A two-day Public Consultation and Training Workshop on RDA Policy and Action Plan for Philippine Libraries will be held at Phela Grande Hotel, Magsaysay Avenue cor. Atis St., General Santos City on 28-29 August 2014.

1. EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014
President
SHARON MARIA S. ESPOSO-BETAN
University of the Philippines Diliman
Engineering Library, Diliman, Quezon City
Email: ssesposo@engglib2.upd.edu.ph
Telephone: 981-8500 loc. 3251, 3143
Vice-President
CHRISTINE M. ABRIGO
De La Salle University
Taft Avenue, Manila
Email: christine.abrigo@dlsu.edu.ph
Telephone: 524-4611 loc. 600
Secretary
MICHELLE A. ESTEBAN
Far Eastern University Diliman
Sampaguita Ave., Mapayapa Village,
Diliman, Quezon City
Email: maesteban22@gmail.com
Telephone: 932-5417
Treasurer
ROSALINDA P. ROBLES
San Beda College
Mendiola, Manila
Email: stp_roserobles@yahoo.com
Telephone: 735-6011 loc. 6135
Auditor
ENRIQUE M. GUNGON, JR.
St. Paul University Quezon City
Aurora Blvd., Quezon City
Email: enriquegungon@gmail.com
Telephone: 726-7986 loc. 179
Public Relations Officer
MARIBEL A. ESTEPA
Technological Institute of the Philippines
Casal, Manila / Cubao, Quezon City
Email: mabel_estepa@yahoo.com
Telephone: 911-0964 loc. 361, 244, 222
DIRECTORS
ANGELA MARIA S. LLANTINO
Lyceum of the Philippines University
Real St., Intramuros, Manila
Email: llantinoams@rocketmail.com
Telephone: 527-8251 loc. 129
CIELITO DR. SANTOS
Bulacan State University
Malolos City, Bulacan
Email: santoscielito@ymail.com
Telephone: (044) 796-1743, 791-0153
PURITA P. USON
Philippine Women’s University
Taft Avenue, Manila
Email: puritz22@yahoo.com
Telephone: 526-8421 loc. 176/177
EX-OFFICIO
SONNY BOY T. MANALO
Technological Institute of the Philippines
Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City
Email: chieflibn_tipqc@yahoo.com
Telephone: 911-0964 loc 361
PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC/RESEARCH LIBRARIANS, INC.
Rm. 301, THE NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING, T.M. KALAW ST., ERMITA
MANILA 1000, PHILIPPINES
http://sites.google.com/site/paarlonlineorg
26 July 2014
Dear Colleague(s):
Warm greetings!
The Philippine Association of Academic/Research Librarians, Inc. (PAARL) will be holding a two-day Public
Consultation and Training Workshop on RDA Policy and Action Plan for Philippine Libraries to be held at
Phela Grande Hotel, Magsaysay Avenue cor. Atis St., General Santos City on 28-29 August 2014.
Librarians, catalogers, library administrators and faculty of LIS who have had training/orientation/background
on RDA are invited to participate in this training. This activity aims to:
1. Provide a nationwide public consultation for the full adaptation and implementation of the National
Policy on Resource Description and Access for Filipiniana Materials/Resources among different types
of libraries, museums and archives;
2. Develop an action plan for RDA implementation in the country; and
3. Conduct a hands-on training/workshop on the application of the proposed policies and standard.
RATIONALE
RDA offers libraries the potential to change significantly on how bibliographic data is created and used. Thus,
in 2012, the PRC-PRB for Librarians issued Resolution No. 4, Series of 2012 prescribing the adoption of the
International Cataloging Principles and RDA as the official cataloging standard for Philippine libraries. Then in
2013, PAARL in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) – National
Committee on Library and Information Services (NCLIS), National Library of the Philippines and the National
Committee on Resource Description and Access (NCRDA) conducted a series of training workshops in Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao aiming to give an overview on RDA, emphasizing on the core elements in RDA and other
conceptual/theoretical foundation of the new standard as well as came up with the standardized Resource
Description and Access for Philippine Libraries and Information Centers.
Therefore, this year’s RDA National Training is focused on cascading the RDA Standard for Philippine Libraries
and Information Centers.
REGISTRATION
Training slots are limited to 80 only, thus, pre-registration is required. Kindly fill up the online registration
form following this link: http://tinyurl.com/rdamindanao.
A. LIVE-IN Participants
The total training fee is Php 4,000.00 inclusive of:
a. Seminar kit and certificate
b. Accommodation (Check-in time is 2:00 pm onwards on 27 August; check-out time is 12:00
noon on 29 August)
c. Meals (2 breakfasts, 4 snacks, 2 lunches and 1 dinner on 28 August)
B. LIVE-OUT Participants
The total training fee is Php 3,600.00 inclusive of seminar kit, certificate and meals (4 snacks and 2
lunches).
Payment maybe in cash or check (should be payable to Philippine Association of Academic/Research
Librarians, Inc.). You may deposit your payment to PAARL's BPI Family Savings Bank, Mabini Pedro Gil Branch
Current Account No. 00595-1-07820-6. Please e-mail us your proof of payment (scanned bank deposit
slip/postal money order) through stp_roserobles@yahoo.com (Ms. Rosalinda Robles, Treasurer).
Thank you and we look forward to your continued support and participation.
Respectfully yours,
CHRISTINE M. ABRIGO
Director, PAARL-NCCA RDA Project 2014
Vice President, PAARL
Noted by:
SHARON MARIA S. ESPOSO-BETAN
President, PAARL