37th Anniversary and General Assembly May 28, 2009

In celebration of the 37th Anniversary of the Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines, Inc (ALAP), a forum on “The Evolving Roles of Librarians and Information Providers in the Electronic Age” will be held on June 5, 2009 at the UPLB Main Library, Los Baños, Laguna. There is a registration fee of Php300 (ALAP members) and Php400 (non-ALAP members) to cover miscellaneous expenses including snacks and lunch. The program officially starts at 8:00am.

The forum will highlight new trends discussed in the 14th CONSAL to keep librarians and information specialists updated on the Asian scene. Speakers are Ms. Mila M. Ramos of the IRRI Library and Mr. Nehemias A. Pasamba of Mission College-Thailand.

The General Assembly of ALAP members will follow after the forum.

GA and Forum on Open Resources for Librarians in the Digital Age June 5, 2008

The Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines, Inc (ALAP) has organized a Forum on “Open Resources for Librarians in the Digital Age” on June 6, 2008 at the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) Library, UP Los Baños, Laguna. There is a registration fee of Php200 (to cover snacks, lunch, handouts and certificates) and the program officially starts at 8:45am.

Speakers include Mr. Chito N. Angeles who will talk about “Open Resources for Libraries in the Digital Age”, Ms. Kristine E. Mandigma who will share about “WikiPilipinas: Philippine Encyclopedia” and Ms. Susima L. Gonzales who will give some PLAI Updates.

The General Assembly of ALAP members will follow after the forum.

For more details, please send an email to alap_uplb@yahoo.com ; alapph@gmail.com ; vilma_uplb@yahoo.com or contact Ms. Noemi G. Tolentino @ (049) 536-2235 or (0917)7635891; or Ms. Connie DL. Saul @ (0916) 2305610;

Enhancing the Capacity of Information Professionals February 23, 2008

The Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines (ALAP) organized a Seminar-Workshop on “Enhancing the Capacity of Information Professionals for Effective Agricultural Information Management, Sharing and Dissemination” last February 21-22, 2008 at the Benguet State University.

The seminar-workshop was sponsored by FAO for PhilAgriNet (Philippine Agricultural Libraries and Information Services Network) member thus limiting the number of participants to 40. The seminar fee was collected Php2,500 for registration, food and accommodation, handouts, certificates and socials.

Picture perfect…ALAP@35! June 22, 2007

Officers and Participants
during the 35th ALAP Anniversary
Forum and Celebration, 8 June 2007

Below are additional photos to remember what transpired during such joyous occasion:

Papers presented during ALAP@35 Anniversary Forum June 13, 2007

*Note: Permission to post the complete paper of the speakers during ALAP’s 35th Anniversary Forum was granted by Nora Claravall and Mila Ramos for the benefit of those librarians who were not able to attend the one day forum.

ALAP @ 35: Empowering Information Professionals for Library 2.0 June 2, 2007

In celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines (ALAP), a one day forum will be conducted on June 8, 2007 (Friday) at the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) Library, UP Los Baños, Laguna.

The theme of the forum is “ALAP @ 35: Empowering Information Professionals for Library 2.0“. The forum aims to update librarians and information managers on the new path of the profession and current applications of information communication technologies (ICTs) on library services. In addition, this occasion will also serve as a reunion of all ALAP members in the country, see program for details. Forum fee is P100 for members and P150 for non-members (to cover snacks, lunch, handouts and certificate).

For reservations and further inquiries, please send an email to alap_uplb@yahoo.com ; vilma_uplb@yahoo.com or contact Ms. Noemi G. Tolentino @ (0917)7635891; Ms. Connie DL. Saul @ (0916) 2305610; Ms. Vilma G. Anday @ (0915) 7860578 on or before May 25, 2007. (VGAnday)

Welcome to ALAP Website! June 2, 2007

Welcome to Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines (ALAP) blog! We hope that through this initiative, more and more Agricultural Librarians in the Philippines and abroad can be reached and updated.

We hope to hear from you. You can reach us at alapph@gmail.com.

ALAP EXECUTIVE BOARD 2007-2008 May 3, 2007

(L-R, VGAnday, GVFandino, RLVargas, CdLSaul, NGTolentino, SCLedesma, IBVeluz. EEJoshi and BPdeLeon are not the included in the photo )

President: Noemi G. Tolentino, UPLB

Vice-President: Concepcion dL Saul, BIOTECH

Secretary: Vilma G. Anday, UPLB

Treasurer: Gloria V. Fandino, UPLB

Auditor: Imelda B. Veluz, PHTRC

PRO: Elaine E. Joshi, PhilRice

Board of Directors:
Salome C. Ledesma, UPLB
Beth P. de Leon, NAMRIA

Ex-Officio: Rhodora L. Vargas, UPLB

*Updated last 21 June 2007

Forum ALAP @ 35: Empowering Information Professionals for Library 2.0 May 3, 2007

In celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines (ALAP), a one day forum will be conducted on June 8, 2007 (Friday) at the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) Library, UP Los Baños, Laguna.

The theme of the forum is “ALAP @ 35: Empowering Information Professionals for Library 2.0“. The forum aims to update librarians and information managers on the new path of the profession and current applications of information communication technologies (ICTs) on library services. In addition, this occasion will also serve as a reunion of all ALAP members in the country, see program for details. Forum fee is P100 for members and P150 for non-members (to cover snacks, lunch, handouts and certificate).

For reservations and further inquiries, please send an email to alap_uplb@yahoo.com ; alapph@gmail.com ; vilma_uplb@yahoo.com or contact Ms. Noemi G. Tolentino @ (0917)7635891; Ms. Connie DL. Saul @ (0916) 2305610; Ms. Vilma G. Anday @ (0915) 7860578 on or before May 25, 2007. (VGAnday)