De La Salle University-Manila Library

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De La Salle University-Manila campus
University Library
Use	Library building
Style	Brutalist
Erected	1985
Demolished	N/A
Location	Malate, Manila
Namesake	N/A
Architect	N/A
Floor space	6,800 m²
Website	www.dlsu.edu.ph/library/

The De La Salle University-Manila Library or the DLSU Library was established in the 1950s when the collection of the combined high school and college libraries were transferred to the St. Joseph Hall. The library was located in the first two floors and started operations with barely 10,000 books and a reading area able to seat 100.

In 1985, the library was moved in a fully air-conditioned, four-storey building located behind the St. Joseph Hall, built through a donation from the Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the sponsorship of the Christian Brothers Conference of Illinois, and through donations from the University's alumni and benefactors. In 2006, the library opened an extension at the second floor of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall.

It has over 6,800 square meters accommodating its collection of approximately 290,000 books, 10,000 periodical titles, 1,000 CD-ROM volumes, 10,000 audio-visual materials, 1,200 units of media equipment, 30,000 theses and dissertations, 25,000 volumes of other print materials, 772 maps, and 161 pieces of artwork.

The University Library was named as the Outstanding Library of 2003 by the Philippine Academic and Research Libraries (PAARL), the first library to be such honored.^[1]

The library is under the Office of the Assistant Vice-President for Academic Services and is headed by a Director.

Contents 1 Collections 1.1 American Studies Resource Center 1.2 The European Documentation and Research Centre 1.3 Filipiniana 1.4 Instructional Media Services 1.5 Special Collections 1.6 University Archives 2 Facilities 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Collections

[edit] American Studies Resource Center

The American Studies Resource Center (ASRC) was established when the Embassy of the United States in Manila donated the library collection of the Thomas Jefferson Library to the University Library in May 2000.

The center was formally opened in a ceremony held on October 18, 2000 through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between Deputy Chief of Mission Michael E. Malinowski and DLSU President Br. Rolando Dizon FSC, marking the continuous collaboration of the two institutions in furthering the development of the American Studies Resource Center.

[edit] The European Documentation and Research Centre

The European Documentation and Research Centre (EDRC) is currently located at the ground floor of the University Library and 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-Manila, the Ateneo de Manila University, and the University of the Philippines, 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 operations in June 1997 and formally inaugurated the following year on June 25, 1998.

[edit] Filipiniana

The Filipiniana Collection includes all materials or publications about the Philippines, its peoples and culture, regardless of author, imprint and language. The Filipiniana Section collection is located at the 4th floor of the University Library although Filipiniana periodical materials are integrated with the periodical collection at the Periodical Section. In the same manner, duplicates of selected current Filipiniana reference titles that are sources of demographic and statistical data are kept at the Information-Reference Section.

The Filipiniana also includes the Ambeth Ocampo Collection, the Rizaliana Collection, and the Philippine English Data, a database of an extensive corpus of oral and written samples of Philippine English. The family memorabilia of Elsa Bitanga-Valeros is also displayed in the Filipinana Room, showcasing Philippine culture in the forms of antique furnishings and furniture.

[edit] 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.

The IMS also provides services such as the scanning of graphic materials, transparencies, slide production, and video and photo coverage. The IMS also issues referrals for users who wish to borrow films and other multimedia materials from external lending institutions.

[edit] Special Collections

The Special Collections include the Center for English for Specific Purposes Collection, the Philippine Oral and Local History Collection, the Japan Studies Collection, and the collections of Efren R. Abueg, Aurelio B. Calderon, Isagani R. Cruz, Clodualdo B. del Mundo, Jr., Br. Rafael Donato FSC, Marcelino A. Foronda, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC, Alfredo E. Litiatco, Francisco Ortigas, Emerita S. Quito, Jose Javier Reyes, Robert Salazar, Lorenzo Tañada, Elsa Bitanga-Valeros, and Wilfrido V. Villacorta.

[edit] University Archives

The University Archives 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 University, its collections span the entire history of the University, from 1911 to the present. However because of the destructions brought by the Second World War on the old building, many of the early records and library holdings were lost.

[edit] Facilities

Located on the ground floor of the University Library are some administrative offices of the library, the Instructional Media Services (IMS) unit, the European Documentations and Research Centre, and the American Studies Resource Center. The Cybernook, the Don Francisco Ortigas Seminar Room, and the Lorenzo Tañada Corner are also located on the ground floor.

The second floor is home to the Reference Section, the Periodicals Section, the Library Viewing Room, the Individual Viewing Room, a mini E-Classroom, a Graduate Students Corner, and the offices of the Director of the University Library.

The General Collections is located on the third floor as well as the Faculty Corner while located on the fourth floor are the University Archives, Filipiniana, and the Special Collections. The second to fourth floors of the Library are equipped with photocopying facilities. The Library also has its own art collection that is displayed prominently about the library building. The entire building is also Wi-Fi enabled.

In addition to the facilities located in the University Library Building, the University Library's Instructional Media Services unit is also responsible for the acquisition, operation and maintenance of all the technical requirements of the following viewing or multimedia rooms, theaters, and seminar rooms:

• Function Rooms
  • Marilen Gaerlan Conservatory (Ground Floor, St. La Salle Hall)
  • Multi-purpose Rooms (4th and 5th Floors, Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall)
• Seminar Rooms
  • Waldo Perfecto Seminar Room (Ground Floor, Br. Connon Hall)
  • Ariston Estrada Seminar Room (Ground Floor, St. La Salle Hall)
  • Pablo Nicolas Auditorium (3d Floor, St. La Salle Hall)
  • Tereso Lara Seminar Room (2d Floor, St. La Salle Hall)
  • Br. Hugh Wester Seminar Complex (Conference Rooms A-D, St. La Salle Hall)
• Theaters
  • Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium(7th Floor, Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall)
  • William Shaw Little Theater (Ground Floor, William Hall)
  • Gonzalez Hall Theater
• Viewing/Multimedia Rooms
  • Velasco Building Viewing Room (2d Floor, Velasco Hall)
  • Miguel Building Viewing Room (4th Floor, St. Br. Miguel Building)
  • PHINMA E-Classroom (3d Floor, St. Br. Miguel Building)

[edit] References

1. ^ De La Salle University Library Newsette, Vol. XXXI, No. 5

[edit] External links

• The De La Salle University Library
• The On-line Public Access Catalog of the University Library