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 (“UG” formerly DELL)

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 : Graduate (“G” formerly DEEL)

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: 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: 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