THE OFFIIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE OUR LADY OF FATIMA...

VOLUME 6 ISSUE 1

JUNE 2015

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

MAS Ultra School Edition - Designed specifically for high school libraries, MAS Ultra School Edition contains

full text for hundreds of popular high school magazines covering a wide-range of subject areas including

history, science, careers, and more. MAS Ultra School Edition also provides full text for tens of thousands of

biographies and primary source documents, hundreds of reference books (including the Columbia

Encyclopedia and the CIA World Fact Book), an Image Collection containing photos, maps, flags, and color

PDFs, and expanded full-text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines .

Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full

text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information

dates as far back as 1990.

Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries

covering a variety of subject areas.

Starting this academic year 2015-2016, the Our Lady of Fatima

University has started its subscription to EBSCO Academic

Databases - the leading provider of research databases,

e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books and discovery

service for the academic community worldwide. This was

spearheaded by the OLFU Library Department to further

support the growing academic and research needs of the

students, faculty, and other researchers at the university.

The university subscribes to the following databases :

Academic Search Elite (for COLLEGE and POSTGRADUATE LEVEL) - it provides

full text for more than 2,000 journals, including more than 1,500 peer-

reviewed titles. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are

provided for all 3,484 journals in the collection. This database offers

information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer

sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts &

literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more.

YOU CAN ACCESS THE FOLLOWING DATABASES WITHIN OLFU PREMISES OR EVEN OUTSIDE (REMOTE ACCESS).

VISIT ANY LIBRARY AND JUST APPROACH YOUR FRIENDLY LIBRARY STAFF TO GET ACCESS.

OLFU LIBRARY NEWSLETTER VOL. 6 NO. 1 JUNE 2015

OLFU Subscribes to EBSCO Academic Search Database

Dr. Lagrada Spearheads Library-Faculty Collaboration Meeting

Library Orientation Program Set for Incoming OLFU Freshmen

Learning Resource Centers Upgrade its Facilities in All Campuses

Library Users Survey 2015 Results

www.olfulibrary.weebly.com

Good news to all library users!

Learning Resource Centers (LRCs) in all campuses under the Library Department have recently undergone

renovation and upgrading of its facilities with the support of OLFU Administration. These recent upgrades, of

course, are geared towards providing conducive learning environment to library users and also to support their

growing and diverse academic and research needs. Additional LRCs were constructed in a selected campuses to

cater to the growing student population. Further, various LRCs are now provided with new and additional sofas,

chairs and tables, and upgraded/refurbished shelves and circulation counter area. In addition to that, Information

Commons equipped with Computer Terminals with electronic resources and LCD TV, and separate Quiet Study Area

are now situated in some LRCs to accommodate diverse needs of clientele.

Learning Resource Centers Upgrade its Facilities in All Campuses

The Main Library (LRC1-A) is now equipped with additional computers for use of electronic and online resources. It has also new tables and chairs, and comfortable sofa for conducive learning.

The St. Jerome Library (LRC1-D), located at Ground Floor, St. Jerome Building, has been recently renovated, with the addition of a dedicated room for E-Resources which contains 15 new computer units and an adjacent separate Information Commons/Discussion Area. Further-more, the library has acquired 300 new chairs and added airconditioning units for additional comfort of library users.

The Basic Education Library—Pampanga Campus (LRCIV-B) was constructed to cater to the needs of the High School Students in Pampanga Campus. It will start of operations this June 2015.

The Basic Education Library (LRCII-D) was recently renovated to improve the overall appear-ance and conduciveness of the library. Additional new computers and tables and chairs were also purchased. Regalado Library (LRCII-C), meanwhile added new shelves, computers, and improved other facilities such as baggage counter and staff lounge.

The Antipolo Campus will also be having its Learning Resource Center Extension as a separate library unit. Construction has started early 2015 and library operations shall start at the start of School Year 2015-2016.



