Conference Presentations by Eloisa Gomez Borah

Libraries and Librarianship  - Expert Systems & Critical Thinking ; Strategic Business Information Research
The History of Filipinos in America  - Manila Galleons & Filipinos in Pre-1890 America

Libraries and Librarianship - presentations by Eloisa Gomez Borah

Access Paradox: An Information Literacy Campaign Response
eLit 2004 Conference, International Literacy Conference
June 2-4, 2004, St. John's University, New York City

eLibrarian: It’s Not Your Father’s Email Reference
Virtual Reference Desk, 3rd Annual Digital Reference Conference
November 12-14, 2001, Orlando, Florida

Assessing the Information Literacy of Undergraduates
Association of College and Research Libraries, 10th Conference
March 15-18, 2001, Denver Convention Center, Denver, Colorado

Email Reference, 24-Hour Turnaround: Assisting Remote Users of Reference and Databases
UC Best Practices in Instruction & Reference for Digital Resources
June 23, 2000, Los Angeles, California

Information Partnering At A Distance
California Academic Research Librarians, 1996 Annual Conference
October 25, 1996, San Diego, California

Business Update
California Library Association, 1995 Annual Conference
November 10-12, 1995, Santa Clara, California

One World, One Marketplace
Special Libraries Association, 1995 Annual Conference
June 14, 1995, Montreal, Canada

Business Information Locator & Library - B.I.L.L.(an expert system demonstration)
American Library Association, 1994 Midwinter Conference
January 20, 1994, Los Angeles, California

A Decision Tool Response to the Proliferation of Electronic Information Options
American Library Association, 1993 Annual Conference,
June 26, 1993, New Orleans, Louisiana

Creating Your Own Reference Assistant: the Ref-Lite Project
Library and Information Technology Association, Third National Conference,
September 13, 1992, Denver, Colorado

Expert Systems and Electronic Tools: Librarians as Primary Architects of Information's Future
Special Libraries Association, 1991 Annual Conference,
June 11, 1991, San Antonio, Texas

Improving Accounting Reference Skills
Special Libraries Association, 1991 Annual Conference,
June 10, 1991, San Antonio, Texas

Business Reference Sources for the Non-Business Specialist
California Library Association, 1987 Annual Conference,
November 17, 1987, Santa Clara, California

Conceptual Analysis of Business Information Needs
American Library Association, 1987 Annual Conference
June 30, 1987, San Francisco, California

Conceptual Analysis of Business Information Needs
Southern California Association of Law Libraries, 15th Annual Institute
February 20, 1987, Santa Monica, California

The Reference Inquiry and Pacific Rim Business Needs
California Academic & Research Librarians, Academic Business Librarians Exchange
December 5, 1986, California State Univ. Long Beach, California

Creating New Reference Tools on Your PC
California Academic & Research Librarians, Academic Business Librarians Exchange
December 11, 1985, California State Univ. Los Angeles, California

Business Reference Sources
Nevada Library Association, Annual Conference
October 13, 1984, Ely, Nevada

Conceptual Approach to Bibliographic Instruction
California Academic & Research Librarians, Academic Business Librarians Exchange
February 24, 1984, Univ. of California, Irvine

The History of Filipinos in America - presentations by Eloisa Gomez Borah

Local Biography As A Mirror of Ethnic History: Isidro Canlas and Long Beach in 1910
Association for Asian American Studies' 2005 Conference - proposed, not accepted
led to several articles, including "Collecting Family Stories, Saving Filipino American History"

Filipinos in Spanish America
Introduction to Filipino American Studies, class taught by Lucy Burns
April 13, 2006, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Stories Behind 100 Years of Filipino American Memorabilia
2006 Filipino American Centennial Celebration
March 31, 2006, Glendale Central Library, Glendale, California

Filipinos in Long Beach, 1910 to Now
Filipino American History Month, Federation of Filipino American Associations (FFAA)
October 15, 2005, Long Beach Bret Harte Library, Long Beach, California

Filipino American History Month
Barrio Fiesta, Troy Philippines
October 1, 2005, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Family Stories Never Told
Filipino Community of Santa Barbara, Friendship Day Banquet
June 18, 2005, Santa Barbara, California

The Other Filipinos at the 1904 World’s Fair
Filipino American National Historical Society, 10th National Conference
July 21-25, 2004, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri

Earliest Voyages: The Filipinos Landing in California in 1587
Filipino American National Historical Society, 9th National Conference
July 24-28, 2002, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California

Filipino American History: An Exhibit for Filipino American History Month
Long Beach Public Library, Bret Harte Branch Library
October 2000, month-long exhibit curator

Heading East: An Traveling Exhibit on California’s Asian Pacific History
California Sesquicentennial Commission, 1999-2000 Project
California Asian American Pacific Experience Council Member

The Filipino Landing in Morro Bay in 1587
Filipino American National Historical Society
Fifth National Conference, New York City, June 27-29, 1996

Filipinos on Spanish Ships to America in the 16th Century:  the Unamuno Voyage of 1587
California and Philippine History Symposium: 1571-1996
(Funded by the California Council for the Humanities)
University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, April 5-7, 1996

The Filipino Landing in Morro Bay in 1587
Filipino American National Historical Society, Historic Site Dedication
Monterey, California, October 21, 1995

The Galleons Brought Them
Filipino American National Historical Society, Los Angeles Chapter
Pilipino American Reading Room & Library, Los Angeles, California, December 4, 1994

Filipinos in 16th Century America: Rediscovering History as a Source of Ethnic Identity and Pride
Filipino American Educators Association of California
Annual Statewide Conference, Torrance, California, October 26-27,1990

Leaders, Able-bodied Men, and Child-bearing-Age Women:
The Manila Galleon's Contribution to the Makings of a
Filipino Community in 16th Century America
July 12-14, 1990
Filipino American National Historical Society
Third National Conference, Sacramento, California

Women on the Manila Galleons
November 18-19, 1988
Filipino American National Historical Society
Second National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana

Filipinos in Early American History
March 22-29, 1980
1980 Pilipino American Educators Conference
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

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