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Rizal's Noli Me Tangere (Original Spanish Version) When I posted "FO: Books in Spanish," I linked to a reprint of Noli Me Tangere in Spanish, but it was not the original edition printed in Berlin. Thanks to John Nery, I am now able to link to the...

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"The Filipino Librarian asked: Why is a the used with Philippines?" This reference by Eric Ambata to one of my very first posts in 2005 led to the discovery that Manuel Quezon III recently posted several links to my blog in relation to a discussion on whether "Philippines" is plural or singular....

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Candida C. AgcaoiliDiscipline Consultant/ProfessorUniversity of Sto. TomasThe Professional Regulation Commission conferred the Outstanding Professional Librarian of the Year Award on Candida C. Agcaoili on 19 June 2009. The citation reads:For devoting 59 long years of her professional life in the...

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The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars is a new 3-volume set published by ABC-CLIO early this month. I haven't examined it thoroughly, and it's possible that it doesn't reflect the Filipino point of view, but I think the fact that its third volume is devoted to...

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Once again, we celebrate the declaration of Philippine independence. It might be good to reflect on the fact that this declaration was written in Spanish, and that the document indicates that independence was obtained "under the protection of the Powerful and Humanitarian Nation, the United States...

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If you happen to be in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, 9 June 2009, I'd appreciate it if you would consider attending my presentation on "The Doctrina Christiana of 1593 and the 'Other' Book" at Library of Congress, 12 nn-1 pm. Here's the exact address:Asian Division Foyer, Jefferson Building, Library...

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It all started with Robin Hemley's "The Great Book Blockade of 2009," which laid bare the plan to start taxing books imported into the Philippines—contrary to the Florence Agreement—because a customs undersecretary decided that she was the only one in more than fifty years who could interpret the...

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Deja vu?! Well, the circumstances fifty years ago were a bit different, but those complaining about "The Great Book Blockade of 2009" should read "Bookselling In Manila" (pdf; registration required but it's free!), a 1960 article by Joaquin Po, who was then owner and manager of Popular Bookstore...

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This post is for anyone who has ever had difficulty finding the original Spanish texts of English translations of books about the Philippines and/or by Filipinos.The books listed below are from Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, Biblioteca Digital Hispanica, The United States and its...

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Feedback I emailed to Queena Lee-Chua appeared in her column today (see "Readers speak out," Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 May 2009). If I had known that she was going to print my short email, I would've presented the reasons for my assertion that "The evidence that only two books—not one, not...

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A column by Manolo Quezon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 May 2009) on "The Great Book Blockade of 2009" brought a topic that had yet to make it into the news to the attention of a wider audience. Quezon's column is also reproduced on his blog, which has allowed readers to respond. He also posted...

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After a more than a year, I have decided to finally write the next edition of the Colophorn! Yeah boy! There are a lot of things that I want to talk about, but this will be heavily condensed, because nobody cares anyway ^_____^ School stuff Gues...

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I know I haven't updated this in quite a while, hopefully I could post more stuff, but honestly, I live a very boring life ^_____^ Anyhoo, I'm just loving Plurk, because, well, almost everyone I need to talk as far as my LIS life is there! So, I ...

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Zarah has named the "SLIA Essay Writing Contest Winner." Congratulations to Jayson Balaqui!Here's a quote from his essay, entitled "The Blograrians," which makes me think that perhaps my blog's motto has created more of an impact than I realized:"I can’t change Filipino librarians, but I can change...

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In case you ever wondered what happened to my post quoting the doctor who said, "When you are a doctor you cannot be a librarian," the doctor concerned left a comment on my post that you may want to read.I truly apologize for the error in the statement attributed to me in a recent article written...

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The links below lead to the sites that I will be discussing at the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians today, April 22, 1:55 pm.World Digital Library1001 WondersSEAsiteSoutheast Asia VisionsSoutheast Asian images and TextsSoutheast Asia Digital LibraryDirectory of Open Access JournalsPhilippine...

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The 14th General Conference of the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians began today. The photo above shows some of the Filipino librarians who arrived yesterday. The photo below shows the six Filipino librarians who will be among those speaking at the two-day conference's forty sessions.From...

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I just learned about Blog Reader Appreciation Day via KyusiReader. The objective is to "thank and celebrate readers with special tributes, posts, contests, and give-aways."I don't really have time to think of the mechanics for a contest, so let's just say that the first five commenters (make sure...

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This is one contest librarians should join. The contest started a few weeks ago, but even though it's sponsored by Philippine Daily Inquirer and National Book Store, it's not available on either sponsor's website. So I scanned the ad from the newspaper (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 April 2009, p. C3) and have reproduced the text below. Please note that the contest ends on 3 May 2009.I wanted to

This is one contest librarians should join. The contest started a few weeks ago, but even though it's sponsored by Philippine Daily Inquirer and National Book Store, it's not available on either sponsor's website. So I scanned the ad from the newspaper (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 April 2009, p....

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