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Last July 25, 2013, the American Corner Manila and The Organization for American Studies organized a lecture with resource speaker, Mr. Thomas C. Weber, Career Diplomat at the Embassy of the United States of America in Manila, to discuss about the North-South Relations: The Divided Korea in the Eyes of a Great Power. Mr. Weber outlined some distinguishing facts on both the North and South Korea, providing historical facts on the political and military interactions between the two starting from their division in 1945 following World War II until today. He also shared his viewpoints on the tensions escalating in the Asian region. International Studies students eagerly participated in the forum part and asked questions relating to possible threats of war due to North Korea's aggressive actions. Gallery from American Corner-Manila Facebook Page :

I’m now a legit student of DLSU! YAY! Now what? What’s in store for me? Most freshmen take a lot of time adjusting to the various ins and outs of the new, fast-paced life of being a college student. With this in mind, the American Corner Manila , European Documentation Centre with The Organization for American Studies , European Studies Association and Nihon Kenkyu Kai arranged a brief International Studies students’ assembly that is aimed to empower them by discussing practical tips to help them get through their "college" days held last 25 th of July 2013 at the 13/F Exhibit Area of the Learning Commons. As part of the program, Ana Estaniel AB-ISA , Hanelle Murillo AB-ISE and Anton Villanueva AB-ISJ , students from various majorship tracks, gave their testimonies and other survival tips. Course discussion and other tips were also given by Sasa Palaganas AB-ISJ , Regine Sevilla AB-ISE , Clarizze De Guzman AB-ISA . A brief presentation on the services a...

The trial access to  Library PressDisplay  is now available  until  31 August 2013 . Library PressDisplay  is a digital solution brought to you by NewspaperDirect, Inc. - the world leader in out-of-market newspaper and magazine distribution, enabling publishers to reach their readership through innovative digital and networking solutions. Users gain instant access to more than 2,000 publications from 97 countries in 54 languages. And by installing the  Pressreader app  via  http://pressreader. com/  onto a mobile device (iPad/iPhone, Android, Windows, Blackberry), users may download the content of their choice. To access the database in and off campus via your Internet browser, please visit the Library's homepage at  http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/ library/ To download newspaper content using the  Pressreader app , the mobile device should be connected to the DLSU Network WiFi. When you have tried  Library PressDisplay...

The trial access to ISI Emerging Markets - EMIS is now available until 24 August 2013. ISI Emerging Markets - EMIS covers more than 100 key emerging markets delivering over 1.7 million listed and private company profiles or financials, premium research reports including BMI, Oxford Economics, Mergent, Marketline , etc, local multi-source news, macroeconomic data and statistics from primary sources, and forecasts for 146 sectors. To access the database in and off campus, please visit the Library's homepage at  http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library/ . When you have tried ISI Emerging Markets - EMIS , please click and accomplish this  Online Feedback Form (indicate EMIS in the 'Name of online article/journal/ebook database and/or tool' field).  Your feedback/recommendations/comments will truly be helpful in deciding whether or not the Library shall subscribe to this database. Thank you.

The outgoing Ambassador of the United States of America to the Philippines, H.E. Harry K. Thomas Jr . gladly shared his time for a last talk at the De La Salle University last July 23, 2013 on Realizing the Complexities of the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges of Philippine - U.S. Security Relations. Joining with the Ambassador were Ms. Elizabeth Meza, Cultural Affairs Officer and Mr. Jeff Reppucci, both from the Embassy of the United States of America to the Philippines. Also present to the event were Dr. Julio C. Teehankee, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Dr. Dennis D. Trinidad, Chair of the International Studies Department and Dr. Renato C. De Castro, Coordinator, American Studies Program with the rest of the faculty members from the International Studies Department. The Ambassador profoundly gave his viewpoints regarding the relationship of the US and the Philippines firmly expounding on how the US remains an ally of the Philippines. He further challenged...

In line with the University's community engagement thrust, the DLSU Libraries continue to promote literacy and life-long learning by partnering with the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) to reach out to less privileged communities. Activities such as book donation and storytelling sessions are just some of the Libraries' initiatives to realize this thrust. For this reason, last July 19, 2013, another outreach activity was held at the Child Friendly Spaces Day Care Center at the Brgy. 718, Malate, Manila. Forty-three (43) preschoolers participated in the fun-filled activities prepared for them by the Libraries. Teachers, parents and other barangay officials were also present during the event. The activity started off with the formal turnover of storybooks and other English language learning materials, led by Ms. Janice Peñaflor, Public Programs Librarian. From an empty shelf, 90 volumes of children’s books filled its layers, which were enthusiastically received...

