De La Salle University Library

The De La Salle University Library primarily supports

the institution's instructional, curricular, research, and extension programs through an
organized, relevant, and fast delivery of information services.

Academic libraries, as the resource centers of excellence in information, should aim at

assisting the nation in producing professional, skilled and trained manpower by providing
timely and instant access to various formats of information in any part of the country and
of the world.

Library Hours
Regular Term 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM Monday to Friday
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM Saturday
Term Break 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday to Friday
8:00 AM - 12:00 NNSaturday
Summer Term8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday to Saturday

History

The history of the DLSU Library can be traced back to July 1956 when the collegiate
collection of the combined High school and College Libraries was transferred to the
College building known as St. Joseph Hall. Located in the first two floors of this hall, it
started operation with barely 10,000 book collection and a reading area of 100 seating
capacity.

A new library building, four-storey high, was built in 1985 thru a generous gift from the
Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad, USAID under the sponsorship of the
Christian Brothers Conference, Illinois, alumni and benefactors.
Past Library Administrators

• Mr. Antonino P. Lazo

College Librarian, 1949
• Mr. Roberto A. Bermudez
College Librarian, 1950-1962
• Bro. J. Cyril FSC
Director of Libraries, 1963-1967
• Bro. Vicente Vigilia FSC
Director of Libraries, 1968
• Mrs. Narcissa V. Muñasque
Director of Libraries, 1969-1984
• Dr. Priscilla Arguelles
Director of Libraries, 1985-1987
• Ms. Perla T. Garcia
University Library Director, 1987-1994
• Ms. Fe Angela M. Verzosa
University Library Director, 1994-1998
• Ms. Perla T. Garcia
University Library Director, 1998-2006
• Ms. Ana Maria B. Fresnido
University Library Director, September 11, 2006-present

Consortia

The De La Salle University Library endeavors to provide access to other library

collections within Metro Manila that will support the instructional, research and other
bibliographical needs of both students and faculty through its inter-library services, which
involve short term loans and document delivery. Other research collections in the Metro
Manila area are also available for the use of advanced and graduate students through
consortium arrangements and inter-university agreements.

The Library participates in cooperative programs and linkages with the following
consortium libraries, namely:

ASEAN University Network Inter-Library Online (AUNILO)

• Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Library)

• Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) (Library)
• Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) (Library)
• Universitas Indonesia (Library)
• National University of Laos (Library)
• Universiti Malaya (Library)
 • Universiti Sains Malaysia (Library)
• Institute of Economics (Myanmar)
• University of Yangon (Myanmar)
• De La Salle University (Philippines) (Library)
• University of the Philippines (Library)
• Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) (Library)
• National University of Singapore (Library)
• Burapha University (Thailand) (Library)
• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) (Library)
• Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Library)
• Vietnam National University, HCM

DLSU System Libraries

• DLS - Araneta University Library

• DLS - College of St. Benilde Learning Resource Center
• DLS - Dasmariñas Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo
• DLS - Health and Sciences Campus Library
• DLS - Zobel Learning Resource Center

South Manila Consortium (formerly Inter-Institutional Consortium)

• Adamson University
• De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde
• De La Salle University
• Emilio Aguinaldo College
• Lyceum of the Philippines University
• Philippine Christian University
• Philippine Normal University
• Philippine Women's University
• St. Paul College, Manila
• St. Scholastica's College, Manila
• Technological University of the Philippines
• University of the Philippines Manila

Inter-University Consortium (IUC)

• Asian Institute of Management

• Ateneo Professional School
• De La Salle University
• University of the Philippines, College of Business Administration

European Studies Consortium in the Philippines

• Ateneo de Manila University

 • De La Salle University
• University of the Philippines, School of Economics
• University of the Philippines, College of Law

Department of Science and Technology - Engineering and Science

Education Library Project (ESEP)

• Ateneo de Manila University

• De La Salle University
• Mindanao State University, Iligan Institute of Technology
• University of the Philippines, College of Engineering
• University of the Philippines, College of Science
• University of the Philippines, Los Baños
• University of the Philippines, Manila
• University of Santo Tomas

Associations

• PAARL - Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians

Other Library-related Sites

• LibraryLink - A Union Catalogue of Filipiniana Libraries

• Listings of World Libraries' Official Site
• WWW Virtual Library - This section of the WWW Virtual Library presents over
1400 annotated links in a range of international affairs topics.
• LOC State Libraries - Links to state libraries, state library agencies, state library
networks, or state library commissions across the United States.

Guidelines for Visiting Users

The following guidelines govern access and on-premise use of the De La Salle library
resources and facilities effective Second term, School year 2006-2007.

