Narrative report in CLIS 8 (Library Practice)

A Diary of My Internship in Library and Information Science June 18-July 2, 2013 (33 hours) During this period, the professor oriented us regarding the requirements of internship. We were also given some insights on some career opportunities of a librarian and an option to continue towards a graduate degree (MAEd-LIS). We were also informed of the changes taking place within the organizational structure of the university. Moreover, we were also given sample narrative reports of some previous CLIS students for us to review.

In addition to the narrative report, we were also given topics for research. Some students were also assigned in one section for immersion, such as the Technical Section, to practice cataloging and accessioning.

I was able to submit reaction paper regarding the narrative report format and bibliographic list of child development, adolescent development, curriculum development, library, archives, archivist, museums, and museology. I obtained the list from the ATHENA OPAC of the PNU Library. I also checked the bibliographic list for archives and museums using the Philippine e-Lib site that provides other libraries within the Philippines. I was able to submit more materials about libraries, archives, and museums that function in an integrated way. Professor Cobaria also gave me an exercise by asking me to provide annotations to three new books in child development and adolescent development. An annotation is like providing the summary or overall description of a resource material in just three sentences or statements.

ATHENA OPAC

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July 4, 2013 (8.5 hours) On this day, I was fortunate to visit the National Museum. Professor Cobaria took this opportunity to expose his students to museum work and the importance of culture. He also invited Prof. Joseph Garcia, a PNU alumni, and one of the museum staff, to talk about culture and heritage to his class today. We were able to view the galleries and exhibits at the main museum and its annex, the former Finance Building.

When I was younger, I was able to tour National Museum during our school field trip. At that time, the exhibits were few and not so memorable. Today, the museum has so many exhibits and has slowly reclaimed its former glory. Although it is still far from being complete, they now have programs, lectures, varied exhibits, and an ongoing development of the different galleries in its museum annex, the former Finance Building, just across the main museum. The museums are walking distance from the Philippine Normal University, just across its gate along Taft Avenue.

Main building

Balanghay replica - sea vessel used by early inhabitants migrating from Malaysia

Professor Garcia provides an impromptu lecture

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July 6, 2013 (4 hours) On this day, we were assigned to the different section. The undergrads were assigned in the Filipiniana Section, Abong and Madie were assigned to the Foreign Section, and Vina and I were assigned to render some work hours at the Technical Section (ground floor). We started at around 11AM. Some of our classmates were not yet around. We haven’t seen them due to the activities that we have to render. At the Technical section, aside from Vina, I met Librarian Grace who gave us orientation and exercises.

Vina and I took turns in accessioning and descriptive cataloging every hour. The room was full of books, thesis, special projects, and dissertations for processing. Due to lack of manpower, the resource materials in process would pile up daily.

I also used the reading room at the ground floor library while passing the time. I noticed in this library, there were animated wall designs that reminded me of elementary schools and grade schoolers. A portion of this library can also be used for lectures or meetings.

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Ground floor reading room

Readers

Technical Room

Vina on Accessioning Special Projects, Theses/Dissertations

July 9, 2013 (5 hours)

This morning, I went to the OPAC room to check for the availability of knowledge management resources. I searched for knowledge management, knowledge managers, and knowledge management and economy. There were very few titles available, so I also asked a roving librarian for some library journals. The librarian informed me that the journals are located at the ground floor reading room. So I went down and looked for the journals.

I approached the librarian on duty for the library journals and informed me that there were two titles available. However, the publication dates were 2011-2012. Anyway, I still checked this journals for the topics that I needed.

From what I gathered, these were some of the highlights that I noticed about libraries and librarians: Librarians still do what traditional librarians were doing over the years. They provided or assisted readers or researchers in seeking the right information. The only difference was, in some libraries, there were massive utilization of electronic gadgets and resource materials in digital format (e.g. e-books and audio books).

Companies were able to come up with innovative readers services tools or software for online searching and collection management. There were also products or services being offered such as ebooks library, books selection program for K-12 readers, assistive technologies for differently-abled readers etc.

