Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Announcement

Please be advised that the scheduled graduation tomorrow(May 18, 2011) is POSTPONED indefinitely. Please visit this blog or you may call Division Office for the new date. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Quezon City Public School Libraries to the next level

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Friday, May 6, 2011

Outline of your e-library blog

Your blog should have the following pages with the following contents:

1. Welcome
Podcast about your library
2. About the E-library
Basic information about your e-library re: date of establishment of your e-library (NOT the
traditional library, but you may include this also) hardware, software, school population, etc.
This was your first assignment
3. Library Rules
Acceptable Use Policy/ AUP must be posted in this page. For libraries with previous library rules and would like to retain their old library rules, you may do so but omit items in your old library rules that may be repeated in your AUP.
IMPORTANT: If you will copy from other site's AUP, please make sure that parts/ items that should be edited be edited.
4. Staff
Please start this page with the following sentence, with spacing:
We wish to give you the best possible service.
If you have comments and suggestions, you may contact:

(Your Complete Name)
School E-librarian

(Insert here a recent and your best picture, if possible in school uniform or in formal uniform)

Email:
Office No:

Ask a librarian
(Gtalk embed code: http://www.google.com/talk/service/badge/New)

Ask a librarian FAQ

5. Visit us
Please type in the following format
(Complete School Name) E-Library
(Floor of the Library, Building Name)
Complete Address

(Embed code of the school's Google Maps)

6. Calendar of events
Please put your e-libraries public calendar.
The calendar must show 6 month planned activities
Suggested e-library activities;
a. Library orientations
b. Library instruction
c. Library card application
d. Storytelling
e. Filmshowing
f. Computer Tutorials: Hardware
g. Computer Tutorials: Software (Antivirus, Browsers, Goo Reader)
h. Google Books
i. Google Maps
j. Sites on your webliography
k. Other activities of your e-library/ library
l. Library OPAC
IMPORTANT: Make your calendar public to show your library's calendar.
Please edit also the embed code's width as needed.

7. Webliography
Type here the websites that you have evaluated and you think are helpful to the students.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that all your links are working.

8. Library Feedback
Insert here the embed code of your library feedback form.
You may edit your feedback form in your Google Docs.

9. Other Pages
You may add other pertinent details about the e-library or the school by:
1. Creating a new page. Please put an appropriate title for any additional pages.
2. Adding the additional information in related existing pages.
Other optional pages:
1. School's History, Mission Vision
2. Principal's Picture, Name and Contact details

The instruction in creating your library's blog/ website can be found in this blog.

Please be reminded that you go over your blog many times for any incomplete and incorrect information. You need to have a clean and working library blog/ website ready for browsing by the public by May 13, 2011.

I will be posting my corrections in the next posts. I will be releasing corrections in batches of 10 libraries per day starting today, May 7.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Acceptable Use Policy



After reading the presentation, please do the following:

(1) Write your own Acceptable Use Policy
(2) Edit your Library Rules page, encode or copy/ paste your own AUP, after your own traditional library rules.

Ask a Librarian



Please place the (1) Ask-a-librarian link and (2) Short FAQ in your Staff Page as illustrated in the above presentation.

This will be checked on Tuesday, May 3.

Please be informed that venue for remaining topics will be held at Manuel Roxas High School E-library. The QC Public Library Conference Room will be unavailable in the coming weeks that's why we need to transfer to another venue. Your understanding regarding the change of venue is requested.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Database and Search Engines



Please do the following assignment:

(1) Create a new page with the title: Webliography
(2) Follow the format:
Title of Link
Website Link
Short description of Link
(3) Include the four website links in the presentation, use the links for your school, elementary website links for elementary school e-libraries, high school website links for high school e-libraries
(4) Add the links that you have searched
(5) Total links should not be less than 15 links.
(6) You can see the example in this blog's Webliography page.

Please do this in advance in order for us to be right on schedule or finish the topics earlier. This will be checked on Tuesday, May 3, Tuesday.

Google Calendar



Please do the following assignment as mentioned in the presentation:
(1) Log-in in your Gmail account
(2) Go to calendar.google.com
(3) Put your proposed schedule for the next six months
(4) Get the embed, create and go to your Calendar of Events page, go to Edit HTML and place the embed,and click Publish

Please do this in advance in order for us to be right on schedule or finish the topics earlier. This will be checked on Tuesday, May 3, Tuesday.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Forms using Google Docs



Please make a feedback form and place it as post. It should appear in your home page. If you have something for your home page you can create another page and use "Library feedback" as title.

Google Maps

Monday, April 25, 2011

Setting up your library blog

Please read the presentation for setting up a library blog.



In your own library blogs, please edit and create your pages:

1. About the E-library
2. Library Rules
2. Staff
3. Visit Us

We will edit your blogs tomorrow, April 27, 2011.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Library Blogs

Here is the list of library blogs created by our e-librarians:

