Library Rules and Regulations for Law Students

All bonafide law students of the University of the Philippines may use the University Library, College of Law Library and other unit libraries, subject to the rules and regulations governing their use. The rules and regulations are as follows:

• Identification (ID) Card
  
  A duly countersigned identification card is the permit to use the law library or any of the libraries within the University System. Only duly authorized staff countersigns the ID card upon presentation of U.P. Form 5 provided he has no outstanding account with any library. It should be Worn At All Times when entering the library premises and should NOT BE LEFT in the law library. The ID card is non-transferable. A student, who has no ID card or lost his ID, maybe issued a temporary ID (green or blue) card upon presentation of U.P. Form 5 and receipt from the registrar that he has paid for his ID card and a 1 x 1 ID size picture.
   

• Return and Recall of Books
  
  Any book maybe loaned out on an hourly, daily or weekly basis depending upon the type of book being borrowed and should be returned on the date when it is due. Renewal maybe allowed only on a second time but subject to the need of other students. A student who has an outstanding account with any library may not be allowed to borrow another item until he returns the book(s) or pays the fine(s) even if his total charges are less than the maximum number allowed. Furthermore, they shall not be allowed to register, or be permitted to use any library or receive an honorable dismissal from the University.
   

• Mutilation and Stealing of Law Library Materials
  
  Any student who shall deface, mutilate, appropriate for himself or steal any library property shall be required to replace the same or pay the replacement and processing costs thereof and shall be subject to a fine of not less than Three Hundred Pesos (P300.00) but not more than 50% of the cost of the book whichever is higher to be determined by the Law Librarian and/or suspension of library privileges, without prejudice to the imposition, in appropriate cases, of the additional penalty of suspension or expulsion from the University upon the recommendation of the Law Librarian to the President through the proper Dean concerned.
   

• Proper Conduct in the Law Library
  
  Students are expected to observe library decorum. Unnecessary noise, loud conversation, smoking, eating and defacing library furniture and equipment in the law library or its premises is strictly prohibited. Reservation of seats is strictly prohibited.  Any violation hereof will subject the student or user to disciplinary action in accordance with the University rules and regulations.
   

• Reserve Books
  
  Only registered students with duly countersigned ID card may borrow from the Reserve Counter. A student who fails to return a book on time is considered delinquent and will be subject to imposable fines and suspension of library privileges for two (2) weeks.
  
  Reserve books should be properly charged in the Reserve Counter on a two-hour loan basis and shall not be taken out of the law library.

Charging

A student desiring to borrow a book should fill out a call slip and should place therein the author and title of the book, his printed name and signature, his student number, college and date. This call slip, together with the students ID card shall be presented to the personnel on duty at the desk.

Discharging

A student returning his book should wait for his book to be discharged properly by the Desk Assistant and should ask for his ID card. At no circumstances should the ID card be left at the Reserve Counter.

Overnight Reservations

Only students not included in the delinquent list may be allowed to reserve book for overnight loan. The student should check first with the personnel on duty if the desired book is available for overnight loan. If the book is available, the student should fill out a reservation slip, placing the author, title and volume of the book, his name, in print and signature, his student number, year, section and date. When duly approved, the reservation slip shall be presented to the Desk Assistant at the Reserve Counter with the students ID card during the overnight lending hours (Mondays to Fridays, 3:00 P.M. for day students and 6:00 P.M. for evening students and Saturdays, 2:00 for all students.) The book may also be charged-out earlier if the same is not being used by other student. A borrower who fails to get his reserved books thirty (30) minutes before closing time is considered to have waived his privilege.

A law student may be allowed to charge out two (2) reserve books not embracing the same subject matter. The same book/books may not be reserved by the same student successively unless there are sufficient copies available to other.

Fine and Other Penalties on Overdue or Unreturned Reserve Books

Reserve books on overnight loan should be returned on or before 9:00 A.M. for day students of the following day and on or before 6:00 P.M. in the case of evening students.

Any student who fails to return a Reserve Book shall be meted out a fine of Two Pesos (P2.00) for the first hour or a fraction thereof after the hour designated for return, Five Pesos (P5.00) each hour after the first, and Fifty Pesos (P50.00) for a full day inclusive of Sundays and Holidays. Furthermore, the student shall be considered delinquent and his borrowing privileges suspended for two (2) weeks from the date of return of the overdue book.

