De La Salle University - Manila

Information-Reference

All materials in the library are assumed to be available for consultation and reference. Some, however, need to be available for consultation at all times, and are not available for loan. These materials form the Reference Collection, and may include such general works as encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, atlases, and yearbooks of many kinds. In some cases, material that is not necessarily presented in "reference format" will be included in the collection because of the unique nature of its intellectual content, such as art books, books in sets, sacred works, encyclical letters, proverbs, quotations, etc.

The DLSU Library, particularly the Information-Reference Section, also serves as depository of ADB and UNESCO-IEEP publications. These publications, therefore, are included in the Reference Collection.

Scope of the Collection

General Reference Books

• Atlases and gazetteers provide geographical information on any subject area.
• Bibliographies indicate works published during a particular period.
• Bibliographical dictionaries give concise information about important persons in a subject field. These include bibliographies and evaluation of an author's work.
• Dictionaries deal primarily with all aspects of words.
• Directories list names and addresses of persons, organizations or institutions.
• Encyclopedias give an overview of a subject and its research possibilities.
• Handbooks and manuals contain treatise on a special subject written primarily for practitioners.
• Indexes and abstracts locate articles on a particular subject.
• Union lists present locations of periodicals in libraries. They are used to find which library holds a particular periodical.
• Yearbooks and annuals summarize events of the past years including research projects undertaken and completed.

Other Resources Available

• CD-ROM Collection
  A collection of over 170 databases in the fields of biology, business, chemistry, computers, economics, education, engineering, human health, international relations, law, management, philosophy, physics, political science, population, religion and technology. Some databases provide full text journal while other give comprehensive bibliographical citation and abstracts. Multimedia databases are mostly encyclopedias, computer programs and tutorials and key references in humanities, religion, science and technology, and social sciences.
• Corporate File
  A collection of publications of different local and foreign manufacturing, business, educational and industrial firms summarizing their yearly achievements, activities and financial statements. They are filed alphabetically by name of company/organizations.
• Map Collection
  A collection of geographical, historical, political and economic maps and atlases. Kept in map cabinets, the materials are arranged alphabetically by name of country.
• Vertical File
  A collection of pamphlets, papers, documents, and brochures of trade, business or industry, government publications, reprints, travel brochures or leaflets, speeches, reports, proceedings, magazine supplements, newspaper clippings, and other ephemeral materials on subjects of current interest that will update, enrich and supplement the book and periodical collections.
• School Catalog File
  A collection of school catalogs from the various colleges and universities here and abroad. The section maintains an index which is searchable by name of institution.