National Library of the National Library of the Philippines (NLP): Library Philippines (NLP): Library of the Nation and for the of the Nation and for the

Nation-Challenges and Nation-Challenges and ProspectsProspects

By:By:

Prof. Antonio M. SantosProf. Antonio M. Santos

Historical BackgroundHistorical Background Act No. 222 established the American Act No. 222 established the American

Circulating Library DivisionCirculating Library Division Act No. 2572 it was named Philippine Act No. 2572 it was named Philippine

Library and MuseumLibrary and Museum Act No. 3477 separated the Museum from Act No. 3477 separated the Museum from

the Librarythe Library EO No. 94 changed National Library to EO No. 94 changed National Library to

Bureau of Public LibrariesBureau of Public Libraries RA No. 3873 reverted to TNLRA No. 3873 reverted to TNL RA No. 10087 renamed to NLPRA No. 10087 renamed to NLP

MandateMandate

NLP has dual function:NLP has dual function: 1.1. As a national libraryAs a national library it serves as a repository of the printed it serves as a repository of the printed

& recorded cultural heritage of the & recorded cultural heritage of the country and other intellectual, literary country and other intellectual, literary and information sourcesand information sources

provides access to these resources provides access to these resources for our peoples’ intellectual growth, for our peoples’ intellectual growth, citizenship building, life long learning citizenship building, life long learning and enlightenmentand enlightenment

2.2. As a public libraryAs a public library NLP establishes, develops and NLP establishes, develops and

maintains in cooperation with LGU maintains in cooperation with LGU executives, a system of public libraries executives, a system of public libraries and information centers nationwideand information centers nationwide

provides the books and other materials provides the books and other materials to affiliated libraries nationwideto affiliated libraries nationwide

install hardware and softwareinstall hardware and software train the librarianstrain the librarians

In both dual functions, the In both dual functions, the development of information and development of information and communication technology has been communication technology has been fully utilized to facilitate access through fully utilized to facilitate access through its Information Technology Division its Information Technology Division (ITD).(ITD).

NLP as NLP as RepositoryRepository of Cultural of Cultural HeritageHeritage

acquire Filipiniana materials through acquire Filipiniana materials through purchases,donations, complimentaries purchases,donations, complimentaries and exchangesand exchanges

maintain Filipiniana section containing maintain Filipiniana section containing general books, serials, rarebooks and general books, serials, rarebooks and manuscripts, government publications manuscripts, government publications both printed and other multi-mediaboth printed and other multi-media

established a conservation section established a conservation section with a conservation roomwith a conservation room

Presidential manuscriptsPresidential manuscripts

Rarebooks & Manuscripts Section Rarebooks & Manuscripts Section contains:contains:

original manuscriptsoriginal manuscripts early printed books (Phil. Incunabula)early printed books (Phil. Incunabula) exceptional collection, artworksexceptional collection, artworks other publication of historical importanceother publication of historical importance

Philippine Presidents Room contains:Philippine Presidents Room contains: priceless collections/manuscripts and priceless collections/manuscripts and

personal accounts of Pres. Quezon, personal accounts of Pres. Quezon, Osmeña, Garcia, Marcos and other Osmeña, Garcia, Marcos and other presidentspresidents

Eight Extant Copies of Philippine Eight Extant Copies of Philippine Incunabula:Incunabula:

1.1. Becerra, Fernando, O.E.S.A. (1618). Becerra, Fernando, O.E.S.A. (1618). Relacion de el martyrio de s.f. Fernando de Relacion de el martyrio de s.f. Fernando de S. Joseph…S. Joseph…

2.2. San Francisco, Diego de, O.F.M. (1925). San Francisco, Diego de, O.F.M. (1925). Relacion verdadera y breve de la Relacion verdadera y breve de la presecusion ypresecusion y martirios que padecieron por martirios que padecieron por la confession de Nuestra Santa Fe la confession de Nuestra Santa Fe CatholicaCatholica

3.3. Colin, Francisco (1628). Colin, Francisco (1628). Sermon que mando Sermon que mando imprimir el ilustrissimo S.D. Fray Miguel imprimir el ilustrissimo S.D. Fray Miguel Garcia Serrano, ArsobispoGarcia Serrano, Arsobispo de Manilade Manila

