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Trailblazing Special Libraries

JOSEPH M. YAP

BOCOBO HALL PENTHOUSE, UP LAW CENTER, UP DILIMAN, QUEZON CITYJANUARY 26, 2013

ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN

DE LA SALLEUNIVERSITY

PRESIDENT

ASLP

LIS CONGRESS 2013: TRAILBLAZERS: EXPLORINGOPPORTUNITIES

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY



TrailblazerO A person who marks a trail or creates a

path so others may notice / follow it.

O a leader or pioneer in a particular field.

O someone who helps to open up a new lineof research.

-From: Free Dictionary and Merriam-Webster



Trailblazer in LISO Can be a guide or someone who

produces a pathfinder.

O Librarian.

O Information Professional.



Special Library O Every library is special in its own fantastic

and unique way.

O

Special libraries are libraries whichprovide specialised services; serve a

particular clientele; or have special

collections.

O Special libraries with distinct subjects

and the special departments of a

generalized library becomes special if

they serve a special group of clients

(Dana, 1991).



Special Library O Special libraries provide a client focused

library and information service.

O Special library staff obtain, organise andprovide access to selected relevant, currentand authoritative information sources for their organisation (ALIA, 2011).

O Some special libraries are not usually opento the public.



Special Library O A majority of special libraries exist to

supplement an existing organization by

“handling [its] specialized informationresources” (LIS 6010 Blog).

O Often times they are a place where

members of the parent organization turnto for very specific and very subject-

specific answers (LIS 6010 Blog).



Special collections

librarianship

O special collections usually refer to

repositories containing rare, unique and/or historically significant materials (Marshall,

2012).

http://hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/special-collections-

librarianship/



If you are interested in special

collections librarianship…(Marshall, 2012)

O Get your experience now

O Do your researchO Gain technology skills

O Find your angle

O Be realistic about the field



Characteristics of a “Special”

Library (Weaver, 2012).O Internal materials

O Unpredictable

O Small sizeO Fragile

O Special collections

O Variety



Types of special libraries Art Library Law Library ToyLibrary

Botanical Library CorporateLibrary

Local History Library Map LibraryMedical Library Military Library

Museum Library Music Library News Library

Nonprofit Organization Library Personal Library



SLA O a nonprofit global organization for

innovative information professionals and

their strategic partners.

O serves more than 9,000 members in 75

countries in the information profession,

including corporate, academic andgovernment information specialists.



More than 25 SLA Subject

Divisions

Source: http://www.sla.org/content/community/units/divs/index.cfm



Business and Finance DivisionO College and University Business Library

Section (e.g. DLSU-MEC)

O Corporate Information Center Section(e.g. ADB Library)

O Financial Services Section (e.g. Dow

Jones & Co.)





ASLPO Established in 1954.

O Initiated by Concordia Sanchez, Librarian

of UP Institute of Public Administrationduring the Inter-Departmental Reference

Service (IDRS) supervised by Philippine

Council for United States Aid and UP.



History O Oct. 16, 1953: initiation efforts by Ms.

Concordia Sanchez.

O Jan. 16, 1954: inaugural meeting of 34government agency librarians held at

Binondo, Manila.

O Consuelo M. Damaso: first ASLP

President from UP Institute of Public Administration.



Objectives(as amended last August 2012 at EFLC-BSP)

promote understanding of the nature, scope, and importance of special

libraries;

foster cooperation, fellowship, and closer relations among its members;

encourage the establishment of special libraries;

help librarians, particularly in special libraries, improve their services, and

to stimulate the professional enhancement of its members;



uphold the dignity of the library profession and enjoin members to observe

professional ethics at all times;

provide continuing education program for librarians and other personnel of

special libraries, and

establish, maintain and strengthen partnerships and linkages with

institutions and organizations with the Philippines and abroad for the

welfare and benefits of special libraries and librarians of the Philippines.



Milestones (1/2)O Launching of Association of Special Libraries

Information Network (1985)

O Publication of ASLP Bulletin

O PRC Outstanding Librarians (Susima Gonzales[2004] and Milagros Ong [2005])

O Out-of the country benchmarking library tour

(Malaysia and Singapore in 2005 and Germany

in 2012)



Milestones (2/2)O 1st National Congress of Special Libraries

of the Philippines, 2011

O ASLP Presentation at CONSAL 2012O SLA Asian Chapter President-elect

(Shirley Cruz [2013])

O 3rd ICoASL in partnership with SLA Asian

Chapter, 2013



Standards for Special LibrariesChair: Ms. Milagros Santos-Ong

Co- Chair: Ms. Helen C. de Castro

Members:Ms. Maria Luz Salting-Verdejo

Ms. Erlinda Sb. Mimay



Special Library ProfessionalO As pointed-out by Mrs. Elizabeth Peralejo

at the 59th ASLP General Assembly.

