➥ BRIEF HISTORY

✎ Posted by :SOM Library March, 2016 Updated and Revised

The history of the School of Management Library is traced back to the establishment of the University of the Philippines Mindanao. UP in Mindanao was still a college when President Emil Q. Javier designated Ms. Thelma Naraval to establish the initial collections of the library. After her term, Mrs. Belen Angeles, former Director of Libraries of UP Diliman tasked Ms. Hipolita Recalde, the Gifts and Exchange Librarian, to continue with the collection development.

In January 1996, Mr. Briccio M. Merced, Jr. was appointed as the first college librarian. He and Ms. Recalde worked together in drafting the collection development program of UP in Mindanao. A year after the Board of Regents approved the offering of undergraduate courses in the arts and sciences. In support to the changes in the academic programs, the library acquired titles in the newly-approved fields. However, the acquisitions of the School of Management Library continued to grow since gifts and donations never ceased to reach the library.

The Library was originally located at Ladislawa Avenue, Buhangin, Davao City. Mr. Merced supervised the library in a small room at Stanfilco Building. For four years, he maintained the daily operations until it transferred to Terraza Milesa where Ms. Merlyn L. Mercadera became the library-in-charge. First, it was located at the ground floor but in 2001, it transferred to Room 301 and annexed Room 302 to accommodate its growing collections and users.

In December 2003, supervision of the Library changed. Dr. Merced designated Ms. Alessandra A. Guimba as his library assistant. Two years later, the Library became the depository of the Thomas Jefferson Information Center. Thus, it spared a portion of its reading area to accommodate and display the collection known as the American Reading Corner (ARC). It provides resources on America and American life..

On July 10, 2007, supervision of the Library changed as a response to the requests for the presence of a qualified Librarian an inconsideration of the directions set forth by the University Library Board. Dr. Merced then designated Ms. Marnelli D. Murillo as the College Librarian-in-Charge (CLIC).

Today, the School of Management Library provides excellent and relevant information and knowledge resources. It shares these electronically so that the local, national and global community may gain access to these information and knowledge resources.