1. http://novalicheshs-elibrary.blogspot.com/
2. http://rosalsusanoes-elibrary.blogspot.com/
3. http://maligayahs-elibrary.blogspot.com/
4. http://libises-elibrary.blogspot.com
5. http://nhse-library.blogspot.com/
6. http://quirinohs-elibrary.blogspot.com/
7. http://lagroes-elibrary.blogspot.com
8. http://cgeahse-lib.blogspot.com (non-existent)
9. http://ernestorondonhs-elibrary.blogspot.com/
10. http://sanfranciscohse-lib.blogspot.com/
11. http://juansumulong-elibrary.blogspot.com/
12. http://quezoncityhighschool-elibrary.blogspot.com/
13. http://lagrohs-elibrary.blogspot.com/
14. http://bgbes-elibrary.blogspot.com/
15. http://culiaths-elibrary.blogspot.com/
16. http://placidodelmundoese-library.blogspot.com (non-existent)
17. http://estebanabadaelem-elib.blogspot.com/
18. http://clahs-elibrary.blogspot.com (non-existent)
19. http://erodriguezjrhs-elibrary.blogspot.com
20. http://bbese-library.blogspot.com
21. http://sanbartolomehs-elibrary.blogspot.com
22. http://newerahse-library.blogspot.com/
23. http://jplaurelsrhselibrary.blogspot.com/
24. http://snhse-library.blogspot.com/
25. http://donroceshse-library.blogspot.com/
26. http://knlhse-lib.blogspot.com/
27. http://hsnhselibrary.blogspot.com/
28. http://jjmartinez-hs-lib.blogspot.com/
29. http://balarahselibrary.blogspot.com/
30. http://rmchselibrary.blogspot.com/
31. http://tandangsoranationalhse-library.blogspot.com/
32. http://pbhse-library.blogspot.com/
33. http://sergioosmenasrhs-elibrary.blogspot.com/
34. http://sanjosehs.blogspot.com/
35. http://bagongsilanganhslibrary.blogspot.com/
36. http://ismaelmathayhse-library.blogspot.com/
37. http://pugadhslibrarians.blogspot.com/
38. http://qcdivisionofficee-library.blogspot.com/
39. http://noh-sccelibrary.blogspot.com/

39 out of 59 schools have their own library blog.

This serves also as the attendance for April 19 session.

For corrections and additions, please email me at qcpublicschoollibraries (at) gmail (dot) com.

4 schools have excellent blogs.

12 schools have very good blogs.

23 schools still need to post entries on their blogs.


Updated 26 April 2011

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Operating System

Hardware Competency



Here is the link to the answers to the school's Hardware and Software Survey.

Attendance for today's topic is as follows:

1. Culiat High School
2. Sta. Lucia High School
3. Juan Sumulong High School
4. San Bartolome High School
5. Novaliches High School
6. San Francisco High School
7. Quirino Elementary School
8. San Francisco High School
9. Rosa L. Susano - Nova. Elementary School
10. Quezon City High School
11. Libis Elementary School
12. Quirino High School
13. Betty Go Belmonte Elementary School
14. Bago Bantay Elementary School
15. Ernesto Rondon High School
16. Placido del Mundo Elementary School
17. Lagro High School
18. E. Rodriguez Jr. High School
19. Lagro Elementary School
20. Esteban Abada Elementary School
21. Batasan National High School
22. Don. A Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School
23. Camp Gen. E. Aguinaldo High School
24. Judge Juan Luna High School
25. Lagro High School
26. Holy Spirit National High School
27. Don Quintin Paredes High School
28. NOH-School for Crippled Children
29. J.P Laurel Sr. High School
30. San Jose High School
31. Sergio Osmena Sr. High School
32. Manuel A. Roxas High School
33. Bagong Silangan High School
34. Dr. Josefa Jara Martinez High School
35. Ponciano Bernardo High School
36. Masambong High School
37. Balara High School
38. Ponciano Bernardo High School
39. Division Office
40. Tandang Sora National High School
41. Pugad Lawin High School
42. Ismael Mathay High School
43. Carlos P. Garcia High School
44. North Fairview High School
45. Manuel A. Roxas High School
46. Krus na Ligas High School
47. Sauyo High School
48. Commonwealth High School
49. Balingasa High School

Monday, April 11, 2011

Competencies of an e-librarian

Here is the powerpoint presentation in Google Docs:

Survey of E-library's Facilities and Equipment

Here is the powerpoint presentation in Google Docs:



Here is the important points of the presentation:

An e-library must have the following:
1. Skilled E-librarian
2. Ample Space
3. Working Computers
4. Licensed or Non-proprietary Software
5. Relevant Applications
6. Fair Rules
7. Other Needed Equipments
8. Stable Internet
9. Administration Support
10. User Feedback

Here is the link to the answers to the survey.

Attendance for today's topic is as follows:

1. Juan Sumulong High School
2. Culiat High School
3. Quirino High School
4. Novaliches High School
5. Libis Elementary School
6. Sta. Lucia High School
7. Balingasa High School
8. Quezon City High School
9. Quirino Elementary School
10. Don. Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School
11. San Bartolome High School
12. Placido del Mundo Elementary School
13. Esteban Abada Elementary School
14. Ernesto Rondon High School
15. Bago Bantay Elementary School
16. Betty Go Belmonte Elementary School
17. Lagro High School
18. Judge Juan Luna High School
19. E. Rodriguez Jr. High School
20. Lagro Elementary School
21. Camp Gen. Emilio A. High School
22. Rosa L. Susano Elementary School *
23. San Jose High School
24. Sergio OsmeƱa Sr. High School
25. Ponciano Bernardo High School
26. Holy Spirit National High School
27. Tandang Sora National High School *
28. NOH-School for Crippled Children *
29. Batasan National High School *
30. San Francisco High School *
31. Jose P. Laurel Sr. High School *
32. Dr. Josefa Jara Martinez High School
33. Don Quintin Paredes High School
34. Sauyo High School *
35. North Fairview High School
36. Manuel A. Roxas High School
37. Bagong Silangan High School
38. Pugad Lawin High School *
39. Division Office
40. Ismael Mathay Sr. High School
41. Masambong High School *

Nine (9) schools did not have their Gmail address ready (those marked with asterisk).

18 schools did not attend the training: Survey on Facilities and Equipment and Competencies of an e-librarian,

Sunday, April 10, 2011

About the blog

This blog will document the training for librarians and library staff of selected electronic libraries/ e-libraries of Quezon City public elementary schools and high schools