Author: AB Gideon De Castro

As a new academic year unfolds, the University of the Philippines Diliman extends a warm welcome to its fresh batch of Iskos and Iskas. In a bid to ease the transition for these freshies into the academic landscape, the UP Diliman University Library introduced the General Library Orientation 2023, titled "Nasa kabilang bahay pa rin … Continue reading General Library Orientation 2023

The UP Diliman University Library through its Library Research Committee brings together database experts, professors, librarians, and students for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic drastically limited the conduct of physical events. As it is vital to continue to open doors to new forms of celebrating milestones, the four-part event is remarkable as thirteen … Continue reading Celebrating the Culture of Research

As the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) welcomed its newest batch of Iskolar ng Bayan, the Freshie Orientation Program (FOP) 2023 served as a kickstart to the new Iskos’ academic journey. Held at the University Theater on September 8, 2023, this two-session orientation was attended by more than 3,000 freshmen students who were introduced … Continue reading 2023 Freshie Orientation Program: Level UP Your Learning. Discover the Library.

Unionism, through the decades, has been crucial in protecting and establishing the rights of workers across all industries. Such labor action was brought by dismissive and abusive employers that only had the sole intention to capitalize on their workforce, disregarding their discomforts and appeal for a better and pleasant workplace. Countless laws, statutes and court … Continue reading Kapihan with ALA President-elect Emily Drabinski

Libraries have long been the crucial institutions that provide information and resources, and a space for learning for the people in the community. As an institution that has consistently been at the forefront of this progress, libraries evolve as well as the community does. The library serves as the center for education which promotes literacy, … Continue reading LEAD beyond boundaries, in Phase II of connecting communities, empowering knowledge

From breaking the barriers to building the future, librarians have come a long way in transforming and redesigning libraries from the unprecedented changes and challenges brought by the pandemic. Librarians have adjusted to the pandemic and what this means for the future of libraries is that librarians around the world have extended and remodeled the … Continue reading Building the Future: Key Strategies and Opportunities for Libraries in the Post-Pandemic Era

A month of learning, empowerment, and appreciation. – The University Library Diliman recently celebrated its anniversary through a series of events held on all Thursdays of March 2023. These events were organized by the Staff Training and Development Committee (STDC), in partnership with various standing committees of the University Library Diliman. The anniversary celebration featured … Continue reading Commending Excellence and Empowering Minds: Highlights of the University Library Anniversary Celebration 2023

Got questions? – If e-resources management was a person, this would have been its question to UPD librarians. For information specialists, the concept of managing electronic resources is no longer unusual; their knowledge and expertise extend beyond the bounds of the library. The fundamental competencies needed by librarians on electronic resources in the fourth industrial … Continue reading Reference 360: strengthening the e-resources management competencies of UPD Librarians

As technology became ubiquitous in contemporary society, a plethora of games has emerged across various platforms and media with the intention to entertain and create a pastime for people. Similarly, Gamification as a concept involves the application of common elements present within games such as theme, narrative, point system, rewards, and the like in order … Continue reading The Great InfoHunt 2022

A lot of us perceive November as the season for Halloween, honoring the Saints and the dead, and welcoming the holidays. But for Filipino librarians, it is considered a special time as we celebrate the Library and Information Services Month. This is in accordance with Proclamation No. 837 of 1991, which designated all the days … Continue reading 32nd Library and Information Services Month