Fee:

Php100.00 per person/per visit

Coverage:

• All non DLSU-Manila graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in other

colleges and universities.
• All non DLSU-Manila teaching and non-teaching faculty.
• Professional or corporate researchers.
• Others, subject to approval.
Payment Procedure:

Payment should be made to the Accounting Office at the LS Building during office hours.

The following are exempted from payment:

• College students, faculty and staff from other De La Salle Schools.

• Holders of SMI-IC (South Manila Inter-Institutional Consortium) Library permit
(from Adamson University, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, Emilio Aguinaldo
College, Lyceum of the Philippines, Philippine Christian University, Philippine
Normal University, Philippine Women’s University, St Paul University-Manila,
St. Scholastica’s College, Technological University of the Philippines, and
University of the Philippines-Manila).
• Holders of IUC cards (from Asian Institute of Management, Ateneo Professional
Schools and UP College of Business Administration)
• Holders of validated DLSAA card (Alumni of DLSU-Manila).
• Holders of EDRC and ASRC consortium cards.

Requirements:

• Present referral letter and leave I. D. (school/institution/company) with Security

desk attendant at the Main Gate.
• Present the following to the Information-Reference desk attendant, at 2nd floor of
the library:
o Referral letter signed by the Chief Librarian, or authorized official/project
officer.
o Official receipt of payment obtained from the Accounting Office.
o Consortium card/permit or alumni card.
• Register at the Information-Reference desk.
• Submit the accomplished feedback form to the Information-Reference desk
attendant before leaving the library premises.

Restrictions:

• All materials are for room use only.

• A maximum of 5 students a day per school shall be allowed access on a first
come, first served basis.
• The Library fee does not include access and use of Instructional Media Services
resources and facilities, Internet, and Cybernook facilities.
• Only graduate and postgraduate students and faculty, have access to theses
collection in the Archives. Use of other archival materials requires prior approval
of the Archivist.
• No visiting user shall be accommodated during final examination, term break and
summer.
 • The Director of the Library reserves the right to cancel requests when deemed
necessary.

SECTIONS:

• American Studies Resource Center (ASRC)

• European Documentation and Research Centre (EDRC)
• Instructional Media Services (IMS)
• Information – Reference
• Filipiniana
• Reader’s Services
• Systems Services
• Archivers

American Studies Resource Center

The American Studies Resource Center (ASRC) was

established when De La Salle University Library received in May 2000 the donation of
the library collection of the former Thomas Jefferson Information Center from the
Embassy of the United States in Manila.

The center was formally opened in a ceremony held on October 18, 2000. The opening
ceremony was highlighted by the signing of a Memo of Agreement between Deputy
Chief of Mission Michael E. Malinowski and DLSU President Rolando Dizon, FSC
marking their continuous collaboration in the further development of the American
Studies Resource Collection.

European Documentation and Research Centre

 The European Documentation and Research Centre
(EDRC), covering an area of roughly 300 sqm., is currently located at the ground floor of
the De La Salle University Library. It was conceived as a project of the European
Commission in collaboration with the European Studies Consortium of the Philippines.
The European Studies Consortium composed of De La Salle University (DLSU), Ateneo
de Manila University (ADMU), and the University of the Philippines (UP), signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the European Commission (EC) to promote
European studies among a number of high level academic institutions in the Philippines,
and to reach out to the Philippine business community in creating an improved awareness
of the European Union (EU) as a business partner. It commenced its operation in June
1997 but formally inaugurated the following year on 25 June 1998.

The official status as a documentation centre for the EDRC was granted on January 1998.

Instructional Media Services

The Instructional Media Services (IMS) unit provides

the De La Salle University academic community with multimedia and audiovisual
resources and services to meet their instructional and research needs.
The IMS houses and circulates more than 2,000 video tapes and assorted resources such
as audio tapes, slides, and multimedia sources in CD-ROMs and a wide array of audio-
visual and projection equipment and devices. All resources however, are strictly for use
within the DLSU campus premises.

The IMS takes charge of the scheduling of the use of multimedia rooms located at
Velasco Building (V210), Miguel Hall (M406) and IMS Office. It maintains the overhead
projectors placed in all the classrooms and the television sets with video players mounted
on mobile cabinets which are stationed at different strategic floors of every building in
campus.

The newly renovated IMS Office has a multimedia area equipped with 10 high end
networked computer facilities to accommodate primarily faculty members in their
multimedia materials development and production. Access to IMS CD-Interactive
collection by students and faculty is also provided in this area.

