The UP School of Library and Information Studies (UP SLIS) hosts the annual Gabriel A. Bernardo (GAB) Memorial Lecture Series in celebration of the legacy of Gabriel A. Bernardo. His contributions to the profession led to him being given the title Doyen of Filipino Librarians by the UPLSAA in 1957. The GAB Memorial Lecture series is the longest-running lecture series related to LIS and has been the venue for the discussion of relevant library and information science issues and trends.

This year's lecture is to be delivered by Dr. Maureen Henninger. She was in the forefront of research and practice in the digital environment, and specifically with the advent of the Internet, published and consulted widely on digital literacy for industry, government and non-government organizations, both in Australia and internationally, and has been an invited guest speaker at many conferences within the information, medical, biotechnology and education professions.

As an information professional she has worked with government and international organisations to deliver digital literacy and projects for the preservation of information artefacts in many Asian and Pacific countries. In her academic career, her research, curriculum and teaching has been in the field of digital literacy, and more recently, data literacy, particularly in the journalistic field, and is currently a visiting fellow, specialising in digital information management at the University of Technology Sydney.

Her longstanding interest in political science and democratic processes led to her current research and publishing that has focussed broadly on the information and digital literacy requirements for accessing government information and datasets. Her current concern is with governmental mechanisms and practices that enable and constrain democratic processes and active citizenship.

While there are a vast amount of definitions, theories, research, literature, prognostications and aspects of information literacy, this lecture will be limited to some of her passionate convictions concerning the importance of many literacies, particularly civic and digital literacy, so that all citizens can make informed judgements and decisions. At the forefront of this endeavour are information professionals, who themselves must have high skills in these literacies in order to pass them on to students, patrons of their libraries and colleagues across the breadth of the citizenry.

PROGRAMME

Welcome Address

Prof. Mary Grace Golfo-Barcelona

Dean, UP SLIS

Introduction of the Speaker

Lecture Proper

Dr. Maureen Henninger

University of Technology Sydney

Q&A

Reaction

Dr. Iyra Buenrostro-Cabbab

Faculty Member, UP SLIS

Awarding of Certificates

Closing Remarks

Prof. Yhna Therese Santos

College Secretary, UP SLIS

Chair, GAB Lecture 2021

Master of Ceremonies

Prof. Paul Jason Perez

Faculty Member, UP SLIS