A BI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

2019 Volume 13, Issue 1

AC Baguio Supports SLU SEA Mechanical

Engineering Department’s DIY

Maker Space Program

AC Baguio sponsored the Extension Project of Saint Louis University School of Engineering and

Architecture Mechanical Engineering Department entitled, “Promoting Locally Made Laboratory

Equipment to High School in Benguet.” The overall goal of the DIY Makerspace Project is to

introduce and promote low cost and locally made projectile motion equipment (Projectile

Launcher) to selected secondary schools in Benguet.

This program is the application of a

research study on projectile motion

which is fundamental to many

engineering designs. Any engineered

design that includes a projectile, an

object in motion close to the Earth's

surface subject to gravitational

acceleration, requires an understanding

of the physics involved in projectile

motion.

This laboratory equipment is intended

for Junior and Senior High School Physics subject. It is explicitly designed for students to

understand and experience the theories and principles of projectile motion. Students can perform

different experiments to understand projectile motion better and see the actual behavior of a

projectile using the equipment.

On July 20, 2018, AC Baguio, together with US Embassy Manila Cultural Affairs Officer Matt

Keener and delegates visited Baguio City National High School for the official launching and

turnover of the projectile motion equipment to the School.

#DIYMakerspace

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84th National Book Week Celebration 2018

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SLU Libraries celebrated the 84th National

Book week with the theme “Connected Actions

Collective Vision: Libraries Transforming Society” on November 19-23, 2018. In connection to this significant event, the University Libraries conducted various activities such

as the Thinkerspace DIY Challenge,

Photo Contest, Library Top Stakeholder, Circathon,

Quiz Bee and “funmazing” games. The activities aimed to escalate the value of the University Libraries to the stakeholders and encourage them to utilize and maximize the resources

of the University Libraries. The celebration was participated by students from the different schools and was culminated on November 23, 2018 at the American Corner, fourth floor, Vath Libraries giving due recognition to winners and participants.

In August 2018, the new Law Library was finally carried out in pursuance to the mandate of the Legal Education Board to Higher Education institutions offering Juris Doctor (J.D.) Non-Thesis Program to establish a separate functional law library that will

Newly Established Law Library

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Law Library . . . continued from page 2

purposely cater to the specialized research and information needs of the law faculty and students. The said library that has a 75-seating capacity and is currently housed at the fourth floor, Silang building, containing around 7, 500 volumes of book collections including loose periodicals. Section Head Librarian Ms. Irene A. Ata supervises the said Library, who formerly managed the law collections along with other Social Sciences collections, Language, and Pure Sciences at the fifth floor, Vath Libraries.

Recreation of the Periodicals Library The Periodicals Section is the place to visit

when someone needs a journal, a

magazine, a newspaper, or any other serial

literature. A periodical comes out with

regular issues such as a daily newspaper, a

weekly news magazine, a monthly journal,

and an annual book series.

Last March 2018, all loose journals were centrally housed in the Periodicals Section, second floor of Vath Libraries to monitor the utilization of subject materials and in preparation for the forthcoming centralization of all periodical collections.

Centralized Baggage Area Effective October 15, 2018, the University Libraries implemented a Centralized Baggage Area (CBA) at the third floor of Vath Libraries. The said CBA caters to all library clients with bags who will be accessing the Reader Areas from second floor to sixth floor of Vath Libraries. Clients are requested to deposit their bags in exchange for an eco-bag to carry valuables (cellular phones, wallets, and gadgets).

E-RESOURCES UPDATE VITAL SOURCE BRIDGE (Engineering), a cloud-based digital platform of engineering textbooks that deliver educational content from various publishers with

interactive analytics tools for exploration and manipulation. Key codes are available at the Multimedia Library for students and faculty who may wish to have remote access accounts.

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Freshmen Library Orientation 2018

The University Libraries in collaboration with the School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts conducted 104 library information literacy sessions to around 4,023 freshmen from November 12 to November 27, 2018.

American Corner Baguio / American

Studies Resource Center

U.S. Embassy Cultural Officer Visits

American Corner Baguio

US Embassy Cultural Affairs Officer Matt Keener visited AC Baguio to have a roundtable discussion with the AC Director, Library Staff, and Director of External Relations, Media & Communications, and Alumni Affairs last July 20, 2018.

On the 20th of July 2018, AC Baguio, together with the Deputy Director Ms. Princess Wooden and Information Resource Center Associate Mr. Randolf

Mariano hosted “Connecting Corners: Building Start-up

Community for Youth for the ASEAN Region” and sharing innovative online resources.

Academic Year

2018-2019

Library

Orientation

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Education USA Adviser visits AC

Education USA Adviser Ms. Christine Grace Catindig paid a visit to AC Baguio to conduct an EducationUSA advising information session to graduate degree-seeking students on September 12, 2018.

