EXTENDED READING lets you use library resources beyond the service hours of Main Library sections.It allows readers to utilize the requested item/s beyond 05:00 PM up to 12:00 MN during weekdays at the Information Services and Instruction Section (ISaIS, formerly General Reference Section/GenRef). Books, serials, and theses and dissertations from other sections of the Main Library and the UP School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) Library, all which are closed at 5:00PM, may be requested for extended reading.
To place a request for extended reading, send an email to the ISaIS at libraryinfo.updiliman@up.edu.ph, mentioning information related to the material. For books and theses: title, author, date and place of publication, call number, location. For serials: journal/periodical title, volume and issue number, date of publication. Please check the iLib WebOPAC at http://ilib.upd.edu.ph to get the bibliographic information of the library materials you wish to borrow.
Requests are processed within the same day, with the cutoff time at 04:45 PM to let the staff prepare the material for transfer to ISaIS. Claiming of materials for extended reading are at the ISaIS Reference Desk.
You may also send a phone-in request by calling the Main Library section/SLIS Library (where the material you will be requesting is housed). You may also personally visit the section concerned to place a request.
EXTENDED CHECK-IN and CHECK-OUT lets you return or borrow books from the Filipiniana Books Section and the Social Sciences and Philosophy Library after 05:00 PM.
To place a request, you may send an email to the ISaIS at libraryinfo.updiliman@up.edu.ph to inform our staff ahead of time. Mention the service to avail (check-in for returning and check-out for borrowing).
For extended check-out, information related to the material to be borrowed should be sent. Please check the iLib WebOPAC at http://ilib.upd.edu.ph to get the bibliographic information of the library materials you wish to borrow. Requests are processed within the same day, with the cutoff time at 04:45 PM to let the staff prepare the material for transfer to ISaIS.
You may also directly contact the section concerned (Filipiniana Books: 8-981-8500 local 2859; Social Sciences: local 2867) to avail of this service.
The actual extended check-in and check-out are done at the ISaIS Reference Desk.