There were also articles that mentioned, that despite of the availability of technology, there were still small libraries that exist that operated in traditional manner. Small libraries thrive on print materials and still survive by offering library programs and reading services to their patrons. For example, during summer, they offer reading programs and recommend books for their young patrons to read. They have activities even if the students are already on vacation.

The current practice of librarians in the U.S.A. as mentioned in the journals was about team work and collaboration with the different sectors of the community and industry. Likewise, here in the Philippines, our librarians can also do the same. They can become more visible by contributing greatly in planning and implementing education programs, especially now where their expertise are very much needed. Librarians as knowledge managers have the special skill to search and retrieve the right resources that our educators and industry leaders need in developing curricula and training programs.

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Book review Our National Attic: The Library of Congress, The National Archives, and The Smithsonian Institute (Monro MacCloskey, 1968) I read this book in order to have an idea about archives and museums. According to MacCloskey, former executive director of the Air Force Historical Foundation and World War II general, he equated the archives to an attic because “it was where many items were stored, and where they were not easily accessible, and were perhaps not often needed, but much too good to throw away.”

The items in the archives and museums were priceless collections, available to be used, enjoyed, looked at, and studied.

Libraries, archives, and museums, according to the author, offered valuable services performed for the scholar, researcher, and devotee of culture. These institutions were the keepers of national and international heritage.

The Library of Congress started as a reference facilities of their early legislators (Thomas Jefferson et. al.) around 1800. The requested book titles and items pertained to biographies, chronologies, histories (ancient and modern), legal treatises, parliamentary practices, Adam Smith’s Wealth or Nations, dictionary of commerce, other economic studies, parliamentary debates, collections of treatises, classic writings on international law, maps of America, map of South America, and geographic illustrations. The first library collection came all the way from London. It was burned down at one time when the young U.S. government had a war with Britain. The British used the books to kindle the fire. Their early librarians were usually males and appointed by the government.

It was even a requirement at that time that an incoming librarian should provide a bond (monetary equivalent) before assuming his office. Starting as repository of books and resource materials, eventually it also provided the rules on copyright and classification schemes. Consequently, the library became open to the American public as well as to foreigners. (http://www.loc.gov/ index.html) The Smithsonian Institution, on the other hand, had an unusual beginning. It was bequeathed by an Englishman, John Smithson, to the U.S.A. in 1826. Smithson donated his fortune provided it should be used for the diffusion of knowledge among men. It should also be dedicated to the fulfillment of the founder’s ideals. The institute opened in 1846 and became one of the world’s most influential scientific and cultural centers. (http://www.si.edu/) Lastly, the National Archives was created in 1899 as a Public Archives Commission under the American Historical Association. It became the storage of records and government documents. By 1926, Congress authorized for an archives building. And according to an unidentified European scholar, “the care which a nation devotes to the preservation of the monuments of its past may serve as a true measure of the degree of civilization to which it has achieved.” (http://www.archives.gov/)

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July 11, 2013 (4.5 hours) My assignment for today was to check the Genoveva Edroza Matute collection. There were few titles under her name in the OPAC. I also asked the librarian-on-duty at the Theses Section, Mr. Edmon Coquia, about the author. The librarian informed me that her donated books can now be found at the Special Collection Section of the third floor. Some of her authored books can also be found at the Filipiniana Section, just beside the Special Collection room. According to Professor Cobaria, the late author was also a former professor of PNU and also well known in Ateneo de Manila for her works in Philippine literature.

At the Special Collection room, I saw the different collections named after their donors. I was able to find the donated books under the GEM Collection. It was located at the right side corner of the room, just near the door. The donated books were not all written by her. There were 662 titles of varied topics. Some of the books had call numbers while the others were still in process. In the card catalog, existing collections had their own drawers, while the GEM Collection drawer was not yet available.

