SPECIAL LIBRARIES

MAIREN VARGAS HERNANDEZ, R.L. MLIS

 - A library maintained by an
organization, as a business, association, or
government agency, to collect materials and
provide information of special relevance to
the work of the organization.
- Serves the need of a portion of the
community requiring detailed
information in subject field. Users
often require up-to-date information
promptly.
OBJECTIVES

• To provide information in support of the

objectives of their parent body.
• To save time and effort on the part of the
staff of the organization who need exact
information for their work. Often this
information is very detailed and is
required urgently
Research Libraries

❑ Usually allied with academic libraries

❑ Some are independent research libraries;
exist for own sake
❑ Funded by benefactors and endowments
Aurelio Montinola, Jr. Library, Makati City
Goethe Institut Philippinen, Makati City
Federal Libraries

❑ Under the auspices of federal

government
❑ Include national health, agriculture,
technical and institutional libraries.
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal
cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm
of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world,
with more than 162 million items. The collections
include books, sound recordings, motion pictures,
photographs, maps, and manuscripts. The world’s
largest library. View historic photos, maps, books and
more. Contact experts for help with research.
Corporate Libraries

❑ Private businesses and industry need

information centers to support research needs
Examples: Banks, Insurance companies, advertising
agencies, chemical companies, aerospace, law firms.
Institutional Libraries

❑ May be public or private

❑ Museum, association, organization libraries.
❑Vary size, but generally small collections
The Raul S. Roco Library is a place to
honor one of the greatest icons of
Philippine education, Former Senator and
DepEd Secretary Raul Roco. His impact on
education will never be lost to Filipinos all
over the country.
Law Libraries

❑ designed to assist law students, attorneys,

judges, and their law clerks, and others.
Health or Medical Libraries

❑ designed to assist Physicians, health

professionals, students, patients consumers, medical
researchers and information specialists finding
health and specific information to improve, update,
assess, or evaluate health care.
Museum Libraries

❑ are often associated with a public museum or

institution whose main purpose is to provide
historical and educational information to the general
public.
Presidential Museum and
Library is the primary office
within the Office of the
President responsible for
preserving, managing, and
promoting the history and
heritage of the Philippine
Presidency, and particularly of
Malacañang Palace as its
official seat. It is the principal
historical and artistic
repository in support of the
institution of the Presidency
and for the benefit of the
Republic and the Filipino
people.
Correctional Institution Libraries or Prison Libraries

❑ serve a number of roles in a prison community.

* They provide source a source of entertainment
for the incarcerated, offer a place to research legal
cases, and facilitate education.
DAVAO JAIL LIBRARY
Military Libraries
❑ designed to support the needs of members of a nation’s
armed forces and other personnel attached to the unit or
base.
➢ The primary responsibilities of military libraries is are
assisting military personnel with access to resources for
professional development, personal education, and
leisure.
Philippine Army Museum And Library
Transportation Libraries
❑ designed to support the study, research and
dissemination of information related to transportation.
➢ They provide resources related to policy, regulations,
operations and other aspects of transportation.
➢ Users of transportation libraries include engineers, city
planners, contractors, academic researchers, and the
general public.
Performing Arts Libraries

❑ specialized in collecting items relating to any

faction of the performing arts, including
music, theater, dance, film and recorded
sound.
CCP Library and Archives, Pasay City
Theological Libraries

