DLSU Librarians Attended ICoASL 2017; Manabat bagged 3rd Place Best Paper
The role of
libraries in preserving cultural heritage in the digital age was the main focus
of the recently concluded 5th
International Conference on Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2017) with a
theme “Curation and Management of
Cultural Heritage through Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities for the
Digital Society” held last 10-12 May
2017 in UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta Indonesia. The said event was
jointly organized by The Special Libraries Association (SLA)-Asian Chapter and
the Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University (UIN Sunan Kalijaga). This year’s
gathering aims to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge and skills
relevant to information professionals in Asia with a global perspective
especially in the field of cultural heritage preservation through libraries in
the digital era.
Three research
papers authored and co-authored by DLSU librarians were presented in this years’
conference. Mr. Joseph Yap (Public
Programs Librarian) and Ms. Agnes
Barsaga (Librarian, Technical Services) presented their paper entitled Building a Timeless Audiovisual Collection:
Libraries and Archives as Repositories of Oral History which discusses the
oral history collection of De La Salle University as well as the challenges and
experiences of establishing and maintaining oral histories. Mr. Yap was also
the moderator for the Session 12: Cultural Programs: Lesson Learned, one of the
parallel sessions on the Day 2 of the conference.
Ms. Donna Lyn G. Labangon (Special Collections Librarian and Associate
American Studies Resource Center Librarian) presented her co-authored paper
with Ms. Lulu J. Del Mar (former
DLSU Archivist) entitled On Building
Records Retention and Disposition – Philippine Experience on Establishing
Guideline and Schedules which highlighted the strategy used by De La Salle
University in ensuring the awareness of all records managers in their role on
safeguarding the identity of their institution.
Another
collaborative work presented was by Ms.
April R. Manabat (Catalog Librarian, Technical Services) and Mr. Rafael
Joseph C. del Mundo of House of Representatives Library. Their paper entitled How Do We Collect? : Experiences and
Perceptions of Metro Manila Public Libraries in Collecting Local Cultural
Heritage aimed to identify public libraries in Metro Manila that collects
local cultural heritage and determine their reasons for collecting, perceived
benefits, challenges and strategies they have encountered. Their paper also
bagged the 3rd Place Best Paper award among the 65 papers accepted and
presented for this year’s ICoASL.
Photo credits: PLAI NCRLC Twitter Account,
ICoASL SLA Facebook page, A. Manabat, D. Labangon.