Other services provided by IMS are the scanning of graphic materials, transparency and
other slide production, video and photo coverage for a reasonable cost. The IMS also
issues referrals for users who wish to borrow films and other multimedia materials from
outside lending institutions.

Information-Reference

All materials in the library are assumed to be available

for consultation and reference. Some, however, need to be available for consultation at all
times, and are not available for loan. These materials form the Reference Collection, and
may include such general works as encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, atlases, and
yearbooks of many kinds. In some cases, material that is not necessarily presented in
"reference format" will be included in the collection because of the unique nature of its
intellectual content, such as art books, books in sets, sacred works, encyclical letters,
proverbs, quotations, etc.
The DLSU Library, particularly the Information-Reference Section, also serves as
depository of ADB and UNESCO-IEEP publications. These publications, therefore, are
included in the Reference Collection.

Scope of the Collection

General Reference Books

• Atlases and gazetteers provide geographical information on any subject area.

• Bibliographies indicate works published during a particular period.
• Bibliographical dictionaries give concise information about important persons in a
subject field. These include bibliographies and evaluation of an author's work.
• Dictionaries deal primarily with all aspects of words.
• Directories list names and addresses of persons, organizations or institutions.
• Encyclopedias give an overview of a subject and its research possibilities.
• Handbooks and manuals contain treatise on a special subject written primarily for
practitioners.
• Indexes and abstracts locate articles on a particular subject.
• Union lists present locations of periodicals in libraries. They are used to find
which library holds a particular periodical.
• Yearbooks and annuals summarize events of the past years including research
projects undertaken and completed.
 Other Resources Available

• CD-ROM Collection
A collection of over 170 databases in the fields of biology, business, chemistry,
computers, economics, education, engineering, human health, international
relations, law, management, philosophy, physics, political science, population,
religion and technology. Some databases provide full text journal while other give
comprehensive bibliographical citation and abstracts. Multimedia databases are
mostly encyclopedias, computer programs and tutorials and key references in
humanities, religion, science and technology, and social sciences.
• Corporate File
A collection of publications of different local and foreign manufacturing,
business, educational and industrial firms summarizing their yearly achievements,
activities and financial statements. They are filed alphabetically by name of
company/organizations.
• Map Collection
A collection of geographical, historical, political and economic maps and atlases.
Kept in map cabinets, the materials are arranged alphabetically by name of
country.
• Vertical File
A collection of pamphlets, papers, documents, and brochures of trade, business or
industry, government publications, reprints, travel brochures or leaflets, speeches,
reports, proceedings, magazine supplements, newspaper clippings, and other
ephemeral materials on subjects of current interest that will update, enrich and
supplement the book and periodical collections.
• School Catalog File
A collection of school catalogs from the various colleges and universities here and
abroad. The section maintains an index which is searchable by name of
institution.

Filipiniana
 All materials or publication about the Philippines, its
peoples and culture, regardless of author, imprint and language form part of the
Filipiniana Collection. The Filipiniana Section collection is located at the 4th floor of the
University Library; however, Filipiniana periodical materials are integrated with the
periodical collection at the Periodical Section. Likewise, duplicates of selected current
Filipiniana reference titles that are sources of demographic and statistical data are kept at
the Information-Reference Section.

Scope and Nature of the Material

• All book publication about the Philippines, its peoples and culture, regardless of
author, imprint, and language
• Generally, works written by Filipinos except theses and dissertations of DLSU
faculty and students and original research studies treating with universally
accepted knowledge such as chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology, etc.

• Books written in Pilipino/Filipino and other

Philippine languages and local dialects
• Philippine government publications and yearbooks, except publication by
Philippine corporate bodies, the subject matter of which does not have anything to
do with the Philippines
• Publications containing substantial portions of chapters regarding the Philippines
(publications with only a small portion of chapter on the Philippines are not
considered Filipiniana, but analytics are provided for that portion or chapter)
 • Works dealing with the application of scientific thought and methodology to local
Philippine needs and circumstances

Readers' Services

The Readers' Services Unit oversees the operation of all the programs, services and
facilities that concern the information needs of DLSU faculty and students and other
stakeholders. In particular, it develops and implements not only policies and procedures
that govern the circulation and maintenance of the general reference, Filipiniana,
periodical and general circulation collections, but also guidelines to access the digital
collection.

