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    STANDARDS FOR PHILIPPINE

    LIBRARIES:

    PUBLIC LIBRARIES
    STANDARD 1: MISSION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

    • TO PROVIDE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO THE


    NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
    • TO BUILD WITHIN EACH LIBRARY AN INFORMATION CENTER
    ABOUT ITS ERSPECTIVE COMMUNITY.
    • TO DEVELOP NATIONALY
    STANDARD 2: ADMINISTRATION

    • SHALL OPERATE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LGU


    AND UNDER THE TECHNICAL SUPERVISION OF THE NATIONAL
    LIBRARY.
    • SHALL BE MANAGED BY PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIAN.
    • THE LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OR ANY LEGALLY DESIGNATED
    LOCAL OFFICIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL
    GOVERNMENT CODE.
    STANDARD 3: HUMAN RESOURCES

    • SHALL BE MANNED BY PROFESIONAL LIBRARIAN AND SUPPORTED BY SUPPORT SERVICE


    STAFF.
    • QUALIFICATION AND NUMBERS OF STAFF:
    1. THE HEAD OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SHOULD BE A PROFESIONAL LIBRARIAN.
    2. THE NON-PROFESSIONAL STAFF SHOULD SONFORM TO EXISTING LAWS AND
    GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.
    2.1 REGIONAL, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, PROVINCIAL AND CITY LIBRARIES SHOULD
    HAVE ATLEAST 4 LIBRARIANS, 3 SUPPORT SERVICES STAFF.
    PUBLIC LIRARIES OF FIRST CLASS MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD HAVE ATLEAST 2
    PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS
    LOWER CLASS MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD HAVE ATLEAST 1 FULL TIME LIBRARY
    STAFF
    2.2 THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF LIBRARY STAFF DEPENDS ON HE INCREASE OF
    POPULATION OF THE COMMUNITY.
    3. PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LISCENSED HOLDERS.
    4. LIBRARIANS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS IN THE
    PLANTILLA OF POSSITIONS PROVIDED BY CIVIL SERVICE SERVANTS IN THE LGU IN ACCORDANCE
    WITH THE SALARY STANDARDIZATION SCHEME FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS
    4.1 CONGRESSIONAL PROVINCIAL AND CITY LIBRARIES
    LIBRARIAN IV – SG 22
    LIBRARIAN V – SG 24
    4.2 CITY AND MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES
    LIBRARIAN III – SG18
    4.3 OTHER LIBRARIES – DEPENDING ON THE CLASS
    LIBRARIAN I – SG 10 LIBRARIAN II – SG 14
    5. SUPPORT SERVICE STAFF – SG IN ACCORDANCE WITH RA 7743
    5.1 TECHNICAL STAFF SHALL HAVE A DIPLOMA OR
    CERTIFICATE OF TWO-YEAR COMPUTER EDUCATION.
    5.2 CLERICAL STAFF SHALL HAVE SPECIAL STUDIES IN
    SECRETARIAL SCIENCE AND WITH REQUIRED CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILTY.
    5.3 LIBRARY AIDES SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS
    LIBRARY WORK EXPERIENCE.
    6. OTHER STAFF
    6.1 LIBRARY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
    6.2 BINDERY PERSONNEL
    6.3 UTILITY WORKER
    STANDARD 4: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

    • THE COLLECTION MUST REFLECT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE LIBRARY


    AND THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED.
    • SHALL INCLUDE BOOKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND OTHER NON-BOOK
    MATERIALS SUCH AS STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES, PERIODICALS,
    MAPS, PAMPHLETS, AND OTHER AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS.
    • SHALL MAINTAIN LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION
    • THE SIZE OF THE LIBRARY DEPENDS ON THE ALLOCATION FROM THE
    NATIONAL LIBRARY AND FROM THE BUDGET FUMDS PROVIDED BY THE
    LGU.
    • IN MUNICIPALITIES LOWER THAN THE FIRST CLASS AN INITIAL
    BOOK COLLECTION OF 2000 IS RECOMMENDED, 500 BOOKS IS
    RECOMMENDED FOR A STARTING COLLECTION FOR BARANGAY
    READING CENTERS
    • SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY
    MATERILAS SHALL REST ON THE LIBRARIAN WITH THE ASSISTANCE
    OF HER PROFFESIONAL STAFF.
    • PROVISION FOR AT LEAST 10% ANNUAL INCREASE OF THE
    COLLECTION MUST BE PROVIDED EACH OF ANY LIBRARY
    CATEGORY.
    STANDARD 5: SERVICES AND UTILIZATION