Circulation and Other Books

Students who would like to borrow books on circulation should present their duly countersigned U.P. ID. The U.P. ID is the permit to borrow library materials for off-premise reading. U.P. Law students who wish to borrow from other library units must request for a Borrowers Card (BC).

Foreign and Filipiniana books may be borrowed for two (2) weeks and can be renewed for another two (2) weeks depending upon the need. A student may only charge out a maximum of ten (10) books at a time. Any student who may wish to borrow any book may withdraw the same from the open shelves and fill out the book card with his printed name, student number, and the college where he is enrolled together with his U.P. ID. The student should return books at the desk.

A fine of P 2.00 per day is imposed for any overdue book or recall exclusive of Sundays or Holidays. Borrowers with overdue books may not be allowed to borrow any library materials.

Lost Book

If a book is lost, any of the following can be done: (1) pay for the current cost of the book, (2) replacement of exactly the same copy or later edition, (3) replacement of another title approved by the librarian, (4) a good photocopy of the book.

If lost book is found, a fine of P 2.00 per day is computed from the due date until date of return, but not to exceed current cost of book. If current cost cannot be assessed for certain materials, e.g. Filipiniana materials, 50% of photocopy cost will be added to the acquisition cost.

Computer Services

Policies on the Use of Internet, CD-ROMS and Wi-Fi

• Internet

The Internet is for academic related researches only. Pornographic surfing are prohibited. Violators shall be meted the penalties as provided in the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for Information Technology (IT) Resources of the U.P. System approved by the Board of Regents at its 1165^th meeting on October 31, 2002 which was effective on February 1, 2003.

Law students will be charged P 20.00 per hour. All other U.P. students will be charged a fee of P 20.00 per hour. Non-U.P. students and researchers will be charged a fee of fifty pesos (P  50.00) per hour.

Cost of printing:

Dot Matrix                    P 2.00 per page
Laser Printer                 P 4.00 per page

All users must surrender their ID, fill-up the CD-ROM / INTERNET users form upon entry, and logout upon departure. A time-slip will be provided to facilitate payments, if any.

• CD-ROMS

Law students will not be charged for the use of CD-ROM. All other U.P. students will be charged a fee of ten pesos (P 10.00) per hour. Non-U.P. students and researchers will be charged a fee of fifty pesos (P 50.00) per hour.

Cost of printing:

Dot Matrix        P 2.00 per page
Laser Printer     P 4.00 per page

All users must present their ID when using the CD-ROMs

• Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)

Wi-Fi are installed in the 1^st and 4^th floors of the library. Laptops can be used by those with UP Web mail account free of charge.

• Use of Personal Equipment

Any library user may use their own personal equipment like lap tops, cellular phones, CD-Writer, etc. subject to the library rules on noise and library decorum. Charging the battery of these equipment which entail electrical consumption is subject to the following rules and fees.

The designated electrical socket for the charged of personal equipment is located at the 1^st floor Computer Room.

Request shall be made to the librarian-in-charge so that start time can be determined.

There shall be payment of P 50.00 per hour for the use of personal equipment.

• Use of the Law Library by Non-Members

Alumni, former faculty member, students honorably discharged from the University may use the library resources for five (5) days free of charge within a semester. Beyond five (5) days the following fees shall be assessed:

P  20.00 per day
P  450.00 per year

Entrance fee is waived for those with the alumni cards issued by the UPAA.

Graduate students and researchers may use the library resources upon payment of library fees as follows:

P   50.00   per day
P  450.00  per semester
P 350.00   per summer session

Government researchers may enter the library free of charge. Payments for use of CD-ROM & Internet shall be P 50.00 per hour.

Library Schedule

Mondays Fridays                   7:30 am 9:00 pm

Saturdays                                 8:00 am 7:00 pm

Sundays and Holidays - Closed

For further inquiries, please call the following:

Prof. Antonio M. Santos - Law Librarian
email: antonio.santos@up.edu.ph

Ms. Lilia F. Echiverri - Asst. Law Librarian
email: lilia.echiverri@up.edu.ph

Ms. Evelyn I. Cuasto
email: evelyn.cuasto@up.edu.ph