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Resourcing Muslim Mindanao Marlon G. Ompoc

Resourcing Muslim Mindanao Marlon G. Ompoc. International Conference on “Mindanao Librarianship: Beyond Borders” Lourdes College, Cagayan de Oro City April 29, 2012. State of Libraries as Information Sources.

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Resourcing Muslim Mindanao Marlon G. Ompoc

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  1. Resourcing Muslim MindanaoMarlon G. Ompoc International Conference on “Mindanao Librarianship: Beyond Borders” Lourdes College, Cagayan de Oro City April 29, 2012

  2. State of Libraries as Information Sources • Less popular due to low government support most especially in the government sector: • Poor Infrastructure • Poor Collection • Lack of Professional Librarians • or no Libraries at all • The alternative is: • the rise of other media outlets

  3. media is derived from its omnipresence especially with the advent of new information and communication technologies. wide reach and penetration and are regarded as primary sources of news and information. TV Radio Newspapers Internet , 90% visited social networking site (abs-cbn, 2010) Radio & Newspapers 78% have radio access but only 24% said radio is most credible information source Only 11% read newspapers daily [SWS 2003] Only 5% said print is most credible information source. [PULSE ASIA] Power of Media

  4. Television is King 96% of Filipinos have access to TV; in Metro Manila, it’s 98% 67 % said TV is most credible information source [PULSE ASIA] 42% of the poorest watch TV daily; only 37% listen to radio daily [SWS 2003] Radio & Newspapers 78% have radio access but only 24% said radio is most credible information source Only 11% read newspapers daily [SWS 2003] Only 5% said print is most credible information source. [PULSE ASIA] A “Media Nation”

  5. Library Schools in Mindanao • Lourdes College, CdoC • MSU- Marawi City • St. Paul University- Iligan City • University of Notre Dame- Marbel • University of Mindanao-Davao • Misamis University- Ozamis City • Holy Cross College-Davao City • Notre Dame University-Marbel

  6. Library Schools in Mindanao • Emerging Problem: • Number of graduates produced (smaller or bigger?) • Not everybody stays in the island for employment • Most places in the ARMM is associated with conflict • Some opted to work not as librarians • In the case of government libraries, employment is associated with politics

  7. Where the government has failed? • RA 7743 • which provides for the establishment of "public libraries in every congressional district, city and municipality, and reading centers in every Barangay throughout the Philippines.“ • Question: • Is the government successful in establishing libraries in Mindanao?

  8. Leadership of Mindnaoan Librarians • Active Library Organizations • ALINET • MINLLA • DACUN • PLAI, Inc. • Library schools

  9. Leadership of Mindanaoan Librarians • Contributions: • Collaboration/Networking • Conduct Seminar/ Workshops & Conferences

  10. Leadership of Mindanaoan Librarians • Other Possible Contributions: • Conducting Review Classes for LIS Board Examinations • Seeking Grants for Mindanao Libraries’ continuous improvement • Making Information Sources about Mindanao more visible in the global network of information

  11. Mindanao has Interesting Facts to Show: • History (multicultural, multi-ethnic) • Biodiversity (the flora and fauna) • Emerging Economy • Scholarly Research Papers

  12. Possible Information Sources • Journals (By Academic Institutions) • Magazines & Newspapers (By Local Publishers) • Books (By local and foreign authors) • Internet (By Bloggers, Professional Organizations, Local Government Websites, NGOs) • Question: • How to make these available sources visible?

  13. What Resourcing Means? • It may refer to the: • Skills and Competencies of the LIS professionals • on how to make the Mindanao information sources easily accessible

  14. Librarians’ Roles • Resourcefulness • Use technological skills • Blog • Social networks • Library website links • If possible, make the resources online (digitization) • Enrich library’s Collection and promote its visibility • Leadership • Archiving

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