Standards for School Libraries and Media Centers in the Philippines
As mandated by DepEd Order No. 56, Series of 2011 signed by Atty. Alberto T. Muyot (Undersecretary and Office in Charge as of 2011), the Standards for Philippine Libraries is recommended to be adopted by all school libraries nationwide. These standards have been formulated by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) through the Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians (PRBFL) as mandated by the Government under Article II, Section 8 of Republic Act (RA) No. 9246 known as the Philippine Librarianship Act of 2004 “to adopt policies and standards for all types of libraries, librarians and the practice of librarianship and to come up with minimum standards that define the basic resources required for a functional library in the Philippine setting.” The issuance of these Standards for Philippine Libraries aims to improve the access, usage, administration, management and collections of libraries. This will also serve as a reference tool or guidelines to attain quality service and t...