Programs and Services

• Loan of library materials

Loan Entitlements
MBA-MOA
Program
Type of Materials Students Faculty Staff DLSU,
ADMU,
AIM)
Books and accompanying CDs,
diskettes from general 6 items 10 items 6 items 1 item
circulation collection
Loan Period 2 weeks 100 days 2 weeks 1 week
2 hours/ 2 hours/ 2 hours/ 2 hours/ in-
Reserve materials
overnight overnight overnight house
• Readers and Research Advise
o Assists users in the selection of books and other information sources on a
given topic
o Gives instruction on the use of library and different information sources
and search tools and facilities
o Conducts literature search on the subject of inquiry
o Instructs individuals in identifying and locating needed resources
• User Education
o Conducts orientation class whose main purpose is to introduce new or
potential users to the collection, facilities, services, organization and
programs of the DLSU Library
o Conducts bibliographic instruction to promote information literacy among
library users
o Handles library tour upon request received by the Director's Office
• Database Searching Assistance ! Offers access to subscribed online databases and
CD-ROM collection
 o Gives instruction and assistance on the use of Internet, Online Public
Access Catalog (OPAC), CD-ROM and other multi-media and webbased
facilities ! Prepares instructional access guides or information sheets
concerning electronic resources and databases
• Document Delivery/Inter-library Loan Services
o Attends to requests of faculty and students for library materials not
available at DLSU Library
o Accommodates requests of other member libraries under the various
consortium programs for document delivery of library materials available
at DLSU library
• Current Awareness
o Posts E-mail alerts for new titles added to the library collection
o Compiles bibliographies on various subjects
o Prepares the list of new acquisition for inclusion in monthly publication of
Library Newsette Balitang Aklatan.
• Indexing and Abstracting Services
o Organizes information to make it more readily available and easily
retrievable to users
• Open-shelf Control System
o Allows the users free access to the collection
• Information and Referrals
o Directs researchers to appropriate sources of information and data
available in DLSU Library and other libraries, agencies and
documentation centers
o Provides personalized assistance for bibliographic search and information
retrieval
o Attends to visiting users and researchers with written referral letters or
consortium cards
o Processes referrals of DLSU students and faculty members who are to use
member libraries of the consortium and other libraries

Systems Services

The Systems Services (SS) unit is responsible for the development, implementation, and
maintenance of the computerization and information technology plans and programs of
the DLSU Library. It oversees the day-to-day administration of the different computer
hardware and software facilities, operations and applications that are essential in the
delivery of automated library services. It works closely with the Information Technology
Center (ITC) of the university in the provision of computer and network facilities and
services that respond to IT requirement of the library.

University Archives
 The University Archives is located on the 4th floor of
the University Library building. It was formally organized in 1973 as the College
Archives, and became a major unit of the Library in 1989. As the "official memory" of
the institution, its collections span the entire history of the University, from 1911 to the
present. However because of the destructions wrought by the Second World War on the
old building, many of the early records and library holdings were lost.

The University Archives, formally organized in 1973 as the College Archives, became a
separate major unit of the Library in 1989. Its objectives are:

• To serve as the "official memory" of the

institution
• To appraise, collect and organize all available records of permanent/enduring
value
• To preserve and make them available for use
• To serve as a repository of Lasalliana, and other special collections
• To provide records management services in the handling of current or active
records

CORE MISSION

The purpose of the De La Salle University Archives is to preserve for research use every
historically valuable material created or received by the University as evidence of its
origin, growth, and development. To achieve this goal, the Archives will:
• Appraise, collect, organize, arrange, describe, preserve and make available
University official records of permanent administrative, legal, fiscal, historical
and intrinsic value; and assist in the preservation of unofficial records, personal
papers, and other materials relating to the history of the University;
• Provide adequate facilities for storage and retention of such records;
• Provide information and reference services that will assist the university
administration and faculty in the operation of the University;
• Facilitate efficient records management that will assist in the University?s
administration of all active and current files;
• Serve as a research center for the study of the University?s history and the role of
DLSU in the growth and development of Catholic education in the Philippines;
• Serve as a permanent repository of La Salliana materials and other special non-
book collections of significant historical/research value, such as the personal
papers of its faculty and alumni; their literary and art collections; gifts, mementos,
memorabilia and other ?realia? received by the University; and such other
manuscript and non-book collections as the University may receive from time to
time from its benefactors;
• Promote historical research and scholarship by making available and encouraging
the use of its collection by members of the academic community and patrons and
friends of the University;
• Enter into cooperative relationships with other archival institutions and historical
societies to provide better services and pool resources for the common good of the
academic public at large; and
• Promote knowledge and understanding of the goals and programs of the Archives
and increase awareness and appreciation of its activities through exhibitions,
publications of its holdings and activities, seminars and workshops.