St. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA LIBRARY USER'S GUIDE

Location

Library Entrance

St. Thomas of Villanova Library

Ground Floor,

Administration Building

San Sebastian College - Recoletos, Manila

Contact No. 734-89-31 to 39

Loc. 108; loc. 161; 162; 202

Administration and Staff

Buenafe A. Juanillas

Circulation Adviser

Antonina M. Maranan

Readers’  Adviser

Arnel C. Franco

IMC Librarian

Student Support Staff

The Library has twelve (12) well- trained student assistants
working hand-in-hand with the Professional Librarians
in the Library's operations.

Linda R. Apa-ap

Head, Libraries

Library Hours

Monday thru Friday

7:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday to Friday

8:00 am to 5 pm. Saturday

General Rules

· Always bring with you your library card.

· Always observe silence.

· Avoid littering.

· Cell phone must be reserved on a silent mode.

Borrowing Procedures

Student:

For library card issuance present your study load.

Maximum of three (3) various titles of books may be borrowed at a time.  Subject to renewal if not in demand.

Penalty of five pesos (Php5.00) per day will be charged for overdue books.

Faculty

For inclusion to the  faculty  borrower’s record present your teaching load

Maximum of six (6) various titles of books may be borrowed at a time.  Subject to renewal if not in demand.

Every end of the semester, present your school clearance to the librarian.

Location of Materials (Library Section)

Archives - rare and valuable materials. In-house academic research output and management essential planning documents.

General Circulation Section – Materials for research and for home reading use.

Filipiniana Section - materials about the Philippines/ Philippine adaptation materials.

Bound Periodicals - (local and foreign)

Theses Section - research output of our students and related materials.

Vertical Files/Newspaper clippings.

Internet Section

Instructional Materials Center (IMC) - CD/DVD format and other related electronic equipment for classroom instruction.

WEB OPAC - Library database for electronic searching of library collection.

       Reserved Section-These are in-demand books for overnight use only.

Classification of materials

The library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme.

For easy access and shelving of the library materials, classification was complimented with a color coding style.

 

Types of Library materials with corresponding color coding scheme

 

 Dewey Decimal Classification with corresponding color scheme

 

Welcome to the

St. Thomas of Villanova Library.

Enjoy the ambiance of a research-oriented environment.

Bravo Baste !!!

High School Intrams 2011

The High School Department of the San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Manila recently held the Opening Ceremonies of its Annual Intramurals. 

     This year's theme is "Passing on the Sebastinian Values Through Sports"The activities was kicked-off at the school grounds with the Parade of Athletes proceeding to the School Auditorium. Doxology and the Philippine National Anthem were rendered by the High School Glee Club followed by the opening remarks delivered by Mrs. Elisa P. Basa. 

     A very lively dance number was gyrated by Selected High School Students and the Terpsichorean Dance Troupe. Mr. Michael "Topex" Robinson, Head Coach of the Senior Basketball Team gave an Inspirational Talk on attaining to be the Best. Rev. Fr. Arnel F. Diaz, OAR, Basic Education Coordinator, assisted by Mrs. Cristina M. Aliwalas, Principal and Mrs. Rosemarie J. Abrencillo, Coordinator for Student Affairs awarded medals. 

     Fostering Sportsmanship and Camaraderie were led by Mr. Philip Fariña through the Oath of Sportsmanship followed by the Lighting of the Torch carried by Mr. Roniel Balid. Mrs. Cristina M. Aliwalas Declared the 2011-2012 High School Intramurals Open. The Ceremonial Toss  by Rev. Fr. Leonardo Pauligue, OAR and Rev. Fr. Arnel F. Diaz, OAR, capped the Program. Miss Fathma Raisalea Linog and Geo Allen Santiago were the Masters of Ceremonies.

          click here for photos

CIHM Week 2011

          San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Manila in Cooperation with the Association of Administrators of Hospitality, Hotel and Restaurant Management Education (AAHRMEI) Hosted The "Philippine Regional Cuisine: Prospects and Oppotunities for International Market" held last September 30, 2011. The whole day event was participated in by Colleges and Universities from all over the Philippines. The day started with the ceremonial cutting of the Ribbon followed by the Speeches of the President of AAHRMEI and the Representative of Manila Mayor Hon. Alfredo S. Lim. Plaques of Appreciation was awarded to the Our very own Father Anthony A. Morillo, OAR and Father Leander Barrot, OAR.

