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**ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.**
“MOVING FORWARD: MANAGING LIBRARIES & INFORMATION CENTERS IN A FAST CHANGING ENVIRONMENT” October 19-21, 2011, Hotel Supreme Convention Plaza, Baguio City

**PROFILE OF SPEAKERS:**
**1) ATTY. ANTONIO M. SANTOS** Director  National Library of the Philippines  T.M. Kalaw, Ermita, Manila  Prior to his appointment as Director of the National Library, Atty. Santos was the Law Librarian  at the College of Law, University of the Philippines. He was accorded with Outstanding  Professional Librarian of the Year (1998) by the Professional Regulation Commission, as well as  Outstanding Librarian (2002) by the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians. He is also a past  president of both the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc., and the Philippine Group of Law  Librarians.  As PRC Outstanding Librarian of the Year 1998, he was cited for his outstanding  accomplishments toward the development of the librarianship profession through active  participation in the implementation of the "Philippine Librarianship Act" as past President of the  Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI); for active participation in the drafting and the implementation of the continuing professional education for librarians; and for having institutionalized the holding of PLAI regional assemblies, seminars, and outreach programs to touch base with librarians throughout the country. **2) JOHANN FREDERICK CABBAB** Dean  School of Library & Information Science  University of the Philippines, Diliman  Mr. Cabbab is also a Professor at UP-SLIS from 2007 to present and has set-up, design and  maintain several websites of the UP-SLIS among others. Prior to his return in the academe, he has  been the Managing Editor, Writer, Photographer and Graphic Artist of several magazines. He  served as Course Director, Lecturer, Team Member or Participant in several projects, seminars,  conferences and workshops. He was awarded the “1  st  PLAI Outstanding Research Award” for “The Development of an   Interactive Multimedia Program in Library & Information Science” by the Philippine Librarians  Association, Inc. in 2000.  Education: Master in Library & Information Science at the University of the Philippines – Diliman (1999)·   Bachelor in Library Science at the University of the Philippines – Diliman (1994) **3)** **   AMBETH R. OCAMPO    **  Associate Professor and Chair  Department of History  Ateneo de Manila University  is Chairman of the Department of History, Ateneo de Manila University who writes a widely read  opinion page column for the Philippines Daily Inquirer. He served as Chairman, National  Historical Commission of the Philippines (2002-2011) and concurrently Chairman, National  Commission for Culture and the Arts (2005-2007). He is a multi-awarded Filipino historian,  academic, journalist and author.  Education:      Doctorate in Philosophy in Southeast Asia History at the University of London School of      Oriental & African Studies·      A graduate course in the University of the Philippines – Diliman    ·      BA & MA in Philippine Studies at the De La Salle University, Manila      **4) RICHARD KÜNZEL** Director Goethe-Institute Philippinen He was a travel guide with trekking groups in the Himalayas (Nepal, Pakistan, India, and Tibet) and later in Columbia (South America) and Yemen (Arab Peninsula). In 1980, he entered the Goethe-Institut in Mannheim, Germany and was later on posted at German Singapore Institute (in-charge of curriculum design for metal technicians). He was assigned at Goethe-Institut in Murnau (Bavaria), Instanbul, Turkey, Cairo, and Egypt. In 2001, he became the director of Goethe-Institut Almathy and since 2007, the director of Goethe-Institut Manila. He has published book on night trains and wrote essays on travelling in Central Asia. Education· Studied Slavic Philology, Theater and South-East European History at Ludwig- Maximilian University Munich, finished with Master examination.· He has a diploma in Russian interpreting. **5) XIN LI ** Associate University Librarian for Strategic Initiatives  Cornell University Library, USA  Email: xin.li@cornell.edu.  She serves on the eight-member governing body of the Cornell library system, the Library  Executive Group, that provides directions, sets policies, plans and allocates resources for 18  subject libraries and more than 400 staff. Xin Li has 17 years of experience working in large research libraries, first at Yale, then at Cornell. Her experience covers a broad range of library operations, such as technical and public services, financial management and library administration. Currently, she is living in Taiwan temporarily and works remotely for Cornell. She is the coordinator for the deep collaboration project between Columbia and Cornell (2CUL). She explores and oversees library’s collaboration with research libraries in East Asia Education:· B.A. in Germanic Studies at Xi’an Foreign Language Institute in China (1984) · Master of Library and Information Science at Southern Connecticut State University (1992)· EMBA (2005) at Cornell University, USA · Master’s degree study in Germanic Linguistics, Philosophy Department, University of Konstanz, Germany, 1988-1990 (study interrupted by marriage and move to the U.S.) **6) YUKO SAWADA** Deputy Director  Planning and Coordination Division, Library  Institute of Developing Economies, Japan  Her recent work, " Aiming at Improving Access to Research Output through the Institutional  Repository" co-authored with Kanako Sakai presented at International Conference of Asian  Special Libraries (ICoASL2011) February 10-12, 2011 was judged as second best paper during  the said conference.  