Editing Engineering Library II (section)

===== Humble beginnings =====

The UP College of Engineering Library was established in 1931, twenty years after the founding of the [[University of the Philippines College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] in 1910 when it opened its doors to 22 high school graduates, in [[Ermita]], [[Manila]]. It was closed during the [[Japanese occupation of the Philippines|Japanese War]] and re-opened only in 1946. A year after the College transferred to [[Diliman]], [[Quezon City]] in 1948, Dean Vidal A. Tan and his family decided to start a library under a professional librarian wherein the collection mainly focused in all fields of engineering and engineering-related areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://coe.upd.edu.ph/history/|work=UP College of Engineering Website|publisher=College of Engineering|accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=History>{{cite book|last=Lopez|first=Encarnacion|title=The History of U.P. College of Engineering Library|date=1982|publisher=University of the Philippines|location=Diliman, Quezon City|pages=4–6}}</ref>
During the 1950s, EnggLib settled down in its permanent quarters, acquired equipment to facilitate the provision of more bibliographic and reproduction services to the growing library population. Engineering orientation classes were conducted and library [[bulletin boards]] were utilized to reach out to UP Engineering community.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lopez|first=Encarnacion|title=The History of U.P. College of Engineering Library|date=1982|publisher=University of the Philippines|location=Diliman, Quezon City|pages=8–17}}</ref>
In the 1960’s, changes like the creation of the [[Periodical]] Section and transformation from closed shelf to open shelves circulation were implemented. Updated listing of foreign and local serial holdings were also made available and donations from college-based organizations came into play. It was not all accomplishments though, these decade also saw the many losses of library materials due to theft and mutilation together with the lack of book funds and personnel. However towards the end of the decade, a good turn about happened, the [[Board of Regents]] finally approved the installation of a centralized [[air-conditioning]] system on the library. This eventually attracted more students and faculty to avail of the library services.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lopez|first=Encarnacion|title=The History of U.P. College of Engineering Library|date=1982|publisher=University of the Philippines|location=Diliman, Quezon City|pages=17–26}}</ref>