The State of the Filipiniana Collection @ DLSU By Fe Angela M. Verzosa University Archivist

DLSU Filipiniana Collection Growth & Development - 1970 ‘ 71 ‘ 72 ‘ 73 ‘ 74 ‘ 75 ‘ 76 ‘ 77 ‘ 78 ‘ 79 ‘ 80 ‘ 81 ‘ 82 ‘ 83 ‘ 84 ‘ 85 ‘ 86 ‘ 87 ‘ 88 ‘ 89 ‘ 90 ‘ 91 ‘ 92 ‘ 93 ‘ 94 ‘ 95 ‘ 96 ‘ 97 ‘ 98 ‘ 99 2000

Filipiniana-Asian Library Rm. 204 - SJ Bldg. Too small 16 readers at a time 2 personnel head librarian para-professional assistant 1970

Rm. 204 - SJ Bldg.

Too small

16 readers at a time

2 personnel

head librarian

para-professional assistant

Filipiniana-Asian Library Scope of collection- 1970 Books & monographs by Filipino authors published here & abroad by foreigners treating solely Phil. Subjects Selected Asian materials Special collections of late Prof. Encarnacion Don F. Ortigas Spanish collection

Scope of collection-

Books & monographs

by Filipino authors

published here & abroad

by foreigners treating solely Phil. Subjects

Selected Asian materials

Special collections

of late Prof. Encarnacion

Don F. Ortigas

Spanish collection

2,202 titles (3,888 vols.) Filipiniana Acquisitions 1957-1970

Filipiniana-Asian Library Proposed Guidelines for selection and acquisition for rare books 1970 All Filipiniana books printed before 1900 All Filipiniana books printed from 1900-1941 All Filipiniana Reprints published by the Filipiniana Book Guild Books whose illustrations make them subject to mutilation Books of fragile physical make-up Irreplaceable books due to limited edition

Proposed Guidelines for selection and acquisition for rare books

All Filipiniana books printed before 1900

All Filipiniana books printed from 1900-1941

All Filipiniana Reprints published by the Filipiniana Book Guild

Books whose illustrations make them subject to mutilation

Books of fragile physical make-up

Irreplaceable books due to limited edition

Filipiniana Room Rm. 204 - SJ Bldg. Fully air-conditioned 54 readers at a time 2 personnel head librarian para-professional assistant 30 tray catalog Semi-closed stacks 1973

Rm. 204 - SJ Bldg.

Fully air-conditioned

54 readers at a time

2 personnel

head librarian

para-professional assistant

30 tray catalog

Semi-closed stacks

Growth of Filipiniana Acquisitions ‘ 57 63 ‘ 87 1,988 ‘ 91 3,561 ‘ 98 4,138 Total of 16,574 v.

PRESENT SCOPE of the Filipiniana Collection All books about the Philippines people & culture regardless of author, imprint, language Works written by Filipinos except works by DLSU community studies treating universally accepted knowledge Books written in Filipino and the vernacular Philippine Gov’t. publications and yearbooks except by Philippine corporate bodies Publications containing substantial portions on the Philippines Works dealing on scientific thought/methodology to Philippine local needs and circumstance

All books about the Philippines

people & culture

regardless of author, imprint, language

Works written by Filipinos except

works by DLSU community

studies treating universally accepted knowledge

Books written in Filipino and the vernacular

Philippine Gov’t. publications and yearbooks except by Philippine corporate bodies

Publications containing substantial portions on the Philippines

Works dealing on scientific thought/methodology

to Philippine local needs and circumstance

Book Collection Classified by Period in Philippine History Total: 14,737 T 35,146 V

Oldest Books: Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Pampanga: Compuesto (1622) Despertador Christiano (1695-1697) 2 V

Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Pampanga: Compuesto (1622)

Despertador Christiano (1695-1697) 2 V

Profile of the Filipiniana Collection by LC Total: 14,582 T 34,976 V

Other Collections in the Filipiniana The Lopez-Bantug Collection The Ambeth Ocampo Collection The LIHIP Collection The ICEPH Collection The Map Collection The Periodical Collection The Vertical File Collection The CD-Rom Collection Bitanga-Valeros Collection