4.4. Esquivel, Jacinto, O.P. (1630). Esquivel, Jacinto, O.P. (1630). Vocabulario Vocabulario de Japonde Japon

5.5. Pinelo, Francisco, O.P. (1634). Pinelo, Francisco, O.P. (1634). Vida y Vida y Milagros de S. Domingo de Guzman, Milagros de S. Domingo de Guzman, Patriarca de la orden predicadores…Patriarca de la orden predicadores…

6.6. Gomez, Andres, O.P. (1638). Gomez, Andres, O.P. (1638). Sermon Sermon predicado en la yglesia de la Encarnacion predicado en la yglesia de la Encarnacion del real campo de ladel real campo de la ciudad de Manilaciudad de Manila

7.7. Aduarte, Diego de, O.P. (1640). Aduarte, Diego de, O.P. (1640). Vida y Vida y sermons del p. Francisco Blancas desermons del p. Francisco Blancas de San San Jose…Jose…

8.8. Aduarte, Diego de, O.P. (1640). Aduarte, Diego de, O.P. (1640). Historia de Historia de la provincial de Sancto Rosario de la orden la provincial de Sancto Rosario de la orden predicadores en Philipinas, Japon y China…predicadores en Philipinas, Japon y China…

Other Incunabula:Other Incunabula:1.1. De Moluccis Insulis, De Moluccis Insulis, Villadolid Spain, 1522Villadolid Spain, 15222.2. De Morga, Antonio, Mexico (1607). De Morga, Antonio, Mexico (1607).

Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas 3.3. Pigafetta, Antonio. Pigafetta, Antonio. The First Voyage The First Voyage

Around the WorldAround the World4.4. Pinpin, Tomas (1593). Pinpin, Tomas (1593). Facsimile of the Facsimile of the

Doctrina ChristianaDoctrina Christiana

Special Collections Section holds the following Special Collections Section holds the following collections:collections:

1.1. Lope K. SantosLope K. Santos

2.2. Julian C. BalmacedaJulian C. Balmaceda

3.3. Raymundo BanasRaymundo Banas

4.4. Cirilo HonorioCirilo Honorio

5.5. Anita GarciaAnita Garcia

6.6. Amado HernandezAmado Hernandez

7.7. Atang de la RamaAtang de la Rama

8.8. Camilo OsiasCamilo Osias

9.9. Encarnacion AlzonaEncarnacion Alzona

10.10. Leonor Oroza GoquingcoLeonor Oroza Goquingco

11.11. Benigno ZamoraBenigno Zamora

12.12. Paul VersozaPaul Versoza

13.13. Norberto RomualdezNorberto Romualdez

14.14. Caburian and TengcoCaburian and Tengco

Republic Act No. 10066Republic Act No. 10066 ““An Act Providing for the Protection An Act Providing for the Protection

and Conservation of the National Cultural and Conservation of the National Cultural Heritage, Strengthening the National Heritage, Strengthening the National Commission for Culture and the Arts Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and its Affiliated Cultural (NCCA) and its Affiliated Cultural Agencies and for Other Purposes.Agencies and for Other Purposes.””

Philippine Registry of Cultural Philippine Registry of Cultural Properties (PRECUP)Properties (PRECUP)

NLP as the Implementer of the NLP as the Implementer of the Copyright LawCopyright Law

Sections under IP Code about NLP:Sections under IP Code about NLP:1.1. Section 191Section 191

to receive registration of literary and to receive registration of literary and artistic artistic works and deposit with the NLP works and deposit with the NLP and SCL two copies or reproductions of and SCL two copies or reproductions of the works the works shall be deposited within 3 shall be deposited within 3 weeks after the weeks after the first dissemination or first dissemination or performances of the performances of the work by authority work by authority of the copyright owner of the copyright owner

2.2. Section 182 Section 182 provides that an assignment or provides that an assignment or

exclusive exclusive license may be filed in license may be filed in duplicate withduplicate with

NLP upon payment of the prescribed NLP upon payment of the prescribed fee for registration in books and fee for registration in books and record kept for the purposerecord kept for the purpose

4.4. Section 198.1Section 198.1 NLP to receive the written instrument which NLP to receive the written instrument which

names the person/s to be charged with the names the person/s to be charged with the posthumous enforcement of these rightsposthumous enforcement of these rights

5.5. Section 227-29Section 227-29 refers to ownership of deposit and instrument refers to ownership of deposit and instrument

to the government through NLP and SCLto the government through NLP and SCL the record of the NLP on the matter be the record of the NLP on the matter be

opened to public inspectionopened to public inspection to determine and collect such fees for the to determine and collect such fees for the

discharge of services under the Actdischarge of services under the Act

NLP as Implementer of Legal NLP as Implementer of Legal and Cultural Deposit Lawand Cultural Deposit Law