The Our Lady of Fatima University Library Department conducted its annual Library

Committee Meeting in all four campuses of OLFU during the month of May 2015. In

place of the usual meetings conducted to discuss prevailing issues of both the library

and the faculty members representing their respective programs, the Library

Department decided to shift its focus on collaboration, thus, this year’s gathering

was dubbed as the Library-Faculty Collaboration Meeting, with the theme “Strong

Collaboration for Quality Outcomes”. Our very own esteemed Vice President of

Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Heracleo D. Lagrada chaired

the meeting and shared to all participants relevant points on how both librarians

and faculty can achieve their respective outcomes.

The collaboration meeting kicked off in Valenzuela Campus on May 7, then at

Quezon City Campus on May 19, at Antipolo Campus on May 21, and finally at

Pampanga Campus on May 27. The meeting was attended by Deans, Program Heads,

Faculty Members, Librarians, and Library Staff in all OLFU Campuses.

Dr. Lagrada discussed relevant issues concerning both parties, and suggested

solutions on pressing matters. More importantly, he highlighted how collaboration

can positively impact the library services and faculty instruction and eventually help

students reached the course desired outcomes and satisfy their information needs.

The event was made possible by the leadership of our Chief Librarian, Mrs. Corazon

B. Monroy, and efforts from the professional Librarians, and staff of the Library

Department.

Dr. Lagrada spearheads

Library-Faculty Collaboration Meeting

OLFU Library Renamed as “Learning Resource Center”

Starting this academic year 2015-2016, the Library Department and the different library

units in all campuses under its administration will be renamed as the Library Resource

Center (LRC). The reason for this change is the shift of the university to focus more on

acquiring different resources in various formats and not only having books or printed

materials in its collection. This name change was approved by Dr. Caroline S. Enriquez,

our University President.



5th Floor, CAS Building

Our Lady of Fatima University

Valenzuela Campus

120 McArthur Highway, Marulas, Valenzuela City

(02) 293 2703 to 06 loc. 520

[email protected]

olfulibrary.weebly.com

Formerly the Library Department

VALENZUELA CAMPUS LRC I-A (Main Library) 5th Floor, CAS Bldg.

LRC I-B (Graduate School Library) Ground Floor, San Vicente Bldg.

LRC I-C (Tamaraw Library) 3rd Floor, Saint Benedict Hall

LRC I-D (St. Jerome Library) Ground Floor, Saint Jerome Bldg.

LRC I-E (Galleria Library) 3rd. Floor, Galleria Bldg., Maysan

LRC I-F (Basic Education Library)Ground Floor, Basic Education Complex.

QUEZON CITY CAMPUS LRC II-A (HGT Library) 3rd Floor, San Jose Bldg.

LRC II-B (BSS Library) 4th Floor, San Jose Bldg.

LRC II-C (Regalado Library)Ground Floor, New Regalado Bldg.

LRC II-D (Basic Education Library) 2nd Floor, Basic Education Bldg.

ANTIPOLO CAMPUS LRC III-A (Antipolo Library) Ground Floor, Juliet Santos Bldg.

LRC III-B (New Library Extension)

PAMPANGA CAMPUS

LRC II-C (Pampanga Library)3rd Floor, San Jacinta Bldg.

LRC IV-B (Basic Education Library) 2nd Floor, Blessed Francisco Bldg.



Total number of respondents is 778. The survey period was on March 13-19, 2015.

Learning Resource Center Orientation Program set for incoming OLFU freshmen The Library Department will be conducting

its 2nd Library Orientation Program for

Freshmen students of the university starting

on the 4th week of June 2015 and will run

for three weeks. The Library Orientation

Program is specifically aimed at informing

freshmen students about the OLFU

Library—its rules and regulations, library

entitlements and services, and how to find

materials at the library. For more

information about the program, you may

call the Library Department at (02) 293

2703 to 06 local 520.

You have spoken. You have spoken. The results of the Library Users The results of the Library Users

Survey 2015 is out.Survey 2015 is out.

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