21/07/2026
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ช๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐จ
As part of its commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in library services, the Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU) Libraries conducted a benchmarking activity at the University of Baguio Libraries on July 1, 2026. The activity provided an opportunity to exchange ideas, explore innovative library practices, and identify strategies that can further enhance JRMSU Libraries' programs, services, facilities, and overall user experience. During the benchmarking activity, the three JRMSU library personnel gained valuable insights into the University of Baguio Libraries' exemplary practices, including ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐-๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐: ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐'๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐. These best practices reflect the University of Baguio's strong commitment to delivering responsive, inclusive, innovative, and learner-centered library services.
The JRMSU Libraries extend their heartfelt appreciation to ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐น ๐. ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ for warmly welcoming and guiding the delegation throughout the benchmarking activity. Sincere thanks are likewise extended to ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ, ๐ ๐. ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ, ๐ ๐. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ for their warm hospitality, generous sharing of expertise, and valuable discussions on the operations, innovations, and best practices of the University of Baguio Libraries.
The JRMSU Libraries likewise express their profound gratitude to ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป-๐ก๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ถ๐, ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐; ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ; ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ปฬ๐ผ, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป; ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ . ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป; ๐๐๐๐. ๐ก๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ-๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ป, ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ; ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ; ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐ผ, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, for their unwavering support and steadfast commitment in making this benchmarking activity possible.
This meaningful benchmarking activity provided the JRMSU Libraries with fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and proven best practices that will guide the continuous enhancement of library programs, collections, facilities, technologies, and services. The knowledge and experiences gained from this activity further strengthen the University's commitment to developing a dynamic, inclusive, and future-ready academic library that supports excellence in teaching, learning, research, extension, and community engagement.
๐๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ก๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ข ๐๐ฐ๐บ ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ'๐ด ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