LIBRARY

 A space that contain books, periodicals, and other reference material for
reading, viewing, listening, and studying.
 It is a source of information and a room where books may be read or
borrowed.
 It could be a room or even building that is full of information and a place to
gain more knowledge. In this place, you could also see the students, faculty
members, or any person reading something that they are interested at.
Characteristics of library
- Reliable- provides free access to information and it is written by the
professionals who are experts with their fields.
- Accurate- because it wouldn’t be published if it didn’t go through a meticulous
fact checking.
- Valuable- this place creates learning opportunity in one’s life as it is free and
authentic.
ISSN or ISBN registration are the ones that ensures that standards were
followed in producing these materials. ISSN is an 8-digit code used to identify
newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all
media–print and electronic.
- Books and documents from dominant sources are often peer reviewed.
(according to usgs.gov, The peer-review process subjects an author's
scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in
the same field (peers) and is considered necessary to ensure academic
scientific quality.)
There are 4 types of library
1. Academic library- An academic library is a library that is attached to a
higher education institution like university or colleges.
- This library serves students, teachers, and other staff of academic institution.
Purposes of Academic library:
 support curriculum related collections and reading material-
the collection of materials found is helpful in rereading previous
lessons, or even for reporting that could help you gain factual
information.
 support advance knowledge in respective subject- some of the
lessons that the teachers are teaching could be found in this
structure where all students are free to relearn what was taught and
do an advance reading for the future lessons.
 bring latest research and development in respective field and
subject knowledge- in this library that is built inside a big academy
or university where professionals usually works at, it is not
impossible not to publish their new works and be part of the
collection that could help in improving students’ knowledge about
their courses.
 2. School library- According to American Library Association, it is a specialized
library designed to serve the students between Kindergarten and Grade 12.
 The structure of a school library can vary depending on the size
and needs of the school.
 It typically consists of a main library area, study spaces, computer
workstations, and circulation desk.
 The library is typically managed by a school librarian who
administers and takes care of the library
- They are the one oversees the collection, provides instruction on library skills,
and assists with research and reference needs.
Comparison of academic and school library:
Academic library is established in higher education and has larger collection of
books, unlike in school library that helps students kindergarten to grade 12 and has
fewer collection of materials.
3. Public library- A public library is a library that is open to the public and
generally funded by taxes at the municipal, district covering several
municipalities, county, state, or federal level.
Characteristics:

 Public libraries are distinct from other library as their mandate is to serve the
public's information needs. – as it is generally funded from public sources
like tax money
 Public libraries typically are lending libraries, allowing users to borrow books
and other materials; they also have non-circulating reference collections.
 Public libraries typically focus on popular materials such as fiction and
movies, as well as educational and nonfiction materials of interest to the
general public; Internet access is also often offered.

4. Special library- Special library are located in specialized environment, such

as hospital, corporation, museums, military, private business and government.
- Medical libraries consists of experimental documents and researches about
medical fields and in law firm library, it is full of law books that could help them
gain more knowledge.

Characteristics of Special Library:

- It also functions as a referral and research center as well as a means to

facilitate the implementation of the tasks of the institution or agency
concerned
- It serves a particular group of peoples such as the employees of a firm of
government department, staff and members of a research organization.
- privately owned library that forms a unit of a business firm or other
organizations, specializes in books and other material of special interest to the
organization.
Pros and Cons of Library

Pros:
 Open to all member of society.
 Has huge collection of reading materials.
 Reliable and Accurate information.

Cons:

 Fixed time frame- libraries usually have operating time where you can just be
there within a timeframe and could borrow the book within a timeframe.
 Overwhelming- since the library is full of books, we often get overwhelmed
and would not know where to start looking for answers.
 Only one user could use the material at one time.
 Some of the book pages are either missing or eaten by rats.

IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARY

1. library has always been a place where informational and social infrastructures
intersect within a physical infrastructure that (ideally) supports that program.
2. Play a key role in promoting learning not just literacy but also numeracy, in
creating the building blocks of development, and in preserving the world's rich
culture and history.

Here’s more importance:

 Access to information- libraries provides us with the information we

need for our assignments, projects, research, and news.
 Preserving cultures- the country’s culture will be preserved in this
institution as it gathers data and information about the tradition and
history of the country.

PREPARED BY:

QUIERRA, SAMANTHA NICOLLE B.- prepared the powerpoint, notes, and other
information

GALOTINO, JERICO M.- gathered information about academic library

SAN JUAN, ERLEEN O.- gathered information about public library

CERENO, ALLYSA R.- gathered information about special library

VALEROS, EDRIAN, V.- gathered information about school library