De La Salle University - Manila

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

  Type of Materials	Students	Faculty	Staff	MBA-MOA Program DLSU, ADMU, AIM)
  Books and accompanying CDs, diskettes from general circulation collection	6 items	10 items	6 items	1 item
  Loan Period	2 weeks	100 days	2 weeks	1 week
  Reserve materials	2 hours/ overnight	2 hours/ overnight	2 hours/ overnight	2 hours/ in-house

• Readers and Research Advise
  • Assists users in the selection of books and other information sources on a given topic
  • Gives instruction on the use of library and different information sources and search tools and facilities
  • Conducts literature search on the subject of inquiry
  • Instructs individuals in identifying and locating needed resources
• User Education
  • 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
  • Conducts bibliographic instruction to promote information literacy among library users
  • Handles library tour upon request received by the Director's Office
• Database Searching Assistance
  • Offers access to subscribed online databases and CD-ROM collection
  • 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
  • Attends to requests of faculty and students for library materials not available at DLSU Library
  • Accommodates requests of other member libraries under the various consortium programs for document delivery of library materials available at DLSU library
• Current Awareness
  • Posts E-mail alerts for new titles added to the library collection
  • Compiles bibliographies on various subjects
  • Prepares the list of new acquisition for inclusion in monthly publication of Library Newsette Balitang Aklatan.
• Indexing and Abstracting Services
  • Organizes information to make it more readily available and easily retrievable to users
• Open-shelf Control System
  • Allows the users free access to the collection
• Information and Referrals
  • Directs researchers to appropriate sources of information and data available in DLSU Library and other libraries, agencies and documentation centers
  • Provides personalized assistance for bibliographic search and information retrieval
  • Attends to visiting users and researchers with written referral letters or consortium cards
  • Processes referrals of DLSU students and faculty members who are to use member libraries of the consortium and other libraries