- Rating System Guide
- Primer
- Classified Books
- Unclassified Books
- Newly Processed Books
- Book Ratings Form
Rating System Guide
Guide on the UA&P Book Rating System
Below is a description of each of the book categories based on the rating systems of UA&P and almudi.org. Both systems specify certain requirements for the profitable reading of the different types of materials.
G Rating: Material for the General Public
G: Material for the General Public
These materials are commonly recommendable for general readership. A further distinction follows, which was made on the basis of the subject matter’s technical complexity and the reader’s prior knowledge. Both undergraduate and graduate libraries have materials rated G: undergraduate level materials are labelled G1 and graduate materials are marked G2.
G1: Undergraduate Lopez Library collection
Location: Lopez Library (DELL)
Audience: ordinarily used in the first- to third-year college subjects
Requirements: collegiate-level reading skills
Content & Perspectives: consistent with the academic culture of the University
G2: Ejercito Library collection
Location: Ejercito Library (DEEL)
Audience: ordinarily used for major subjects offered by the graduate schools
Requirements: prior foundational knowledge on the subject matter as well as intellectual and academic maturity
Content & Perspectives: may contain certain detectable ideas that run contrary to the Christian faith but easily detected by readers with good doctrinal formation
Note: Undergraduate students may borrow G2 materials but they have to be advised that these are ordinarily used for graduate courses and require a very good grasp of the basic principles of the subject matter, or a relatively high degree of knowledge and analytical skills.
S Rating: Material for Specialists
S: Material for Specialists
Location: Library Technical Services Extension (for room-use only)
Audience: for teachers and researchers/those doing research for a thesis
Requirements: good training on Christian doctrine, critical thinking skills and caution, and a proportionate motive for reading the material
Content & Perspective: with a confusing framework and/or are patently anti-Christian in purpose
Note: Thesis students required to borrow books from this collection must present a written request from his/her thesis adviser.
R Rating: Reserved Material
R: Reserved Material
Location: Reserved Section of the graduate school collection (accessible only to those authorized by a senior Library Adviser, or in his/her absence, the MANCOM member with oversight of the library)
Audience: specialist researchers
Requirements: specialist researcher knowledge and skills
Content & Perspective: fall under general moral restrictions--containing ideas that are incompatible with Christian faith and morals and are patently anti-Christian in purpose
Primer
Primer on Book Classification & Film Assessment
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Classified Books
List of Classified Books
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Unclassified Books
List of Unclassified Books
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Newly Processed Books
Newly Processed Books (for Classification)
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Book Ratings Form
Fill-out Form for the UA&P Book Ratings
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