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REFERENCE SECTION (Bldg. H - 2nd Floor) Adjacent to the Filipiniana Section is the Reference Section of the Main Library. It has a growing collection of reference materials such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, handbooks, almanacs and other related materials. There are about 2,637 volumes of Reference materials which are all intended for room use only. HRM books are also housed in this section. It has a total of about 153 HRM volumes of local and foreign titles, all of which are classified as Reserved books. This section also services an on-line inquiry to researchers who need quick reference information.
SERIALS SECTION (Bldg. H - Ground Floor) The Serials Section is maintained at the second floor of the Main Library. It shares the floor next Reference and Filipiniana Sections. It keeps various professional journals, magazines both popular and to technical, daily newspapers and vertical file materials including newspapers clippings and pamphlets. Resources on this section are for room use only, however they can be photocopied for reference purposes only.
ACQUISITION SECTION (Bldg. H - Mezzanine Floor) The Acquisition Section handles the evaluation, selection and purchase of books either from local or foreign markets. Acquisition is a continuous activity of the library. The activity is based on the curricular course offering of the University and the needs of the faculty, students and staff with emphasis on the weak subject areas of the curriculum to ensure a well-balanced collection. CATALOGING SECTION (Bldg. H - Mezzanine Floor) The Cataloging Section is housed at the mezzanine of building H. It takes charge of the bibliographic description and classification of all the books that are acquired for the library. Bibliographical description of the books follow that of the Anglo American Cataloging Rules while classification conforms with the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
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