Thursday, September 6, 2007

What is a Periodical Index?

A PERIODICAL INDEX REFERS TO A TYPE OF INDEX HAVING PERIODICAL ARTICLES AS ITS PRIMARY CONTENTS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FUNDAMENTAL TO FAST ARTICLE SEARCH ON SEVERAL ISSUES AND TOPICS

FOR EXAMPLE, A READER LOOKS FOR ARTICLES ON “FRATERNITIES,” HE IS GIVEN THIS TOOL WHICH WILL PROVIDE LIST OF TITLES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED WITH SUBJECTS, AUTHORS, PERIODICAL TITLES, VOLUME NUMBERS, ISSUE DATES AND NUMBERS, PAGES THAT HELP PINPOINT THEIR EXACT LOCATIONS IN THE EDUCATION & PERIODICALS SECTION OF THE EDILBERTO P. DAGOT HALL, LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY.

PERIODICAL ARTICLES OF BOTH SUBSCIBED AND UNSUBSCRIBED TITLES ARE PROFESSIONALLY INDEXED BY YOUR LIBRARIAN WITH SUBJECTS ASSIGNED TO EACH ARTICLE FOR EASY RETRIEVAL.

IF ASSISTANCE IS FELT, HELP US SERVE YOU WELL.

Click for the library's periodical index: http://periodicalindex.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

TOP VISITING SCHOOLS, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Pangasinan State University, 15
University of Perpetual Help System-Dalta, 10
Holy Angel University, 9
Remedios T. Romualdez Memorial Schools-Makati Medical Center, 9
San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation, 6
Saint Francis of Assisi-Las, Pinas, 5
St. Paul University-Manila, 5
University of Rizal System, 5
LET Reviewee, 4
Mariano Marcos State University-Laoag, 4
Technological University of the Philippines-Manila, 4
University of Asia and the Pacific, 4
University of Sto. Tomas, 4
Manila Science High School, 3
Polytechnic University of the Philippines, 3
St. Ferdinand College-Isabela, 3
La Consolacion College-Manila, 2
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig, 2
San Isidro College-Bukidnon, 2
Saint Louis University-Baguio, 2
Tarlac State University, 2
Western Visayas State University, 2
Dominican School-Manila, 1
Lyceum of the Philippines-Intramuros, 1
Northeast Luzon Adventist School of Technology, 1
Rizal Technological University, 1
University of the Philippines, 1

READERS' ATTENDANCE AND PHOTOCOPY REQUESTS

MONTH-READERS' ATTENDANCE-UTILIZATION(FIL/FOR)-NONBOOK-PHOTOCOPY

August-3517-2917(657/2260)-543-1566
July-5041-2901-(874/2032)-708-2337
June-3887-2261-(635/1626)-77-1439

There is a positive correlation in the utilization of books, and that is, as the number of consulted Filipiniana increases, use of foreign reading materials also increases.

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/elanthier/methods/correlation.htm

BOOK LOANS

AUGUST Readers-Borrowers-Borrowed Books

Faculty-7-13
Students-84-127
Visitors-15-41

JULY Readers-Borrowers-Borrowed Books

Faculty-18-30
Students-93-144
Visitors-20-41

JUNE Readers-Borrrowers-Borrowed Books

Faculty-20-40
Students-20-40
Visitors-12-29

Local research workers (outside researchers/non-PNU) doubles the number of faculty researchers of the University each month while 103 is the average number of book loan privileges given to students for each month.