    • LIBRARY SERVICE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF


    EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY IN KEEPING IN MIND THAT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS
    A SERVICE AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEPEOPLE.
    • THE LIBRARY SHALL REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
    • OPEN SHELVES SYSTEM SHALL BE PROMOTED TO GIVE USERS THE FREE ACCESS
    TO ALL MATERIALS
    • SHALL MAINTAIN LOCAL HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL MATERIALS FOR
    PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION.
    • THE LIBRARY SHALL OBSERVE LIBRARY HOURS FOR THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT
    OF THE COMMUNITY.
    • THE LIBRARY SHALL INITIATE THE ORGANIZATION OF GROUPS OR
    VOLUNTEERS TO HANDLE FUND RAISING TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE
    LIBRARY AND HANLE ACTIVITIES
    • FOR LIBRARY PROMOTION ACTIVITIES, THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE
    ENCOURAGED:
    1. REFERENCE AND RESEARCH SERVICES
    2. CIRCULATION AND BOOKS FOR HOME USE
    3. ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CHILDREN’S SECTION
    4. READING GUIDANCE FOR CHILDREN AND OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH
    5. OUTREACH PROGRAM AND SERVICES
    6. ORGANIZATION OF FRIENDS GROUP TO ACT AS SUPPORT OF THE
    LIBRARY
    STANDARD 6: PHYSICAL FACILITIES

    • BUILDING
    1. SITE
    1.1 CENTALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
    1.2 ACCESIBLE TO ALL LIBRARY USERS BY ALL MEANS OF
    TRANSPORTATION
    1.3 SHALL BE A COMPONENT OF AN INTEGRATED CULTURAL
    COMPLEX
    1.4 THE BUILDING SHALL PROVIDE ACCESS TO PHYSICALLY
    DISABLED INDIVIDUALS
    2. SIZE
    2.1 SIZE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SHALL CONSIDER THE
    FOLLOWING: COMMUNITY POPULATION, GROWING LIBRARY COLLECTION,
    SIZE OF LIBRARY STAFF AND SERVICES TO BE RENDERED.
    2.2 EACH LIBRARY SHALL PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR:
    READING AREA, WORK ROOM, MULTIMEDIA ROOM, STORAGE ROOM, STAFF
    LOUNGE, TOILETS FOR THE LIBRARY STAFF AND FOR THE PUBLIC AND SPACE
    FOR OTHER FACILTIES.
    2.3 PROVISION SHALL BE MADE FOR MINIMUM CAPACITY : 48-
    60 PEOPLE FOR REGIONAL, PROVINCIAL, CITY, AND FIRST CLASS
    MUNICIPALITY AND AT LEAST 36-48 FOR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND AT
    LEAST 12-24 FOR BARANGAY READING CENTER.
    • EQUIPMENT
    1. EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE SHALL BE ADEQUATE TO GENERATE
    AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE FOR THE PLEASANT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF
    THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES.
    2. FURNITURE SHALL BE FUNCTIONAL AND IN HARMONY WITH THE
    ARCHITCTURE OF THE BUILDING
    3. EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SELECTED PROPERLY IN SUCH A WAY THAT
    THEY WILL HELP IN THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE LIBRARY TO KEEP
    ABREAST WITH THE TIME
    4. LAYOUT EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE SHALL ALLOW THE SMOOTH
    MOBILTY OF READERS AND MATERIALS.
    STANDARD 7: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    FACILITIES AND SERVICES

    • THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SHALL HAVE FACILTIES FOR


    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION
    SERVICES.
    STANDARD 8: FINANCIAL RESOURCES

    • THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE AND


    REASONABLE BUDGETARY APPROPRIATION TO CARRY OUT ITS PLANS
    EFFICTIVELY
    • THE LIBRARY BUDGET SHALL COVER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
    1. PERSONAL SERVICES
    2. MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING SERVICES
    3. CAPITAL OUTLAY
    4. THE LIBRARY BUDGET SHALL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY AS THE NEED
    ARISES TO MAKE RELEVANT WITH TIME.
    STANDARD 9: LINKAGES AND NETWORKING

    • PUBLIC LIBRARIES MUST ENCOURAGE


    NETWORKING/RESOURCE SHARING TO ENRICH THEIR
    COLLECTIONS SUBJECT TO EXIXTING RULES AND
    REGULATIONS.

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