Formal archives education needed for heritage conservation

Prof. Jian Wang of the Renmin University

 Local archivists and other record-keepers have committed to advance records management in the country while stressing the need to professionalize records-keeping by formal archives education upon the conclusion of the 2nd National Archives Congress, Dec. 8-9, at the Colegio de San Agustin (CSA) in Bacolod City.

The meeting of some 165 archivists, librarians, university and college registrars,  and representatives from the business sector from around the country pointed several concerns, such as the lack of qualified professionals who could ably handle valuable documents.

For one, they called for “the inclusion of records and archives management in the general subjects or curriculum for undergraduate courses.”

The congress delegates also urged “collaboration between archival institutions here and abroad” and the “formulation and approval of a curriculum for archival studies.”

Dominican Missal to be launched; school of theology and homiletics established

The Dominican Province of the Philippines (DPP) will launch the Dominican Missal and Lectionary on Dec. 8, 5 p.m., at the Institute of Preaching-Philippine Dominican Center of Institutional Studies (IP-PDCIS) Bldg., Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon City.

The book is being launched in connection with the feast of the Immaculate Conception as well as the 40th anniversary of the DPP.