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What is Filipiniana section in the library?
This section is located on the 2nd floor of the Old Library. It houses books written by Filipino authors or by foreign authors about the Philippines, local periodicals included in the CIPPA (link is external), religious files, annual reports, maps, and vertical files on Philippine issues.
Who created Filipiniana?
FILIPINIANA COLLECTIONS : It was Jose Clemente Zulueta, a Filipino scholar who was tasked to collect materials on Philippine history, culture and arts in Europe. Zulueta’s collection formed the nucleus of the Filipiniana collections of the National Library of the Philippines. 3.
What is general reference section in library?
General Reference Section contains materials on general references like encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks and manuals. Materials in this section are strictly for room use only. Reference Tools. Provide links to web-based resources that could facilitate the location of factual information.
What is general circulation section?
General Circulation Section houses books in all subject areas which do not fall under Reference or Filipiniana.
What is the purpose of the general reference section?
The basic purpose of a reference section is to assist clients to access information in the library’s collection and from other sources, and to make the best selection from the collection.
What is Philippines national dress?
baro’t saya
The national costume of the Philippines, the baro’t saya, is an elegant hybrid of Filipino and Spanish clothing styles. The term itself comes from the Tagalong words “barot at saya” or “blouse and skirt,” still the basic components of the ensemble.
What is the definition of Filipiniana in the Philippines?
The De La Salle University Library defined Filipiniana as all book publications regarding the Philippines and the peoples and culture of the Philippines regardless of author, imprint and language.
What does Wenceslao Retana mean by Filipiniana?
Wenceslao Retana defined Filipiniana in his Aparato Bibliográfico de la Historia General de Filipinas (1906) as any book printed in the Philippines, regardless of the topic, that is “indispensable to the complete study of typhography” of the Philippine Islands.
What was the search for Filipino origins about?
The Search for Filipino Origins This chapter provides a different perspective of how to view and rewrite Philippine history prior to the arrival of the Spaniards and what actually transpired when the Spaniards came and initiated friendship and allegiance through a cultural tradition called blood compact.
Why was the Pacto de sangre important to the Filipinos?
As such, the Pacto de Sangre became the reason for the founding of Filipino nationhood, as our leaders believed that the Spaniard came in good faith but was later on deceived.