Main Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• MAIN LIBRARY

The Main Library is located on the 2nd to the 5th floor of the Gisbert Hall. It serves primarily the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Governance and the College of Nursing.

Description and Location

2nd Floor

Circulation Counter

Reading and Study Area

Reading and Study Area

• The study and reading area
• Newly processed books
• Counter - where general circulation books are loaned out and returned. Each floor is also provided with circulation counter
• CD-ROM Library
• PROQUEST
• Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) terminals are provided on each floor of the Main Library. Library holdings can also be scan through the Web - http://library.addu.edu.ph

3rd Floor

Reserved and Graduate Circulation Counter

The Graduate Section

 

• Graduate and Reserved Section contains theses, dissertations and books selected by the members of the faculty from the general collection and designated as required reading for their classes.
• General Circulation Book Stacks are books that may be borrowed for home use. This covers the graduate and undergraduate collection. The books in the stacks are arranged according to Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.

ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES

The Ateneo de Davao University Libraries adapt the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme and the open stack system.

 

MEANING AND PLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATION SYMBOLS

FIB - Faculty Inspirational Books - 2nd floor -Fac. Rdg. Room
SIB - Student Inspirational Books - 2rd floor - Circulation Counter, Main Lib
ENG - Engineering - 3rd floor, Main Lib
F (Fiction ) - 3rd floor, Main Lib
GRAD - Graduate - 3rd floor, Main Lib
FIL/REF- Filipinina/Reference - 4th floor, Main Lib
FI - Filipiniana - 4th floor, Main Lib
DS (Davao Studies) - Filipiniana Library - 4th floor, Main Lib
R - Reference - 4th floor, Main Lib
P - Periodicals - 5th floor, Main Lib
MBA - Master of Arts in Business Administration - 5th floor -Law & Bus. Sch. Library
MPA - Master in Public Administration - 5th floor -Law & Bus. Sch. Library
MAN - Master of Arts in Nursing - 5th floor -Law & Bus. Sch. Library
LAW - 5th floor -Law & Bus. Sch. Library

4th Floor

Computer Laboratory

Filipiniana & Reference Circulation Counter

Reference Book Stacks

 

• The Reference and Filipiniana Library has a rich collections in almost all discipline.
• The Internet Laboratory . There are one hundred units of computer for Internet searches.

5th Floor

Periodicals Circulation Counter

Periodicals Display Rack

Periodicals Library Reading Area

• The Periodical Library has the current and retrospective issues of newspapers, magazines and journals that are donated or subscribed by the University.
  • Current periodicals are displayed in the counter. Students may read them upon request.
  • Some periodicals are displayed in an open rack and students are free to browse them.
  • Bound periodicals are catalogued as books and are arranged according to subject classification. Users have direct access to these periodicals.
  • Due to their high reference value, use of periodicals is confined to the reading area only, and not for home use.
• There are periodical indexes to help the users locate articles quickly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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