The mission of the University library is to make available and deliver information resources in all formats to the members of the academic community. It ensures the preservation of knowledge through building collections and providing access to information sources. It aims to support all programs offered by the University with adequate resources.

The library provides adequate space and appropriate facilities to serve the needs of the readers. It adopts the a system which can provide faculty and students greater access to the collection. It is open more than sixty (60) hours per week.

The Main Campus 1 Library is open six days a week for all students, faculty, and staff of the University from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday - Saturday. While the Main Campus 2 Library is open from 7:00 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday - Friday.

CONDUCT AND PROCEDURE

Every student entering the Library must present his/her valid identification card.

All customers must observe maximum silence inside the Library at all times.Students should refrain from vandalizing library properties. Non-fiction books can be borrowed for a day and fiction books for seven days. Each student is entitled to a maximum of two books at a time. Fines shall beimposed for overdue books.

Reference books such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, atlases, sets, and the like are to be read inside the Library only. Books put on Reserve by a faculty for their students during the semester are lent or used upon their application at the reserve section. A borrower may renew a book as many times as necessary, provided that there are no requests for the same. Books for overnight loans must be taken out of the Library starting at 4:00 P.M. These books must be returned the following day, not later than 8:00 A.M. In case the book is not returned within the loan period, fines shall be imposed.

Periodicals and other non-book materials, are to be read and used inside the Library only.

When a book is lost or not returned at a reasonable time after notice has been sent, the borrower must replace it with the same and equally good condition book as the one lost. In case it is out of print, the borrower shall pay the current price of the book, including the mailing cost, as estimated by the Supply Officer.

The Library is open to students from other academic institutions and stakeholders who are engaged in research.

ONLINE RESOURCES

IGI-Global

A leading international academic publisher committed to facilitating the discovery of pioneering research that enhances and expands the body of knowledge available to the research community.

Science Direct

The leading platform of peer-reviewed literature. Supports uninterrupted workflow by allowing researchers to move seamlessly between books and journals, across topics and disciplines.

Gale eBooks

Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).

Infotrac Custom Journals 250

This is a special periodical database made for Negros Oriental State University

Philippine E-journals Premium

The Philippine E-Journals is an expanding collection of academic journals that are made accessible globally through a single Web-based platform. It is hosted by C&E Publishing, Inc., a premier educational publisher in the Philippines and a leader in the distribution of integrated information-based solutions.

PHL CHED Connect

PHL CHED Connect is an open access web application that contains higher education course materials in text, media and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning and research purposes.

LIBRARY PERSONNEL

LIBRARY SCHEDULE

Opens 8:00AM - 5:00PM

The Main Campus 1 Library is open six days a week for all students, faculty, and staff of the University from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday - Saturday. While the Main Campus 2 Library is open from 8:00 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday - Friday.