1ST ASEAN VIRTUAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIANS (1ST ASEAN VRCPL)

Programme

Day 1, August 23, 2021 (Monday)

8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration

9:00 – 12:00 VIRTUAL LIBRARY TOUR AND CULTURAL PRESENTATION

(to be moderated by Mr. Kevin Conrad T. Tansiongco)

12:00 – 12:45 LUNCH BREAK

12:45 – 1:00 PM Registration

OPENING CEREMONIES
(to be moderated by Prof. Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario)

1:00 – 1:05 Doxology and Jumatan

1:05 – 1:10 ASEAN Anthem

1:10 – 1:25 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Cesar Gilbert Q. Adriano
Director, National Library of the Philippines

1:25 – 1:40 Message

Arsenio “Nick’ Lizaso
Chairman, National Commission for Culture and the Arts

1:40 – 1:45 ASEAN VRCPL Promotional Video

1:45 – 2:15 Keynote Speech

Dr. Rashidah Bolhassan
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood
Development
 Former CEO, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (Sarawak State Library)

2:15 - 2:20 A virtual commemorative group photo with the VVIPs and Participants

2:20 - 2:30 Sponsor’s/Partner’s AVP (Diamond Sponsors: ODILO, Megatexts Phil., Inc., De Gruyter)

2:30 - 2:40 Mechanics of the Conference

2:40 – 3:40 Plenary Session 1: ASEAN Library Partners’ Session

Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI)

Emma M. Rey
President, PLAI

ASEAN Public Libraries Information Network (APLiN)

Wan Mazli Bin Wan Razali
President, APLiN

Association of Librarians in the Public Sectors (ALPS)

Lucila Raquino
President, ALPS

Librarians Association of Malaysia (LAM)

Dr. Mohd Faizal Hamzah
Vice President II, LAM

3:40 – 3:45 Gold Sponsor (Libtech Source Philippines, Inc.)

3:45 – 4:00 Open Forum / Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation

End of Day 1 and Day 1 Evaluation

Day 2, August 24, 2021 (Tuesday)
(to be moderated by Prof. Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario)

8:30 – 9:00 Registration

8:50 – 9:00 Diamond Sponsors AVP Loop (Diamond Sponsors: ODILO, Megatexts Phil., Inc., De Gruyter)

9:00 – 10:00 Plenary Session 2: International Library Partners’ Session

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS (IFLA)

Christine MacKenzie
President, IFLA

PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (PLA)

Melanie Huggins
President, PLA

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA)

Patricia “Patty” Wong
President, ALA

THE ASIA FOUNDATION

Ethan Geary
Deputy Country Representative, TAF

10:00 – 10:05 Gold Sponsor (CE-Logic, Inc.)

10:05 – 10:15 Open Forum / Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation

10:15 - 10:45 Plenary Session 3: Vulnerable Communities, Community Resilience and Social Capital: Challenges
and Opportunities for ASEAN Public Libraries

ANDREAS VÅRHEIM
 Professor, Media and Documentation Science, UIT – The Arctic University of Norway

RANDOLF MARIANO
Ph.D. student, UIT – The Arctic University of Norway
10:45 – 11:15 Plenary Session 4: Collaborating Through Crisis: What Libraries Have to Teach Us About Surviving a
Plague
EMILY DRABINSKI
Associate Professor/Critical Pedagogy Librarian, The Graduate Center, City University of New York

11:15 - 11:45 Plenary Session 5: Best Practices of Libraries in ASEAN: A Showcase of Inspiring Examples
JOHN HICKOK, MLIS, MA
Library Faculty, International Outreach Librarian, California State University Fullerton
ALA International Relations Committee, Asia SubCom

11:45 – 11:50 Gold Sponsor (Libtech Source Philippines, Inc.)

