of the 110th year of CICM mission in the country. The accretion of newly acquired artifacts made the space of the Museum more limited. These include complete sets of cordilleran attires, bulols, and tinagtagus used in witchcraft, ancient seats, native blankets, antique spears and axes, new documents on Cordillera beliefs and practices. The plan to put up income generating projects to augment funds for the Museum will be carried out once space is accorded for this purpose. The procurement of needed equipment and the expansion of the area to accommodate a larger group of people for lectures and presentations, a space for lowland artifacts are also considered in the strategic directions of the Museum.

MUSEUM AS A LEARNING CENTER

The SLU Museum of Arts and Cultures accommodated around 326 SLU Laboratory Elementary School Grade III pupils from March 13 to 14, 2018. The field trip enabled the pupils to gain first-hand learning in relation to the Cordilleran culture and traditions.


E-RESOURCES UPDATE The Multimedia Section of the University Libraries (UL) has integrated new e-resources

to support the research endeavors in the academe.

WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH is a single platform

designed for e-book collections of Lippincott Williams and

Wilkins, Ovid MD and Five-Minute Consult. The website can be accessed remotely or

through SLU IP authenticated devices.

Wiley Online Library is an authoritative database for the e-journals

and e-books of Wiley that cover life, health, social, and physical

sciences that can be accessed through SLU IP authenticated

devices with remote access.

Emerald Insight is a reliable platform for full-text e-books, e-journals, and a resource for case studies that are

recommended to students, faculty and other professionals.

SLU LIBRARIES ENGAGEMENTS TO

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The SLU Libraries team had a meaningful and fun-filled team building activity from January 25 to 26, 2018 in Manila. A ‘crucial conversation’ workshop on “Teaching Skills for Creating Alignment and Agreement by Fostering Open Dialogue”

highlighted the 2-day event. The emphasis of the activity is to foster skills needed in creating an open atmosphere whereby conflict resolutions and life-changing conversations are cultivated in the workplace and to promote management development in which members of the team can discover practical ways to accomplish tasks by cooperating with one another. Mr. Francis Leocadio, a lecturer from the renowned John Robert Powers, facilitated the said

critical discourse. The team also visited Art in an Island in Quezon City to actuate the spirit of camaraderie and teamwork among them.

TEAM BUILDING 2018


SLU HOSTS CELPh GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SLU hosted the Annual Meeting and General Assembly of the Consortium of Engineering Libraries of the Philippines (CELPh) last January 29, 2018. SLU Director of Libraries Dr. Rina H. Diaron welcomed 20 participants representing the different member-institutions of the Consortium. CELPh is a non-profit, non-stock organization officially incorporated in 2015 and composed of higher education institutions offering engineering programs and courses. The coverage of cooperation is from collaborative collection development to online resource sharing.

TRAINING ASSISTANCE, SEMINARS,

CONFERENCES On February 1-2, 2018, Director

of Libraries Dr. Rina H. Diaron,

along with the Section Head

Librarian in-charge of the

Technical Section Mr. Andrew

G. Ducas, visited Maryhill

School of Theology (MST) for

the setting-up of the Systems

Administration of MST’s

Destiny Library Management

System (DLMS), training of the MST library staff, and initial testing

of the converted electronic metadata, establishment of MST’s

Multimedia Library, and training of their faculty and students on

subscription to electronic resources

shared to all CICM institutions.

Dr. Rina H. Diaron joined the School Deans and Heads of Offices in the Midyear Performance Review and Evaluation and Curriculum Summit held at San Luis Del Mar Resort, Baccuit, Bauang, La Union on February 7-9, 2018.


SLU Libraries extended technical assistance to SLU Laboratory High School (LHS) by providing a whole day training on Destiny Library Manager, library management system of SLU Libraries and LHS operations to Senior High Librarian Ms. Michelle P. Basilio, and three (3) library support staff on April 9, 2018.

DR. RINA H. DIARON, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES JOINED SLU EXECUTIVES AND OTHER HEADS OF OFFICES ON THE UNIVERSITY’S MANAGEMENT

DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN KOREA

Dr. Rina H. Diaron, Director of Libraries,

together with the School Deans and Head of Offices,

joined the Management Development Program in

South Korea last April 24-29, 2018.

Mr. Gerardo V. Claveria and Mrs. Adelina B. Del Rosario graced the invitation o f M e g a t e x t s Philippines, Inc. to the “12th Davao Online & Information Seminar: E m p o w e r i n g Librarians” on April 26-27, 2018 in Davao City. The conference aimed to provide an avenue for librarians to grow professionally through global publishing opportunities, acquire basic knowledge on how to properly manage their financial directions, and explore the benefits of union cataloging.


TWO SLU SECTION HEAD LIBRARIANS FINISH MASTER’S DEGREE

Section Head Librar ian Mr. Andrew G. Ducas finished Master in Library and Information Science (MLIS) in Benguet State University on May 14, 2018. Section Head Librarian Ms. Leonila C. Reyes was conferred Cum laude in her degree, Master in Library and I n fo r m a t io n Te c hn o l o gy (MALIT) at Saint Louis University on June 20, 2018.

22ND PHILIPPINE ACADEMIC BOOK FAIR 2018

The SLU Libraries team also attended the recently concluded Philippine Academic Book Fair 2018 from June 20 to 23, 2018 at the Megatrade Hall 1, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. The Philippine Academic Book Fair is the

only book fair in the country that focuses on the education market. This event gathers major publishers and distributors from all over the Philippines that showcase the latest academic books, Filipiniana and Catholic books, magazines, journals,

educational video and audio materials, publishing aids, electronic references, and other materials for academic institutions at the most reasonable prices.


BENCHMARKING @ SLU LIBRARIES

On February 13, 2018, Saint Louis College of

Bulanao paid a visit in SLU Libraries to

benchmark from the University Libraries’ best

practices.

On May 10, 2018, the University Libraries

opened its door to 24 librarians and staff under

Ms. Emilita L. Villanueva, City Librarian of the

Quezon City Public Library.

On May 11, 2018, 33 Senior High School Social

Science students and two (2) faculty members

of Pines City Colleges visited SLU Libraries and

SLU Museum of Arts and Cultures. The group

of students enjoyed exploring the educational,

historical, and cultural house of ingenious crafts

of the people of Cordillera and Northern

Luzon.

On May 19, 2018, SLU Libraries accommodated

nine (9) officers headed by Mr. Kevin Conrad T.

Tansiongco, President of the University of the

East-Library and Information Science Alumni

Association, Inc. (UELISAAI).

On May 21, 2018, SLU Libraries welcomed Cebu Doctor’s University’s four (4) professional librarians, five (5) support staff, and two (2) IT personnel headed by Library Services Head Ms. Emeline C. Baco.

SLU LIBRARIES’ CURRENT OUTSIDE RESEARCHER’S FEE

8 hours and above

From P120 to P200

4 hours and below

From P50 to P100

SLU LIBRARIES DONATED A THOUSAND VOLUMES OF BOOKS

SLU Libraries donated around 3, 406 volumes of gener al and technical books to various schools in La Trinidad and Kapangan, Benguet through SLU Faculty Dr. Raflyn Manuel-Guillermo.

Rina H. Diaron, PhD

Editor-in-Chief

Irene A. Ata

Managing Editor

Andrew G. Ducas

Circulating Editor

Michelle D. Ambloza

Computer Layout Artist

Printed by:

Saint Louis University Printing Press

BATAKAGAN is the official publication of the SLU Libraries.

It is published bi-annually. Batakagan is also posted in

www.slu.edu.ph

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are most welcome.

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Contributors:

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Racquel S. Estrada

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