I’m not really familiar with the author. This was probably one of the disadvantages of the school system’s specialization in higher education. Once you chose a particular field of interest, you tend to concentrate only on the prescribed readings of the professor. Other literary works became secondary or optional to read. I’ve also read before that as you move higher in higher education, “you study more and more of less and less.” Thus, if it was not required by the teacher, then it was not worth reading.

In this library, I was able to get to know more about the author and her works. I found out that she started her career as a teacher, studied in Philippine Normal School in pre-war Manila as well as in University of Santo Tomas (bachelor, master, and doctorate). She taught for forty-six years from elementary, high school, and college. Eventually, she retired as a Dean of Instructor of Philippine Normal College in 1980.

Aside from writing, she also created literary works for radio plays during the ‘50s. I found this out through one of her books, “Ang Inyong Lingkod, Gloria Romero.” She also won numerous awards, the recipient of the first ever Palanca Award for Short Story in Filipino for her short story, “Kuwento ni Mabuti.”

Libraries, whether traditional, digital, or online, were able to provide great benefits to the readers and researchers. In my case, I was able to read the biographies of the people who made contributions to society.

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Search Results for Matute using OPAC: Mga pagpapahalagang Pilipino sa mga gunita F PL 6058.9 M37 1994 Tinig ng damdamin: mga piling sanaysay LLLS PL 5544 M37 A16 1992 Walo at kalahating dekada ng isang buhay LLLS PL 5543 M37 2001 Sa ilalim ng araw na pula LLLS PL 6058.4 M37 2001 May isang panahon: mga kuwento, sanaysay, tula F PL 6058.4 M37 2001 Ang inyong lingkod, Gloria Romero: dulang pangradyo, 1959-1960 LLLS PL 6058 M37 1998 Filipino sa bagong panahon LLLS PL 6051 M37 1987 Piling maikling kuwento 1939-1992 F PL 5530 M37 1992 Mga dulang may isang yugto: batay sa Noli at Fili ni Dr. Jose Rizal BERS PQ 8897 RS M37 2005 Pagpapaunlad sa Pilipino: ukol sa unang taon ng mga dalubhasaan at pamantasan LLLS PL 5508 M3 Pilipino I: ukol sa unang taon ng mga dalubhasaan at pamantasan LLLS PL 5501 M38 Sa anino ng Edsa at iba pang mga kuwento LLLS GEM F PL 6165.4 M37 S2 1992 LLLS PL 5546 M37 1992 Makabagong Pilipino sa dalubhasaan at pamantasan F PL 6054 M34

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Ako’y isang tinig F PL 6058.8 M37 1996 Maikling katha F PL 6165.4 M37 O, sintang lupa at iba pang mga kwento F PL 6165.4 M37 O84 2009 12 maiikling katha: aklat 1 F PL 6009.4 L3 Isang aklat katipunan ng talambuhay ng mga manunulat sa Pilipino / San Miguel, Rachel L. F PL 5534 S26 1996 Isang pagsusuri sa mga babaing karakter sa mg piling akda nina Matute, Arceo, at Bautista / Recto, Ma. Rita PNU SP PL 5541 R42 1995 Maikling katha ng 20 pangunahing awtor / Abadilla, A.G. F PL 6164.3 A2 Isang kalipunan ng mga nagwagi sa “Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards” : Sangay ng Pilipino ; ikatlong aklat : 1960-1965 / Salazar, Dionisio S. LLLS F 6156 172 1976 Sila...noon : oral na kasaysayan ng 9 na manunulat sa Tagalog / Abueg, Efren R. F PL 5534 A38 2001 Readings for Tagalog literature / Mabanglo, Ruth Elynia S. F PL 6164 R42 2004

Librarian-on-duty, Theses Section, Edmon Coquia

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July 13, 2013 (7 hours) There was a LISS (Library and Information Science Society) General Assembly from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. After the assembly, I checked again the call numbers of the books through OPAC for the search results under MATUTE. I also checked GEM for the GEM collection and the search results yielded 143 titles. My actual counting of the collection yielded 662 titles. So, there were about 519 titles not yet encoded.

