Information resource center
Saint benilde
International school (calamba), inc.
PRIORITY AREA
A .ADMINISTRATION
1. Organizational set-up
2. Policies rules and
procedures.
B. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
1. Library Budget
2. Library Funds
C. HOLDINGS
FIVE-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2019 – 2024
OBJECTIVES IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES PERSONS INVOLVED EXPECTED OUTCOME
1. To make the organizational set- - Matching the existing workforce to the gravity - Librarian - Maximum utilization of staff
up capable in responding to the fast of work requirements. knowledge and skills
changing needs of the community it - staff will be dynamic and
serves. productive
2.To develop the internal - Study and analyse the existing policies, rules - Librarian -Well designed policies, rules and
administration and operation with and procedures of the Library department. procedures can be improve the
respect to: operational system of the Library.
-Policies
-Rules
- Procedures
- To have budget susceptible in - Specific budget allocation for the acquisition. - President - Acquisition of Library materials
acquiring library Materials in - Vice President will be properly allocated
various format - Finance corresponding to the needs of each
- Librarian college.
-To utilize the funds generated Identify library needs and activities that can be - Librarian - Proper management of utilization
from Library fines and other fees in supported by library funds of funds
support of library needs and
activities.
1. To increase and strengthen book - Set realistic projection for the professional and - Librarian - Collection built-up
collections per area of discipline by general education books- actual number vis-à-vis -Balance Collection
at least 10% per school year. target number.
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2. To enhance Filipiniana collection
3. To increase journal
subscription not only in
College but also in High School
and Grade School Department
4. To develop non-print collection
and electronic books and journal.
5. To augment the collection by
downloading free resources from
the internet.
D. PERSONNEL - To hire additional professional
1. Professional Librarian
Librarian
2. Information and - To develop human existing human
Communication resources in carrying out the
Technologies Staff challenge of the new services of the
Library.
- To recruit and select highly
competitive computer and
information system graduates.
-Solicits donations/grants.
- Continue updating the general reference
materials.
- Employ in-depth study and analysis of the
strengths and weaknesses of the collection.
- Prepare project proposal to different - Librarian
organizations both foreign and local sourcing-out - Library Staff
promises for funding.
- Allocate reasonable budget for the acquisition of
Filipiniana materials.
-Allocate reasonable budget for the acquisition - Librarian - Will meet standards for the
journals. -Faculty accreditation.
- Support the informational needs of
both the faculty and students.
- Acquire various format of non-print materials. - Librarian - Will meet standards for
- Require faculty members of each college to - Faculty accreditation.
actively participate in the selection process. - increase non-print collection
Electronic books availability.
- Continuous program for the downloading of free - Library Staff - Support the research and
resources from the internet. information needs of both the faculty
and the students.
- Use human networking in sourcing-out - Librarian - Quality output.
additional qualified professional librarians. - HRD
- Coordinate with HRD as to how we could
upgrade the level of competitive staff.
- Coordinate with HRD as to the additional - Librarian - Enhance the entire operations and
manpower needed for the ICT services of the - HRD the services of the Library.
Library.
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3. Support staff - To identify jobs and rules of - Assess the qualification of the staff. - Librarian - enhance the skills and knowledge of
support staff. - give duties and responsibilities suited to their the staff.
- To maximize the skills and talents qualifications.
of the support staff.

4. Staff Development - To train and development existing - Encourage staff to pursue higher level of - Librarian - Enhance the skills and knowledge
human resources education (post graduate) of the staff.
- Send staff to different trainings and seminars
(both in-house and outside)
- Train staff to be a project oriented individuals.
E. SELECTION - To involve dean and faculty - Coordinate with the respected deans of college - Librarian - Quality Collection
ORGANIZATION AND members of college to actively as to the schedule of book selection activity. - Library staff concerned
MAINTENANCE OF participate in the selection of library - Deans and faculty
COLLECTION materials.
1. Library and Faculty
committee
2. Acquisition - To exhaust all possible acquisition - Improve the acquisition policies and procedures. - Librarian - Enhance collection
method that could help built the - Make an individual program and strategies for -Library Staff
collection. each method of acquisition e.g., direct purchase, -VPA
downloading of material thru internet, donations ,
gift, etc
3. Classification and - To update the technical processing - Point-out to the management the advantages and - Librarian - Expanded subject
cataloguing of collections in the library the disadvantages of dewey decimal classification
as well as on-line public access (OPAC)

4. Weeding - To weed Library materials no - To instruct staff concerned to the weeding of - Librarian - To maintain quality collection.
longer use to clients. Library materials rigidly vis-à-vis the standing - Library staff
policy.

F. SERVICES AND - To provide assistance in meeting - Improve current awareness program. - Librarian - Enhance study habits of the Library
UILIZATION the right information needs of user - Provide pro-active research assistance program - Library staff clienteles
1.Public services at the right time. to clients. - Campus community awareness of
(formerly known as the different programs and services of
reader services) the Library
1.a Public Relations - To employ effective public - Design public relations program suited to the - Librarian - Enhance PR skills of staff.

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Program relations program for the faculty, academic environment. - Library staff - Improve study habits of the
students and constituents. students.
- Develop inter-relations with the
faculty members, students and
constituents.
1.b Resource sharing - To establish linkages with other - Search for appropriate institutions agencies, etc., - Librarian - More research avenue for campus
agencies, institution etc., for possible linkage beneficial to both faculty and - Library Staff community.
students.