AC Baguio Participants Won in the BootCamp Entrepreneurship 101 Mini Pitching Competition

American Corner Baguio participants won

in the American Spaces PH x QBO BootCamp

Entrepreneurship 101: Validating and Turning

your Idea into a Startup the Entrepreneurship 101

Mini Pitching Competition on October 22-23,

2018 held at QBO Innovation Hub,

Makati City. The same group won the

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

Camp brought by the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology (MIT) through

EdX last September 2017.

The MOOC Camp was co-organized by American Corner Baguio, together with former School of Accountancy and Business Management (SABM), now School of Accountancy, Management, Computing and Information Studies (SAMCIS).

AC BAGUIO DONATES ANOTHER TELEVISION SET TO LOUISIAN

CHILD CARE CENTER

American Corner Baguio donated another television set for the Louisian Child Care Center (LCCC). The said donation will be utilized by the Center as one of its tools in preparing and facilitating activities for the LCCC children.

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SLU LIBRARIES ENGAGEMENTS TO

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TRAININGS, SEMINARS, AND

CONFERENCES

39th Manila International Book Fair 2018

Section Head Librarians Mrs. Michelle Ambloza, Mr. Jonathan N. Bagwis, Mr. Gerardo Claveria, and Ms. Leonila C. Reyes participated in the 39th Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), the country’s biggest book event showcasing the largest and most varied collection of literature for academic and leisure reading which was held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay from September 12 to 16, 2018. They likewise attended two (2) parallel sessions organized by Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.–National Capital Region (PLAI-NCR) and University of the Philippines Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA).

Philippine Librarians Association Inc. (PLAI) Congress 2018

Section Head Librarians Mrs. Michelle D. Ambloza and Mr. Gerardo V. Claveria participated in the 2018 Philippine Librarians Association Inc. (PLAI) Congress with the theme “Connected Actions, Collective Vision: Libraries Transforming Society” on November 20-23, 2018 at the Novotel Manila, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. PLAI envisions to lead the country’s library community in a collective call to connected actions towards transforming society.

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Director of Libraries Dr. Rina H. Diaron likewise attended the 2018 PLAI Congress in her capacity as Vice Chair and one of the Executive Council Officers of the National Committee on Libraries and Information Services, National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

SLU Librarians Attend OCLC APRC 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand

Once again, SLU librarians joined other

librarians from all over the Asia Pacific Region

in the Asia Pacific Regional Council Conference

2018 with the theme “Change the Game” held at

Royal Orchid Sheraton, Bangkok, Thailand on

November 28-29, 2018.

In general, the plenary sessions in the said Conference were all geared towards the business of how libraries can “change the game” to satisfy customers’ demand today and beyond, through fervent innovation and reinvention of the library services and spaces. The concept

behind the “change” is for libraries to give emphasis in the enhancement of internal strengths and

leveraging customer satisfaction. The topics highlighted in the plenary sessions were: “How Can You and

Your Library Transform User Engagement”, Transforming Trend Insights into Innovation”, and “Reimagining Your

Library Space.”

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Automation of Maryhill School of Theology Theophile Verbist Mission Library

SLU Libraries extended technical assistance to Maryhill School of Theology (MST) Library Automation

deploying the Destiny Library Manager powered by Electronic Information Solution, Inc. (EISI) since

April 2018. The bibliographic description of book collections is already complete, thus already accessible

via the Online Public Access Catalog. Automated circulation of library materials has already been

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Rina H. Diaron, PhD

Editor-in-Chief

Irene A. Ata

Managing Editor

Andrew G. Ducas

Circulating Editor

Michelle D. Ambloza

Computer Layout Artist

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implemented as well. Currently, the MST

Library staff are working on the bibliographic

entry of the bound periodicals making article

content (titles and authors) accessible via the

Online Public Access Catalog. Further,

recommended upcoming projects include a

secured web access of the MST Library

collection; deployment of RFID technology on

library materials for inventory and security purposes; web page development; and transfer of the database

from MST Library to SLU Libraries server.

Digitization of Maryhill School of Theology CICM Archives

Since August 2018, SLU Libraries accorded support in the digitization of Maryhill School of Theology CICM Archives. The Project involves scanning and indexing of around 480 CICM archival materials. As of October 6, 2018, 4038 files/documents have been indexed and 9965 documents/images have been scanned and being migrated to the database.

Newly Hired SLU Librarian On August 01, 2018, SLU Libraries welcomed a new Section Head Librarian named Mr. Jonathan N. Bagwis who is an alumnus of Saint Louis University. He graduated Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education major in Library Science in 2008. Mr. Bagwis previously worked as a College Librarian at San Pablo Major Seminary – School of Philosophy in Baguio City for eight (8) years from July 2009 to July 2018.