The university library hopes to become truly the "star of the learning institution" as it provides light to the individual in acquiring knowledge for it is the integral part of the vital learning resources of the institution. Its emphasis should be in qualitative growth of the library, as a vital and indispensable reservoir of knowledge in the pursuit of quality higher education for NISU.
its primary function, reflected in its collection, is to serve the teaching program. Its purposes are primarily educational, recreational and research reading.
NISU library aims to provide effective, efficient and excellent services, strengthen the adequacy of library resources both in print, non-print and electronic, create a welcoming and functional environment to the highest level of customer satisfaction that will promote valuable experiences in the academic endeavour of NISU community.
- To help the institution in carrying out its learning programs.
- To promote leadership and consistency in the development of the institutional systems which will be effective and efficient in accomplishing the institutional objectives.
- To provide and organize the reading accessible collections of materials and supportive equipment to meet the instructional needs of students, faculty and staff.
- To provide personnel which are qualified, concerned, and involved in serving the needs of students, faculty and community by providing facilities and resources.
- To strengthen research activities and sustain high academic standards in order to produce quality and intellectually endowed students who are well-equipped with knowledge and are highly qualified to serve in their respective field of work.
| Reading Area
| Audio Visual Room
| Internet Section
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| Internet Section
| Receiving Area
| Receiving Area
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| Circulation Section
| Circulation Section
| Periodical Section
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| Periodical Section
| Technical Section
| Reserve Section
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| Office of the University Librarian
| Office of the University Librarian
| Depository Counter
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| Stock Room
| Reference Section
| Reference Section
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| Graduate School Section
| Graduate School Section
| Basement of the Library
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| Basement of the Library
| Basement of the Library
| Basement of the Library
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Onsite Services:
- Orientations
- Loan Services
- Reference and information services
- Free Film Showing
- Photocopy services
- Free use of desktop computer and Internet services
- Free Wi-Fi
- Printing
- Laminating
Online Service:
a. Online inquiry, book recommendation and document delivery services
For inquiries visit the web page: http://62.146.236.4/nisu2/index.php/academics/university-library
Or FB Page: NISU-Main Libraryko
b. Automated attendance system
The library uses Follet Destiny Library Manager which can generate automated library attendance.
Electronic resources (e-books, e-journals etc.)
- Government and Private Institutions Funded Databases:
- Elsevier As a global leader in information and analytics, Elsevier helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. It offers the latest reviewed research on climate change, biodiversity, renewable energy, and other topic addressing our planet’s climate emergency.
- Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based openly operated KioskS (DOST Star books) STAR BOOKS or the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly-Operated Kiosk Stations (STAR BOOKS) is a stand-alone information source designed to reach those with limited or no access to S&T information resources. STAR BOOKS contains hundreds of thousands of digitized science and technology resources in various formats (text and video/audio) placed in specially designed “pods” set in a user-friendly interface. STAR BOOKS contains hundreds of thousands of digitized science and technology resources in various formats (text and video/audio) placed in specially designed “pods” set in a user-friendly interface.
- IAMSLIC is an association of individuals and organizations interested in aquatic and marine information science. The association provides a forum for the exchange and exploration of ideas and issues of mutual concern
- Library Subscription Databases:
- Britannica Digital Learning is an electronic resource that provides reliable, award-winning reference and curriculum solutions for educators, serving 140 million students across 83+ countries. The validity period of this subscription is on March 2023.
- Philippines E-Journal premium is an online collection of academic publications from higher education institutions and professional organizations. Its sophisticated database allows users to quickly locate abstracts, full journal articles, and links to related research materials. The validity period of this subscription is on February 2023.
URL: https://ejournals.ph/
Username: nipscpej
Password: nipscpej
- Grammarly is a paid upgrade that offers over 400 checks and features, checks for grammatical errors, provides vocabulary enhancement suggestions, detects plagiarism, and provides citation suggestions. Simultaneously, the accessible version of Grammarly allows you to access some of the features. Grammarly Premium is the ultimate tool to ensure that everything you write on the web is captivating, precise, and easy to read.
- Open Access Databases:
- Auraria Library Digital Collection – serves us the major depository of various collections of digitized historical and scholarly materials ranging from journal articles and other collection of Auraria Library Special collection.
- Bookboon – Free E-books Download free eBooks and textbooks.
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal provides an international forum for the publication of papers in the following areas: fisheries biology/ecology, fisheries oceanography, fishing technology, fisheries management and aquaculture. The socio - economic.
- Free Tech Books – stored online computer science and engineering books with lecture notes.
- Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com.ph/.
- Library Philosophy and Practice Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) (ISSN 1522-0222) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that publishes articles exploring the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it. These include explorations of current, past, and present.
- LibreTexts – an open education resources (OER) built by students and faculty that covers college level disciplines with over 68, 500 pages.
- Living Economics - Living Economics provides real-world stories, cutting-edge Flash animations, test banks, and online lectures for economic teachers to customize their own principles textbooks
- MDPI BOOKS (Molecular Diversity Preservation International) - has supported academic communities since 1996. Based in Basel, Switzerland, with a mission to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines..
- Oneocean DownloadsThis includes Project Reports Technical Papers and References on Coastal Resource Management Policy Papers Newsletters Coastal Environmental Profiles Coastal Resource Management Plans Coastal Laws and Other Legislation Related to CRM in the Philippines.
- Open Book Publishers - publish free online editions of every title in PDF, HTML and XML formats that can be read, downloaded, reused or inserted anywhere.
- PAARL (Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians)This is a website of PAARL, an association of academic and research librarians of the Philippines, this includes links for free online databases.
- PAARL Useful Linksincludes links for online databases compiled by PAARL.
- Philippine E-LibThe Philippine eLib is a collaborative project of the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), University of the Philippines (UP), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
- Proquest CentralAbout Proquest Central: ProQuest Central is the largest aggregated full-text database in the market today, with thousands of periodical titles and millions of full-text articles available. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels.
- SEAFDEC AQD Institutional Repositoryinformation materials on fisheries aquaculture.
- SPC Oceanic Fisheries ProgammeThe Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP) is part of the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) Division of SPC, and is the Pacific Community’s regional centre for tuna fisheries research, fishery monitoring, stock assessment and data management.
- Textbook By MIT Libraries - scanned books by the Internet Archives for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries.
- P. Diliman Journals Online The University of the Philippines (U.P.) Diliman Journals Online is a free online service exclusively offered to U.P. Diliman journals. It aims to gather all the U.P. Diliman journals in a single repository; widen their dissemination and visibility online.