❑ provide many different types of resources to assist

in educating and promoting the study of theology
and religion.
Mater Salutis College Seminary
Collections:
❑ Holdings are determined by the role of the parent organization.
❑ Collections are often small but comprehensive in certain areas, types of materials, and
subjects.
❑Have the space or the need to keep materials which are not currently use.
❑ Emphasis is on providing up-to-date information and anticipating request, but some
special libraries have a small archival function, keeping – in house material.
❑ Aside from books and journals, the collection may include reports, specifications,
memoranda, unpublished papers, etc.
❑There is a growing dependence on electronic sources of information
Acquisition
❑ Selection needs to keep pace with changes in the research program of the
present organization
❑ The user are keen as subject experts. They are asked to evaluate the library’s
selection policy and suggest purchases based on their expertise. There is
often a library committee which oversees subject suggestions and offers
advice to the library.
❑ A clearinghouse for information for publications within and
outside the organization.
Circulation
❑ Special libraries often have a casual approach to loans.
Users may mark out their own loans, have a permanent
loans and maintain collections in their offices. Many
special libraries are open after normal working hours
for their clients, and rely on the clients to record their
own loans.
READER SERVICES
SPECIAL LIBRARIES PROVIDES
▪ Reference inquiries
▪ Loans and inter library loans
▪ Current awareness services
▪ Compilation of bibliographies in anticipation of demand or on request
▪ Circulation of periodicals (or content pages)
▪ New acquisitions list
▪ Display of new books and journals
▪ Indexing and abstracting of serial literature (in-house or commercial)
▪ Online searching
▪ SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information)
▪ Library bulletins
▪ Information Analysis
▪ Audiovisual Copying
ISSUES FOR SPECIAL LIBRARIES
❑ There is a need to prove cost-effectiveness, to retain
funds, resources and space.
❑The library may be overlooked in the hierarchy of the
organization.
❑The Librarian often reports to non- library-oriented
management.
❑Special libraries are often found in non-traditional settings
and inconvenient housing, such as offices or basements.
❑Special government libraries often face problems of
restructuring and re-organization.
References:
Basic Format for a Book:
Reference List: Authors' Last name, First Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. (Edition) [if other than the 1st]. Publisher.
In-text: (Author, Year)
~ Book with One Author:
Reference List: Brader, T. (2006). Campaigning for hearts and minds: How emotional appeals in political ads work. University of Chicago Press.
In-text: (Brader, 2006)

Book with Two Authors:

Reference List: Miller, T. E., & Schuh, J. H. (2005). Promoting reasonable expectations: Aligning student and institutional views of the college experience. Jossey-Bass.
In-text: (Miller & Schuh, 2005)
*for more than two authors (3 or more), list only the first author’s name followed by “et al.” in every citation, even the first, unless doing so would create ambiguity between
different sources. Example: (Kernis et al., 1993)
Basic format for an eBook:
Reference List: Author's Last name, First Initial. (Year). Book title [format of book]. Publisher. URL
In-text: (Author, Year)
~ Example:
Reference List: Brock, J., & Arciuli, J. (2014). Communication in autism [eBook edition]. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
[Link]
In-text: (Brock & Arciuli, 2014)

Basic Format for a Print Journal Article:

•Last name, First Initial. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Magazine/Journal/Newspaper Title, Volume number(Issue
number), Page numbers of the entire article.

~ Example:
•Newman, J. L., Fuqua, D. R., Gray, E. A., & Simpson, D. B. (2006). Gender differences in the relationship of
anger and depression in a clinical sample. Journal of Counseling & Development, 84, 157-161
Basic Format for an Online Journal Article:
•Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Article title. Magazine/Journal/Newspaper Title, Volume
number(Issue number), Page numbers. doi or URL of publication home page

~ Online Journal Article with DOI Assigned:

•Basic Format:
• Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue
number), page range. [Link]
•Example:
• Denhart, H. (2008). Deconstructing barriers: Perceptions of students labeled with learning disabilities
in higher education. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 41(6), 483-497.
[Link]

~ Online Journal Article with no DOI Assigned:

•Basic Format:
• Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue
number). [Link]
•Example:
• von Busch, O., & Palmas, K. (2016). Designing consent: Can design thinking manufacture democratic
capitalism? Organizational Aesthetics, 5(2), 10-24. [Link]
APA 7th edition no longer requires the use of “Retrieved [date],
from” before URLs. However, you should include a retrieval date
when the page's content is likely to change over time (like, for
instance, if you're citing a wiki that is publicly edited).

Example:

Retrieved September 28, 2023. World Health Organization. (2012). Data and statistics. [Link]
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