-- SELECT SPEAKER HERE -- Rajendra Munoo Nora Agustero, Ph.D. Gerry McKiernan Reysa Alenzuela, Ph.D. Joseph Yap Nora J. Claravall, Ed.D. C.P. Ramasesh | A.N. Ramesh Placida Socorro Lim-Limpin Allan B. de Guzman, Ph.D. Audrey Gendrano Anday Ida F. Priyanto Rabinarayan Mishra, Ph.D. Fernan Dizon Lourdes T. David John Hickok

Audrey Gendrano Anday

Library Services for Distance Learners: The University of the Philippines Open University Experience

Ms Audrey Anday is currently a Librarian at the University of the Philippines Open University. She taught Information Science and Technology at the College of Development Communication in UP Los Baños and at the Graduate School of Colegio de San Juan de Letran- Calamba. She finished her B.S. in Applied Science at the University of the Philippines Los Baños major in Operations Research in 1997 and her Master of Library in Information Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman in 2001.

Abstract

Library service is a vital component of education and should be provided for on-campus and off-campus students. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is the fifth autonomous member of the University of the Philippines System. It was established on February 23, 1995 to cater to the needs of non-residential students. It has students not only in the Philippines but also in Hong Kong and other Asian countries. The library is an integral component of the UPOU. It provides services to UPOU faculty, students and staff wherever they may be located. This paper describes the experience of the UPOU in providing library services to its clientele.