To join or renew your individual and\/or institutional membership, follow the instructions below:
ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP<\/strong>
SECTION 1. TYPES OF MEMBERS<\/em><\/strong>
The Association shall have the following as members:
Regular Members \u2013<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0are licensed librarians who hold bachelor\u2019s and\/or master\u2019s degree from a library school or are majors in library\/information science from a university, college, or technical school of recognized standing and currently employed in academic and research libraries. All past presidents automatically become regular members but are exempted from paying their membership dues.
Associate Members –<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0those former members of the Association and librarians who are not licensed or connected with academic or research libraries but are interested in becoming members of the Association, such members may be appointed to committee work including chairmanship thereof but cannot be elected into office.
Institutional Members \u2013<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0are institutions and\/or organizations maintaining academic or research libraries and interested in supporting the purpose and objectives of the Association. The representative of an institutional member shall be designated upon payment of its membership due and shall have the rights and privileges of a regular member provided he meets any of the qualifications for regular membership. No more than one representative shall represent an institutional member.
Honorary Members –\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>shall be conferred by the Board upon recommendation of the membership committee to retiree-librarians who were former members of the Association and\/or have contributed to academic librarianship in the country in general, but they cannot elect nor be elected into office.
All members shall, upon payment of appropriate dues, be entitled to selected publications and other services of the Association.
SECTION 2. MEMBERSHIP DUES<\/em><\/strong>
The annual membership dues for regular and associate members<\/strong> shall be three hundred pesos (P300.00)<\/strong>, and for institutional members<\/strong>, one thousand pesos (P1,000.00)<\/strong> subject to increase to be determined by the Board. Honorary Members and all past presidents are exempted from paying the membership dues. (Amended on 27 January 2017)
Membership shall cease when dues are not paid but may be reinstated upon payment of the same.
SECTION 3. ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP<\/em><\/strong>
Members shall be admitted by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the membership committee.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\nHow to Join or Renew Membership?<\/h2>
1) Visit PAARL\u2019s Letter for Membership thru this link: https:\/\/bit.ly\/PAARLMem2025<\/strong><\/a>
2) Deposit payment to PAARL’s bank account:
Bank: Banco de Oro <\/strong>(UN Avenue, Manila Branch)
Name: Philippine Association of Academic\/Research Librarians Inc.<\/strong>(indicate name in full)
Account No.: 000-560-295-499<\/strong>
3) Go online and visit https:\/\/bit.ly\/PAARL_MembershipForm<\/strong><\/a> and fill in the details
4) You will receive an email with your official receipt and E-Certificate once everything is verified
For inquiries, contact our Membership Committee Chair, Ms. Gina G. Canceran<\/strong>, paarlmemcom@gmail.com<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\nMembership Dues<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Membership shall cease when dues are not paid but may be reinstated upon payment of the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n