PRUDENCIANA C. CRUZPRUDENCIANA C. CRUZ Director IV, The National Library of the Director IV, The National Library of the

PhilippinesPhilippines

Multicultural Resources : Multicultural Resources : TNL Perspective with TNL Perspective with

Emphasis on the Indigenous Emphasis on the Indigenous Filipiniana Materials of Filipiniana Materials of THE NATIONAL LIBRARY THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY : THE NATIONAL LIBRARY : A Capsule History A Capsule History

Museo-Biblioteca de FilipinasMuseo-Biblioteca de Filipinas

The American Circulating LibraryThe American Circulating Library

The Philippine Library The Philippine Library

and Museumand Museum

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY : THE NATIONAL LIBRARY : A Capsule History A Capsule History

The National LibraryThe National Library

Bureau of Public LibrariesBureau of Public Libraries

Update on bill to change Update on bill to change TNL to NLP TNL to NLP

1.1. Human ResourcesHuman Resources

MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND

FACILITIESFACILITIES

The Rationalization Program The Rationalization Program of the Governmentof the Government

How it affects the TNL How it affects the TNL ManpowerManpower

Two functions of The Two functions of The National LibraryNational Library

2.2. The Filipiniana Division and Its The Filipiniana Division and Its Indigenous MaterialsIndigenous Materials

MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND

FACILITIESFACILITIES

Rare Books and Manuscripts

The Rizaliana Collection

History of the Division

The Filipiniana Division….The Filipiniana Division….

The H. Otley Beyer Collection

The Tabacalera Collection “Compana General de Tabacos de Filipinas

“Philippine Ethnographic Series”

IFUGAOS…. Professor

Beyer’s main ethnographic

interest

The Filipiniana Division….The Filipiniana Division….

The Parker Collection

The Philippine Wonderland Stories

Interesting Trips in the Philippines

Picturesque Philippines

The Rare Serials Among the priceless collections of old newspapers and periodicals is

the Alvaro Alir Collection of Novels, Pamphlets and Periodicals in Spanish, Iloko and Visayan Dialect

Gaceta Manila 1869-1897

La Ilustracion Filipina 1891-1894

Filipino People 1912-1916

Cultura Filipina 1910-1915

Cultura Social 1922-1935….

and many others

The Filipiniana Division….The Filipiniana Division….

Rare Serials : Mirror of Philippine

Colonial History

The Filipiniana Division….The Filipiniana Division….

The Special Collections Lope K. Santos Collection

Julian Balmaceda Collection

Cirilo Honorio Collection

Anita Garcia Collection

Amado V. Hernandez Collection

Atang dela Rama Collection among others

The Music Collection

The Filipiniana Division….The Filipiniana Division….

The Picture Collection

The Carlos Ronquillo Collection

Collection of literary works in Tagalog from 1788 to 1948

The Map Collection

The Filipiniana Division….The Filipiniana Division….

Local History Collection

Theses and Dissertations Collection

DECS >>>>>>>>>>TNL

Historical and Cultural Data of towns and provinces in the country compiled by teachers in

their localities

now over 60 thousand volumes and still growing!

MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND FACILITIESLIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND FACILITIES

3.3. The Reference DivisionThe Reference Division

The Library for the Blind

The Children’s Library

Storytelling

Puppet Shows

“I love Books, I

Love Reading! ”

DAISY(SOFTWARE)

The Reference Division….The Reference Division….

The UN and its Agencies’ Collection

The American Shelf

The Islamic Center

The Asia and Oceania

MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND FACILITIESLIBRARY’S RESOURCES AND FACILITIES

4.4. The National Library’s Policy on The National Library’s Policy on Use of ResourcesUse of Resources

www.nlp.gov.ph

www.elib.gov.ph

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