We had lecture/discussion in the afternoon about Knowledge Management and its relevance to the library and information science.

Hazel (left, in dark pink shirt), requesting for a library card from the Chief Librarian, Ms. Helen Advincula LISS Students with Professor Miguel Cobaria

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July 16, 2013 (5 hours) I was able to submit my assignment to Professor Cobaria about One Hundred Years of Solitude book reviews. Some reviews were positive while other reviews were the opposite. Positive reviews tend to be more on the spiritual aspect while negative reviews found the book confusing and boring to read. One suggestion was, do not rush in reading the book. There will be a point that one has to stop reading, put down the book for a while, then resume afterwards to continue reading the story.

I also continued updating my list of the GEM Collection. I was able to submit a partial list of the collection to Professor Cobaria.

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July 18, 2013 (5 hours) I continued once again in updating the list of the GEM Collection. By the way, updating the list was also a way of conducting an inventory of the collection. Moreover, it also gave me an opportunity to scan the contents of the books. Some of the books were so old (c1899) that they can be considered classic samples of the early 20th century publications. These rare and antique copies gave me ideas on how books evolved through the years - from thick, clothbound books to lighter, paperback copies. Even the fonts and book designs were very different in the 1900s compared to the later years from 1970s. By late 1990s, some books were more colorful.

Look closer...the oldest book was published in 1899!

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July 20, 2013 (8.5 hours) While waiting for the afternoon class, I spent the whole morning updating my GEM Collection list.

It’s very difficult to rush the list because once in a while, I would stop, inspect, and read some portion of the book. Some of the books were very interesting especially the old ones. It gave me an idea regarding the style of writing and the topics that were relevant to the society. There were so many resources about Filipino, Linguistics, Philippine poetry and literature. Through this activity, I was reacquainted once again with the Philippine makata like Balagtas, Huseng Batute, and even the dulaan -- a form of entertainment or play during the time when television or movies were not yet available.

I also found out that our Philippine linguistics experts were not only educated here in the Philippines but also in foreign universities. Mostly through grants or scholarships availed for example by Bonifacio Sibayan and Isagani Cruz.

This book gave me an idea who Sibayan was since the former CLLL building was named after him.

Before Rizal and the Katipunan, Balagtas also wrote a novel that alluded to the sad state of his countrymen regarding inequality and abuse of power under the Spanish government. According to some local writers, Balagtas also did his revolution, through the use of the pen, and wrote Florante at Laura.

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We were also given additional assignments. We were asked to do a thesis or special project review.

After our brief lecture, the professor took us to visit a local book store that specializes on Filipiniana - the La Solidaridad Book Shop. It’s located along Padre Faura, past Robinson’s Ermita but very near PAL Learning Center. Very timely because by August, the schools will celebrate Buwan ng Wika. Our task here was to select Filipiniana books that we can recommend for the PNU Library.

Along Padre Faura...the UP Manila, Supreme Court, and DOJ.

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The shop’s proprietor was none other than F Sionil Jose -- 2001 National Artist for Literature and 1980 Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Award for Journalism, Literature, and Communication Arts. We were also very fortunate to interview his wife and the author himself. We learned so much from him about writing and publishing. He told us that one can have his books published internationally without necessarily leaving the country.

In his case, his works became known locally first.

Foreign editors and publishers sought his works and published them overseas. Aside from writing, he would also lecture in colleges and universities. But, if given another chance in life, he would rather teach in high school than college because younger students were more malleable compared to college level students.

Adult students would already have a fixed notion of what they would want to do with their lives and they would just breeze through college.

Searching for interesting titles for the PNU Library...

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Lastly, his message on becoming a national artist -- one should be able to produce quality works and not just for popularity’s sake. For budding or would be writers, he suggested to make use of the blogs instead of the print media. It’s more easy to get into the world of readers through the Internet than approaching a publishing house. Before leaving, I asked for an autograph in my notebook, but gave me an autographed book instead with the title, Puppy Love: and thirteen short stories.

In this round table also sat Diokno, Ninoy Aquino, and Manglapus.

