USING THE

LIBRARY
EFFECTIVELY

BOOKS ARE REPOSITORIES OF GREAT

MENS THOUGHTS, DREAMS, AND
HOPES. THEY ARE LIKE PERSONS WHO
ARE CAMOUFLAGED, SPEAKING TO
OTHER PERSONS.

EVERY COLLEGE STUDENT, THEN,

MUST KNOW HOW TO USE THESE
MATERIALS. AS HE READS, HE LEARNS
TO IMPROVE HIMSELF OR DEVELOP
HIS PERSONALITY.

LIBRARY IS DERIVED FROM THE

WORD LIBRARIUM, A GREEK
TERM WHICH MEANS A PLACE
FOR CUSTODY OR
ADMINISTRATION OF A
COLLECTION OF READING
MATERIALS.

A COLLEGE STUDENT SHOULD

CONSIDER LIBRARY AS THE HEART
OF THE SCHOOL. HE SHOULD BE
INTERESTED TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT IT, AND TO VISIT IT AS
FREQUENTLY AS HE CAN.

KINDS OF
READING
MATERIALS IN
THE LIBRARY

GENERAL COLLECTION OF BOOKS

WHICH CAN BE BORROWED:
1. FICTION -(NOVELS, SHORT STORIES, AND
DRAMA)

THE BOOKS ARE ARRANGED IN

ALPHABETICAL ORDER ACCORDING
TO THE SURNAME OF THE AUTHOR

2. NONFICTION (BOOKS OF INFORMATION)

THE BOOKS ARE ABOUT REAL THINGS,

PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THE LIKE.

3. GENERAL REFERENCES
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

DICTIONARIES
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
INDEXES
YEARBOOKS
ALMANACS
ATLASES
GAZETTEERS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
DIRECTORIES
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES

4. PERIODICALS
a. NEWSPAPERS
b. MAGAZINES
c. JOURNALS

5. SPECIAL REFERENCE MATERIALS

OR NON-BOOK MATERIALS
a.
b.
c.
d.

PAMPHLETS
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
CLIPPINGS
AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS

ARRANGEMENT OF
BOOKS

DDC (DEWEY DECIMAL

CLASSIFICATION)
LCC (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

DDC

LCC
539.7
2
G2
1995

LB
470
1998

THE DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION

000-099 GENERAL WORKS (EXAMPLES:
ENCYCLOPEDIA, DICTIONARIES)
100-199 PHILOSOPHY (EXAMPLES:
ETHICS, LOGIC)
200-299 RELIGION (EXAMPLES: BIBLES,
SAINTS)
300-399 SOCIAL SCIENCES (EXAMPLES:
SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, LAW)

400-499 LANGUAGE ( EXAMPLES:

COMPOSITION, SPEECH)
500-599 PURE SCIENCE (EXAMPLES:
PHYSICS, BIOLOGY)
600-699 APPLIED SCIENCE
(EXAMPLES: AGRICULTURE,
AERONAUTICS)
700-799 ARTS AND RECREATION
(EXAMPLES: MUSIC, PAINTING)

800-899 LITERATURE (EXAMPLES: POETRY, ESSAYS)

900-999 HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY

TH E LIBRARY OF CONGRES S CL AS S IFICATION

A
B
C
D
E
F

GENERAL WORKS
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
H I S T O R Y, A U X I L I A R Y, S C I E N C E S
H I S T O R Y, A U X I L I A R Y S C I E N C E S ( E X C E P T A M E R I C A )
AMERICA (GENERAL)
AMERICA (LOCAL)

G G E O G R A P H Y, A N T H R O P O LOG Y
H SOCIAL SCIENCE
I POLITICAL SCIENCE
K LAW
L EDUCATION
M MUSIC
N FINE ARTS
P PHILIPPINES AND LITERATURE
Q SCIENCE
R - MEDICINE

S A G RI CU LTU RE
T T E C HN O LOG Y
U M I L I TARY S CI E N CE
V N AVAL S CI E N C E
Z B I B L I O G RAP H Y, LI B RA RY S C I E N CE

THE CARD
CATALOGUE

IT CONTAINS THE RECORDS OF ALL

BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY. FOR EACH
BOOK, IT HAS THE FOLLOWING DATA:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

TITLE OF THE BOOK

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE BOOK
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLICATION OF THE BOOK (PLACE,
DATE, AND PUBLISHER)
CALL NUMBER OF THE BOOK
NUMBER OF REVISIONS AND EDITIONS
NUMBER OF PAGES
ILLUSTRATOR(S)

THREE MAJOR KINDS OF CARDS

1. TITLE CARD
2. AUTHOR CARD
3. SUBJECT CARD

SECTIONS OF THE
LIBRARY

CIRCULATION SECTION
THIS SECTION CONTAINS THE
GENERAL COLLECTION OF BOOKS,
FICTION AND NONFICTION, WHICH
THE STUDENTS CAN BORROW FOR
HOME USE.

RESERVE SECTION
KEPT IN THIS SECTION ARE BOOKS THAT
MAY BE REQUESTED BY SOME TEACHERS TO
BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR STUDENTS
FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME, BECAUSE
OF THE LIMITED COPIES PER BOOK.

REFERENCE SECTION
BOOKS CONTAINING SPECIFIC FACTS
AND INFORMATION ABOUT ANYTHING
IN THIS WORLD ARE KEPT IN THIS
SECTION.

PERIODICAL SECTION
THIS IS WHERE ONE CAN SEE
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, AND
JOURNALS.

FILIPINIANA SECTION
KEEPS BOOKS, AWARD-WINNING PLAYS,
POEMS, SHORT STORIES, NOVELS, AND
ESSAYS WRITTEN BY FILIPINOS AND
BOOKS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES BY
LOCAL OR FOREIGN AUTHORS.

ARCHIVES SECTION
KEEPS OLD BOOKS,
THESES/DISSERTATIONS OF
GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND
DOCUMENTS OF HISTORICAL VALUES.

MULTIMEDIA SECTION
KEEPS AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS AND
EQUIPMENT SUCH AS VIDEOTAPES,
AUDIO CDS, VCD/DVD, PROJECTORS,
AND POWERPOINT EQUIPMENT.