Keep it up Von, The profession needs it more than ever.
LTD . On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:51 AM, vonjobi <[email protected]> wrote: > From "Mabuhay!<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/02/mabuhay.html>," > 18 February 2005: > > This blog is for all Filipino librarians--whether working in the > Philippines or elsewhere. > > I am not really a blogger but I thought of setting up this blog as a way of > establishing a presence for Filipino librarians on the Internet. > > This blog will not be about me. Initially, I see it as a means to share > information that I think will benefit Filipino librarians. And once I gain > enough blogging experience, maybe we (yes, you and I) can think of other > things that we can do with this blog. > > Finally, just to make things clear, I do not claim to be the Filipino > Librarian. > > That was my first post as a blogger. I have written about this post many > times (see Six > Months<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/08/six-months.html>, > One > Year<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/02/filipino-librarian-is-one-year-old.html>, > Two > Years<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/02/filipino-librarian-is-two-years-old.html>, > Three > Years<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/02/filipino-librarian-is-three-years-old.html>, > and Four > Years<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/02/filipino-librarian-is-four-years-old.html>), > so take a look at those posts if you'd like to read about my thoughts on > what this blog has accomplished since that first post. For this anniversary, > I'd like to reflect on how my profession has changed in the last five years > in the context of my own posts. Thus, I have selected a few posts—and more > than just a few series of posts—that reveal my own interests and even > biases: > > "Librarians as > Leaders<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/librarians-as-leaders.html>" > was one of my very first serious posts on the state of libraries in the > Philippines—and it wasn't even written specifically for this blog! Since > then, I've written so much more about the topic that it now has its own > label: > "Leadership<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/search/label/Leadership> > ." > > "Sex in the > Library<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/09/sex-in-library.html>" > grew out of a discussion I had with another librarian on how and why it's > important to market libraries, and not just wait for people to accidentally > wander into the library. And no, it's not about sex, but the post kept > getting so many hits, I eventually blogged about other sex-related stuff, > too, and labeled them—what > else?—"Sex<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/search/label/Sex>" > =) > > "Licensed > Librarians<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/licensed-librarians.html>" > was the fourth post on this blog partly because I wanted to emphasize that > Filipino librarians are also required to pass board exams. Since then I've > shared > tips<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/librarians-licensure-examination-2006.html>about > passing the board exam, as well as annual results, but I'd like to > think that people have been paying attention to my posts about who can take > the exam > (1<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/02/who-can-take-librarians-licensure-exam.html> > 2<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/07/non-blis-non-mlis-cant-take-exam-prc.html> > 3<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/08/prc-is-allowing-non-blis-non-mlis-to.html> > 4<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/08/blis-mlis-and-equivalent-degrees.html> > 5<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/09/dean-vyva-aguirre-on-cpe-and-board-exam.html>), > trends in the passing > rate<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/11/lle-2008-reasons-for-drastic-drop-in.html>and, > most recently, "The > Best and the Worst LIS > Schools<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/02/best-and-worst-lis-schools-2007-2009.html>." > Label: "Licensed > Librarians<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/search/label/Licensed%20Librarians> > ." > > I'd also like to think that my tribute to the "Outstanding Librarians of > the > Year<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/09/outstanding-librarians-of-year.html>" > has helped the profession. But I still wonder why the identities of these > awardees were not known to more people before I blogged about them. To see > who they are, check out "Librarians: > Awardees.<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/search/label/Librarians%3A%20Awardees> > " > > And then there's the label > "Talumpati<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/search/label/Talumpati>," > which is where you can find the most viewed and commented posts on this > blog. Like some of my other posts, I started reproducing talumpati > (speeches) because I noticed that one post that had the word "talumpati" > kept getting a lot of hits. The same is true of the label "Buwan ng > Wika<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/search/label/Buwan%20ng%20Wika>" > (Language Month). Sometimes I wonder if I've helped more students with their > homework than the librarians who were my initial target readers. > > "Filipiniana > Online<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/filipiniana-online.html>," > my seventh post ever, was no accident. I can only hope that I've helped more > than just students or librarians find these posts about websites that are > not always easy to find. Label: "Filipiniana > Online<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/search/label/Filipiniana%20Online> > ." > > After five years of blogging about my profession, I am not entirely sure > that there is really much that has changed. It seems to me that there is > more that can be done in terms of leadership training, marketing libraries > and promoting the profession. But frankly, if it's not obvious yet from the > way my posts on this blog have dwindled over the past years, I'm getting a > little tired of pushing things that I'm not really sure anyone else cares > about. So thanks for visiting on my blog's fifth anniversary—and reading all > the way to the end—but to be perfectly honest, I don't know if there's going > to be a sixth anniversary. Ciao! > > -- > Posted By vonjobi to Filipino > Librarian<http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/02/five-years-of-filipino-librarian.html>at > 2/17/2010 12:45:00 AM > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Filipino Librarians" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<filipinolibrarians%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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