The Library welcomes Yugosto Alejo Balbas as the new librarian for the College Library at the Science and Technology Complex, Biñan, Laguna. Yong , as family and friends call him, is not so new to the university libraries as he started working for DLSU, January of 2001 as a contractual clerk at the Filipiniana and Circulation Reserve Section . It was not a surprise that in April 2002, Yong got his permanency after passing the six (6) months probationary period. It was the start of his romance with the library science world. Cliché as it may seem, Yong is small but terrible. Father to two cute little girls, Anne and Alia and a loving husband to wife, April, Yong is the epitome of a family man who wants the best for his family. He always look forward to learning new things and strives to find opportunities for growth in his career. Being a team player, he’s always willing to share his ideas and skills to his colleagues to facilitate the improvement of the services of the...

The De La Salle University has been known in producing graduates who excelled in their fields. Among other domains, Lasallians are known to be exemplars in business and finance. The combination of holistic curriculum and values inculcated among the minds of their students is a perfect formula in molding responsible and principled entrepreneurs. As a mark of respect to these Lasallians and in line with the Philippine Business Week, the Learning Commons put up an exhibit entitled “Lasallians Mean Business”. The exhibit features DLSU alumni who excelled in business and other related fields.  On display are books and journals on business as well as undergraduate theses of and articles about the featured alumni. The exhibit is housed at the 10 th floor of the Henry Sy Sr. Hall and will run until 31 July 2013.  A mong the display are Top 15000 corporations: the Philippines as emerging market (standing), various journals on business (scattered and piled) and ...

The trial access to  Taylor & Francis Online  is now available  until  31 August 2013 . Taylor & Francis Online   is a multidisciplinary online platform created in collaboration with librarians, researches and scholars. The database allows searching of articles from hundreds of electronic journals, books and reference works, published by Taylor & Francis and its subsidiaries. Full-text display is available for many journals and for a few of the books and reference works. To access the database in and off campus, please visit the Library's homepage at  http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/ library. When you have tried  Taylor & Francis Online , please accomplish the Online Feedback Form via this link (indicate  Taylor & Francis Online  in the  Name of online article/journal/ebook database and/or tool  field):  https://docs. google.com/forms/d/ 1sbbk3BEylkGfVbaxnjbkl2KfGaDtq RgNME2P1V7zKmU/viewform Your f...

Technical Services librarians Ms. May Cajes and Mr. Rafael del Mundo attended a National Training-Workshop on RDA with the theme “ Resource Description and Access (RDA) Essentials: Preparing Librarians for New Cataloging Standards and Guidelines. This was conducted by the Philippine Association of Academic/Research Librarians (PAARL), Inc. in cooperation with the NCCA-NCLIS, National Library of the Philippines, and National Committee on Resource Description and Access and was held last June 26-28, 2013 at the Montebello Villa Hotel in Cebu City. The seminar sought to achieve the following objectives: give an overview of RDA, emphasizing the core elements in RDA and other elements identified as core for the Library of Congress Classification scheme; recognize the changes from AACR2R to RDA; learn the guidelines in recording attributes of FRBR entities; understand the conceptual entity-relationship module FRBR and its relationship to RDA; learn how to use the RDA toolkit; and las...

A merican Corner Manila observed June 2013 as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender [LGBT] Pride Month . An awareness forum was held last June 28, 2013 to fairly understand the issues faced by LGBTs, its impact to their individuality and to generally recognize what they all have been fighting for. De La Salle University professor and an active member of the LADLAD political party, Mr. Anastacio Marasigan, Jr., graced the event as the resource speaker. Mr. Marasigan stated that LGBTs are generally tolerated within the Filipino society but a widespread discrimination remains. He touched on controversial issues from discrimination, religion, same-sex marriages, violence and sexual abuse. He noted that while some companies in the Philippines already have an existing “safe” workplace programs for the LGBTs, the country still has a huge room for improvement to achieve the current status of LGBT safe spaces within America and Europe. The forum was actively participat...

The trial access to Thomson Reuters' (ISI)  Web of Science®  is now available  until  31 July 2013 . Web of Science®  provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings. Current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage dating back to 1900s are also included here. Web of Science®  is available via  Web of Knowledge , the comprehensive research platform of choice for over 5,600 institutions in more than 100 countries (Thomson Reuters, 2011). To access  Web of Science®  in and off campus, please visit the Library's homepage at  http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/ library / . When you have tried...