Vol. 25 Nos. 11-12 April-May 2012 “May is Philippine Heritage Month” Did you know that May is Philippine Heritage Month? In 2003, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Proclamation Order No. 439 declaring every month of May as National Heritage Month. This is “in recognition of the need to create among people a sense of consciousness, respect, and pride for the legacies of Filipino cultural history, and love of country.” The celebration of Heritage Month was spearheaded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). In her book “A Cultural Worker’s First Manual” Felice Prudente Sta. Maria defines cultural heritage as, “the totality of cultural properties preserved and developed over time and passed on for posterity. People’s cultural heritage is their national patrimony.” Cultural heritage may be divided into tangible and intangible heritage. Tangible Gementiza adds... 2 In Coron...we learn & explore 2-3 University PR team re-instituted 3 Donations 4 Library Wisdom 4 Announcements 4 Birthday Celebrators 4 Library Statistics 5 Faculty and Staff in Action 6 Featured Book of the Month 7 Movie Review of the Month 8 Section Updates 9-10 Readers’ Corner 11-12 AEA Advertisement 13 AEA Summer Escapade 14 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 heritage includes monuments and objects that have been preserved over time, while intangible heritage are the oral traditions and expressions we inherited from our ancestors. It includes language, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festivities, knowledge and practices concerning nature, and the universe and traditional craftsmanship. The Philippine is fortunate that its two important intangible heritage, The Hudhud chants of the Ifugao and the Darangen epic of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao, were inscribed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2008 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity. The preservation of our cultural heritage is also one of the main agenda of DLSU-D when former president Br. Andrew Gonzales FSC established the Cultural Heritage Complex. The complex is envisioned as an institution for
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Vol. 25 Nos. 11-12April-May
2012
“May is Philippine Heritage Month”Did you know that May is Philippine Heritage
Month?
In 2003, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
signed Proclamation Order No. 439 declaring every month
of May as National Heritage Month. This is “in recognition
of the need to create among people a sense of
consciousness, respect, and pride for the legacies of Filipino
cultural history, and love of country.” The celebration of
Heritage Month was spearheaded by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
In her book “A Cultural Worker’s First Manual”
Felice Prudente Sta. Maria defines cultural heritage as, “the
totality of cultural properties preserved and developed over
time and passed on for posterity. People’s cultural heritage
is their national patrimony.” Cultural heritage may be
divided into tangible and intangible heritage. Tangible
Gementiza adds... 2In Coron...we learn & explore 2-3University PR team re-instituted 3Donations 4Library Wisdom 4Announcements 4Birthday Celebrators 4Library Statistics 5Faculty and Staff in Action 6Featured Book of the Month 7Movie Review of the Month 8Section Updates 9-10Readers’ Corner 11-12AEA Advertisement 13AEA Summer Escapade 14
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heritage includes monuments and objects that have been
preserved over time, while intangible heritage are the oral
traditions and expressions we inherited from our ancestors.
It includes language, performing arts, social practices, rituals,
festivities, knowledge and practices concerning nature, and
the universe and traditional craftsmanship. The Philippine is
fortunate that its two important intangible heritage, The
Hudhud chants of the Ifugao and the Darangen epic of the
Maranao people of Lake Lanao, were inscribed by the United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) in 2008 on the Representative List of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity.
The preservation of our cultural heritage is also one
of the main agenda of DLSU-D when former president
Br. Andrew Gonzales FSC established the Cultural Heritage
Complex. The complex is envisioned as an institution for
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instilling awareness and appreciation of Cavite history,
culture, and the arts. It is composed of Aklatang Emilio
Aguinaldo, Ayuntamiento, Cavite Studies Center,
DLSU-D Centennial Park Botanical Garden, Museo De La
Salle, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chapel, and Residencia
La Salle.
To celebrate this year’s National Heritage Month
and in support of the International Museum Day (IMD)
2012, Museo De La Salle in cooperation with the NCCA
and the Cavite Provincial Tourism Office, organized a two-
day seminar-workshop and cultural heritage tour on May
16-17. Museo De La Salle invited notable personalities on
heritage preservation, and tourism in order to realize its
aim of providing Southern Luzon museums with more skills
in order to sustain its heritage programs and advocacies.