2. Technical Services - To replace existing ,annual system - Present cost and benefits studies. - Librarian - Will increase productivity and
for the following: - identify intangible benefits. - Library staff workloads.
1. Cataloguing - Library patrons can access
2. Circulation immediately current status of all
3. Acquisitions Library materials.
4. Serial Control - Dynamic library services
5.Patron Records
6. Reports
7. OPAC
.. to provide excellent services
through the use of ICT
2.b Labelling of Call - To apply uniform /standard of -instruct staff to follow the right posting format. -Library staff - Facilitates easy searching needed
numbers posting the call numbers at the spine - Provide sample finished product to serve as information
of the books. guide to the staff concerned.
- To make the call numbers more
visible.
2. c Color Coding of the - To improve the existing color -Library staff
collection coding of the collection

3. ICT Services - To provide non-print materials in - acquire reasonable number of non-print - Librarian -Dynamic and Multitasking services.
3. a Provision of various formats that could support materials in various format. - Library staff
Multimedia services the informational needs of library - acquire necessary equipment to facilitate the use -I.T Consultant
users. of non-print materials.
-involve the deans and faculty of each college in
selection in selection process actively.

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3.b Creation of Digital - To allow information seekers to
Library program have access to materials whenever
and however they want them via
3.c Subscription of easy to learn, easy-to-use interfaces.
automated section - To have an easy access to internet
for research study.
G. PHYSICAL - To synchronize the operations and
FACILITIES. MAIN activities of the main –library by
LIBRARY functionality
- Modification and - To synchronize the operations and
restructuring of Library activities of the main –library by
physical layout. functionality
1. c. Acquisition of Steel - To acquire shelves that could stand
book shelves. for longer period of time.
1. d. refurbishing of - To make up the appearance of the
reading tables and chairs. tables and chairs in harmony with
the color and architecture of the
library.
- Form a steering committee who will do the - Librarian - Immutability of the text
following: -Library staff - Large repository of electronic
1. Sorting out of materials information
2. Conversion - Effective tool for bridging the
3. Editing information gap.
- Coordinate with deans and faculty to utilize the - Interactive access to information.
automated system. -Distributed knowledge environment
- High update rate of information.
- Coordinate with the physical facilities personnel. - Librarian - Enhance physical facilities
- Library staff management.
-General Services
Department
- Consult and seek the assistance of the interior - Librarian -Exhibit good study ambience
designer/architect to interpret the purpose of the -Library staff -high productivity result among the
restructuring of physical layout by employing - General Services staff.
their skills in drawing Department -Objectives of the Library can be
easily met in regards to:
- Appropriate statistics
requirements.
- Servicing the Library
customers at par.
- Easy monitoring of staff
performance.
- Purpose and spell-out to the management the - Librarian - Durable book shelves
importance of acquiring steel book-shelves
- Coordinate with the department concerned as to - Librarian - Better appearance of reading tables
how we can improve the appearance of the and chairs.
reading tables and chairs.
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1.e Renovation - To have enough spaces for the
/Relocation and existing and additional services of
modification of physical the library.
facilities - To make the Library appearance
enticing to the eyes of the clients.
1.f Expansion and - To respond on the requisite of ICT
improvement of the services in the Library.
following unit Libraries -To serve the High School
1.f 1 High School community in their information
Library needs in various format.
- Creation of
Multimedia Section
1.f 2 Provision of special - To make the Library more enticing
reading area to the High School students.
2. Grade School Library - To ensure the Grade school library
2. a Re-arrangement is accessible to its clients
- To proliferate the library
utilization both by the faculty and
students.
2. b Creation of the - To attain a more dynamic services
Multimedia, Audio for the grade school students
Visual Centre corresponding to the requirements
of library.
2.c Creation of the - To instill in the minds of the pre-
special reading room for school students the love reading.
the pre-school students. - To make the pre-school students
enjoy the reading activities of the
library.
- To provide a comfortable reading
-propose a prospective additional space. - Librarian - More and improved services to offer
-Ocular inspection of the prospective additional - General Services to clients
space. Department -Better library facilities.
- Coordinate with the physical facilities and
engineering department
- Coordinate with the department concerned as to - Librarian - Could accommodate more students
how it would fit to the needs of the High School - General Services - Better services
students. Department
-Re layout the High School Library with the - Librarian - Enhanced study habits of library
emphasis on the functionality of use of each -High School Library users
section. Staff - Comfortable study ambiance
- General Services
Department
- Initiate ocular inspection together with the - Librarian - Effectiveness utilization of library
department concerned for possible re arrangement - General Services holdings
of the Grade school library on a strategic location Department
-Explain the importance of putting the Grade
school Library on a strategic Location
- Submit to the top management the rationale - Librarian - Enhance none-print familiarization
project and its proposed layout. - General Services and accessibility.
-Coordinate with the department Department
- Explain to the top management the - Librarian - Attain comfortable and conducive
benefits/advantages in providing a special room - General Services learning area for pre-school students.
for the pre-school students. Department - Enhance reading ability of the
-Coordinate with the department concerned. students and motivate to use the
library.
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 area for pre-school students.

Submitted by:

MRS. ELIZABETH A. BUMALAY

Chief Librarian

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