Theses, dissertations, and translations from foreign countries regarding his works.

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I have another new book to read.

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July 25, 2013 (5.5 hours) I was able to continue updating the GEM Collection list. I also joined the CLIS Buddies Facebook page last weekend to post my internship and other CLIS activities. I also gained additional knowledge today from some of the books in the collection. I even took pictures of old books that were kept through the years published in the early 1900s.

Some Filipiniana materials had very interesting discussions so I also took down notes and took pictures of some of the pages.

This book was written by Dr. Matute and published in 1952.

A story for children contributed by Dr. Matute in this collection.

A Filipino novel published in 1907.

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English version of El Filibusterismo

July 27, 2013 (9 hours) Total: 95 hours I was able to finish listing the titles of the books in the GEM Collection. My next task is to list the call numbers of the books. In this second phase, I’ll be able to check if there are titles that I haven’t listed in the first phase.

The Scholastic Book Fair ended today. I bought 1 Lampara book, Ang Lumang Aparador ni Lola. I chose this book because it won an award - Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature (Unang Gantimpala, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata 2002).

We were supposed to visit Manila City Library today. Unfortunately, it’s not open by the time we passed by. In addition, there was a sudden downpour of rain that dampened the afternoon that we chose to postpone our field trip.

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July 30, 2013 (2 hours) Total: 97 hours Continued in updating the GEM collection. This time, I’m listing down the call number beside the title.

I was able to submit my first thesis review. I found out that it’s a very tedious process. I had to read first the whole special project to acquaint myself about the topic. Since I’m not a LIS major, I had to search online for more articles about citation analysis as well as sample of a thesis critique/ review paper. This was to seek clarification of the task that I’m supposed to do. After reading these papers, I had to read the whole special project again to be able to write my review per topic.

It’s National Science and Technology Week (July 31 - Aug 2). I saw a huge tarpaulin banner as I entered the gate this morning. I also noticed as I passed by along the hall, there were book displays of varied genre. So, the book fairs were not yet over.

Science and Technology Week

Book Fair

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August 1, 2013 (2 hours) Total: 99 hours Continuation with the GEM collection. Now adding the call numbers to the list. I saw a manual on thesis writing. Have to read this next time.

August 3, 2013 (5 hours) Total: 104 hours I was able to update my GEM collection list by copying the call numbers from each book. By 1:00 PM, we met Prof. Cobaria for updates. Students were reminded to work overtime for their internship. Students were required to come to school on a week day to be able to comply with the course requirements. By next week, we will start rendering hours at the Readers’ Services Section.

Another activity that we did today was to visit the National Museum. The museum was very near to the Philippine Normal University; it’s just at the opposite side of the street along Taft Avenue. With the right endorsement from Prof. Cobaria, we only paid fifty pesos (P 50.00) for the entrance fee. A walk-in teacher would usually pay one hundred fifty (P 150) pesos. Some of the galleries were not available such as the one dedicated to Philippine textiles. Updating of the exhibits and installations were still being done today. As usual, we were unable to view the entire exhibits and galleries.

Reah, Mae, Dahlia, Hazel, Madie, and me were present.

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August 6, 2013 (4 hours) Total: 108 hours Able to finish copying the call numbers of the GEM collection. The next task will be updating the list. I made an online database using Google Drive Spreadsheet. In this manner, the file can be searched through Google by researchers who might be interested to read one the books.

At last, I was able to submit my second special project review paper together with the special project book.

For my next assignment, I’ll have to ask if I can visit the UST Museum and inquire about their Heritage and Conservation programs as well as take a view of the museum. Professor Cobaria did recommend to visit the museum. He also recommended Ateneo de Manila for their conservation programs.

Today, this book gave me a clear idea on how to conduct a symposium.

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August 8, 2013 (.5 hour) I was able to submit my complete list of the GEM collection. Some books however, do not have call numbers because they were not on the shelves by the time I’m listing down the call numbers. In addition to the inventory list, I made it available online through Google Docs and Open Library where researchers and students can access the links anytime or anywhere. These online links can provide information what books are available in the GEM collection that might be of value to them (go to http://openlibrary.org/people/PNU-GEM).

