The University of the Philippines System has now access to the Science Direct Freedom Collection via the Philippine eLib. Science Direct Freedom Collection is the world's largest electronic collection of science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information. It contains over 25% of the world's science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information.

In addition to the Physical Sciences and Engineering collections, UP students, faculty members, REPS and administrative staff can now search and download full-text articles from 2,500 journal titles in the Arts and Humanities; Business, Management and Accounting; Decision Sciences; Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Psychology; Social Sciences; Health Sciences; Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Environmental Science; Immunology and Microbiology; and Neuroscience.

Freedom Collection coverage is from 1995 to current. The University also has access to the back issues (published before 1995) of the following collections: Chemical Engineering; Energy and Power; Environmental Science; Inorganic Chemistry; Mathematics; Social Science; Forensic Medicine, Pathology & Medical Technology; Orthopedics, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation; and Public Health & Health Policy.

Access to the Science Direct Freedom Collection is IP-based only and is therefore limited to users accessing from within any of the University's Constituent units using computers connected to its network. Subscription is valid until 31 December 2010. To begin a search, click http://www.sciencedirect.com.

For more information, please contact your librarian. 

The UP Diliman has trial access to ebrary, an online database of 170,000 electronic books and other authoritative titles from more than 425 leading publishers and aggregators in various disciplines.

The University of the Philippines College Admissions Test for SY 2011-2012 (UPCAT 2011) will be held on August 7-8, 2010. In line with this, the University Library will be closed on 07 August 2010 (Saturday).

The University Library invites the faculty members of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), College of Architecture (CA), College of Fine Arts (CFA), College of Mass Communication (CMC) and College of Music to a library orientation on the use of online subscriptions dubbed as Research Made Easy @ Your Library which will be held today, 29 June 2010 at the CAL Library, 4:00 - 6:00 pm. 

The said library orientation was specifically developed for faculty members of the University. It aims to:

1) familiarize UP faculty members with the new library facilities, programs, collections and services;

2) acquaint them with easy access and use of the online subscriptions; and,

3) update them with the new features of the UP University Library website and Integrated Library System (iLib).

There is also an ongoing book exhibit at the lobby of CAL Library from 29 June to 2 July 2010. 

The Main Library is still in need of Student Assistants. Interested  applicants must present their 2nd semester grades (no failing & INC grades), U.P. Form 5, at least 2nd year student , 1.5x1.5 picture (3  copies) and Residence Certificate.

You may choose to apply for 60 hours (part-time) or 120 hours a month (full-time). The following sections need more student assistants:

For inquiries: Call 9818500 loc. 2852 and look for Ms. Gilda Lopez.

*(FTE = Full-time equivalent)