TJIC collaboration meetup with student officers and faculty advisers of Library and Information Science Student Organizations in Metro Manila

Caption 1: Student officers and faculty advisers of the UE Association of Students of Library and Information Science, UP Library and Information Science Students’ Association and UP Future Library and Information Professionals of the Philippines.

Sixteen students from the UE Association of Students of Library and Information Science, UP Library and Information Science Students’ Association (UPLISSA), and UP Future Library and Information Professionals of the Philippines (UPFLIPP), visited the Thomas Jefferson Information Center (TJIC) on 8 July 2013 to discuss possible library collaborative projects with the TJIC.

Welcome remarks were given by TJIC Deputy Director Princess Grace Wooden, an introduction and overview of TJIC’s mission, current and upcoming programs and services were delivered by TJIC Director Gianina Cabanilla, and an overview of the eLibraryUSA online resources and American spaces initiatives were briefly presented by TJIC Librarian Randolf Mariano. Students, faculty advisers, and the TJIC team brainstormed future library projects and tie-ups within the year. At the end of the program, the students received information packets including IIP materials and individual account to access the eLibraryUSA, the State Department’s electronic research database.

Caption 2: Thomas Jefferson Information Center Director Gianina Cabanilla delivered an introduction to TJIC’s programs and services

Caption 3: UEASLIS President Leslie M. Edrada, UPLISSA President Jerico Charles Tenmatay and UPFLIPP President Nathaniel Lumbre delivered an overview to their respective programs and services