After Prof. Cobaria handed me the endorsement letter for the university librarian, I went down to the office of Mrs. Helen A. Advincula to submit the letter. Mrs. Advincula is the current university librarian of PNU and gave me further requirements and advice. A formal letter from the student is still required and noted by the professor. Moreover, library interns are needed during weekdays so I was advised to get the afternoon schedule from 1:00-5:00 PM. CLIS 8 students can still have their internship during Saturdays but only in the Readers’ Service areas only.

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August 10, 2013 (2 hours) Total: 110.5 hours What we did today was to plot our schedule for our library internship. We started with August while the September schedule will be advised by our professor. We were able to submit a copy of this schedule to the university librarian, Mrs. Helen A. Advincula.

Abong (Hazel Detubio) plots the schedule while Prof. Cobaria looks over...

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Upcoming events in August-September 2013...

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August 17, 2013 (4 hours) Total: 114.5 hours I worked at the Special Collection section today. I updated my GEM inventory list by copying the missing call numbers. I also noticed that some of the books and cabinets were dusty, some books in need of repair, some books were not placed in their right shelves, and a set of donated books did not have call numbers (waiting to be processed).

For my internship experience, I was asked to sign in the log book first by Ms. Grace. She directed me towards the Librada Santos collection at the last row. I was given the task to shelf read and organize the books. I only stayed for an hour and was able to finish one row only.

Books with no call numbers...still in process.

Librada Santos Collection...last row.

Depository Area

After an hour, I went back to the depository counter and asked the librarian-in-charge to sign my time record as proof of my internship attendance. I also gave the librarian-in-charge advance notice that I will be at the General Reference section next Saturday and will start working at the Technical Section after next week within Monday-Friday schedule. raa

August 24, 2013 Unable to log in due to the after effects of the typhoon. Most institutions were calling for volunteers for the relief operation.

April 26 - 30, 2013 The Smithsonian Institute posted an invitation in their Facebook account for virtual volunteers to transcribe some of their archives documents. I joined and was able to transcribe some of the documents.

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August 31, 2014 (3 hours) Total: 117.5 hours 112th Foundation Celebration of PNU...

Booths

Food & drinks; Souvenir T-Shirts; Ms. Helen Bueno looks on...

Taking a break at the Coop; Sports Fest; Taking a pic at the gate.

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New bulletin boards for the School of Information and Knowledge Management

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September 5, 2013 (3 hours) Total: 120.5 hours Able to render two hours in the General Reference section and one hour at the Circulation/ Depository area of the university library (third floor). I did shelf reading and re-shelving of the books. I did collecting and returning of library cards at the Circulation area and sometimes assisted the patrons in depositing their bags. A claim number was given to the depositor. No ID/library card, no entry to the reading areas in this floor.

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September 7, 2013 (3 hours) Total: 123.5 hours Able to render 3 hours today in the Theses Section. This section had a closed shelves policy where the theses, special projects, and dissertations can only be accessed by request two at a time. The reader should leave the library card upon borrowing of two unpublished works. Librarians on duty were the ones searching and retrieving for the materials. Readers were also allowed to photocopy the materials provided they have to sign in the log book to have it photocopied at the ground floor. These unpublished works were grouped under PNU or DECS (from other colleges or agencies). Each group were subdivided according to dissertation, theses, and special projects. Unpublished works older than 1980 under DECS were also grouped together.

Saturday mid-morning until early afternoon were considered peak hours for researchers in this section. Librarians on duty were also busy by this time attending to the patron’s requests.

Compared to a high school library, the readers here are already matured adults (researchers, graduating, graduate, and post-graduate students). They treat the unpublished works with care because they value the information that it will provide for them. Their future professional careers may also depend on these researches as they can enhance their knowledge and expertise in their area of specialization.

