Philippine Laws on Librarianship With Related Practices and Trends

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Philippine Laws on Librarianship With Related
Practices and Trends

• A Review Presentation for Examinees of the
  Licensure Examination for Librarians November
  28-29, 2006

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Review Schedule, Topic Coverage and Time Allotment

• Phasing-in (30 minutes)
• Oral Diagnostics (30 minutes)
• Synthesis and Direction (30 minutes)
• Course Description (15 minutes)
• Course Objectives (15 minutes)
• Course Outline
• Laws Affecting Librarianship (2 hours)
• Related Practices and Trends (2 hours)
• Pre-Board Exam (2 hours)
• Discussion of Results (2 hours)

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Course Description

• Introduction to administration, to the basic
  concepts and principles of management and its
  application to the library organization, to the
  different types of libraries and to major
  administrative concerns as well as legislations,
  related practices, and trends.

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Course Objectives

• To understand and identify the principles,
  theories and techniques of organization and
  management applicable to various types of
  libraries and information centers
• To identify and apply the various principles
  relevant to the management of libraries and
  information centers

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Course Objectives

• To distinguish and appreciate the different types
  of libraries as to objectives and functions
• To be familiar with the current trends, practices
  and legislations related to libraries and
  information centers.

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Legislations Affecting Librarianship

• Commonwealth and Republic Acts
• Presidential Issuances
• Executive Orders
• Memo Circulars
• Other Issuances
• Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
• Board for Librarians (BFL)
• Commission on Audit (COA)
• Civil Service Commission (CSC)

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Related Practices and Trends

• Professional Associations, National Book Week,
  Information Month
• Interlibrary Cooperation, Networking, Consortia,
  Resource Sharing
• Library Automation, Information and Communication
  Technology
• Accreditation, Standardization
• Knowledge Management
• Library Instruction, Information Literacy Program
• Globalization, Global Competitiveness
• Re-engineering