MUSIC
LIBRARY
HISTORY
The Conservatory
of Music was created as one of the units of the University of the Philippines
by Act 2623 on February 4, 1916 but formally organized and opened on September
4, 1916. At that time and up to about the latter part of 1924 there was
no music library to speak of. It was not until about 1925 that the Conservatory
of Music Library was first organized. The growth and development of the
library was rudely interrupted by World War II. The biggest push to the
growth of the Library was made in 1954 when the U.P. Board of Regents
recommended for its rehabilitation. The re-organization of the library
was undertaken by its newly appointed librarian, Prof. Ruby K. Mangahas.
Organizationally, the Music Library is an integral part of the University
of the Philippines Library System. As such, it is under the direct control
and supervision of the University Librarian, as are other library units
in the entire system. Administratively, it is a department of the College
of Music deriving sustenance for its support, equipment and supplies and
student assistants from the College. Its policies are guided by the rules
and regulations of the University Library. The Conservatory of Music was
elevated to the stature of a College in August 1968.
MISSION
The College of Music Library pursues a program that aside from gearing its activities and services in consonance with the objectives of the school of which it is a part, it includes the following points: 1) To develop its reference and bibliographical collection of music research works; 2) To build an adequate sound and video recording collection for listening and study purposes; 3) To encourage Filipino composers to make their works available through publication or other means so that Philippine music and musical thought will be widely known; 4) To build a satisfactory collection of Asiatic music for purposes of study, research and understanding; 5) To cooperate with the study or work programs of the various departments of the College. Thus, its basic function is to provide support to the instructional, research, and extension services of the College of Music.
LOCATION
The College of Music Library is at the Ground Floor of Abelardo Hall located at the corner of Osmeña and Magsaysay Avenues in University of the Philippines, Diliman.
SERVICES OFFERED
The library operates on a semi-closed shelf system wherein only faculty members, currently enrolled graduate and doctoral students of the University are allowed to enter the stack area which houses the Filipiniana, serial and special collections. Undergraduate students are serviced through the charging desk. The library offers circulation, reserve, reference, reader’s advisory service and dubbing service during the regular service hours.
Other services offered are internet access, WebOPAC, photocopying, bibliography & indexing, database searching, indexes searching, current awareness services, document delivery, scanning, interlibrary loan, referrals, library orientation & tour, and online library instruction.
SERVICE HOURS
Regular Semester
Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 12:00 noon; 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
The library is closed during the summer break.
COLLECTIONS
The library collection is composed of print and non-print materials, e.g. music books, music sheets, music journals, sound and video recordings on music and dance.
Filipiniana and Special Collections. A very strong feature of the library is its vast collection of a well-organized Filipiniana materials and a special collection of ethnomusicology consisting of books, scores (manuscripts and published), sound recordings, newspaper clippings, souvenir programs, ephemeral materials, pamphlets, research works, theses, and dissertations serving as a reference library to music and non-music faculty and students. The collection has a separate section in the library.
Among the notable documents in the special collections are: Filipino composers and the College resident performing groups’ individual files; band, orchestral, vocal, and instrumental scores; miniature orchestral scores; clipped newspaper and periodical articles on music; and other archival materials, e.g. anniversary programs, program notes, recital programs, and biographies/photographs of distinguished alumni, e.g., Prof. Nicanor Abelardo, Prof. Aurelio Estanislao, et al.
Reserve Collection. The Reserve collection consists of textbooks and collateral reading materials recommended by faculty members as required readings for the music courses. The books are on closed shelves and may be borrowed for two hours. With proper reservation they are allowed for overnight use.
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General Reference books include atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and indexes. Reference materials also include dictionaries and handbooks on music and dance. The collection is to be used in the reading room only.
Circulation
Books. Freely accessible, circulation books are arranged
according to their call numbers in the shelves found in the Reading area
of the library. These and other library materials can be accessed thru
the WebOPAC using iLib (Integrated Library System) by hooking to the Diliman
Main Library website: http://www.mainlib.upd.edu.ph.
The Library has also 4 user terminals.
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Serials include Filipiniana and foreign journals on music and dance.
Audio-visual materials include long-playing phonorecords ranging from the traditional (ethnic) to jazz and musicals as well as instructional phonorecords, audio cassettes of concerts of visiting artists (foreign and local, student recitals and published recordings), compact discs, open-reel tapes, video tapes and CD-Roms.
Other Guides
to the Collection
The following reference tools and guides to the collection supplement
the WebOPAC
a) Author/Title List of Compact Discs (Available in the Listening Room)
b) Bibliography of Theses, Dissertations, and Research Papers
c) Index to Journal and Newspaper Clippings ( Articles on Music)
d) Index to Philippine Music Literature
e) Index to Song Albums
f) Reserve book list
GENERAL STATISTICS
The College has a total of 397 enrolled students for the First Semester of Academic Year 2011-2012. Its population consists also of 40 full time faculty members and 37 lecturers; 14 administrative staff, 3 REPS, and 4 library staff. Average number of users daily is 103.
FACILITIES AVAILABLE
The library has a well equipped listening room which also serves as a viewing room for some music classes. Found in the listening room are the audio-visual equipment, e.g., dubbing machine components (7); compact disc players (8); audio cassette recorders (12); vhs player (1); vcd player (1); dvd player (1); and television sets (2). The listening room also houses a good working collection of sound and video recordings, e.g., compact discs, audio cassettes of recital programs, phonorecords, cd-roms , video compact dics, digital video discs, video home system , and other teaching aids/materials for use in the music education classes. Sound and video recordings are for listening room use only. However, faculty members of the college can borrow these materials for classroom use.
Music students are given priority in the use of the listening room. Dubbing service for music students is accepted without charging any fee. However, non-music students and non-UP researchers may avail of the dubbing service for a fee subject to the rules and regulations of the library.
TECHNICAL SERVICES (Organization, Acquisition, Budget sources, and allocation)
The library acquires its materials thru purchase and gifts or donations. The fund for the purchase of print and non-print materials come from the Library Book Fund. Other sources of fund are: Library Trust Fund, College Extension Program Fund, and the Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) of the College. The materials are organized or classified according to the Library of Congress (LC) Classification Scheme.
SPECIFIC POLICIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIBRARY ORGANIC ACT OF 1991
Music students are
given priority in the use of the listening room. Dubbing service for music
students is accepted without charging any fee. However, non-music students
and non-UP
researchers may avail of the dubbing service for a fee subject to the
rules and regulations of
the library.
OTHER INFORMATION
Proposed expansion of the library and digitization of Filipiniana music sheets and open reel tapes.
FLORINDA S. SANTOS
Head Librarian
College of Music Library
Ground Floor, Abelardo Hall
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
1101 PHILIPPINES
Phone: (632)981 8500 loc. 2634
Fax: (632)929 6963
e-mail: florinda.santos@up.edu.ph
