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Compliance Report on the Survey

Team’s Recommendation

AACCUP Action/s taken Extent
Accreditation Recommendation of
Compliance
Enrich the acquisition of library resources in Aside from the request made to purchase
all formats of recent copyright in general books and other materials, the library also
references and major fields of specialization. requested for donation to various 90%
institutions.

It is highly recommended that the Aside from the library budget from fiduciary
administration augment the library budget in fund, the library is provided with additional
order for the library to purchased the budget from the MOOE to augment the 95%
required print and non-print for each major purchase of library materials and other
field of specialization of the program. operational needs of the library.

Since the University Librarian has been The librarian made various requests for 100%
serving the University for a long period of realignment/faculty position.
time and still holds an item of Librarian II, the
administration may look into the possibility of
creation of Librarian III and Librarian IV item
position for the career path and professional
development of the ISU librarians.

Hiring of additional library support staff to To provide quality library services three (3) 100%
meet the requirements for quality services support staff were requested/hired to serve
may be considered. as clerk, technical staff in the internet
section, and janitor/maintenance staff.
Student assistants were also requested to
support the librarians in satisfying clients’
needs.

There is a need to review the collection The Library Operations Manual where the 100%
development program by the library board Collection Development Plan was
committee. incorporated had undergone reviews by
librarians and committee created to review
existing manuals.

Enhance library services which offer online To provide better and faster access of 100%
public access catalog to provide a better and library materials, most of the module in the
faster access to the library resources. Platonixz Library System has already made
functional. This includes the Online Public
Access Catalog (OPAC), attendance, reports,
inventory, barcode, et al.

Strengthen linkages with other institutions In order to enhance and improve library 95%
and funding agencies. collection, linkages/external sources were
provided with communications to request
for donations and acknowledgement letters
to confirm the receipt of materials.