FORM 1.

SCHOOL LIBRARY PROFILE

(To be accomplished by the School Librarian)

Name of school:_______________________________________________
School address:_______________________________________________
Division of:___________________________________________________
Total student enrollment (as of June 2016):__________________________
PART A. PROFILE
Put a check mark () on the appropriate blank before each item.
___Elementary School (ELS)
___Junior High School (JHS, Grades 7-10)
___HS with Senior High (WSH, G7-12) ___Stand Alone Senior HS (SASH)

School Library Status:

____Existing

____No school library

PART B. SCHOOL LIBRARY FUNCTIONALITY SURVEY

1. SPACE AND LOCATION
1.1 What best describes the space of your school library in terms of seating
capacity? Please check only one.
___ The library can accommodate 10% or more of the total student
population.
___ The library can accommodate 7-9% of the total student population.
___ The library can accommodate 4-6% of the total student population.
___ The library can accommodate 1-3% of the total student population.
___ The library can accommodate less than 1% of the total student
population.
1.2 What is the size of your school library (in square meter)?
_________m2.
1.3 What best describes your library in terms of location? Please check only one.
___ The library is in a separate building.
___ The library occupies a separate room within a building.
___ The library shares space with another.
___ Others (please specify)____________________________
1.4 How accessible is the school library to the users/students? Are the library
collections safe from flooding? Please check only one.
___The library is easily accessible from any point in the campus and is safe
from flooding.
___ The library is not easily accessible from any point in the campus but is
safe from flooding. (e.g., the library is at the 5th floor of a building)
___ The library is easily accessible from any point in the campus and is not
safe from flooding.

2. SERVICES
2.1 How long does the school library operate daily to accommodate users?
___The school library operates from the start of the earliest class period with
no noon break and extends after the last class period.
___The school library operates from the start of the earliest class with noon
break and extends after the last class period.
___The school library operates from the start of the earliest class period with
no noon break but it closes at the end of the last class period.
___The school library operates from the start of the earliest class period with
noon break but it closes at the end of the last class period.
___The school library operates daily but has no fixed operating schedules
due to the availability of the In-Charge personnel.
___Others (please specify) ___________________________________
2.2 The following are activities and services that a school library should provide.
Put a check mark () in the box beside the activities and services that your
school library offers. Check all that apply.
School Library Activities
Updates the Bulletin/Information Board to promote library and information
services (Current Awareness).
Conducts orientation on the use of the library and its services for students
and teachers.
Conducts regular activities that promote library and information services.
Conducts classroom visits to promote library and information services.
Uses social media to promote library and information services.
Others (Please specify):
School Library Services
The staff provides Selective Dissemination of Information to the faculty.
Allows borrowing of books for home use.
Allows students to use the computer for encoding, viewing, and the like.
Allows the students to bring books outside the library and returns within the
day if not allowed for home use.
Allows students to use the computer for internet access.
Allows the faculty to use the computer for encoding, viewing, and the like.
Allows the faculty to use the computer for internet access.
The staff prepares clippings ( for vertical files collection)
The staff does indexing.
Others (please Specify):

2.3 Put a check mark () in the appropriate box to indicate the collection access
system that your school library practices. Choose one only.
Collection Access System
Open Shelf/Stack

Shelving in a library to which users have unrestricted

access.
Closed Shelf/Stack Shelving area in a library to which only members of
the library staff have access.
3. ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
3 .1 Provide the following information regarding the personnel in-charge of the
library:
3.1.1 Name of Staff :_______________________________
Email:______________________________________
Contact Number: _____________________________
3.1.2 Gender: ____Male

____Female

3.1.3 Highest Educational Attainment:

____PhD
____Masters
____(College) Undergraduate Degree
3.1.4 Designation:
______Licensed Librarian, License No.____________
______ Librarian (Not Licensed)
______Teacher-Librarian
______Others (Please Specify) __________________
3.1.5 What is the appointment status?
_____Permanent
_____Contract of Service
_____Others (Please specify):___________________
3.2 Other Staff assigned in the library (if any). Please provide information asked
in questions 3.1.1-5 in another sheet.
Highest
Appointment
Name of the Staff
Designation
Educational
Attainment

Status

4. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
4.1 Put a check mark () in the appropriate box to indicate the bibliographic
processes that your school library follows.
Bibliographic Processes
Accessioning The process of assigning a unique number to a bibliographic
item added to a library collection.
Cataloging The process of creating entries for a catalog (bibliographic
description, subject analysis).
Classification The process of dividing objects or concepts into logically
hierarchical classes, subclasses, and sub-subclasses based
on the characteristics they have in common and those that
distinguish them.
Labelling
The process of putting call numbers of the books.
No
Processing

The books are displayed with no further bibliographic

processing.

4.2 Library Collection Inventory

Copyright
2005-Present
No. of No. of
Titles Copies

4.2.1 GENERAL
REFERENCES

Copyright 2004or Earlier

No. of
No. of
Copies
Titles

TOTAL
No. of
Titles

No. of
Copies

1. Encyclopedias
2. Dictionaries
3. Almanacs
4. Handbooks
5. Manuals
4. Atlases
5. Yearbooks
6. Directories
7. Thesaurus
Others
TOTAL
4.2.2 GENERAL COLLECTION (Subject Area Specific
References)
Broad Subjects
English &
Literature

Filipino at
Panitikan

Scope
Books on Creative Writing, Oral
Communication, Business Communication,
Books on Literature, Grammar, Vocabulary,
Journalism, etc.
Mga aklat ukol sa Malikhaing Pagsulat,
Balarila, Retorika, Sining ng
Pakikipagtalastasan, Malikhaing Pagsulat,
Pamamahayag, etc.