Pres. Decree No. 812Pres. Decree No. 812 (Decree on Legal and Cultural Deposit)(Decree on Legal and Cultural Deposit)

In its preamble, it stated that the In its preamble, it stated that the acquisition, organization and preservation acquisition, organization and preservation of a nation’s intellectual and cultural of a nation’s intellectual and cultural heritage, which is a prime duty of the heritage, which is a prime duty of the State, can best be achieved by providing State, can best be achieved by providing that all published and printed materials be that all published and printed materials be deposited to NLP and certain government deposited to NLP and certain government libraries.libraries.

The law states that within one month The law states that within one month from the date any printed book is first from the date any printed book is first delivered out of the press, the publisher of delivered out of the press, the publisher of each book shall furnish, free of charge and each book shall furnish, free of charge and in the same finish as the best copies of the in the same finish as the best copies of the same are produced, two (2) copies to same are produced, two (2) copies to NLP, and a copy each to UP Main Library, NLP, and a copy each to UP Main Library, UP Library at Cebu City, MSU Library and UP Library at Cebu City, MSU Library and CCP Library.CCP Library.

Mandated the heads of various Mandated the heads of various departments, bureaus, offices and departments, bureaus, offices and branches of the government, including branches of the government, including province and municipalities, GOCCs, toprovince and municipalities, GOCCs, to

furnish NLP two (2)furnish NLP two (2) copies of any printed copies of any printed book publish by them and a copy each to book publish by them and a copy each to the aforementioned libraries.the aforementioned libraries.

Mandated the departments, bureaus, Mandated the departments, bureaus, offices and branches of government offices and branches of government including LGUs, GOCCs ordering the including LGUs, GOCCs ordering the printing of any publication are directed to printing of any publication are directed to furnish, w/o charge, to the NLP at least furnish, w/o charge, to the NLP at least fifty (50) copies of all printed reports or fifty (50) copies of all printed reports or document to serve as the mainstay of the document to serve as the mainstay of the exchange commitments of NLP.exchange commitments of NLP.

Penalties:Penalties: fine of not less than P50 or fine of not less than P50 or

more more than P500 than P500 obliged to deliver the obliged to deliver the

materials materials published published or printedor printed

if copy is no longer if copy is no longer available, a available, a reproduction reproduction thereof, or the value of thereof, or the value of the the work shall be added to the work shall be added to the finefine

NLP as National Center of NLP as National Center of Numbering SystemsNumbering Systems

1.1. International Standard Book Number International Standard Book Number (ISBN)(ISBN)

Benefits:Benefits:replaces the handling of long replaces the handling of long

bibliographic descriptive recordsbibliographic descriptive recordsallows compilation and updating of allows compilation and updating of

book-trade directoriesbook-trade directoriesexecutes ordering and distribution executes ordering and distribution

of booksof books

cont…cont… machine-readable that’s why this machine-readable that’s why this

is fast and is fast and avoid mistakesavoid mistakes needed for the running of needed for the running of

electronic electronic point-of-scale systems point-of-scale systems in bookshopin bookshop

rights management is mainly rights management is mainly done on the done on the basis of ISBNbasis of ISBN

ISBN does sales data monitoringISBN does sales data monitoring

libraries profit from copy libraries profit from copy cataloguingcataloguing

the national lending right in the national lending right in some some countries is based on countries is based on ISBNISBN

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2.2. International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

Benefits:Benefits: can identify a title regardless of its can identify a title regardless of its

language or country of originlanguage or country of origin can provide an efficient and can provide an efficient and

economical method of economical method of communication between publishers communication between publishers and suppliersand suppliers

used in libraries for identifying used in libraries for identifying titles, ordering and checking-in of titles, ordering and checking-in of serials and claiming missing issuesserials and claiming missing issues

simplifies interlibrary loan systemssimplifies interlibrary loan systems used as standard numeric used as standard numeric

identification codeidentification code

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3.3. International Standard Music Number International Standard Music Number (ISMN)(ISMN)

Benefits:Benefits: identification of all printed and identification of all printed and

digital music publicationsdigital music publications facilitate international facilitate international

cooperation and information cooperation and information exchangeexchange

Other Special Services:Other Special Services:

1.1.NLP as a Library for the BlindNLP as a Library for the Blind NLP is the only library in the Philippines NLP is the only library in the Philippines with a section for the visually impaired people. with a section for the visually impaired people.

