ABOUT THE LIBRARY

ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION

The library adopts the open shelf system wherein users can access freely the books and other materials on the shelves. The library collections are designed to challenge and support the students' intellectual growth and academic excellence and help them to identify themselves as responsible citizens.

Library collection’s bibliographic information can also be browsed from the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) thru the library’s website: http://10.2.1.4/app/catalog.cf

ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS

In organizing its collections, the library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification System which divides human knowledge into 10 main classes/topics, which are broken into smaller and smaller topics. Different topics are assigned numbers, known as "call numbers" pasted on the spine of the book. To easily locate a book on the shelves, the following categories of library materials are assigned with the following color codes for its call numbers: General References (Blue), Reserve (Green), Circulation (White), Filipiniana (Yellow), Picture Books (Orange).

BORROWING POLICIES

A duly validated Library Card must be presented to the counter in-charge whenever borrowing an item. This Library Card is NON-TRANSFERABLE. This will be forfeited if alteration, addition or erasures are made thereon.
A borrower is responsible for any library material drawn upon it. This will be confiscated in case another person utilizes it.
A student must demand for his/her library card upon returning a borrowed item/s.
A lost card may be replaced upon presentation of a proof of loss and a payment of P100.00 as replacement fee to be paid at the Cashier's Office.
All library materials must be surrendered for inspection before taking them out of the Library premises.
No delinquent borrower is allowed to borrow any library material/s unless he/she has settled all due accounts in the library.
If a student losses a book, he must report immediately to the librarian or Student Assistant. He/She is required to replace the book with a new one or pay its equivalent cost/price.
A student is required to present his/her Library Card at the end of the school year for Clearance purposes.

REQUIREMENT FOR A LIBRARY CARD

A Student must:

Be officially enrolled;

Submit 2 copies 1 x 1 photo; and

Accomplish an Application Form.

CONDUCT IN THE LIBRARY

Observing SILENCE is the basic rule in any Library. Unnecessary noise must be avoided at all times.
Absolutely NO bringing of foods and drinks.
Don’t be RUDE! (No Calling out/No talking in a loud voice/No profanity or foul language). Be NICE to each other.
No VIOLENCE of any kind! (No hitting/poking, pushing, etc.)
Treat objects in the Library with CARE and Staff with RESPECT.
Cell phones MUST be set to silent mode.
Bringing any bag, umbrella, & other paraphernalia inside the library is strongly discouraged. A Bag Depository Cabinet for this purpose is provided.
The library must be kept clean always. Littering on the table or floor is highly discouraged. Waste baskets are provided inside the library for this purpose.

LOAN ENTITLEMENT

Borrowing period varies with the type of materials, as follows:

General circulation books (Filipiniana & Foreign-Authored books) may be borrowed for a maximum for 1 week subject to renewal if not in demand.
Fiction may be borrowed for 1 week subject to renewal if not in-demand. Borrowers are allowed two (2) books at a time for one (1) week to be renewed for another week if there are no demands for them.
Reserve or Textbooks are materials which are frequently used and limited in numbers. These can be borrowed for (2) hours and maybe re-borrowed if there has been no demand for them. Said book may also be borrowed for overnight use at 4:00 pm however, this should returned the next day.
General references such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, magazines, theses/research papers and AV materials are for inside the library use only.

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