There is a rest room before you enter the Theses Section.

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Research is important to the education sector. Through action research, teachers can determine the effectiveness of their teaching strategies. The outcomes of their researches can also be the basis for decision-making processes in school. I would also like to mention that the Department of Education has started a culture of international research conference which I attended last August 20-22, 2013 in Legazpi City, Albay (http://ircke.depednaga.com.ph/). I would expect that there will be more researchers in the Theses Section in the near future because they would also be interested to participate in the succeeding international research conferences.

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September 12, 2013 (5 hours) Total: 128.5 hours Able to render 5 hours today in the General Reference section. My assigned tasks today were shelf reading, re-shelving of books, and assisting the librarians in the circulation/depository area. Not so many students visited the library today compared to the previous day that I was here. Ms. Grace gave me instructions and signed my daily time record.

Reminders posted on the wall before entering the library...

Look what I found...a book about museology and museography - a rare find!

The LC Table posted on the wall for the user始s guide in searching a book...

Trying to move the books to provide space...so many empty shelves...as well as cramped, filled shelves in the first cabinet.

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Able to finish the task by 3:30 PM; the shelves were now filled with books...

Waiting area...computers inside the room for OPAC use only.

An ongoing exhibit at the lobby...celebrating the theme of ASEAN at PNU.

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September 13, 2013 (5 hours) Total: 133.5 hours I rendered another 5 hours today because I’m trying to reach the 150-250 hours requirement. I just hope I can complete the required internship hours before October 12. Today I spent my internship at the Technical Section where I was able to practice my descriptive cataloging on unpublished materials. Unpublished materials are the special projects, theses, and dissertations. Some colleges and universities would also provide copies of their unpublished materials for the PNU Library. For example, EARIST and Laguna Polytechnic University. They are usually filed under DECS. Ms. Grace gave me the instructions and sample cards to follow.

The theses from EARIST were thick because the graduate students would also attach supplementary materials that have photos or illustrations. Their program integrates professional education and technical-vocational education. Thus, they were able to develop modules and instructional materials for skills and competency training.

There were so many unpublished materials on pile for processing. They filled up the whole table.

Some were already prepared for encoding.

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September 14-15, 2013 (9 hours) Total: 142.5 hours Last 2 days of the 34th Manila International Book Fair. Some of the LIS students were able to visit the exhibit area last week. Others went today. Bonus points for those who will attend at least one of the sessions, buy a book, and submit a reflection paper next meeting.

I was able to visit the MIBF in 2011. I even attended one session and was able to get a certificate.

Here it is,

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Resource Person: Allan B. de Guzman University of Santo Tomas

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There were so many exhibitors and even bought books that some of them were donated to my previous public school library. The two books that I bought, that upto now I haven’t fully read, are still in very good condition. These are the books:

I bought the first one because I thought it’s going to be useful for me since I was working at that time in a public high school library. However, I found it too technical because I did not have prior courses in cataloging. Thanks to the CLIS courses where I had intensive hands-on practice in cataloging that I can now use this book for my future cataloging tasks.

The second book was for my personal collection. The book caught my interest because I already saw an exhibit about Philippine ancestral gold at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas museum (year 2004 or 2005). The museum was so strict at that time that taking pictures of the gold artifacts were not allowed. So the book served as my souvenir of the exhibit.

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The books that I have not finished reading...

Philippine ancestral gold waistbands (early inhabitants of the Philippine islands used gold for decorative purposes; it’s fascinating that these gold artifacts did not tarnish).

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The books that I donated to my previous high school library...

Some of these books were only P 30.00/copy at the MIBF!

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And of course, the freebies!

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Another good thing about Facebook, even though I was not able to attend personally this year’s sessions, some of the organizers and exhibitors posted updates in their account. I was able to download a copy of the presentation by Ms. Xenia B. Balgos-Romero, CHED librarian, on the topic IFLA Key Issues in Electronic Resources Collection Development and CHED’s Proposed Requirements for Academic Libraries Common to All Programs, posted by Ms. Fe Angela Verzosa.

