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USLT Libraries: Old EMC (Educational Media Center)

The Bulwagang Andres Nowe of University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao is commonly known as Old EMC (Educational Media Center). It is a facility, build for the housing and implementation of educational media within the University. The old EMC plays a vital role in the University and that is to provide teachers, faculties especially students a wide range of easy access educational media information. Also, providing the most adequate information needs of the students is the main objective of this media center. Here, we can find print and non-print materials used as a tool to broaden the imagination of students to really understand their lessons. And teachers made use of this as one of their strategy in teaching.

Services and Functions


 * Film viewing- giving the students a chance to broaden their imagination through watching different films and will support their learning capacity.


 * Seminars- function is to give venue for those small groups for creating meetings discussing a particular topic wherein the groups involved will enlighten more extensively also to know more information in the created topic.


 * Stage play- the old EMC provides a stage area to accommodate a theatrical, arts,or any play stage performance.


 * Class discussion- the old EMC also offers this service for those class who wants to use a projector for their PowerPoint presentation and related presentations.

Staff background

Mr. Ricky Narag Domingo is 39 yrs. of age and the one who is in-charge at old EMC. He graduated at CSU (Cagayan State University) with a 3 yrs. course of Electronics. He started to hold the old EMC last October 2010 and then until now, he still working with it. He take cares the life of this center for the reason that he wants to preserve and pro-long the learning media center of the University. Sir Ricky strictly makes sure that every teacher, faculties and students who entered the center will do all the valid guidelines of the old EMC of course, he wants that discipline will always active to every louisians same for the teacher and faculties.

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Job description

The Bulwagang Andres Nowe or the Old EMC in-charge is responsible in maintaining the facilities and equipments of the center. As such, he shall keep records of all equipments and facilities located therein and make the necessary report as to the needs of the center. He shall report to the College Librarian on matters concerning his office, and in some cases, to the Director of Libraries for matters that need immediate action. He shall be responsible in the smooth operation of the center.

Guidelines on the Use of the Educational Media Center (old EMC)

1.	Instructors who wish to use EMC or any of its facilities should fill up EMC form in triplicate, available at the Dean’s Office. Note: Students are not allowed to process said form. 2.	Reservation for EMC use shall be made through the EMC In-charge, who schedules the instructor prior to the approval of the Academic Dean or Head of Office concerned.

3.	Request for the use of EMC and its facilities should be made one week before the requested time. 4.	Only instructors with duly approved & scheduled use of EMC shall be accommodated for any EMC use.

5.	Prior to EMC use, the instructor concerned should orient the students as to proper decorum as well as guidelines to be observed inside the hall, which include the following.

a.	Eating is prohibited, regardless of the kind of food.

b.	Nobody is allowed to leave the hall until the class is dismissed, except for extreme necessities.

c.	Students are not allowed to operate the air-conditioning units. This is the task of the EMC In-charge immediately.

d.	The class is responsible in keeping the chairs in order after use.

e.	Litters should be picked up after the class session.

f.	The class, through the instructor, should ensure that all lights and air-conditioning units are turned off after the session. Unless there is another class scheduled to use the EMC immediately.

6.	EMC materials could not only be used inside the hall; hence, they could not be brought out even for similar purposes, unless endorsed by the College Librarian and duly approved by the VP for Academics.

7.	The EMC activity is treated just like an ordinary classroom meeting. As such, the instructor is not allowed to leave his/her class unless for an urgent concern.

8.	NO STRAIGHT FILM VIEWING ALLOWED. The instructor should stop the show (film or CD) periodically & do corresponding discussion before the continuation of the film is shown. Remember that the EMC is NOT for recreation purposes; rather for educational purposes.

9.	Unless the objective is to let the students know the entire story, no motion picture should be shown entirely. The instructor should identify highlights of the film to be shown to the students. Otherwise, ask the students to have their personal film viewing at home and just do the discussion in the class.

10.	In as much as EMC materials could not be brought out, instructors may pre-view tapes, CD’s or slides at the projection room upon request during office hours.

11.	The EMC in-charge should make a monthly report on the use of EMC and furnish the Deans/Head of Office a summary on the particular use by the instructors’ in their receptive departments.