About the Library
History
The library had its humble beginning in the year 1925 when the Institute was founded. The library then was one room affair and it catered to the few pioneer students and faculty members, who at that time required relatively simplistic needs.
In 1965, the Mapúa Library is housed in three places: 1) the Main Library on the fifth floor of Building E in Avenida Rizal, 2) the Intramuros Branch Library on the fourth floor of the Administration Building in Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila, and 3) the High School Library in Doroteo Jose St., Sta. Cruz, Manila.
At present, The Mapúa Institute of Technology Library comprises the Main Library and two branches, namely, Architecture Library and Mapúa - Makati. Mapúa officials, non-teaching staff, faculty members, students, alumni, and outside researchers with referral letters may use the libraries.
Mapúa Main Library and one of its branches are housed in Intramuros Manila, the other branch is in Makati which operation started in 2001; 1) the Main Library is located at the second floor, West Building 2) the Architecture Library at the fourth floor, South Building and 3) Mapúa-Makati, Library at the third floor, West-Wing of the School Building in Makati.
The main library and its branches, fully air-conditioned, monument the Institute's desire to give students and faculty the best in library facilities. Each of the three libraries carries materials suited to the courses offered namely, Architecture, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mining, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, etc.
To fulfill the instructional and research needs of the faculty and students, the library maintains adequate volumes of books, highly paid and free subscriptions, complemented with vertical file materials, collection of maps, non print and digital materials, undergraduate/graduate theses collection and other pertinent materials that support the curricula of the school.
Mission Vision and Objectives
Mission
Mapúa Library exists in support of the teaching, research and extension function of the Institution. It shall serve the needs of the academic community, specifically students and faculty members, by assuring equitable access to high quality information resources and services.
Vision
Mapúa Library envisions itself as one of the country’s leading libraries in the academic realm. Guided by the goals and objectives of the Institution, it affirms itself to be the Resource Center of Excellence in information, especially in the field of Science and Technology.
Objectives
- To procure, organize and provide a well-balanced collection to complement the academic programs of the Institute.
- To provide and maintain appropriate facilities and equipment that shall enable users to utilize fully the library’s resources.
- To produce skilled researchers by providing timely and instant access to various format of information in any part of the country and of the world.
- To create an environment that encourages learning through quality library services.
- To provide competitive staff to be able to guide students and other researchers towards lifelong learning.
Organizational Functions
The Library of Mapúa Institute of Technology is divided into three major service functions- the Technical Services, the Public Services and the Electronic Resources & Information Services. It has also two branches namely: Architecture Library and Makati Library.
Technical Services
This service area is concerned with the acquisition, organization (classification, cataloging, etc.), preparation and preservation of materials. It consists of two sections: the acquisition section and the cataloging section, organization and maintenance section. Area is open from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
Public Services
These functions are being supervised by the section head and are directly involved in serving library clientele through its two main units, namely:
2.1 Circulation
It is located at the second floor of the West building. Library service is from 7:00AM – 6:00PM (Monday to Saturday), 8:00AM – 5:00PM (2 Sundays before finals). This service has the objective of supporting the instructional and research programs of the Institute.
2.2 Periodical
It has 2 areas, one is located at the ground floor of the West building near the Medical-Dental Clinic of the Institute which houses back issues of periodical materials and serves as a reading area and at the ground floor North Bldg. near Graduate School . Library service is from 9:00AM - 6:00PM (Monday–Saturday). The section keeps a control record of the holdings of serial publications (magazines, journals, newspapers, etc.) received by the library, and answers questions about holdings of specific titles.
Electronic Resources and Information Services
ERIS is composed of the following units:
- Internet
this section supports the speedy exchange of information and the instructional/research needs, of the academic community through the world wide web.
- Multimedia
this section provides access to production-based IT (e.g. word processing) and information-based IT, which consists of CD-ROM files, VHS tapes, slides, etc. Value added services are also integrated in ERIS such as downloading, scanning and printing research outputs.
- Reference & Special Collection
this section contains materials that provide quick and direct information (e.g. encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, handbooks, etc.). It contains feasibility studies, Mapúa archives (lectures, examination papers, profiles of the past and present presidents, etc.) and books written by Filipino authors and/or about the Philippine society, people, culture, etc.