The Lopez-Bantug Collection

The Ambeth Ocampo Collection

The LIHIP Collection

The ICEPH Collection

The Map Collection

The Periodical Collection

The Vertical File Collection

The CD-Rom Collection

Bitanga-Valeros Collection

The Lopez-Bantug Collection Donated by Rizal’s grandnieces - June 19,1987 separate accession available in the OPAC 1,982 T books and Periodicals 18 memorabilia items

Donated by Rizal’s grandnieces - June 19,1987

separate accession

available in the OPAC

The Ambeth Ocampo Collection a DLSU alumnus Deposited in 1990 100 vol. In 24 CD-roms Accessible via OPAC 721 T (1,138 V) Fil. 218 T (222 V) non-Fil.

a DLSU alumnus

Deposited in 1990

100 vol. In 24 CD-roms

Accessible via OPAC

The LIHIP Collection (Literary History of the Philippines) An annotated bibliography of 8,357 T began in 1983 687 articles in literary journals arranged by region Pampango Ilokano Pangasinense Cebuano Hiligaynon Waray Muslim Bicolano

An annotated bibliography of 8,357 T

began in 1983

687 articles in literary journals

arranged by region

The ICEPH Collection International Corpus of English-Philippine Component Project Collection began in 1990 Project of ELD to establish a databank for the analysis of Phil. English total of 669 articles uses CDS-ISIS system

began in 1990

Project of ELD

to establish a databank for the analysis of Phil. English

total of 669 articles

uses CDS-ISIS system

The Map Collection 920 political, provincial, road & typographical 631 provincial 289 topographical

920 political, provincial, road & typographical

631 provincial

289 topographical

The Periodical Collection 28 titles (249 issues) 1986 issues on EDSA Revolution 14 T of Phil. Magazines 11 T of periodical indexes

28 titles (249 issues)

1986 issues on EDSA Revolution

14 T of Phil. Magazines

11 T of periodical indexes

The Vertical File Collection 674 T (687 v) 610 on Rizal 64 rare journal articles Accessible in the CDS-ISIS

674 T (687 v)

610 on Rizal

64 rare journal articles

Accessible in the CDS-ISIS

Bitanga-Valeros Collection Donated March 9, 1993 by Teresa Bitanga-Valeros 1296 of family memorabilia antique furniture fixtures religious images china & silvers numismatics jewelry

Donated March 9, 1993 by Teresa Bitanga-Valeros

1296 of family memorabilia

antique furniture

fixtures

religious images

china & silvers

numismatics

jewelry

Other Special Collections not found in the Filipiniana Room 3,455 T (5,657 V) @Circulation Section Special Collection Room Theses & dissertations University Publications Faculty Files Archives-Special Collections

not found in the Filipiniana Room 3,455 T (5,657 V) @Circulation Section

Special Collection Room

Theses & dissertations

University Publications

Faculty Files

Archives-Special Collections

Filipiniana Periodicals Other Special Collections

Filipiniana Periodicals

Other Special Collections A-V Collections

dlsupress.com

bn.com

amazon.com

pinoycentral.com

divisoria.net

decs.gov.com

What are the problems encountered?

W.R. Gamboa’s Dictum - 3 categories of Filipiniana Los impresso en Filipinas, sin distincion de materia los que tratan de Filipinas y los publicados por filipinos

3 categories of Filipiniana

Los impresso en Filipinas, sin distincion de materia

los que tratan de Filipinas

y los publicados por filipinos

Collection Management Budgetary constraints sound fiscal management wise and judicious use of funds

Budgetary constraints

sound fiscal management

wise and judicious use of funds

Operating Budget 890 v 1160 v 895 v 643 v 271 v

Library Automation and technology Intermittent failures and inadequacy of the system’s hardware and software presence of bugs data generated not accurate and never perfect

Intermittent failures and inadequacy of the system’s hardware and software

presence of bugs

data generated not accurate and never perfect