PRUDENCIANA C. CRUZ Director IV, The National Library of the Philippines Multicultural Resources : TNL Perspective with Emphasis on the Indigenous Filipiniana Materials of THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY : A Capsule History Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas The American Circulating Library The Philippine Library and Museum

Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY : A Capsule History The National Library Bureau of Public Libraries Update on bill to change TNL to NLP

1. Human Resources MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND FACILITIES The Rationalization Program of the Government How it affects the TNL Manpower Two functions of The National Library

1. Human Resources

The Rationalization Program of the Government

How it affects the TNL Manpower

Two functions of The National Library

The Filipiniana Division and Its Indigenous Materials MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND FACILITIES Rare Books and Manuscripts The Rizaliana Collection History of the Division

The Filipiniana Division and Its

Indigenous Materials

Rare Books and Manuscripts

The Rizaliana Collection

History of the Division

The Filipiniana Division…. The H. Otley Beyer Collection The Tabacalera Collection “ Compana General de Tabacos de Filipinas “ Philippine Ethnographic Series” IFUGAOS …. Professor Beyer’s main ethnographic interest

The H. Otley Beyer Collection

The Tabacalera Collection

“ Compana General de Tabacos de Filipinas

The Parker Collection The Filipiniana Division…. The Philippine Wonderland Stories Interesting Trips in the Philippines Picturesque Philippines The Rare Serials Among the priceless collections of old newspapers and periodicals is the Alvaro Alir Collection of Novels, Pamphlets and Periodicals in Spanish, Iloko and Visayan Dialect

The Parker Collection

The Rare Serials

Among the priceless collections of old newspapers and periodicals is the Alvaro Alir Collection of Novels, Pamphlets and Periodicals in Spanish, Iloko and Visayan Dialect

Gaceta Manila 1869-1897 La Ilustracion Filipina 1891-1894 Filipino People 1912-1916 Cultura Filipina 1910-1915 Cultura Social 1922-1935…. and many others The Filipiniana Division…. Rare Serials : Mirror of Philippine Colonial History

Gaceta Manila 1869-1897

La Ilustracion Filipina 1891-1894

Filipino People 1912-1916

Cultura Filipina 1910-1915

Cultura Social 1922-1935….

and many others

The Special Collections The Filipiniana Division…. Lope K. Santos Collection Julian Balmaceda Collection Cirilo Honorio Collection Anita Garcia Collection Amado V. Hernandez Collection Atang dela Rama Collection among others The Music Collection

The Special Collections

Lope K. Santos Collection

Julian Balmaceda Collection

Cirilo Honorio Collection

Anita Garcia Collection

Amado V. Hernandez Collection

Atang dela Rama Collection among others

The Music Collection

The Filipiniana Division…. The Picture Collection The Carlos Ronquillo Collection Collection of literary works in Tagalog from 1788 to 1948 The Map Collection

The Picture Collection

The Carlos Ronquillo Collection

Collection of literary works in Tagalog from 1788 to 1948

The Map Collection

The Filipiniana Division…. Local History Collection Theses and Dissertations Collection DECS >>>>>>>>>>TNL Historical and Cultural Data of towns and provinces in the country compiled by teachers in their localities now over 60 thousand volumes and still growing!

Local History Collection

Theses and Dissertations Collection

MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND FACILITIES 3. The Reference Division The Library for the Blind The Children’s Library Storytelling Puppet Shows “ I love Books, I Love Reading! ” DAISY (SOFTWARE)

3. The Reference Division

The Library for the Blind

The Children’s Library

The Reference Division…. The UN and its Agencies’ Collection The American Shelf The Islamic Center The Asia and Oceania

The UN and its Agencies’ Collection

The American Shelf

The Islamic Center

The Asia and Oceania

MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND FACILITIES 4. The National Library’s Policy on Use of Resources www.nlp.gov.ph www.elib.gov.ph

www.nlp.gov.ph

www.elib.gov.ph

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