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History of Institute of Islamic Studies Library The Institute of Islamic Studies Library was organized as an autonomous unit to support the teaching, research, publication and extension programs of the Institute. It is home to 4,939 volumes of books, journals, and special resources that deal about understanding Islam not only in the Philippines but also around the world. The collection consists of different categories: printed, manuscript, and audio-visual materials in Filipino, English, Persian and Arabic languages. The choice of library resources reflects the aims and objectives of the Institute's Graduate Program and the teaching and research interests in Adat and Muslim Personal Law on Family Relations, Islamic Political Thought, The Quran, Islamic Law and Jurisprudence, Islamic Economics, as well as instruction in Arabic Language. Several developments led to the establishment of the IIS. The late President Ferdinand E. Marcos, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 342, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1971, created the IIS as a unit of the Philippine Center for Advanced Studies in the University of the Philippines in order to effect the needed mobilization of national institutions for the purpose of nation-building. Furthermore, an amendment to the law creating the Asian Center or the Republic Act No. 5334 stated that the Philippine Center for Advanced Studies (PCAS) shall be composed of the Institute of Islamic Studies, Institute of Philippine Studies, and Institute of Asian Studies, among others. In 9th of July 1979, moreover, Executive No. 543 Section 4, Provided, That the Institute of Islamic Studies shall be a separate unit of the University of the Philippines System, hence, the now IIS.

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Services offered The IIS Library offers bibliographic services to clients. Specifically, the IIS Library performs the following functions: a. b. c. d. and Collects, maintains and preserves library collections; Serves as a depository of scholarly works in Islam and Muslims in the Philippines; Supports the Institute in its course offering by providing up-todate and relevant literatures as well as the means to gather them; Provides the faculty, students and researchers with information

referrals in their data and information gathering; and e. Collaborates with the Institutes Faculty, the University Administration and Library, and National and International Partners in the continuous

modernization and upgrading of library collection, equipment and technology. c. Collection The IIS operation and collection development is bound by the University of the Philippines Library Organic Act which also serves as a guideline to clients who wish to avail of our resources and services. Appendix B of the Memorandum of the late Dean Cesar Adib Majul dated December 21, 1979 stipulated that the collection of IIS Library shall consist mainly of the following Islamic and Arabic materials: 1. Materials printed or written in the Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, and Jawi scripts; 2. Materials on Islam, the Islamic Religion, Islamic Institutions, Islamic History, Islamic Theology, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Art & Calligraphy, and Islamic Jurisprudence; 3. Materials on the Muslim peoples (Arabs, North Africans, Central Asians or the now Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kirghistan, Persians, Turks, Afghans, Pakistanis, Indonesians, Malays, etc.) regarding their history, conquests, institutions, etc. 4. Materials having to do with Muslim minorities in the world; 5. Materials dealing with the following geographical areas; Middle East, Near East, North Africa, the Levant, Central Asia or the now Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kirghistan, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Arab lands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Southern Philippines, etc.; 6. All books, dictionaries, grammar, lexicographies on the Arabic language and literature (including Persian, Turkish, and Urdu dictionaries; and 7. Films, tapes, phonograph records or compact disks, slides, donated by Muslim countries and embassies or organizations for the use of the Islamic Studies. Another important collection that the IIS Library keeps is the Cesar Adib Majul Personal Collection , named after the late Dean Majul, who initiated the creation of the Institute of Islamic Studies and who also became its first Dean. Through the initiative of the incumbent Librarian, Dean Majul entrusted his personal collection in 1999 which consisted of 159 books, 145

articles written and published locally and internationally, journals, a number of news clippings and magazines. Other donors include the Asia Foundation, Embassy of the Republic of Iran, Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Turkish Republic, Hartford University, Villanova University, The International Institute of Islamic Thought in Herndon, Virginia. The University of the Philippines Colleges like the College of Social Work and Community Development, Sentro ng Wika, Center for Integrative and Development Studies, National College of Public Administration, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy likewise support our Institute as well as government agencies like The Supreme Court of the Philippines, National Council for Culture and the Arts and several individual donors. It is sufficient to note that the IIS Library gradually grew from being merely a section of the Asian Center to being an autonomous unit in the University of the Philippines. Thanks to the endless support of the donors and friends of the Institute. The IIS Library has the following Audio-Visual Collection: CDs and DVDs on the following topics: - The Great Courses: The Great World Religions: Islam by John L. Esposito - The Message: the story of Islam - Lawrence of Arabia - Anderson Archives - The Harry Whitfields Harnish Photograph Collection 1898-1907 Photo Reproduction Braulio L. Agudelo, Bud Dajo Incident, 2003 The Holy Makkah and Medina Saudi Arabia Sultan Jamalul Kiram II Casette Tapes 50 pcs. (Arabic language) VHS Tapes 10 pcs. (on Islam) Phono Records 17 pcs. (Arabic and Tausug records of music) Slides 288 pcs. (Islamic art and architecture)) d. Online Subscriptions - PROQUEST Database, Academic One File, JSTOR, Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), etc.

f. Facilities Available (user terminals, AV rooms, facilities for PWD, etc.) On-line Public

Access Catalog (OPAC) terminals, multimedia facilities like Flatbed Canocraft Scanner, Printer, Television, CD and DVD readers/burners. g. Technical Services In organizing the collection several online cataloging tools are used for instance, the Library of Congress Online Catalog, the Ohio Link and Information Network (OhioLINK), and WorldCat. For Filipiniana resources, the University developed its own UPIANA Cataloging Tool. There are two sources of fund for acquiring library resources: Book Fund and IIS Trust Fund. The Library Book Fund serves as the main source of budget for acquiring library materials while the IIS Library Trust Fund is a special fund generated from the use of equipment and computer usage fees. It augments the Institutes MOOE and helps in the procurement of supplies, repair and maintenance of equipments and staff development. h. Other information Library service hours are Monday thru Friday, 8:00-12:00 and 1:005:00 oclock. The IIS Library envisions being an e-Libe Center for Islamic Studies in the near future. With the support that we get this vision is not impossible.