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 Above all assist the readers when needed.
INSTITUTION’S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION AND
PRESERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

The library goals well- selected stock of general materials, books, periodicals and non-print materials

such e-books and e-journals. It also maintains and continuously enriches collection on government publications,
newspapers, pamphlets ,newspaper clippings, CDRs and IFSU publications such as research journals, extension
and training magazines and college newsletters. There are substantial well selected professional/technical e-
books and e-journals downloaded from the science Direct database. The science direct database is provided by
CHED selected recipients of the Philippine e –libraries like IFSU. This database contains hundreds of thousands
of professional e-books and e-journals across disciplines. The provision of an internet library with 15 computer
units and the access to the science direct enriched the library holdings as they supplement the book and
periodical holdings as they supplement the book and periodical holdings. The latest breakthrough on the IFSU
Library Collection Development Program is the Provision of the STARBOOKS by STII-DOST , a database with
digitized collection of information of different formats in the field of science and technology. The STARBOOKS

machine is accessible at the Reader’s Area and Periodical Section.

Purchase of books and other materials as well as equipment for the library is done continuously to meet
the varied demands of users. College/department coordinators collate the needs of the faculty in their
respective disciplines and submit lists to the librarian for acquisition.

Upon the arrival of books/ materials, technical processes are immediately done. Newly acquired books
of the current calendar year are displayed at the latest book acquisition shelves. The books are arranged
according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System. Magazines are properly labelled and are displayed
in the Reading area. Duplicate copies of books and periodicals that are not used by the students are kept in the
stockroom while out dated titles are removed from the circulation to maintain relevant updated collection.

Guidelines in the preservation of library resources are provided with a view to prolong their life.
Preservation refers to the treatment and repair of library resources to slow decay or restore them to a usable

state. These include but are not limited to the following: a)periodic assessment /checking of power/ electricity-
driven devices and equipment for prompt interventions; b)utilization of high quality uninterruptable power
supply(UPS) devices to preserve optimal functioning of machines; c.)digitization of archives collection for easier
access, and ; d)continuous monitoring of library holdings.

INVENTORY OF BOOK COLLECTION AND OTHER
LEARNING RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY