Editing UP School of Statistics (section)

===U.P. Stat Library===
The School maintains one of the best statistics libraries in the country, with new titles continuously being added to its already sizable collection. It subscribes to 25 titles of foreign statistical journals, including the online version of databases of journal compilations the University subscribes to.<ref name="facilitiesservices">[http://stat.upd.edu.ph/Brochures/Brochure%20of%20UP%20School%20of%20Statistics%20Rev%20Nov%202011.pdf UP School of Statistics Facilities and Services]</ref>

[http://stat.upd.edu.ph/statlib.htm The U.P. School of Statistics Library] is a college library which gives bibliographic and reference support to the school's program of academics in service training, research, and consultation.  Its collection is limited to statistics and related fields like demography, economics, computer programming, social survey, etc. The library is located at the north wing of the new building of the School of Statistics (old CSWCD Building).  It is open for service from 8:30 am to 12:00 nn. and 1:00 pm to 6:00pm on weekdays and from 8:00 am to 12:00 nn. during Saturdays.  Library privileges are accorded to all faculty, alumni, and regular students of the University of the Philippines and to all government officials and employees subject to existing library rules and regulations.<ref name="statlib">[http://stat.upd.edu.ph/statlib.htm School of Statistics Library]</ref>

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When the Statistical Center was established in December 1953 by virtue of an agreement concluded between the Philippine Government and the United Nations, one of the basic provisions of this Agreement was the maintenance and supervision of an adequate statistical library. Thus, the Statistical Center Library was Founded. From its initial collection of 500 books, which was largely a result of donations from the United Nations Technical Assistance Administration and from other agencies both local and abroad, the library has sought to strengthen and expand its collection through the years.

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This challenging task was first entrusted to UP College Manila librarian, Perla Palacsil who was at the same time librarian-in-charge of the College of Public Administration and the UP Extension Division Davao library.  She was also assisted by Mrs. Asuncion De Chavez, assistant-in-charge regarding the maintenance and servicing of the Statistical Center Library.  Moreover, the UP College Manila staff, along with student assistants, serviced the UPCM library which was overcrowded and lacking in space. The STC Library, housed at Rizal Hall, shared its space with five other unit libraries -- UPCM library itself, Public Administration, Population Institute, Local Government Center and the Philippine Executive Academy.

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Hence in 1979 the SCT Library collection was temporarily and jointly housed with the College of Business Administration collection at the 1st floor of the new CBA building in Diliman and at the Reserve-Circulation Section at the 5th floor.  The combined resources of the Business and Statistical Center libraries were organized into a BS/STC collection and housed in the 1st floor of the Business library.  The collection was designed to meet the curricular and research requirement of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty members, staff, and alumni of both colleges.<ref name="statlib"/>

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The resources of the Library are divided into the following categories:<ref name="statlib"/>

*COMPUTERIZED SEARCH
*Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
*INTERNET SERVICES
**e-Lib's Website
*ONLINE SUBSRCIPTIONS
**PROQUEST Academic Reserach Library Group'
**Asia Pacific Limited (ACM Digital Libraries;
**ACS Journals, AIP/APS Journals, etc.)
*REFERENCE BOOKS
*CIRCULATION BOOKS
*RESERVE BOOKS