The participants were also provided free tour of the
Berenguer de los Reyes Museum in Gen. Trias and
Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite. Moreover, the Museo
also opened its doors to the public for a free cultural
performances dubbed “Night in the Museum.”
AEA Institutional Secretary Felicitas Poblete and
librarians Mary Ann Estudillo and Mary Ann Jimenez-
Salvador attended the said.
“May is Heritage month”
Gementiza adds anotherfeather on her capLibrary Director Sonia Gementiza
added another feather on her cap
when she graduated with the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy, major in
Educational Management last
April 13 at Ugnayang La Salle.
Dr. Gementiza’s dissertation
evaluated the status of selected
public high school libraries in Cavite
which then became her basis in
proposing functional library services
program for these institutions.
In Coron… we learn & explore
What a great summer!
This is how AEA’s library personnel would
describe their summer.
The Library personnel attended a 3-day training
titled “Summer Conference on Planning, Developing and
Managing Digitization & Research Projects for Libraries
and Information Centers” sponsored by the Philippine
Association of Academic/Research Librarians, Inc.
(PAARL) from April 18 to 20, 2012. The team arrived
one day ahead because flights in Coron are quite erratic.
On the first day, PAARL scheduled a half-day
island hopping as part of the educational tour. There were
about more than a hundred delegates that joined this
activity. Props to the PAARL Board for handling the tour
flawlessly. Apart from appreciating the grandeur of Coron,
the delegates also learned its cultural heritage. The witty
tour guides gave nuggets of information on the Tagbanuas,
natives of Coron, and to every place visited.
After the educational tour, delegates were more
focused on the lectures that were presented on the
succeeding days of the summer conference. The speakers
came from prestigious institutions shared their knowledge
and experience on digitization.
The speakers clearly discussed important
considerations and processes involved in digitizing library
materials. In reality, going through a digitization project
is expensive. For this matter, the speakers pointed out
important guidelines as based on the ones from reputable
international organizations, particularly the International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
(IFLA) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Essentially, the
copyright issues are the main concern in planning a
digitization project and Fe Angela Verzosa, a retired
university archivist of De La Salle University, vibrantly
lectured on this topic. Specifically, Salvacion Arlante and
Lourdes David presented their digitization projects in their
respective institutions that were successfully launched
nationwide. Their presentations deepened the
understanding of delegates regarding the practices
involved in planning and implementing a digitization
project. Arlante is a retired University Librarian of
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University of the Philippines, while David is the current
Library Director of Ateneo de Manila University.
In Coron, we enriched our knowledge on digital
library and at the same we explored possible linkages
with other institutions. Indeed, it was a great summer
for AEA’s library personnel: Arlene Manzo, Ethel
Mendoza, Jeenah Marie Galang, Mae Lyn Baron, and
Malvin Martinez. The team looks forward to another
fun-filled, enriching training next summer.
University PR team re-instituted
The University Public Relations (PR) Team was
re-instituted by the Marketing Communications Office
(MCO) last May 17 to 18 during the PR camp held at
Hotel Rafael’s Salon de Nicole. Represented by colleges,
selected offices, and student organizations, the PR Team
aims to: facilitate better practices in gathering information
from all institutional units and the University’s public;
assist MCO in the promotion of the good image of the
University; and help in increasing public awareness of
the University’s vision-mission and objectives. Part of
the team objective is to develop and improve the PR and
marketing skills of its members through seminar-
workshops and PR camp.
To start with, MCO organized a PR camp which
was facilitated by three experts in the field of public
relations and photo journalism. Roel Ramirez, APR
provided an overview of public relations. Ritzi Villarico-
Ronquillo, APR talked about PR writing and Mandy
Navasero gave practical tips on photography. The
participants were also taught how to write photo captions
or cutlines and how to come up with a tagline.
Reader’s Services Unit Head Mary Ann Jimenez-
Salvador attended the event.
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Plus get a chance to win a special
souvenir from us.
How to join?
1. Borrow and read any fiction or
non-fiction books from the library.
2. Get a form from the Circulation or Filipiniana counters.
3. Write and share your thoughts, feelings and reactions as
well as recommendations about the book that you have read.
4. Present the filled-out form at the Circulation or Filipiniana
counters.
5. Draw your prize.
6. Selected write-up will be chosen and published in the
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