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Bad weather, the possibility of floods, and proximity made me decide to check the nearby book stores for book sales. I checked National Book Store, Fully Booked, Booksale, and Precious Pages outlets at the SM North EDSA. I was able to buy some books and magazines at discounted prices.

I first saw a copy of this book at the National Book Store Waltermart-Munoz branch in June 2013. I liked the book but the one displayed was quite old. So I also checked in NBS SM North EDSA if they also have copies. Fortunately, they have more copies. However, I was not able to buy it immediately due to lack of funds and they have plenty of stocks anyway. I decided to buy it today because the stocks were getting fewer.

I like the book not only because it’s about adobo. I can surely use this at home and in school when I’m called again to teach General Education HELE to teacher ed students. I like the book because it’s written by an author who appreciates food and cooking and also worked in library.

Read the description at the back of the book in the next page.

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With the same reason as above, I chose this book because I love lumpia or spring rolls and at the same time I can use it in my teaching. I like the concept of one dish but prepared in different ways. This is a good theme in teaching simple cooking in HELE. Especially for end-ofsemester culminating activity, where the students have to present an exhibit of their products for the whole college.

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Same with this book, I’m collecting new references for my personal collection just in case I’m called back again by my alma mater school, St. Mary’s College of QC, to teach.

The Adobo Book inside pages...

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They have on display LEGO books at the entrance that attract children and pre-teens. Some books have discounts due to dents in their packaging or binding. Overall, their books are quite expensive (LEGO book/set cost around P999.00 up).

The NBS branch at the SM North EDSA Annex has a SALE corner. I saw some Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew titles for only P50.00/copy. A few classical literature (Philippine edition) titles were also on sale.

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Booksale is the ultimate destination for big discounts for all types of books and magazines, local and foreign.

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I bought this magazines at Booksale. They’re not the current issues but they’re still relevant. These are for my school and teaching. Entrepreneur magazine has a story about the founder of National Book Store, Nanay Coring. Very timely because we have an assignment about publishers for CLIS 8.

I bought this magazine because it’s one of the topics being taught in my former public school (QC Science High School) -- Robotics. I still donate some of my magazines to this school after I have read them (Time, National Geographic, etc.); I keep abreast with their programs in case I’m assigned to this school again in the future to teach. raa

Of course, added bonus to my weekend wanderings at the SM North EDSA...

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On a Monday at the Waltermart-Munoz NBS Book Express, sale continues...

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as low as P10, P30, and P40/copy...

I bought this book, Our Enduring Spirit, because it’s only P50/copy (original price is P649 in Dec. 2009, reduced to P100 in Oct. 2012). It’s a good reference material about U.S. President Obama’s 2009 speech when he took oath of office. The message of the speech, as presented page by page, has illustrations.

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Assignment: Choose a publisher, a participant at the MIBF, and ask questions such as: 1. What are the products that they sell?

2. Types of school that they cater to?

3. Problems that they encounter?

My output:

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September 18, 2013 (3 hours) Total: 145.5 hours On this day, I was able to submit my report on my last week’s internship. I also accompanied Prof.

Cobaria and Prof. Sajona in purchasing 2 clocks at SM Manila, to be donated to the National Library, care of the Book Talk Society of the Philippines.

PNU Library (lobby)

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Taking a peek at the Stacks Area as I searched for Prof. Cobaria...

went to SM Manila to buy the 2 clocks...

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here are the 2 clocks...

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Prof. Cobaria delivered the 2 clocks to the National Library.

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Upcoming event on October 10-11, 2013 at the National Library

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September 21, 2013 The CLIS 8 students went to Calamba, Laguna for their activity. Unfortunately, I was unable to participate in this activity due to illness and had to rest for a few days. Here are some of the pictures from Facebook posted by student-participants:

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A visit at the Rizal Shrine

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For faster recovery, I went to the family doctor for medication and certificate. I was advised to take a rest for two days.

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include past activities in clis program (briefly), songs work experience in a school library

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