NetworkinthePhilippines.PDF

Purdue University Purdue e-Pubs Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences 1996 IATUL Proceedings The DOST-ESEP Libraries: the First Library Network in the Philippines David T. Lourdes University of t he Philippines David T. Lourdes, The DOST-ESEP Libraries: the First Library Network in the Philippines. Proceedings of the IATUL Co nferences. Paper 15. /iatul/1996/papers/15 This document has been made available through Purdue e-Pubs, a service of the Purdue University Libraries. Please contact epubs@ for additional information. The DOST-ESEP Libraries: The First Library Network in the Philippines David, Lourdes T. University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City Introduction In developed countries where the computerized library system is a mature technology, a computerized library network is perhaps no longer a novel project. In the Philippines however, where the automated library system is available in only a handful of libraries, the launching of the DOST-ESEP Library Network on November 22, 1995 is a milestone in the history of librarianship in the country. The DOST-ESEP Library Network was envisioned to: 1) build library resources and services in eight academic libraries; and 2) provide connectivity by means of the information highway in the Philippines, the (PHnet), which is also the country’s gateway to Internet. It was proposed as an integral component of the Department of Science and Technology - Engineering and Science Education Project (DOST-ESEP). The DOST-ESEP was designed to develop manpower, instructional and research capabilities in eight academic institutions in support of the country’s bid for NIC- hood by the year 2000. Implementation of the project was made possible through a loan from the World Bank and counterpart funds from participating Institutions. Background