{"id":1974,"date":"2026-08-08T00:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:48:14","slug":"paarl-invites-you-to-the-2026-manila-international-book-fair-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/?p=1974","title":{"rendered":"PAARL Invites You to the 2026 Manila International Book Fair Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"gtfy-1 wp-block-paragraph\">As artificial intelligence continues to reshape scholarly communication and information access, libraries play a critical role in ensuring that Filipiniana collections remain discoverable, accessible, and ethically managed. This timely forum will examine the opportunities and challenges that AI presents for Filipiniana collections, with particular focus on metadata, digitization, copyright, and the responsible use of Philippine cultural and heritage resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gtfy-4 wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Philippine Association of Academic\/Research Librarians, Inc. (PAARL)<\/strong>, in partnership with the <strong>Manila International Book Fair (MIBF)<\/strong>, warmly invites library and information professionals, educators, researchers, students, and advocates of Philippine heritage to attend: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gtfy-7\"><strong>FOCUS AI: Filipiniana Open Collections for Users and Scholars in the Age of AI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gtfy-10 wp-block-paragraph\">10 September 2026 I 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM I Meeting Room 8, SMX Convention Center Manila, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gtfy-13 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learning Outcomes<br><\/strong>At the end of the program, participants shall be able to:<br>1. Discuss the impact of artificial intelligence, metadata, and digitization on the discoverability and accessibility of Filipiniana collections.<br>2. Identify copyright, ethical considerations, and best practices for the responsible use of AI in managing and providing access to Philippine cultural heritage resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gtfy-16 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resource Speaker<\/strong><br><strong>Ms. Lady Catherine R. de Leon<\/strong><br><em>Filipiniana<\/em> Head Librarian<br>Miguel de Benavides Library<br>University of Santo Tomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gtfy-19 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Forum Fees<\/strong><br>LIS Students: \u20b1250.00<br>PAARL Members: \u20b1300.00<br>Non-Members: \u20b1350.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gtfy-22 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Registration<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udd17 Scan the QR code on the poster or click here to register: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/paarlmibf2026\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/paarlmibf2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gtfy-25 wp-block-paragraph\">For inquiries, email us at\u00a0<strong><em>paarlbod@gmail.com<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-930feb06 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex gtfy-34\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow gtfy-33\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-930feb06 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex gtfy-32\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow gtfy-29\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large gtfy-28\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Poster-1024x858.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Poster-1024x858.png 1024w, https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Poster-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Poster-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Poster-1536x1288.png 1536w, https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Poster-2048x1717.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow gtfy-31\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full gtfy-30\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Program.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Program.png 940w, https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Program-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-MIBF-Program-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As artificial intelligence continues to reshape scholarly communication and information access, libraries play a critical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,80],"tags":[91],"class_list":["post-1974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates-active-posts","category-forum","tag-mibf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1974"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1981,"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974\/revisions\/1981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paarl.org.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}