The U.P. School of Library and Information Studies would like to congratulate the graduates of Academic Year 2012-2013. Out of the 61 graduates this year, nine of them are graduating cum laude while two of them will be graduatingmagna cum laude.

The College Recognition rites will be on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., Malcolm Theater, U.P. College of Law. Guest Speaker for the said event will be Hon. Ma. Josefina G. Belmonte, Vice Mayor of Quezon City

The University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies (UP SLIS), Diliman, Quezon City will conduct two review classes for librarians who will take the November licensure examinations.

The Regular Review Class will be held for 12 consecutive Sundays from July 28 to October 20, 2013 at SLIS Rooms 3 and 4. The Intensive Review Class will be held for two weeks from October 14-25, 2012 at the same venue. A Pre-Board Examination will also be held on October 27.

The reviewers are teachers of library and information studies and practicing librarians from academic, public, special and school libraries who are experts in their respective fields. Among the lecturers are: Prof. Rosalie B. Faderon and Atty. Vyva Victoria M. Aguirre, former Deans of the SLIS; Prof. Salvacion M. Arlante, former University Librarian of UPML, and Atty. Antonio M. Santos, Director of the National Library of the Philippines, both part-time faculty of the SLIS; Mrs. Prudenciana C. Cruz, former Director of the National Library of the Philippines; and Prof. Ruben P. Marasigan, retired Professor from the Philippine Normal University.

Reservations are strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested parties are requested to make early reservations because the number of reviewees is limited to 100 per class.

A non-refundable fee of Php1,000.00 is to be paid upon reservation. A registration fee of Php4,000.00 will be charged to cover handouts, kit and lecturers’ fee. Deadline for full payment is on July 20, 2013 (for the Regular Review) and October 07, 2013 (for the Intensive Review).

For reservations and more details please call (+632) 981-8500 locals 2869 to 2871 or send an e-mail to: sorinafranco[at]ymail[dot]com, ssbayang1996[at]yahoo[dot]com[dot]ph, josefina[dot]cervas[at]up[dot]edu[dot]ph, or llereview[at]dandorado[dot]net. You may also visit the UP SLIS website at http://www.upslis.info or go to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UPSLIS.

Online Application Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yFc9y0VWdMWatI6DyTj-kydwQxluEG_zBvFsEB4ZP3c/viewform

The U.P. School of Library and Information Studies (UPSLIS), in cooperation with the U.P. Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA), cordially invites you to the 34th GABRIEL A. BERNARDO MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 8:30 a.m. at the Conference Hall, Balay Kalinaw, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City. Atty. Emma C. Francisco, current Intellectual Property Consultant at Creativelaw and former Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, will talk about the basics of RA 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 and how it will affect the work and role of Librarians and Information Professionals today. This year’s topic is entitled Click…Like…Comment…Share: A Primer on RA 10175 – The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

The Gabriel A. Bernardo Memorial Lecture Series is held annually in honor of the late Prof. Gabriel A. Bernardo, the doyen of Philippine Librarianship. He devoted his whole life to the development of librarianship and the training of hundreds of Filipino librarians.

This activity is free and open to the public.

For details, please call the School of Library and Information Studies at telephone nos. 981-85-00 locals 2869/2870/2871/2872 or e-mail any of the following: josefina[dot]cervas[@]up[dot]edu[dot]ph, zorinafranco[@]yahoo[dot]com, ssbayang1996[@]yahoo[dot]com[dot]ph, rrmubana[@]gmail[dot]com

The UP School of Library and Information Studies would like to present “Kwentuhan Tayo: Storytelling Tips and Strategies” as part of our 2013 Lecture Series. This will be held on 2 March 2013 (Saturday), 1:00p.m., at SLIS Rooms 3 and 4. Librarians, educators, students, and those who are interested to know more about techniques on telling stories to children are invited.

We will be having Ms. Zarah Gagatiga, the Philippine Board on Books for Young People chairwoman, as our resource speaker.

The said lecture is free and open to the public. For queries, you may send an e-mail to rochelle.silverio@yahoo.com or yhnatherese@yahoo.com. Thank you and we are hoping to see you there.

Merry Christmas!!!

The graduates from the University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies (UPSLIS) took the PRC Librarian Licensure Examinations (LLE) last 4 and 5 November 2012. Seven (7) of our graduates are among the top ten examinees:

UPSLIS also garnered the top performing school honors with a 100% passing rate, 27 out of 27 examinees.

 
Confirmation is from Oct 22-24, 2012.
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