Philippines: “National Library Modernization Pushed”
From ABS-CBN News:
Under the proposed “National Library of the Philippines Modernization Act,” the NLP shall have seven divisions, each headed by a division chief who shall develop and implement plans and programs for the division.
The seven divisions are the Reader Service Division (RSD), the Digital Library Services (DLS), Technical Services Division (TSD), the Information Technology Division (ITD), the Copyright Division, the Public Libraries Division and the Finance and Administrative Division.
The RSD is in charge of providing information, reference, and research services and resources to library users. It shall also maintain the reading room services and other library materials in the NLP.
The DLS, on the other hand, is in charge of providing non-traditional information services to readers. The division will be composed of two sections, the Differently Abled Services Section and the Multimedia Section.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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