Education:·   M.S.L.S from the School of Library and Information Science, The Catholic University of America, U.S.A., May 1996.  Her talk will contain the following topics:  1. Open Access and self-archiving  2. To improve access to our research output effectively  2.1. Development of ARRIDE (Institutional Repository)  2.2. Linkage with outside database  3. To provide efficient access to scholarly resources outside the library  3.1. Introducing link resolver  3.2. Expanding OPAC capabilities **7) ALMA DEGALA-PROSPEROSO** Assistant Librarian  World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific  United Nations, Manila  Her principal responsibility in the WHO/WPRO Library is to assist and monitor the continuing  development of the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM) project including the  enhancement of its database. This includes collaboration and networking with the 37 Member  Countries of the WHO Western Pacific Region. Member countries that are now involved in the  development of WPRIM are Australia, Brunei, China, Cambodia, Fiji, Japan, Malaysia,  Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore and Vietnam. My  supplementary duties in library includes assisting in the management of the library' administrative  and financial matters and to support bibliographic, reference and circulation services.  Education:·   Bachelor of Education major in Library Science at Centro Escolar University, Manila Philippines (1992)· Master in Public Management at the University of the Philippines Open University (ongoing) **8) BEN-HUR VILLANUEVA** International Artist  Ben-Hur Villanueva  is a Filipino sculptor, painter, educator, lecturer, and art entrepreneur based    in Baguio City. He and a small group of fellow artists - visual artist Santi Bose, filmmaker Kidlat  Tahimik, and National Artist for Visual Art Benedicto Cabrera, among others, established  the ** Baguio Arts Guild ** (BAG). He has also served as a president for the Society of Philippine   Sculptors (SPS), as Art director for the Ephpheta Foundation for the Blind, Inc., and as vice  president-treasurer for Unesco’s International Art Association (IAA).  Villanueva is best known as a sculptor, working with brass, metal, and wood. He still holds  regular art exhibitions around the Philippines, and also occasionally exhibits in New York, Paris,  Tokyo, Singapore, Helsinki, and Havana. · · **9) REYSA C. ALENZUELA**  Director  Thomas Jefferson Information Center, Manila  Before she became the Director of Thomas Jefferson Information Center (TJIC) in 2007, she was  with University of Iloilo holding the same position at the University's Learning Resource Center.  Education:·   Bachelor of Education Major in Library Science at the University of San Agustin- Iloilo City (1998)·   Master of Library and Information Science at the University of the Philippines-Diliman (2003)·   Doctor of Philosophy Major in Educational Management at the University of Iloilo (2007)  **10)VINCENT ABRIGO** Associate Relations Knowledge for Development Center World Bank in the Philippines Mr. Abrigo handles requests for documents and information related to the Access to Information policy, and assists the Communications team in communicating and training staff and stakeholders on the policy. He also helps organize knowledge sharing and communication events, including conferences, workshops, consultations, videoconferences, and exhibits and performs other information management functions at the World Bank KDC. He has been a volunteer of the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights with office in Ottawa, CANADA from January 2008 to March 2011. Education:· Master of Professional Studies in Development Communication at the University of the Philippines Open University (continuing)· Bachelor in Library & Information Science at the University of the Philippines – Diliman (2004) **11)MILAGROS SANTOS-ONG** Chief, Library Services, Supreme Court of the Philippines  SC Senior Chief Staff Officer (Director III)  She has been invited several times to be a resource person in several conferences and seminars  here and abroad. She also wrote several books on legal research published locally.  EDUCATION:·   LLB at the University of the Philippines - Diliman (1986) ·   Master of Arts in Information Studies at the University of Sheffiled, England (1982) ·   Master of Library Science at the University of the Philippines – Diliman (1977) ·   BSBA at the University of the Philippines – Diliman (1973)   AWARDS·   2005 Outstanding Librarian given by Philippine Regulatory Commission ·   2005 Chief Justice Awards for Outstanding Service in the Judiciary ·   2005 Service Award given by the Philippine Librarians Association ·   2005 Appreciation and Recognition Award, Supreme Court Action Program & Judicial Reforms· 2010 Presidential Citations Awards accorded by the Office of the President, Malacañang Palace