This document provides an orientation to the services and facilities of the UP College of Engineering Library II. It summarizes the library's mission to provide academic information resources in IT, computer science, and electrical and electronics engineering. It then outlines the library's services such as current awareness updates, document delivery, interlibrary loans, Wi-Fi access, and reference services. The document also describes the library's facilities including discussion rooms, an e-reference portal, reading areas, archives, and collections. It concludes by detailing the library's hours, user requirements and privileges, and fines.

1. UP College of Engineering Library II
Library Orientation

2. Mission
 As the center of academic information resources
and services on Information Technology (IT),
Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics
Engineering through the provision of adequate
and relevant information in print and digital format
using state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.
 Serves as a showcase of inventions/innovations
ingenuity software development and creative
works of the CS and EEE faculty and students.

3. Library Services
The Engineering Library II has a wide array of
services offered to serve the faculty, students and
other researchers in their information needs.

4. Library Services
Current Awareness – The Orange Network is a
current awareness service which contains
updates on a the newly received materials, library
events and other announcements. Students and
researchers can subscribe and receive updates.

5. Library Services
Document Delivery – is a fee based service
for faculty, students and staff of the university.
Registered document delivery clients will be
able to request copies of articles, journals,
books and other library materials for their
information needs through their university
address or at their library for pick up.

6. Library Services
Interlibrary loan – the library through its
membership with different engineering
universities enables itself to provide resource
materials to its users, even if the material is not
part of its collection. This is made possible
through the Interlibrary loan service.

7. Library Services
Wi-Fi – provides free wireless internet access
to users with a portable computer with WIFI
adapters installed. Wireless Internet is available
in all sections of the library. However, the users
should already have activated in their UP
Webmail accounts in order to avail of this
service.

8. Library Services
Reference Service- is a unique service whose
purpose is to guide and assist the users in
accessing all possible and imaginable
information resources for study and research. It
helps the users to identify and retrieve accurate
information in the soonest possible time.

9. Library Facilities
ERG Discussion Room – is a 40 seater room
equipped with four cubicles and four reversible
white boards which can be used by the students
and faculty for academic group discussions. The
facility is currently being maintained by the
Engineering Radio Guild (ERG).

10. Library Facilities
E-Reference Portal – is one of the unique
facilities of the library which allows faculty,
students and other researchers to access freely
available online reference materials. The terminal
is located at the Reference Section. The terminal
contains links to various reference materials such
as dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases
and directories.

11. Library Facilities
Faculty and Graduate Students Reading Area
(DOST Reading Room) - to support the needs of
the Faculty and Graduate Students, a separate
and exclusive reading area is allocated for them.
It is equipped with round tables and comfortable
chairs which they can spend time reading and do
small group discussions. Magazines and journals
are also provided inside the room.

12. Library Facilities
Archives and Thesis Collection Room- the
thesis from the undergraduate and graduate
students of the CS and EEE are collected and
deposited in the room. Library users can freely
read the theses inside the room without the
assistance of the staff manning the desk. Thesis
are for room-use only and photocopying of
these resources is not allowed.

13. Collections Available
Serials (print) – 1,611 CS & EEE bound and
loose copies
Books/Non-books – 10,000+ volumes
Electronic resources
8 online databases + access to Phil Elib ACM,
ASCE, ASME, ASTM, Science Direct,
SpringerLink, IEEE Explore (e-journals)
Gale Virtual Reference Library – under the
subjects Technology and Education (e-books)

14. Staff
Head Librarian – Sharon Ma. S. Esposo
Admin Assistant – Bianca Borja
Acquisitions – Jennifer Bolina
Circulation/Reserve – Lea Carreon
Network Administrator – Dan Dorado
Reference – Reina Irinco
Serials – Reyna Parman
Cataloging – Bernadette Sueno

15. Library Hours
 Monday to Friday – 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
( No lunchbreak)
 Saturday – 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
- 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

16. Requirements
Access to collections, you need
Students who are currently enrolled
Present a countersigned ID, not form 5
Students who are not currently enrolled
Special Library Card (Orange)

17. Requirements
Access to collections, you need
Alumni and former faculty and staff
- Present a valid ID and proof of former UP status
- A special library card will be issued
- Free use of the library for 5 visits per
semester/summer
- Pay a research fee of Php20/day or
Php225 per 6 months

