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This section enables students to have access to e-resources from authorized databases which the university has subscribed. It is located at the Ground Floor, shared to other Campus Libraries through the KSU website and Library Webpage.
This section houses the Law and Graduate Studies collection which specifically cater to the Law and GS students. The collection of the undergraduate and graduate theses are also found here. It is located at the ground floor of the Main Library Building.
a. Kalinga Indigenous Culture and Knowledge Resource Center & Cordillera Collection. This collection comprised of materials pertaining to customs and traditions of the Kalinga people, Cordillera literature and about indigenous peoples.
b. Gender and Development Collection Corner. This collection comprised of materials on women and children. It is located at the Graduate Studies & Law Library.
c. Knowledge Resource Network-BSP Corner. This collection comprised of materials pertaining to fundamental economic concepts and issues affecting the economic development of the Philippines. It is located at the Graduate Studies & Law Library.
d. Special Filipiniana Collection. This comprised of Filipiniana collection donated by Ikalinga of Southern United States Inc.
This section provides an audio-visual support service to facilitate the teaching and learning activities of the university through non-print materials.
This section houses general references such as Encyclopedia, Dictionaries and Thesauri, Maps and Atlases, Manuals, and Handbooks. These references are typically tertiary sources of information which are broader in terms of scope. They serve as an introductory information for various subjects and as a starting point of research.
The Filipiniana Collection consists of publications about the Philippines in all its aspects—cultural, political, social, religious, economic, and others regardless of author and imprints. The collection covers a range of reading materials designed to meet the instructional and research needs of library users.
An online public access catalog, also known as OPAC, is an online database of all the resources and materials held by a particular library. It is a card catalog, of sorts, that is accessed via computer or other electronic device.
This section houses and circulates the major library collection covering the different areas of discipline. This section adopts the “open shelf” system, where users can go directly to the shelf and choose the books they would like to browse or use. All books in this section may be borrowed for overnight use.
The circulation counter serves as the charging desk of the library. This is where transactions on book borrowing and returning takes place.
This section enables students to have access information through the internet.
This section houses books, which are in demand and limited in copies. Also, in process books and newly acquired books. It adopts the “close shelf system”. Users are not allowed to enter this section; they seek the assistance of the library staff or library assistants. Books in this section are for room use only and may be borrowed for one hour; a borrower may extend its use provided there is no prior request for the book. If not returned on time, the borrower will be fined one (1) peso per hour.
This section houses materials which depict the history of the university and researches made by faculty and staff. Accreditation documents of the University Library are also kept in here.
This section houses journals, magazines, newspapers, and other serial literature. Bound periodicals are cataloged according to DDC scheme; professional journals are grouped together according to subject. Lists of topics of each journal are made available in lieu of indexing and abstracting.
Collections in this section are for room use only; bound periodicals maybe borrowed for overnight. Current issues are displayed on the display shelves.
This section is where the processing and maintenance activities of a library's collection are being done; it involves the following processes:
1. Identification: locating potentially worthwhile items to add to the collection
2. Selection: deciding which of the identified items to add to the collection
3. Acquisitions: securing the items for the collection
4. Organization: indexing and cataloging the items acquired in a manner that will aid the end-user in locating materials in the collection
5. Preparation: labeling, binding, repairing, conservation, and otherwise making items ready for (and maintained during) storage in a manner that allows for easy retrieval and maintenance of what is in a collection
Technical Services may also include: maintenance of online catalogs, creation and maintenance of MARC records in the catalog, labeling, covering, security processing, and/or distribution of materials, maintaining a library's technology resources, such as servers, OPACs, circulation, scanners, security gates and other devices. This section is located at the Office of the Director for Library Services.