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The campus was established in 1909 on 72.63 ha (179.5 acres) of abandoned farmland at the foot of Mount Makiling, purchased by the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents to serve as the campus of the newly created UP College of Agriculture (UPCA). Students helped clear the land, and the first classes were held in tents.
The Main Library also houses theses, digital sources, and 1,215 serial titles, among other materials. [5] It has a total floor area of 6,336 m 2 (68,200 sq ft) and a seating capacity of 510, making it the largest library in UPLB. [83] One of UPLB's unit libraries is the College of Veterinary Medicine-Animal and Dairy Sciences Cluster Library.
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However, Japanese reinforcements arrived two days later, destroying UPCA facilities [5] [9] and killing some 1,500 Filipino civilians in Los Baños soon afterwards. [15] [16] UPCA became the first unit of the University of the Philippines to open after the war when it resumed classes on July 25, 1945, with Leopoldo Uichanco as dean.
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Monday the country is looking to strengthen its defence and mining ties with the United States, albeit on its own terms, following ...
Catholic Relief Services — founded by U.S. Catholic bishops in 1943 — told staff to expect drastic reductions in their workforce this year, as much as 50 percent, due to cuts in U.S. foreign ...
Searching for resources other than material in the catalog, such as electronic resources, was (or is) done with separate tools. Using card or computerized catalogs well required skills and jargon particular to libraries. [4] As computerization advanced, OPACs were integrated with other library systems, like acquisition and circulation systems.