18. Requirements
Access to collections, you need
Government researchers
- Present a valid office ID
- Referral from the office's Head Librarian
- A special library card will be issued -
Free use of the library for 5 visits per
semester/summer
- Pay a research fee of Php20/day or Php225
per 6 months

19. Privileges
Undergraduate Students
- 5 circulation books for two weeks
- 2 reserve books for overnight
Graduate Students
- 10 circulation books for two weeks
- 2 reserve books for overnight

20. Privileges
Faculty
- 10 circulation books for one month
- Serials (non-current) for one week
REPS
- 10 circulation books for 2 weeks
Administrative Staff
- 5 circulation books for 2 weeks
All other researchers
- Room use only

21. Fines
 Circulation Book
-P2.00/day exclusive of Sundays and
Holidays
 Reserve Book
-P1.00 for first hour; P5.00 for succeeding hours;
50.00 for one whole day inclusive of Sundays
and Holidays

22. Why Library? Isn't Google Enough?
Google is number one
 Google is the most popular and powerful search
engine in the world
 Google searches billions and billions of web
pages
 Many search engines search many, many web
pages and expand

23. Why Library? Isn't Google Enough?
Google is not a library database
Use google for
 Quick facts
 Images
 News
 Maps and location finders
 Entertainment
 Job searching
 Business and product information
 Travel Information

24. Why Library? Isn't Google Enough?
Why use a library database rather than a search
engine?
 Authority – results are from published sources you can trust
 Access- you get access to full text articles unavailable
anywhere else on the Web
 Current – results are current and accurate
 Specific searches don't produce a huge list of irrelevant and
inaccurate Web pages
 Peer-reviewed
 Scholarly

25. Why Library? Isn't Google Enough?
Why use the library website?
 Locating books and journals
 Indexes to journal articles
 Full-text articles and scholary e-journals
 E-books
 Dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference
 Websites with high quality content
 Access to experts through Ask A Reference Librarian
 Book loans, reservations and renewals
 Hours and other service information

26. Electronic Resources
 Web Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
Online Databases
- Subscription-based
- Open Access
CD-ROM Databases

29. Search Facilities
How to access e-journals and e-books?
 Search multiple databases by WebFeat
- Federated search to all of the University's
subscribed online resources
Search individual databases

30. E-Reference Portal
Almanac Dictionary Encyclopedia
Handbook Manual Atlas
Directory

31. Online Subscriptions

32. Open Access and E-Resources

33. Character building exercise
I need,
I value,
I love my library
campaign

34. Reading Zone
The reading zone is for everybody, whether you’re an enrolled student or a homesick
alumni. It is meant to be shared. No particular group can claim the “Zone” as their
exclusive territory.
You can deposit/donate your old books and other reading materials on the designated
“shelves”. Don’t worry:you don’t need any computer science books here!
Once you donate/deposit your materials, you relinquish personal ownership over it.
That is, you cannot blame anyone in case it gets lost or removed from the Zone. The
Zone encourages sharing and brainstorming of any idea under the sun.
Giving to the Zone means you’re willing to share no matter what the cost.
If you wish to take a book out, make sure you replace it with another book/mag within
the day.
Don’t forget the fact that you’re still in UP, more so inside the library. Same rules
against noise and heckling apply here.
You have the freedom to build/contribute to the collection.You can also weed out
some books/mags in case you don’t need them.
An exclusive Reading Zone Stamp Pad is available for use. Make sure to stamp each
book donated into the zone, then indicate the name and email of the donor.
Feel free to relax and study. Of course, no littering, fighting nor PDA’s.
No vandalism. There is no freedom wall here.
This is your Reading Area. Please love it and take care of it.

35. Need help in using library resources
and facilities?
 Ask A Librarian
Call us at 981-8500 local 3251 or 3252
Fax 434-8638
Email us at library@engglib2.upd.edu.ph
Chat at the E-Chat Reference
 Account Fan Page

36. Snail Mail
 G/F U.P. Alumni Engineers Centennial Hall
Velasquez St. U.P.
Campus Diliman, Quezon City

37. Thank you!
Any Questions?