Copyright
2005-Present
No. of No. of
Titles Copies

Copyright 2004or Earlier

No. of
No. of
Copies
Titles

TOTAL
No. of
Titles

No. of
Copies

Continuation
4.2.2 GENERAL COLLECTION (Subject Area Specific
References)
Broad Subjects

Science

Aral. Panlipunan

Scope
Books on Chemistry, Biology, Physics,
Astronomy, Oceanography, Botany,
Geology, Metallurgy, Zoology, Anatomy,
etc.
Politics & Governance, History, Places &
Travels, Geography, Archeology,
Economics, Sociology, Society & Culture,
Law, Anthropology, etc.

Music

Musical Instruments, Compositions, Songs,

History of Music, etc.

Arts

Painting, Drawing, Photography, Dance,

Sculpture, Theatre, Drama, etc.

Physical
Education

Books on Martial Arts, Sports/Games, Body

Building, etc.

Health

Books on Health, Diseases, Personal

Hygiene, Drug Addiction, Medicine,
Nursing, etc.

Edukasyon sa
Pagpapahalaga

Religion, Morality, Values Education, etc.

Mathematics

Business
Management
Computers/
Information
Tech.
Research

Philosophy
Technical
Vocation/TLE
Others

Business Math, Algebra, Trigonometry,

Geometry, Calculus, Probability &
Statistics,
Books on Business, Marketing, Finance,
Auditing, Banking, Accounting,
Entrepreneurship, etc.
Books on Organizational Management,
Leadership, etc.
Books on Computers, Software, Hardware,
Apps, Androids, Database, Programming,
etc.
Books on Research, Thesis Writing,
Feasibility Studies, Term Paper Writing,
Theses, Dissertations, Investigatory
Projects, etc.
Books on Philosophy, Logic, Ethics, etc.
Books on Carpentry/Woodworks,
Agriculture, Machinery, Cookery, Home
Economics, Metalcrafts, Handicrafts,
Automotive, Architecture, Drafting, etc.
Please specify the subject Area (You may
add)
TOTAL

Copyright
2005-Present

Copyright
2004-or Earlier

No. of
Titles

No. of
Titles

No. of
Copies

No. of
Copies

TOTAL
No. of
Titles

No. of
Copies

4.2.3 ADDITIONAL
SUPPLEMENTARY
READERS

Copyright 2005Present
No. of
Titles

No. of
Copies

Copyright 2004-or Combined

or Earlier
Total
Number
No. of
No. of
Copies
of Titles
Titles

Biographies
Novels
Collections/Anthology of
Short Stories
Collection/Compilation of
Poetry
Others (Please specify)
TOTAL

4.2.4 NON-PRINT COLLECTION

E-Book Collection (in e-pub, pdf, word

Digital
formats saved in DVD/Desktop, etc.)
File
CD/DVD Collection of Movies,
Collection
Documentaries, etc.
Braille Collection
Microfilm Collection
Others (Please specify)
TOTAL

Copyright Copyright
20052004-or
Present
Earlier
Total No. of Titles

Combined
Total
Number
of Titles

4.2.5
PERIODICAL
SUBSCRIPTION

Newspapers

Years
Subscribed

Locally
Published
No. of Titles
Subscribed

Internationally
Published
No. of Titles
Subscribed

TOTAL NUMBER
OF
SUBSCRIPTIONS

Year 2016
Year 2015
Year 2014
Year 2016

Tabloids

Year 2015
Year 2014
Year 2016

Magazines

Year 2015
Year 2014
Year 2016

Journals

Year 2015
Year 2014
TOTAL

5. ACQUISITION
5.1 Put a check mark () on the appropriate box to indicate your school librarys
means for books acquisition. Check all that apply.
School Library Means of Book Acquisition
MOOE
LGU
NGO
PTA
DepEd (Central Office/Division/District Office)
Alumni
Others (Please specify):
5.2 Put a check mark () on the appropriate box to indicate the source of your
school library budget. Check all that apply.
Sources of School Library Budget
No Budget
LGU
NGO
PTA
DepEd (Central Office/Division/District Office)
Alumni
MOOE

6. FACILITIES
6.1 Put a check mark () on the appropriate box to indicate collection access
facility your library has/have. Check all that apply.
___OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)
___Card Catalog Cabinet with Catalog Cards
___None
6.2 Put a check mark () on the appropriate box to indicate ICT facilities
available in your library have. Check all that apply.
ICT Facilities
Computer Set
Projector
Document Camera
DVD Player
Photocopier
Scanner
Printer
Printer with Scanner
Telephone
Internet Connection/Modem
Television
Others (Please specify):

Accomplished By:

Reviewed and Noted By:

_________________________
Librarian/Personnel in-Charge

_________________________
Principal/School Head

References:

RA 9155; DO 56, s. 2011

DECS Order No. 6, 1998
IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd Rev. Ed., June 2015.