O Review the LIS curriculum and rename

“special librarian” to “special library

professional.”



Special Libraries in the

PhilippinesO Accounting Firm: SGV

O Agriculture: IRRI, SEAFDEC

O Banking: LBP, ADB, BSP, PNB

O Government: DTI, DFA, DOH, DENR

O Economics and Research: NEDA, PIDSO Medical and Health: MMC, St. Luke’s, Medical City, PCMC

O Law: Supreme Court, Senate, House of Representatives, Lawoffices

O Military: AFP, PMA

O Media: GMA, ABS-CBN, PDI, Manila Bulletin

O Digital Publishing: C&E, Vibal

O Embassy/Cultural Center: KCC, TJIC, Instituto, GIP, IranianO Special collections of a university library, public library and

school library (including museum and archives)



Trail blazers in Philippine

special librarianship (1/2)O Consuelo Damaso – first ASLP President,

1954

O Rosa Vallejo – ASLP incorporator / lifetimemember, PRC Outstanding librarian 1994

O Corazon Nera – ASLP incorporator, Chair,

BFL; PRC Outstanding librarian 2000

O Susima Gonzales – 1978 ASLP President,PRC Outstanding librarian 2004



Trail blazers in Philippine

special librarianship (2/2)O Milagros Ong – 2002 ASLP President,

PRC Outstanding librarian 2005

O Fe Abelardo – ASLP citation awardee2013, PRC Outstanding librarian 2010

O Pablo de Vera – ASLP lifetime member,

PRC Outstanding librarian, 2012



Future of special libraries and

specialized librariansO Knowledge Management

O Information Management

O Competitive IntelligenceO Informationist

O Clinical librarian

O Animal Health Information Specialist



Knowledge ManagementO "Knowledge management is the deliberate

and systematic coordination of anorganization's people, technology, processes,

and organizational structure in order to addvalue through reuse and innovation. Thiscoordination is achieved through creating,sharing, and applying knowledge as well asthrough feeding the valuable lessons learned

and best practices into corporate memory inorder to foster continued organizationallearning" (Dalkir 2005, 3).

http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLAKM/KM+101+-+The+Basics



Common Job TitlesO Information Specialist

O Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)

O Director, Knowledge Mobilization / GlobalKnowledge Exchange / Strategic

Knowledge Capabilities

O Business Development Consultant

O Knowledge Management Analyst



Competitive IntelligenceO “The legal collection and analysis of

information regarding the capabilities,

vulnerabilities, and intentions of business

competitors, conducted by using

information databases and other “open

sources” and through ethical inquiry.”

O - From the Society of Competitive

Intelligence Professionals

(http://www.scip.org)

http://www.scip.org/

http://www.scip.org/



O By knowing the competitors’ strategies,

their weakness could potentially be

transformed into your strength. CI also

allows companies to proactively stay

ahead and anticipate changes occurring in

their marketplace and industry.



O Informationist (Information Specialist) -

research and knowledge management

services in the context of clinical care or biomedical research. The term was proposed

in 2000 by Davidoff & Florance.

O Clinical Librarian – introduced by Lamp(1973). “We take the library to the user out of

the walls”

O Animal Health Information Specialist - a group

of library and information professionals

working in the area of animal health.



Subjects specialists



O Subject specialist librarians (also calledbibliographers) assist with researchrelated to areas in which they have in-

depth knowledge and expertise. Some of those areas include specific fields,languages, geographic areas, historicalperiods, or types of materials.

http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/people/subject.html#a

http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/people/subject.html







ALAPO Agricultural Librarians Association of the

Philippines (1972).



CLAPHILO Court Librarians Association of the

Philippines (2002).



MAHLAPO Medical and Health Librarians Association

of the Philippines (1988).



PGLLO Philippine Group of Law Librarians (1980).



PTLA O Philippine Theological Librarians

Association (1985).



Toy collection in a school library





Braille collection in a public

library





Rare book collection in an

academic library



DLSU special collection

Fresnido, 2012



3rd

ICoASLO April 10-12, 2013

O SLA Asian Chapter and ASLP

O http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL-2013.htm

http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL-2013.htm







ReferencesO http://www.sla.org/pdfs/evolution_speclib.

pdf

O

http://lis6010blog.blogspot.com/2009/06/special-libraries-interesting-thing.html

O http://www.alia.org.au/policies/special.libra

ries.html

http://www.sla.org/pdfs/evolution_speclib.pdf




http://www.alia.org.au/policies/special.libraries.html
















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