Technological Implementation in Philippine Libraries

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Technological Implementation in Philippine
Libraries

• A Country Report

Prof. Salvacion M. Arlante University
Librarian University of the Philippines Diliman
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Network of Academic Libraries (1)

• DOST-ESEP Library Network
• Inter-Institutional Consortium (IIC)
• Mendiola Consortium
• Intramuros Library Consortium
• Health Research and Development Information
  Network (HERDIN)
• Association of Research and Academic Library
  Information Network (ARALIN)

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Network of Academic Libraries (2)

• Ortigas Center Library Consortium, Inc
• Philippine Association of Academic and Research
  Libraries Network (PAARLNET)
• European Studies Consortium of the Philippines
• LibraryLink
• Academic Libraries Information Network (ALINET)

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Network of Academic Libraries (3)

• Davao Colleges and University Network (DACUN)
• University of the Philippines Library System
• Philippine eLib

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Areas of Professional Activity featured in
Networking Among Academic Libraries

• Collection Development
• Library Services
• Access
• Staff Development
• Management
• Publicity
• International links
• Professional involvement

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Forms of Library Cooperation in the Philippine
Setting at the Community, National and Regional
Level

• In terms of the extent of involvement
  interlibrary loans, union lists, shared access,
  cooperative acquisitions, cooperative cataloging,
  cooperative indexing, automation, database access
  and library staff exchange.
• In terms of the extent to which consortium
  participants enjoy benefits joint purchasing,
  sharing of resources, acquisition planning,
  cooperative training, cooperative planning and
  expertise development.

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UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

• Premier State University
• Multiversity
• UP Diliman (Arts and Sciences)
• UP Baguio (Arts and Sciences)
• UP Los Baños (Agricultural Sciences)
• UP Manila (Health Sciences)
• UP Visayas (Fisheries and Aquatic Resources)
• UP Mindanao (Environment Science and Management)
• UP Open University (Distance Education)

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Website www.mainlib.upd.edu.ph
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Web OPAC Search Form
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Web OPAC Search Results
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Web OPAC Record Details
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Online Subscriptions
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Online Subscriptions
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Online Publication UP Library Bulletin
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e-Collaborative Project
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e-Collaborative Project
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e-Collaborative Project
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UP Integrated Library System (iLib)

• Unique Features
• Based on open-source technologies
• Runs on any platform (Linux, Windows, Mac)
• Custom-developed for the UP Library System
• Interfaced with other online services of the
  University (e.g. CRS, FIS, WebMail)
• Has 6 Web-based Application modules integrated
  into one database system
• Fully MARC-21 compliant

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iLib OPAC Search Form
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iLib OPAC Search Results
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iLib OPAC Record Details
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iLib OPAC MARC Record Display
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iLib Cart List
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iLib Cart List Preview
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iLib Cataloging Record Editor
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iLib Cataloging Shelf List Card
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iLib Acquisitions Order Form
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iLib Circulation Transaction Form
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iLib Serials Issue Management
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Philippine eLib Project (1)

• a national information resource-sharing
  consortium among five government institutions,
  namely the
• Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
• Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
• Department of Agriculture
• The National Library of the Philippines
• UP Library System

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Philippine eLib Project (2)

• Six (6) Components
• Network
• Collection Build-up
• Portal System
• Digitization
• Business Development
• Training

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Philippine eLib Project (3)

• Products and Services
• Union catalog of the 5 partner agencies (over a
  million bibliographic records)
• Digitized Filipiniana materials (more than 11,000
  full-text documents in PDF)
• Access to online electronic journals and
  databases with fulltext (foreign)
• Cyber Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)

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Website www.elib.gov.ph
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Website Search Form
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Website Search Results
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eLib Record Details
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eLib Book Cart List
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eLib Print Preview - Bibliography
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eLib Print Preview - Tabular
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eLib Cart Items Send to email
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Conclusion

• Application of information and communications
  technology in academic libraries in the
  Philippines, particularly in the University, has
  strengthened and enhanced our capabilities to
  provide quality information services.