Library Resources

Library Resources & Sections of the Library * Home- Reading Books @ General Circulation Section. The General Circulation Section is the biggest section of the library. It houses the majority of the books in the library. Its main function is to provide maximum service to library patrons. This may include registering new library patrons, lending, receiving returned books, reserving, and shelving of library materials in a timely and accurate manner. * Reference Books @ General Reference Section. The General Reference Section contains reference materials such as encyclopedia, handbooks, guides, directories, yearbooks, almanacs, and maps. Reference books are usually not read straight through, but are only referred to when needed. Thus, these items are not for home-reading so that they are always available for use in the library * Textbooks @ Reserve Section. Course-included readings and textbooks are placed at the Reserve Section on request of faculty members teaching the subject. Because of the limited number of copies per textbook, reserve books are for overnight- use only and for-room-use only within the day. * Serials @ Periodicals Section. Include magazines, newspapers, journals, both current and past issues in bound volumes. For professional reading of degree courses, the library subscribes to a least 2 journal titles. The Serials Section has created new products which supplement the available research materials. These are:
Clippings File . Selected news cut from three daily newspapers: The Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, and Philippines Daily Inquirer
Vertical File. These are publications which the library receive for free or attached to magazines as supplements. Examples of such print materials which are serial in nature are annual reports, government papers, brochures, seminar/conference papers, flyers, etc. Usually less than 100 pages, these are not cataloged as books but classified by subject, placed in folders and