Invitation to Participate to the IamInfoSMART Symposium 2017
The Libraries
in partnership with the
Chinese
Corner
cordially invites the academic
community to a free symposium
IamInfoSMART
Symposium 2017
with the theme
Upscaling: Information Literacy in Transformation
27 November 2017, Monday, 1:00PM
– 5:00PM
Multipurpose Room, The Learning Commons
12th floor, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Multipurpose Room, The Learning Commons
12th floor, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Keynote Lecture
MILtamorphosis: Inculcating Media and Information Literacy
Towards Societal Transformation
Mr. Darrel Manuel Marco
Knowledge Management Specialist, MIL
Advocate
About the Symposium
This symposium aims to bring together
librarians, LIS teachers, researchers, media specialists, educators and
students to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current practices,
developments and challenges in information literacy, both in practice and
theory.
Interested participants are required
to pre-register online not later than 20
November 2017 (Monday) using this http://tinyurl.com/infosmart2017symposium
Registration is free of charge, but on a first-come, first-served basis.
Certificate of participation will be given to those who will attend this
symposium.
About
the Keynote Speaker
Mr.
Darrel Manuel Marco is a librarian by profession; an author of
children's books and a storyteller; and an advocate of information literacy. He
has gone around the country to promote MIL amongst fellow LIS professionals and
educators, and to children thru storytelling. A lover of life, literacy and
long adventures.
About IamInfoSMART
IamInfoSMART 2017 is a
week-long fair of exhibitions, learning sessions and interactive games, which
aims at honing the IL skills of students and raising awareness on the
importance of IL in their pursuit for academic and research excellence.
Click HERE for this
year's line up of activities. Updates will be announced through the Libraries' Facebook page and
the Library Newsette blog.
For further inquiries about IamInfoSMART 2017,
you may Chat with LORA, send an email
to library@dlsu.edu.ph, or call local
620.