CARLOS HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE

          By 2022, the library will be a one stop learning venue by providing various library information resources and services.

          The College Library commits itself to provide its academic community with essential and appropriate services, required facilities, and balanced collection of materials and resources necessary in meeting the current and future needs of school programs and users’ informational, instructional, and personal requirements. It assumes a pivotal role in institutional development through its commitment to achieve success and efficient delivery of services in various aspects of institutional instruction, research, and public service.

          To enhance the intellectual, physical, artistic, social, aesthetic and spiritual growth and development of students through wise and responsible use of library resources.

          The objectives of the library to support its mission and vision are as follows:

           1. Support the instruction, research, extension and production programs of the College.
           2. Continuously develop a balanced collection of library resources
           3. Provide facilities that will help maximize the effective use of library resources.
           4. Organize effective library information sources for easy access of the customers.
           5. Assist and coordinate with faculty members in their instructional and research needs.
           6. Provide services to customers with special needs.

1. Library customers with valid identification card are allowed entrance to the library. For CHMSC students, they must be in proper uniform, with school I.D. and library card.
2. A visitor must present an Identification card and visitor’s I.D. issued by the College Security Guard.
3. Valuable things such as cell phone, money, laptop, jewelry etc. should not be left in the depository area. The person in-charge is not accountable for the loss of these items.
4. Personal book/s may be brought inside the library provided that permission is first sought from the person assigned at the entrance.
5. Customers must log in their library card number in the computer at the entrance upon entering the library.
6. Appropriate way should be utilized for entrance to and exit from the library.
7. Silence should be observed at all times.
8. Eating, sleeping, smoking and project making are strictly prohibited.
9. Customers going in and out of the library are required to have their things checked and inspected before leaving.
10.Orderly and proper use of library furniture and equipment must be observed.
11.Books and other reading materials should be handled with care.
12. Books taken from the open shelves area should be placed on the designated shelves or area for easy return by the library staff to appropriate shelves.
13.Library material reported lost or damaged must be replaced by the borrower with the latest edition of the same title. If the such material is not available in the market, replacement of any current library material of the same subject is allowed provided the value is not less than the actual amount of the lost or damaged one.
14.All library materials must be properly processed before taken out of the library. Anybody caught stealing any library materials shall be subjected to disciplinary action.
15.Customers (students, faculty and staff) are not allowed to borrow any library materials for use by other customers.
16. Library card should be used to borrow books and other reading materials.
17.Students are given a maximum of three (3) working days to return overdue book, or else they will be banned from library services for the rest of the current semester. The ban is not lifted even the book is returned or fine is paid during the ban period.
18.Students who borrowed book for home use and who cannot return on due date can make use of borrower’s entry slip to avail of library services but for three (3) working days only as far as policy in banning is concerned.
19.A fine slip is issued to students who have overdue fines and valid for three (3) working days only. It can be used to avail of library services provided a student is not yet banned.
20. Cell phones should be set in a silent mode.
21. Taking pictures of unpublished materials is prohibited.
22. Charging of cell phones is strictly prohibited.
23. Home use of books is not allowed three days before the mid-term and final examinations as well as during the said examinations. It will resume on the last date of mid-term examination. Moreover, during and after signing of clearance, photocopy is allowed provided clearance form is attached with the Library card.
24.Payment of fines for overdue library materials and library card replacement should be made at the cashier’s office.

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          The ACLibrary community extension program is created to support CHMSC vision-mission i.e to provide extension and training services responsive to the need of the community. The ACLibrary community extension program aims to:

          The ACL information literacy objectives lead the college by providing innovative library services and learning resources in support of the academic programs, research and extension activities. The Information literacy includes:

          These free links provide web-based resources that will help instructors and students find answers to quick and factual information.

           Any bonafide CHMSC student who has a properly - validated Library card can borrow books from the College Library subject to its rules and regulations. However, a student, faculty or staff who has an overdue record is not allowed to borrow another item until the material is returned and fine is paid.

           All borrowed books and other library resources should be returned at the counter. Overdue fines are charged for items returned late

           Undergraduate Students

           Faculty Members

           Administrative Support Staff

           To renew the books, they must be presented to the counter for a change of due date, unless otherwise called for by another user. They can be renewed twice a semester.

           Researchers (outsider) – Php 30.00/day is charged provided there is referral letter from the librarian of the school where they come from.

           Photocopy (outside the library) – Php 5.00/hour or a fraction of an hour is charged for every material returned 30 minutes after it was discharged from the counter

          Overnight or Home Use

          Circulation and Filipiniana Sections – Php 1.00/hour for every book returned after 10:00 A.M. of the due date excluding holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.

           Fiction Books – Php 1.00/day for every book returned after its due date

           The orientation is scheduled before the start of an academic year to make them aware of library policy, rules and regulations and acquaint their selves of the facilities, resources and services that are available in the library.

           The activity can guide and cater their needs of references for their classes/subjects using the e-learning tools and printed resources that are available in the library.

• Posting of library announcements/latest news through https://www.facebook.com/LIBRARYALIJIS
• Sending e-mail to faculty the list of newly acquired books, magazines and ejournals subscription.

           Administrative Support Staff

           ACL clienteles is required to present library card upon entry in the library and in using its facilities and learning resources.

ACL provides:

• Chat a librarian - facebook.com/LIBRARYALIJIS
• e-newsletter
• Online Document Delivery
• List of New Acquisition
• List of Table of Content (TOC) of scholarly journals
• Online Bibliography request - chmscalibrary@gmail.com
  This service provide a bibliographic information of a certain book and other related reference resources upon the request of the faculty.
• e-Pathfinder
• Research reference assistance/consultation
• Telephone inquiry – 434-1429

           Kindly ask for the access code

           This service assist CHMSC faculty and students who may wish to do further research to neighboring libraries upon their request.

           These services provide quality assistance to library users by scanning reading materials, research references and their favorite books available in the library. Faculty and students may request online through chmsalibrary@gmail.com or @LIBRARYALIJIS.

           For e-reading and updates of newspaper, magazines and journals.