          Different Competition related with the Hospitality and Restaurant Services were held throughout the day. It started with the Lutong Pinoy, Sangkap Pinoy Cooking Competition simultaneous with the HRM Student Leader Summit held at the SSC-R Auditorium, through-out the afternoon various events also transpired, namely. Bartending and Napkin folding competition.

           Capping the day was the First Search for Mister and Miss HRM Philippines.

Participating School were as follows:

1. Adamson University
2. Batangas State University
3. Chang Kai Shek College
4. Dominican College of Tarlac
5. Dr. Yanga's College
6. Far Eastern University
7. M.S. Enverga University Foundation
8. Our Lady of Fatima University
9. Rizal Technological University
10. San Sebastian College-Recoletos Canlubang
11. The National Teacher's College
12. University of the East
13. University of Perpetual Help System
14. University of Rizal System.

Night Camp 2011

San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Manila had just concluded its annual Night Camp Festivities for the School Year 2011-2012. 

The event aptly dubbed "Night Camp 2011, Today my life begins ... The Sebastinian Way," was held last August 26 - 27, 2011 at the SSC-R Grounds. The overnight affair was dedicated for the College Freshmen and Transferees as an Orientation in a special way.

Festivities started, despite the rain brought in by typhoon Mina, at 1:30 p.m. via Registration at the High School Arcade, it was followed by the entrance of the participants garbed with t-shirts of particular colors per group.  A Holy Eucharist was Celebrated by His Most Reverend Broderick S. Pabillo, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, after the Mass, Dinner was distributed while Past Night Camps and other school activities was shown.

Part One started around 8:00 pm. with the Symbolic Torch Lighting and an Inspirational opening number followed immediately by a Production number. The nights emcees interviewed students on their thoughts about the camp. Part Two was Hosted by the Student Development and Placement Center (SDPC), Self-awareness and Getting to know activities were the activities conducted by SDPC. Fireworks, Singing of the SSC-R Hymn among other things were held during the Third Part. After a light midnight snack an inspirational Video was played. The Last Part was bundled with different presentations ranging from Band playing, Pep Squad, Tribal, Beat box, Cheering and Magic. Mr. and Miss Night Camp wound-up the program. 

Morning Prayer before breakfast was offered before sending the participants to their Home, Sweet Home!

Note:

For Photos, click the Night Camp Photos and more Link.

Britannica Online

     Get access to Britannica Online!!!

               This Academic Year 2011-2012, the San Sebastian College-Recoletos Library had launched Britannica Online, the latest addition to its online collection (E-resources).

               Apart from the online access, you can also get the information you need anywhere outside the school via Britannica Virtual Library Card (vCard), which will grant you access to Britannica's Online database.

     Britannica Online:

     www.search.eb.com

Now Available at College IMC

CODEX Rizal, the CD-ROM accompaniment of Lolo Jose: An Intimate and Illustrated Portrait of Jose Rizal,  contains the full text of Rizal’s novels and selected works, landmark biographies by Wenceslao Retana (Vida y Escritos del Dr. José Rizal) Rafael Palma (Biografia de Rizal), Teodoro Kalaw’s pioneering Epistolario Rizalino (the scholarly compilation of Rizal’s correspondence in Spanish), and a gallery of over two hundred photographs and illustrations. Codex Rizal is linked to Filipiniana.net’s Complete José Rizal, the most extensive online repository of Rizal’s monumental cultural output.

Sources of the material contained in this CD are duly noted. Special acknowledgments go to the National Historical Institute for giving permission to reproduce key Rizaliana documents and images and to Mr. Nestor Vera Cruz of Yesteryears Music Gallery for providing audio files of Jose Mossesgeld’s recordings of Mi ultimo adios (Huling Paalam).

Teamwork

Some Practical Steps

• Maximize staff involvement.  
• Leaders must find a way to use their talents and skills and recognize each one's contributions.  Everyone must be accountable to something.
• Allow for diversity.  
• Rigid and prohibitive rules can only stifle creativity.  Leaders should consider all ideas and views of team members.
• Be a role model.  
• Leaders can take the role of playing coaches.  They can take the role of playing coaches.  They can show the qualities that they want to see in their team members.
• Empower the team.  
• Leaders can assign projects and tasks to team members to help everyong develop their resourcefulness and creativity.

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ACC:ESS February 2011

Rules to Live By

Be cheerful.
Praise good work and encourage others.
Ask questions. If you don’t know how to do something, ask.
If you start something, finish it.
If you open something, close it.
If you turn it on, turn it off.
If you break something, fix it (or find someone who can).
If you borrow or move something, return it.
If you make a mess, clean it up (immediately).
You can disagree without being disagreeable.
Do your best.
Mind your own business.

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