The library Reference Area is to develop the best resources and services available, facilitate and maximize their use to enhance teaching and learning, and teach information seeking skills that support lifelong learning.

The Reference Desk provides assistance upon request to help students meet their research and informational needs, and is staffed by librarian who can help library users define and organize their research, find the most appropriate sources, and use.

CAS is the service meant for the speedy announcement of newly acquired information or documents. The main objective of CAS is to keep the students and other readers abreast of current developments in their respective fields of interests as quickly and efficiently as possible. The students need to be informed of recent arrivals of books in the library.

Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.

Library Orientation provides a good understanding of the libraries core function, facilities, resources and services. This service is offered to the students during the start of every school year.

Bibliographic Instruction (BI) is an instructional program designed to teach library users how to locate the information they need quickly and effectively.

It is done through:

• • Teaching library users how to locate and use library materials

  • Teaching library users how to evaluate the information they find

  • Introducing library users to database searching

  • Helping library users become aware of information as it exists in its different formats: print, non-print, electronic and online

The library collection materials such as: circulation books, reserve books, and Filipiniana can be checked out by the students, faculty, staff, and administrators.

Borrowing Privileges

The use of the library is a privilege and not a right. All registered students are granted full borrowing privileges. In the event that library privileges are abused by any library users, the Librarian shall reserve the right to limit or revoke that individual’s privileges. Students must present their validated student ID card in order to checkout library materials.

Is a collaborative Virtual Reference service that connects students, faculty members and staff with real time assistance through our Facebook page and email. Intended to answer typically asked questions. We will only answer appropriately and library related questions such as:

-general and directional information about the school,

-the library and its policies,

-access to the library and its resources,

-research strategy, and navigating our database,

-how to cite particular resources in different citation styles,

-and use citation management tools.

Provides library orientation or library instruction program to teach library research skills and promote information literacy. It includes the following:

Library orientation

Overview of the library policies, procedures, services and facilities.

Library instruction program

The program includes tutorial on how to use the print, non print and online database available in the library.