11:50 – 12:00 Open Forum / Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation

12:00 – 12:45 LUNCH BREAK

12:45 – 1:00 PM Registration

12:50 – 1:00 Diamond Sponsors AVP Loop (Diamond Sponsors: ODILO, Megatexts Phil., Inc., De Gruyter)

1:00 – 4:00 Parallel Sessions

PARALLEL SESSIONS
(5 Minutes Opening Activities, 25 Minutes Presentation, 10 Minutes Open Forum, 5 Minutes Awarding of Certificate of Appreciation,
5 Minutes Transfer to the Next Session, 5 minutes AVP presentation of silver and bronze sponsors with 2 minutes each)

TIME VENUE
 Meeting Room 1 Meeting Room 2 Meeting Room 3
Moderator: Moderator: Moderator:
KEVIN CONRAD T. CHAD AREN DIAZ RHEA ROWENA U. APOLINARIO
TANSIONGCO Librarian III Professor
Senior Product Manager NLP University of the Philippines
Electronic Information Solutions,
Inc.
1:00 – 2:00 NAMTIP WIPAWIN IRHAMNI ALI MOHD FAIZAL HAMZAH, PH.D
Chair, Ph.D Program in Information Chief Library Data Scientist The University of Malaya Library,
*Silver Science, School of Liberal Arts, National Library of University of Malaya
Sponsor AVP Sukhothai Thammathirat Open Indonesia
(Electronic University, Nonthaburi 11120, Assessment of Importance and
Information Thailand The Fostering Dialogue Performance Matrix (IPMA) of Work
Solutions Among Stakeholder for Performance Study in Relation with
Inc.) Upskill Public Librarians: The Public Competencies, Knowledge, and Task
Case of Bangkok Metropolitan Library During Covid-19 Characteristic
Library Network Personnel Outbreak: Case Study in the
National Library Indonesia
2:00 – 3:00 ROCHELLE ROILINGEL CALILUNG RICHEL PAJARA
SILVERIO Director of Libraries Librarian
*Bronze Librarian, Valenzuela City University of Assumption Misamis Oriental Provincial Library
Sponsor AVP Library
(Felta Multi Service Quality of Public Libraries as
Media Inc.) & A CHANGE OF PACE: The Determinant of the Satisfaction of
Shifting Roles of Librarians Users’ Information Needs
MICHAEL as Scaffold and Support in
NAGAS the Acquisition of Knowledge
Officer-in-Charge, San Fernando in the New Normal
City
Library

Ang LibStory Ko
(My Library Story):
Giving Emphasis on
the Value of Public
Libraries
3:00 - 4:00 CHARLES IRHAMNI ALI PUNNAPA
PASICOLAN Chief Library Data SUKSAKORN
*Bronze Librarian, Quezon City Public Scientist Head, ISBN, ISSN
Sponsor AVP Library National Library of and Press Act
(Airbooks Indonesia Division, Information
Corporation) & Resources Service
Libraries Must Group, National Library of
JENALYN Demonstrate Their Thailand
NACAR Impact by Measuring
Librarian, Quezon the Benefit They Library Portal: An
Provincial Library Provide to Individuals Assessment of Library
and Communities Advocacy Practices
Outcome-Based for Regional
Planning and Cooperation
Evaluation (OBPE)
for Bookmobile
Services in the
Selected Public
Libraries

End of Day 2 and Day 2 Evaluation

Day 3, August 25, 2021 (Wednesday)

 (to be moderated by Mr. Chad Aren E. Diaz)

8:30 – 9:00 Registration

8:50 – 9:00 Diamond Sponsors AVP Loop (Diamond Sponsors: ODILO, Megatexts Phil., Inc., De Gruyter)

9:00 – 11:00 Parallel Sessions

PARALLEL SESSIONS
(5 Minutes Opening Activities, 25 Minutes Presentation, 10 Minutes Open Forum, 5 Minutes Awarding of Certificate of Appreciation,
5 Minutes Transfer to the Next Session, 5 minutes AVP presentation of silver and bronze sponsors with 2 minutes each)

