College of Social Sciences and Philosophy

VISION
The College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Library provides seamless access to quality social science resources in support of the academic, research and information needs to students, faculty, students and staff.

MISSION
We are committed to serving as a gateway to a wide range of information
resources in support of the curricular and research needs of the students,
faculty, and staff of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy and the constituent colleges and units of the University of the Philippines.

We are dedicated to exercising a role in teaching by assisting students and other users in acquiring critical knowledge of the library resources, bibliographic organization and the technologies that serve as learning tools.

We strive to create study spaces which foster an environment conducive to learning and conduct of research.

OUR TEAM
The CSSP Library, along with its two satellite libraries in Palma Hall—the CSSP Reading Room and the Population Institute Library—is staffed by a dedicated team of professionals, seven librarians and five administrative staff members, with Dr. Rhoel E. Rondilla serving as our Head Librarian.

Our temporary location: 1/F Environmental and Energy Engineering Building, T.H. Pardo de Tavera St., UP Diliman, Quezon City

SERVICES

BOOK BORROWING PRIVILEGES

Undergraduate Students

5 circulation books for 2 weeks
2 reserve books for overnight*

Graduate Students

10 circulation books for 2 weeks
2 reserve books for overnight*

Faculty

10 circulation books for 1 month
Serials (non-current) for 1 week

*Said materials are renewable only once

Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS)

10 circulation books for 2 weeks

Administrative Staff

5 circulation books for 2 weeks

Non-UP Members

Room-use only

*Reserve books must be checked out after 3:00PM and return not later than 9:00AM the next school day). For more details about borrowing priviliges, visit https://mainlib.upd.edu.ph/borrowing-privileges/

RESOURCE ON DEMAND (ROD) | This service provides articles and book chapters from UP Diliman Libraries to users. Please note that as of 1st Semester AY 2023-2024, ROD services are exclusive to UP clients. Non-UP clients may browse library materials via on-site viewing only, subject to our visitor access policy.

Please note that ROD materials are provided for educational and research purposes only, in accordance with fair use guidelines and copyright law.

More about this service here: https://mainlib.upd.edu.ph/rod/

Instructions for Visiting Researchers

To view your access requirements and entitlements, please visit the following link: https://mainlib.upd.edu.ph/visitor-information/. Please note that the CSSP Library is part of the UP Main Library.

CITIZEN’S CHARTER To view our service delivery pledge, please see Citizen’s Charter of the University Library.

Resources

Tuklas is a platform that puts together all of the library’s existing local database sources of books and electronic information materials to offer an all-in-one search solution to users. EBSCO Discovery Service or simply EDS is used to search all electronic resources in one platform. It is is generally recommended for preliminary searching and when you still don’t have a specific database to search with for your research.

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