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Learning Resource Center (LRC)
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Phone: (632) 524-7686 locals 452 (Non-Print); The
Learning Resource Center (LRC) plays a special role in the
Grade School. The LRC
provides books and other print materials and multi-media
resources to meet the instructional needs of the community.
These resources are properly managed and fully utilized
with the expertise of the media librarians and skilled library
staff. |
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The Print Section
houses the print and other library materials such as books, learning kits,
magazines and journals, newspapers, charts, maps and globes, supplementary
materials, dolls and puppets, realia, flashcards and educational games.
The Section has different facilities for different purposes as described
below.
PRINT SECTION AREAS
>> Circulation Area -
This is where books and other library materials are loaned out.
Library users may
use the On-Line-Public-Access
Catalog (OPAC) and a dictionary type of card catalog to locate books
or materials that they need.
>> Children’s Area
- This is intended for
the Junior Prep to Grade 3 students.
The area houses all
picture books and children’s
reference materials.
Caldecott-award winning books are also kept here.
The Area's best features are
the
character Dora the Explorer.
The area can accommodate 45 students or one class.
>> Reference Section -
The Section houses up-dated reference resources like encyclopedias,
dictionaries, almanacs, yearbooks,
atlases, directories, etc.
Vertical file materials are also located here.
The Section has a seating
capacity of up to 56 students.
>> Reading Area
- This houses the general
collection of books (books on generalities to history and
biographies).
Issues of daily newspapers, current children’s journals and
periodicals can also be
sourced here.
The Area can accommodate up to 45 students.
>> Filipiniana Section -
Books written by Filipino authors and about the
published in the
>> Fiction Section
- Home reading books
(including Newbery award-winning books and classic books
are found here.
>> Periodicals Area -
Bound periodicals for children are shelved here.
>> Faculty Section
- Professional books,
journals, periodicals, manuals and guide books for teachers’
instructional needs and professional
growth are kept here.
>> Technical Services -
This is a working area where books are processed before circulation:
collating,
stamping, accessioning, classifying
and cataloging.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
>> Memorabilia
- These are archival
collections located at the Ground Floor of the
>> Ethnic Collection -
Authentic materials such as costumes and accessories, etc., are
displayed and
stored at the
>> Phyllis Tiongco Collection
- These are personal
collections on Humanities and other related
subjects bequeathed by Mrs. Phyllis Tiongco to the Grade School LRC.
This may be found in the
Grade School Conference Room.
OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES
>> Live Pets
- There are fishes in
fish bowls and aquariums, lobsters, hamsters and turtles.
These may
be borrowed on weekends only.
>> Photo Collection -
These are photos of school productions and activities.
>> Lay-Away Books
- These are books which
can be bought on an installment basis.
The Non-Print Section
is located at the end of the Print Section and it houses all the educational
software and hardware of the unit. It efficiently maintains and
updates the audio-visual materials and equipment which enhances and supports
the teaching and learning processes. The Section offers a wide range
of educational software such as filmstrips, slides, audio tapes, video tapes
(Beta/VHS), transparencies, records, compact discs, CD-ROMS, VCDs and DVDs,
and hardware like CD players, tape recorders, overhead projectors (OHP), VHS
players, video cameras, still photo cameras (manual and digital),
multimedia/slide projectors and opaque projectors. The Non-Print
Section has different facilities and support or satellite rooms which cater
to the learning requirements of the students, the instructional requirements
of the faculty as well as the related needs of the Benedictine Sisters and
other members of the school community.
FACILITIES
>> Multi-Purpose Room -
This is the biggest area.
It serves as a viewing room and venue where
meetings and conferences may be held.
It is furnished with colorful tables and chairs.
It can
accommodate a hundred teachers and
students at one time.
>> Recording Room
- Audio recording and/or
live voice recording are done in this room.
It also serves
as the storage area for audio-visual
equipment.
>> Projection Room
- This is available for
class or group viewing. The room
is equipped with a
television set, a VHS player, a
VCD/DVD player and a tape recorder. The
room is furnished with
benches and colored throw pillows and
can accommodate 50 students at a time.
>> Editing Room
- Simple editing machines
and video cameras are kept and maintained in this room.
It
houses all the video documentations
of the school – students activities as well as that of the faculty
development.
>> Circulation/Charging Desk
- This is where
transactions for borrowing and returning audio-visual
materials and equipment are
processed and where reservations for the use of the LRC (NPS) facilities
and equipment for classroom use are
made.
>> Audio-Visual Library -
This is a small room located right behind the circulation desk.
The room
houses the educational software
collection of the Grade School Unit.
>> Support or Satellite Facilities
- The Non-Print Section
has facilitated the installation of projection
screens in all the classrooms.
Overhead projectors are available for each grade level.
Special rooms in
the Grade School Unit like the
Conference Room, Art Room, Peace Center, Ballet Room, Primary
Science Lab, one Prep and one Grade
Two classrooms have provisions for support or satellite
facilities.
They are each provided with an overhead projector, a television set,
and a DVD/VCD and
VHS player.
GUIDELINES
Print Section
>> All library
clientele must use his/her school ID in transacting business with the LRC.
>> General
reference books such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs,
etc., are to be used in
the Reference Section only.
>> Other
reference books such as Bibles, books on etiquette and manners, cookbooks,
arts, etc, found in
the Reference Section may only be
used there.
>> Non-fiction
books may be borrowed for overnight use only.
>> Fiction and
biography books may be borrowed for two weeks and can be renewed for another
week.
>> Picture books
may be borrowed for overnight use only.
They may also be renewed when still needed
by the clientele.
>> Dolls and
puppets may be borrowed by students from prep to Grade 3 during weekends
only.
>> Maps, charts,
kits and materials in the Picture Files may be borrowed for classroom use
only.
>> Eating,
drinking, playing, sleeping and project-making are strictly prohibited
within the Print Section
area.
FINES
A fine of Php 1.00 each
day will be charged for any material not returned on the due date (inclusive
of Sundays and holidays). Only
grades 4-6 students are required to pay charges of overdues.
Non-Print Section
>> All
educational software and hardware are for campus use only.
Should there be a need to bring out
any machines or software, the
approval of the Principal should be obtained.
>> Students (with
validated ID) will only be allowed to borrow AV equipment after filling out
a
borrower’s form and securing the
signature of their adviser or teacher concerned.
>> Borrowed
equipment should be returned on the specified time.
>> The person who
signs for the equipment or materials is held responsible for use or damage
done.
>> Eating and
drinking are strictly prohibited in all LRC facilities.
>> Users are
expected to leave the LRC facilities clean and orderly after use.
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