ANNUAL REPORT CY 2014
About Us
The Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology Library remains to be the heart of the institution, a meeting place for students, a safe environment providing learning and study spaces. It is committed to provide timely access to information sources, optimize the use of all available resources , create physical environment and collections conducive to learning and research and provide meaningful learning experience to users. The quest for knowledge has no boundary, thus the College Library’s collection development activities continue to focus on the acquisition of print and digital resources. Library services likewise, continue to evolve to meet the changing information needs of our users, supplement and enhance their classroom experiences, develop their skills of locating sources of information and good reading habits. The Library constantly strive to give the best service possible to our clients, library automation in the charging , renewing and discharging of items using the ANILAG Library system has been used since the middle part of 2014. Internet connections is always monitored to ensure continues connectivity and to provide clients with greater access to information in the world wide web. In May 2014, MOSCAT was added as new institutional member of the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians Association.
Library Committee (Memorandum No. 220, s.2013)
Chairman : Dr. Elizar M. Elmundo,
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Member: Dr. Alma L. Cosadio, Dean IA
Dr. Ronelo Cablinda, Dean IET
Prof. Ma Liza Manliquez, Dean IAS
Mr. Nathaniel Quimada, Representative, SCG
Secretary: Ma Hazel G. Tumapon, College Librarian
Functions:
1. To provide meaningful support, sound advice and guidance to the College Librarian
2. To set as liaison between the users and the management, and
3. To serve as sounding board for innovations as the advocate to implementing new technologies
LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
A total of three hundred fifty four (354) titles with five hundred fifteen (515) volumes of learning resources were added to collection from January to December 2014 that includes books, eBooks, theses and dissertations, journals and magazines.
As of December 2014, the library has a total collection of 6,383 titles with 14,071 volumes of various learning resources (books, journals, magazines, , audio-visual resources, and other electronic resources) fully utilized by the students, faculty, alumni and other visiting clients. (see table 1).
There were sixty (60) titles with seventy nine (79) volumes of books acquired through purchase, while 57 titles with 79 volumes of books were acquired through donation from book foundations, faculty, students’ organization, other government agencies and some private individuals. (see Table 2.)
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
B. In-house Staff Development
Last July and August 2014 the Library conducted an in-house staff development activities on the following topics:
1. Simple inventory of books
2. Preservation : Covering of books using plastic cover/ cellophane
3. Preservation : Book binding using (Stapler method)
4. Accessioning of books and magazines
LIBRARY USERS
The Library is operating 11 hours per day from Monday to Friday excepts on holidays and weekends. A total of 44,199 users were served in 208 working days, an average of 21 users were served per hour (Table 3).
SERVICES / RESOURCES UTILIZATION
A. CIRCULATION AND USE OF LIBRARY MATERIALS
The Library circulated 4, 653 items through its main circulation desk. In -house shelving of books and magazines were 12,481 items. Overall, a total 17,134 items were used from January to December 2014 which is lower by 22% of last year. The use of (Figure 3 and Figure 4 )
B. Audio-visual Services
Audio visual room activities includes film showing, lectures, seminars, culmination programs, meetings, etc. A total of 4,859 users served from January to December 2014. Graph below showed the number of users by Institute. (Figure 5)
C. Referral Services
Library permits were issued to students who wish to use other libraries who are ALINET member to augment their research references. A total of 6 permits were given to MATS graduating students who used other libraries in Cagayan de Oro.
D. Instruction Services (Orientation)
Library participated in the College wide orientation program for freshmen, transferees and returnee students in the first semester. A series of group orientation were also conducted to those students who were not able to attend the general orientation. A total of 507 students were given library orientation or instruction on policies / rule and regulations. (Table 4)
E. STARBOOK Usage
Access to DOST materials through STARBOOKS helped students in their research activities. There were 449 hits on full texts, videos and news/articles from January to December 2014. (Table 5)
F. Internet Services
The library is one of the hotspots in the campus which cater students doing research in the internet through a W-fi connection using their laptops, tablets and Wi-Fi enabled cell phones . A total of 3, 350 users utilized this services for CY 2014
Other Accomplishments
- Approval of Library handbook.
The 2014 Revised Library handbook was approved by the Board of Trustees per Resolution no. 74, s.2014 during the 4th quarter Board meeting in Metro Manila.
2. Accreditation
The library had prepared and submitted pertinent documents for accreditation of the 4 programs under the Institute of Agriculture (BSAF, BTHM MSA , PhD, in Agriculture) and 1 program under the Institute of Engineering and Technology (BSEnE).
