Library operations concerned with the acquisition, organization and maintenance of the library collection.

1. 1. ACQUISITION

Handles the development of print and non-print collection of the LIC by selection, ordering and purchasing of library materials in cooperation with the faculty and staff of the university.

Online Book Requisition

The faculty can use the online book order form to recommend/purchase of books and other resources relevant to their program.

Click to fill out the Online Book Order Form

2. 2. CATALOGING

Centralized system that takes care of the organization of library materials through bibliographic description, classification and mechanical processing of library materials to facilitate access to all materials that the library holds and acquires.

Responsible in the maintenance of the OPAC, Destiny database, shelf-list, and union catalog of the LIC.

3. 3. PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION

Handles the maintenance of library materials through mending and repair.

Preservation includes all activities associated with the maintenance of resources and preservation of information content.

Conservation refers to the treatment of the physical items themselves in order to extend their usable life through binding and repair.

• Book Quarantine

  All returned materials and received packages shall be quarantined in a designated area for a period of 5 days.

Oversees the operations of all the programs, services, and facilities that concern the information needs of UM faculty and students.

1. 1. CIRCULATION SERVICES

Responsible for the checking out (borrowing), checking in (returning), renewal, recall and overdue fines computation of library materials through the circulation desk.

Book Borrowing Drive-Thru

Students and Faculty can borrow books by contacting the library through the following:

Email: library@umindanao.edu.ph

Contact Number: 0951-376-6681

Borrowers can pick-up the book/s at the library drive-thru area near Gate 3 (Bolton campus); Gravahan Gate and Maa Gate (Matina Campus).

Online Document Delivery Service for Book Returns

Students and faculty may return all borrowed books through the LIBRARY BOOK DROPS placed at the entrance gate of the University of Mindanao-Main Campus (Gate 3 – UM Bolton; Gravahan and Maa Gates–Matina Campus).

Online Document Delivery

It is an electronic delivery of document service provided to all bona fide students and faculty upon request. They can request a scanned copy of book pages (not more than 10% of the book) free of charge.

2. 2. Virtual Reference Service

This service provides assistance, guidance, and instruction to users in accessing and retrieving information as well as help users prepare bibliography of all forms of information resources via online platform.

Online Research and Reference Assistance (ORRA)

ORRA is our virtual reference assistance service wherein librarians can answer questions about research and assignment of students, library account, downloading e-books, and other library-related queries via chat and email.

3. 3. Periodical Services

Provide local and foreign journals, magazines, newspapers; and, clippings from newspapers and ephemeral materials. Periodical materials with completed issues are bound and indexed for easy access.

4. 4. Provision of Filipiniana materials

LIC provides books on various subjects or topics in Philippine setting, or any topic related to the Philippines regardless of author and imprint.

5. 5. Provision of UMiana Materials

Provide information about the University of Mindanao, its founder, achievements and publications.

6. 6. Cultural Heritage Resource Center and Mindanaoan Materials

Features various materials about the cultural heritage of Mindanao.

7. 7. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Knowledge Resource Network (BSP-KRN)

A program promoting the understanding of essential economic and financial concepts and issues through the exchange of information resources between the BSP library and UM Learning and Information Center. This collaboration offers publications from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for the utilization of students of the University of Mindanao.

8. 8. Provision of UN/ADB/WB collections

Provides publications of United Nations, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.

9. 9. Donation Corner

Provides area for the display of books donated by the Friends of the Library.

10. 10. Online Information Literacy Program

Video presentations of the following topics are uploaded in the Google Classroom for sharing to the students and faculty. Virtual orientation is conducted via the Zoom Application.

General Library Instruction

Instructional program that aims to teach patrons on how to locate the information they need quickly and effectively thru the following:

• How to access the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) – Creating Destiny accounts to view and maximize the features of the OPAC.
• Online instruction on the new normal library services.
Bibliography Making

Teach students how to write a bibliography for a research paper.

Online Database Instruction

Teach students how to access and create account on the subscribed online databases namely: Proquest E-book Central, Wiley Online Library, ACM Digital Library, Proquest Central, Philippine E-journals, Gale Reference Complete and Odilo Digital Library.

11. 11. Resource Sharing Service

Provide referral letters for students planning to use the library facilities of other institutions. Likewise, the LIC caters users from other institutions with referral letters from their respective heads of libraries.

12. 12. Current Awareness Service (CAS)

Provides updates to new acquisitions and events of the LIC through the library website, FB page and bulletin board display.

1. 1. Internet and E-resources Services

Provides computers to access the internet and the online databases subscribed by the LIC.

2. 2. Subscribed Online Databases

Provides e-books and e-journals

e-books

E-books Central, ACM Digital Library, Wiley Online Library, Oxford Reference, Odilo Digital Library

e-journals

Proquest central, Phil. E-journals, Gale Reference Complete

e-platform

contains the most updated fiction e-books and audiobooks.

3. 3. Open Access Resources

An enumerative list of websites, which information contents are made freely available via the internet. The URLs of the web sites are embedded in the resource list, enabling the users to connect to the site by clicking on it.

4. 4. CD-ROM and Multimedia Services

Houses the electronic resources (CD-ROMs) some of which are accompanying materials of books. Computer units are installed at the area to access these resources.

5. 5. Free Wi-Fi

There are Wi-Fi spots distributed inside the LIC premises both Bolton and Matina campuses.

6. 6. Web OPAC

The electronic version of the card catalog. It is an organized and searchable collection of records of library resources; this will help library users locate a particular item in the library. This can be accessed anytime and anywhere as long as there is internet connection.

7. 7. Online Entrance Monitoring Service

An electronic device that captures data of users entering the library premises for the purpose of efficiently, accurately & expeditiously record library attendance. Users are requested to scan their IDs upon entering the LIC.

8. 8. Tablet Lending Service

Tablets are to be borrowed by users within the LIC premises only. These tablets shall be used for research, acquisition of information, reading e-books, email and e-learning activities to address educational needs and different learning styles of users.

9. 9. Library Website

Provides current information about the UM Learning and Information Center. This is also used to promote the library resources and services.

10. 10. Facebook Page

Facebook Page is created to promote library services, resources and library-related activities.

11. 11. Digitization Project

Establishment of Institutional Repository through the Digitization project is an ongoing project. All manuscript collections are digitized and uploaded in the Dspace database.