Time Venue

Meeting Room 1 Meeting Room 2 Meeting Room 3

Moderator: Moderator: Moderator:
KEVIN CONRAD T. CHAD AREN E. DIAZ RHEA ROWENA U. APOLINARIO
TANSIONGCO Librarian III Professor
Senior Product Manager NLP University of the Philippines
Electronic Information Solutions,
Inc.
9:00 - 10:00 MICHAEL PINTO JILLIE ELLAINE C.
1,2
WAN MAZLI BIN WAN RAZALI
Librarian IV TORIAGA Head, ICT Sector
*Bronze Cagayan Provincial Learning and 2
COZETTE Sarawak State Library
Sponsor AVP Resource Center M. GREGORIOS,
(Phoenix 1,3
RHEA L. ESPINA, Libraries Must Create High-Impact
Educational Thinking Out of the Box: Library 1,3
EDMAR T. LABRADOR, Partnerships That Best Leverage
Service, Inc.) Services Amidst the Pandemic 3
REGINA A. MALIGAD, Community
4
MARIA MYRLENA M. Resources: Community-Library
VILLARUEL, Partnership Programme
1,5,6
STEPHEN B. ALAYON

The Kalibo Municipal

Library as a “Third
Place”
1
College of Liberal
Arts, Sciences and
Education, University
of San Agustin, Iloilo
City, Philippines,
2
Main Library, Aklan State
University, Kalibo, Aklan,
Philippines
3
Learning Resource
Center, University of
San Agustin, Iloilo City,
Philippines
4
Kalibo Municipal
Library, Kalibo, Aklan,
Philippines
5
College of Computer
Studies, Central
Philippine University,
Iloilo City, Philippines
6
Aquaculture
Department, Southeast
Asian Fisheries
Development Center,
Tigbauan, Iloilo
 10:00 -11:00 LANA MARGARET VIRGILIO G. MEDINA, RAZMAN BIN ABD. RANI
M. LINIS JR. Senior Deputy Director
*Bronze Undergraduate Librarian National Bibliography Center
Sponsor AVP Student of Library Qatar National Library National Library of Malaysia
(Wiseman and Information
Books Science, UP SLIS Partnership Between National Depository: Warehouse for
Trading) K-12 Schools and the Malaysian Digital Content
Users’ Perceptions National Library: An
of the National Exploratory Study
Library Roles: A
Future Librarians’ Perspective

11:00 – 12:00 Virtual Exhibit of Diamond Sponsors (to be moderated by Mr. Kevin Conrad Tansiongco)

12:00 – 12:45 LUNCH BREAK

12:45 – 1:00 PM Registration

12:50 – 1:00 Diamond Sponsors AVP Loop (Diamond Sponsors: ODILO, Megatexts Phil., Inc., De Gruyter)

1:00 – 1:30 Plenary Session 6: National Central Library's Efforts to Provide

Digital Humanities Services: Taking the Construction of Taiwan's
Memory System as an Example
TSENG SHU-HSIEN
Director General
National Central Library, Taiwan

1:30 – 1:35 Gold Sponsor (CE-Logic, Inc.)

1:35 – 1:45 Open Forum / Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation

1:45 – 3:00 CLOSING CEREMONIES

1:45 - 1:55 Closing Remarks

PROF. SALVACION M. ARLANTE
Head
National Committee on Libraries and Information Service
National Commission for Culture and the Arts

1:55 - 2:30 Conferment of Awards and Recognition of Philippine Public Libraries/Librarians

2:30 - 2:35 Ceremonial Turn-Over of the Next Co-Host

2:35 - 2:40 Sneak Preview of the Next Conference

2:40 - 2:50 Acceptance Speech

WAN MAZLI BIN WAN RAZALI
President, APLiN

End of Day 3 and Day 3 Evaluation