Programme

  21 October 2010

7:00-8:30 a.m.   Registration
8:30-9:00           Opening Ceremonies 
                           Invocation                                  Fr. Jose M. Cruz, S.J.
                                                                             Dean, School of Social Sciences
                 
                           Philippine National Anthem          Jesus C. Renegado
                                                                             Staff, Rizal Library

                           Welcome Remarks                     John Paul C. Vergara, Ph.D .
                                                                             Vice President for the Loyola Schools

                           Conference Overview and           Waldette M. Cueto
                           Introduction of Participants         Conference Chair

                           Introduction of Speakers            Ma. Cristina T. Nabaunag
                                                                             Librarian, Rizal Library

Session 1.           The Information Commons

9:00-9:40             The Information Commons: Perspectives on Making Learning Social for the 2.0
                            Generation from Singapore Management University Library
                            Rajendra Munoo and Joan Wee, Singapore Management University Library, Singapore

9:40-10:20            Information Commons: The Sheffield Experience
                            Nora Agustero, Saint Columban College, Pagadian City

10:20-10:50          Coffee and Tea Break

Session 2.            Libraries and Mobile Technologies

10:50-11:30         Mobile Digital Librarianship in India: Current State and Future Prospects
                             Maitrayee Ghosh, P.K.Kelkar Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

11:30-12:10         Mobile Applications in Libraries
                             Gerry McKiernan, Iowa State University Library, USA

12:10-1:30            Lunch Break

Session 3.            Social Networking Tools

1:30-2:10              Social Networking Tools and Rules for Libraries Converging in the Social-Media
                              Driven Environs
                              Reysa Alenzuela, Thomas Jefferson Information Center, Manila

2:10-2:50              Technical Competencies of Health Librarians in a Library 2.0 Environment: A Study
                              Joseph Yap, De La Salle University, Manila

2:50-3:20              Coffee and Tea Break

Session 4.             Library Management Systems in the Virtual World

3:20-4:00              Libraries at the Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead in the Second
                              Decade of the 21st Century
                              Nora J. Claravall, Ed.D, University of Santo Tomas, Manila

4:00-4:40              Monitoring Quality Performance in Educational Institutions and Libraries and
                              Achieving Customer Delight
                              A.N. Ramesh University of Mysore, India
                              C.P. Ramasesh, University of Mysore, India

Session 5.            Technical Services: Trends and Issues

4:40-5:20              Technical Services Getting Too Technical? An Aussie Experience from a
                              Philippine Perspective
                              Placida Socorro Lim-Limpin, William Angliss, Australia

5:20-6:00              Viewing of Exhibits

6:00                      An Evening of Networking and Fun