
𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 | November 20, 2025
𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒁𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝑰𝒏𝒄. – 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔
This morning, the PCZC Library Learning Commons had the privilege of hosting the 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 – 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐮 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 for a formal benchmarking activity aimed at strengthening library practices and fostering institutional collaboration.
The delegation was composed of 𝟏𝟒 𝑴𝑺𝑼–𝑺𝒖𝒍𝒖 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍 led by their Library Director, 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲-𝐒𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐨, 𝐑𝐋, 𝐌𝐒𝐋𝐒, together with librarians and staff:
𝐅𝐚𝐝𝐳𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐁. 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬, 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐨 𝐀. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐉𝐫., 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐒. 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐚 𝐉. 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐀𝐥-𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫 𝐊. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐨, 𝐀𝐥-𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐊. 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐚, 𝐀𝐰𝐢𝐦𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐃. 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐣, 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐊. 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫, 𝐉𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌. 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐝, 𝐑𝐢𝐞𝐳𝐚𝐡 𝐊. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐢, 𝐖𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰, 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐂. 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐀. 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚.
The activity featured presentations on collection management, library services, and library administration, followed by an open forum and a guided tour of the library and archives facilities.
This collaborative engagement provided both institutions with valuable insights toward enhancing service delivery, resource management, and academic support for their respective communities.
We extend our sincere appreciation to MSU–Sulu Library for their visit and for the opportunity to share best practices in the pursuit of excellence in library and information services.