Library of America Series titles donated to the UPD Library

Prof. Salvacion M. Arlante, University Librarian receiving donations from Prof. John Vincent Nye

The University Library of UP Diliman would like to thank PROF. JOHN VINCENT C. NYE for donating to the Library through the Thomas Jefferson Information Center (TJIC) 100 volumes of Library of America series titles. This is a rather long overdue acknowledgment and the Library sincerely appreciates this display of generosity and concern for the UP. Prof. Nye is the holder of the Frederic Bastiat Chair in Political Economy at the Mercatus Center of the George Mason University at Arlington, VA. He specializes in British and French economic history, and the new institutional economics. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the UP School of Economics.

From left: Elvira Lapuz, Rosemarie Rosali, Prof. John Nye, Ms. Salvacion Arlante and Dean Emmanuel de Dios

Some of the titles donated include these works by Madison and Jefferson

The formal turnover was held at the Conference Room of the Main Library last 22 July 2009. University Librarian Ms. Salvacion M. Arlante received the materials in behalf of the Library. Also present during the turnover were Dean Emmanuel De Dios of the School of Economics and Ms. Rose Rosali, head librarian of the School. These donated titles now formed part of the collection of the CSSP and CAL Libraries. – EBLapuz

 

Retired UPD Professor donates book to University Library

University Librarian Ms. Salvacion M. Arlante receives the book from Ms. Fe Casillan Garcia (the author).

Fé Casillan Garcia, Ph.D. and retired UP full professor of UPD College of Education donates 4 copies of her latest work entitled: San Carlos City: A Celebration. Published in 2005 by Marcelo Mandapat Casillan, Jr. and printed by Cacho Hermanos, the book “portrays the significant, diverse, and artistic events in the past and present lives of the Pangasinenses of San Carlos City. It covers many aspects including the forgotten experiences of many folk in the city and the barrios … It documents through text, images, music, and photographs San Carlos City’s cultural legacy, its people, its rich history, and unique environment. In its pages, readers may come across situations and things that they hold close to their hearts even if many of the episodes come from the author’s very personal perceptions.”

San Carlos City: a celebration by Fe Casillan Garcia

Dr. Garcia, cultural worker and co-author of a book, Health for an Improved Quality of Life, has written extensively for journals, magazines, and bulletins. She has edited various publications, the latest of which are the CHAP Bulletin (Council of Health Agencies of the Philippines) ASEAN Bulletin (ASEAN Training Center of Preventive Drug Education), and the Philippine Health Education Journal.

At the University of the Philippines, Dr. Garcia was awarded four Professorial Chairs, twice from the San Miguel Corporation and twice from the Congressional Spouses of the Philippines. She is a member of Pi Gamma Mu and Pi Lambda Theta honor societies and a Board Member and Officer of the Council of Health Agencies of the Philippines and the Health Education Association of the Philippines.

She and her husband, Ruben Garcia, former Dean, U.P. College of Engineering, live in suburban Quezon City. The Garcias have six children and 14 grandchildren. – RYTarlit

 

UPD University Library receives notable Amorsolo book

L-R: Mr. Herman M. Lazo, Assistant to the President, Fernando C. Amorsolo Art Foundation, Inc., Ms. Sheryl Gerodias, the Foundation's Executive Assistant Mr. Fernando Amorsolo Lazo, Mr. Rodolfo Tarlit, and Ms. Marian Ramos

The University Library of UP Diliman would like to thank the FERNANDO C. AMORSOLO ART FOUNDATION, INC. for donating to the Library a copy of their very first coffee table book entitled, Maestro Fernando C. Amorsolo: Recollections of the Amorsolo Family. This book is a tribute to the first Filipino National Artist — the patriarch of the Amorsolo family, which documents the artist’s “life and his countless artworks as gleaned from his first hand experiences…personally bodies Amorsolo as the artist, husband, family man, mentor and friend as never seen before”.

Mr. Tarlit signs the acknowledgment receipt.

The book’s turnover was held at the Conference Room of the Main Library last 02 June 2009. Receiving on behalf of the Library were Rod Tarlit, head of Filipiniana Books Section, Acquisitions Librarian Sheryl Gerodias and General Reference Librarian Marian Ramos. Once processed, the book will be on service at the Filipiniana Books Section, UPD Main Library. – CMAbrigo

 

Prof. Pilar donates to the CFA Library

The College of Fine Arts Library acknowledges art historian SANTIAGO ALBANO PILAR, for his continuous support to the College of Fine Arts Library being a notable donor since 1991.

Prof. Pilar is a Professor VI of the UP College of Fine Arts and Chairman of the CFA College Library Committee. He teaches advanced courses in art history and connoisseurship in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Prof. Pilar is the author of the books Juan Luna: the Filipino as painter, Pamana: the Jorge Vargas art collection, Domingo Celis: inspired calm, Harvest of Saints and co-author of Fabian de la Rosa and his times, and written numerous articles on Philippine art history. For his pioneering research on Philippine colonial art history, he was honored with the Ten Outstanding Young Men Award for Art History in 1980, and Araw ng Maynila Award: Tagapag-alaga ng Sining in 1996. He is a consultant of exhibition projects at the Ayala Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Manila and Cultural Center of the Philippines. –MMOmega