| Arrangement |
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Books are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.
Bound/Loss periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title. Current issues are in the display racks for easier access.
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| Catalog and Access Indexes |
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- Card catalog offers, author, title and subject approaches
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- Periodical indexes until 1993 issues are arranged by subject
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- CDS/ISIS Database was installed in the computer with the following access point:
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| a. Libcol – Books |
| b. Jrl - Journals |
| c. Bib - Local researchers (paper submitted by fellows/resident physicians) |
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| Authorized User |
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- NKTI personnel (must be duly registered in the library)
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- Post Graduate Medical Interns, IAHNAP students
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- Outside researchers with referral letters from their librarian or proper authority and a fee of P30.00 for non-government institutions.
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| Loan Period |
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- A maximum of 2 books can be borrowed for a five (5) day period. It can be renewed provided no other readers need them.
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- Journals are for inside reading only.
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| Lost Books/Journals |
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A library clientele who loses book/journal and other library materials shall replace it with the same title. If lost material is not available or out of print, he/she has to pay the equivalent cost of the lost materials.
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| Mutilation & Theft Cases |
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Any person who shall deface, mutilate, appropriate for himself or steal any library materials or property shall be subject to administrative disciplinary action which shall be determined by the proper authorities of the NKTI
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| Penalty for Overdues |
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Any borrower who failed to return a book & other library materials on its due date shall be fined of fifteen pesos (15.00) each book /journal per day inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The maximum penalty shall not exceed the acquisition cost of the material.
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