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SIL Philippines honored by the PAARL Award

On Friday, January 30, 2004, the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Libraries (PAARL) presented the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Philippines with the PAARL "Outstanding Library/Research Program of the Year Award" for 2003.

This award was presented at the PAARL 31st Annual General Assembly and Award Ceremony. This prestigious award gives recognition to an academic or research library program that contributes to Philippine academic librarianship and library development in the Philippines. The award included a 5000 peso gift and distinctive recognition plaque.

The wording on the Plaque recognizes SIL "for exemplary contribution to academic and research librarianship since 1953 particularly for its documentation program on the Philippine languages as well as translation of literature of high moral value into the vernacular; also for SIL's effective operation of libraries at its research centers in Manila, Nueva Vizcaya and Bukidnon, involving a total of over 20,000 volumes, including general linguistic materials, translation helps, references on literacy and education and anthropological works; for maintaining special collections of materials on local studies specifically about languages of the indigenous cultural communities and literature on the languages of it's respective region."

Dr. J. Stephen Quakenbush and long-time SIL Manila Assistant Librarian Elsie Tumlos accepted this notable award on behalf of SIL Philippines. The recognition plaque will be permanently on display in the SIL Manila library.