The Philippine Association of Academic and Research
Librarians, Inc. (PAARL) hosted a 3-day
National Summer Conference with a theme: Planning, Developing and Managing Digitization & Research Projects
for Libraries and Information Centers. This professional
activity attended by the KIRN Director, Rosalinda Tanguilan and the KDC Librarian/Information
Staff, Ronaldo Sumait was held last April 18-20, 2012 in Coron, Palawan.
The
theme of the said endeavor specifically evolved on the following objectives: a)
to have a better understanding of the emerging trends and practices in
planning and implementation of library digitization projects; b) to be able to
have good choices, and where appropriate, to initiate successful digital
imaging and digitization programs at their home institutions; and c) to be able
to define and design a low cost digitization project applicable in libraries
and information centers.
Aside from the fruitful
lectures delivered by the mentors in the field of librarianship, the
participants were also awestruck with the beauty of Mother Nature when they
visited and explored the famous tourist destinations of Coron: the Twin Lagoon,
Maquinit Hot Spring, and the recognized cleanest lake in Asia – the Kayangan
Lake.