Services include recording of printed materials, Services include recording of printed materials,

transcribing and embossing into Braille and transcribing and embossing into Braille and scanning printed materials, etc.scanning printed materials, etc.

2.2. NLP as a Host to Philippine e-Lib ProjectNLP as a Host to Philippine e-Lib Project NLP houses the data center and kiosk of the NLP houses the data center and kiosk of the

Phil. e-Lib through a single portal the library Phil. e-Lib through a single portal the library collections of five (5) government agencies collections of five (5) government agencies

which include; NLP, UP, DOST, DA and CHED.which include; NLP, UP, DOST, DA and CHED.

3.3. NLP as Children’s Reading HubNLP as Children’s Reading Hub NLP launched the Children’s Library NLP launched the Children’s Library

section that provides reading materials for section that provides reading materials for children, a play area, one multimedia children, a play area, one multimedia computer station, audio listening stations, computer station, audio listening stations, a video previewing station, etc.a video previewing station, etc.

4.4. NLP as a House for Government NLP as a House for Government

Publications, Asia and Oceania Publications, Asia and Oceania Materials, Theses and Dissertations Materials, Theses and Dissertations

NLP is a repository of the government NLP is a repository of the government issuances that include executive and issuances that include executive and presidential issuances, legislative presidential issuances, legislative enactments from early laws of theenactments from early laws of the

Philippine Commission until the present Philippine Commission until the present Congress and decisions of the Supreme Court.Congress and decisions of the Supreme Court.

The Asia and Oceania section of the NLP serves The Asia and Oceania section of the NLP serves

as a repository of selected library materials as a repository of selected library materials

about countries that form part of Asia and about countries that form part of Asia and Oceania. Oceania.

The creation of Master’s Theses and Doctoral The creation of Master’s Theses and Doctoral

Dissertations section to the Filipiniana Division Dissertations section to the Filipiniana Division

of the NLP is charged with the responsibility of of the NLP is charged with the responsibility of

protecting, enlarging and safeguarding the protecting, enlarging and safeguarding the

collections. collections.

NLP’s Plans and ProspectsNLP’s Plans and Prospects

Revisiting policies on admissions, Revisiting policies on admissions, administrations, its relation to other cultural administrations, its relation to other cultural agencies and other types of librariesagencies and other types of libraries

Additional book budget to offset the zero Additional book budget to offset the zero book budget of the NLP for the current yearbook budget of the NLP for the current year

Retrofitting of the 50-year old NLP buildingRetrofitting of the 50-year old NLP building Establishment of Law Library Section and Establishment of Law Library Section and

Digital Library SectionDigital Library Section Inventory with other types of libraries Inventory with other types of libraries

especially academic librariesespecially academic libraries Revisiting Copyright Law and Legal Deposit Revisiting Copyright Law and Legal Deposit

LawLaw

cont…cont… Modernization of its infrastructure and Modernization of its infrastructure and

servicesservices Develop national strategy for preservation Develop national strategy for preservation

and conservation of library resourcesand conservation of library resources Conduct extension services which include Conduct extension services which include

seminars, trainings and conferencesseminars, trainings and conferences Establish Children’s section and building Establish Children’s section and building

children’s literature/collectionchildren’s literature/collection Linkages with other countries pursuant to our Linkages with other countries pursuant to our

international relationsinternational relations

ConclusionConclusionThe NLP, more than any time, needs The NLP, more than any time, needs

marketing. We need more exposure for the public marketing. We need more exposure for the public to know what NLP has to offer. This we call Public to know what NLP has to offer. This we call Public Relations. In the NLP, we have recently created a Relations. In the NLP, we have recently created a PR Group to undertake a massive public relations PR Group to undertake a massive public relations activities which include among others, update of activities which include among others, update of website content, printing and distribution of website content, printing and distribution of different brochures and revisiting of different different brochures and revisiting of different policies.policies.

As we embark on all these activities, we As we embark on all these activities, we invite you all to be our partners in this continuing invite you all to be our partners in this continuing task of bringing NLP to our citizen.task of bringing NLP to our citizen.

We hope to see you either individually or by We hope to see you either individually or by group, as visitors and clients of the library of all group, as visitors and clients of the library of all libraries in the Philippines.libraries in the Philippines.

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