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“Tourism Development Plan: National Library of the Philippines”– Nation’s Literature’s Shelter Beautification

A Thesis ProposalPresented to the

Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (ITHM)Far Eastern University (FEU) – Manila

In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements forTourism Planning and Development (TPAD)

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By

Baladad, Arlou Belle P.Celestial, Danisse Ann P.

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Fabros, Jeric Neil V.Huang, Ya-Hui E.

Opinaldo, Cathleen Karla L.Platino, Shane Marienette M.

October 2014ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researchers would like to express a sincere and deep

appreciation to their families for supporting them financially

and morally on working on this research paper; their professor,

Ms. April Dopeño, for guiding them on precise ways to accomplish

this research paper and unselfishly sharing with them her

knowledge to be applied in their study; all of the officers of

National Library of the Philippines and tourism department of

Manila City Hall that the researchers conversed with, for

willingly accepting their request of conducting an interview with

them, patiently telling the data that the researchers would like

to gather, and being willing to spend ample time to answer their

questions with regard to their study, and lastly, the electronic

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resources, such as EBSCOhost, National Library of the

Philippines, etc., for providing them some useful information

that pertains to their study.

VISION AND MISSION

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The modernity of National Library of the Philippines tends to

adapt to rapid global technological advances and catch up with

other modernized libraries elsewhere, and its American style of

architecture which upholds the sophistication makes visitors feel

like passing through the history since it was established in

American colonial period.

National Library of the Philippines aims to provide a comfortable

learning ambiance for visitors, upgrade most of the facilities to

look more authentic, and enhance the creativity of facility

design that can seem somehow distinct from other libraries while

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upholding the historical spirit within its structural design at

the same time.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 Problem Rationale

a. Abstract 5

b. Introduction of the Study

6

c. Significance of the Study

8

2.0 Research Questions

a. Review of Related Literature

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b. Theoretical Framework 12

c. Statement of the Problem 15

d. Objectives of the Study 17

3.0 Research Methods

a. Research Methods 19

b. Mapping Database 20

c. Targeted Results 26

d. Scope and Limitation

31

e. Timetable 33

4.0 References 34

5.0 Researchers’ Information Sheet

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PROBLEM RATIONALE

ABSTRACT

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National Library of the Philippines (NLP) is situated on a

portion of Rizal Park (Luneta Park), the most popular destination

in Ermita, Manila, facing T. M. Kalaw Street. Established in

1901, its lifetime has passed throughout different Philippine

colonial period, and modern generation in which we are living

right now.

In this development plan, the researchers would like to inquire

further research purposes interview with the best contact person

in charge inside National Library of the Philippines, relative

information on the Internet, book references in libraries, and

even some local citizens’ word of mouth around to accomplish a

worthwhile research on renovation.

In the end of this proposal, the researchers would like to

provide a comfortable learning ambiance for visitors, upgrade

most of the facilities to look more authentic, and enhance the

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creativity of facility design that can seem somehow distinct from

other libraries while upholding the historical spirit within its

structural design at the same time. Such outcome cannot only

boost the number of tourists to visit and be willing to stay

longer and then further recognize it as one of the iconic

attractions within the country but also increase the inbound

revenue sources on tourism to the economic benefits of its

district.

INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY

National Library of the Philippines is the keeper of our nation’s

soul and heritage. It is notable for being the home of José P.

Rizal’s original works such as Noli Me Tangere, El

Filibusterismo, and Mi Ultimo Adiós. It has abundant Filipiniana

collections that preserve the institution as the nation’s

fountain of knowledge and source of information for thousands of

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students and researchers who daily use the library’s collections

in their studies.

The history of National Library may be dated from the opening of

Museum-Library of the Philippines which was established at

Interdencia in Intramuros during the late Spanish colonial

period. After the library was moved to Gunao St. in Quiapo near

the present site of Masjid Al-Dahab, the director then, Paterno,

published the first issue of Bulletin of the Museum-Library of

the Philippines. However, the Museum-Library of the Philippines

was ended due to the beginning of American colonial period.

After the end of Philippine-American War, several American women

organized the American Circulating Library for the devotion in

memory of American soldiers who died in the Philippines during

the war. The American colonial period can be titled as “Birth of

the Modern National Library” wherein most of the collection then

consisted of American fiction, periodicals, and newspapers. The

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National Library of the Philippines was then established as the

Philippine public library system. Later on, the library was

sequentially moved to Rosario St. (now Quintin Paredes St.) in

Binondo after the American Circulating Library became a

Philippine government institution. After the National Library was

merged with Executive Bureau's Division of Archives, Patents,

Copyrights and Trademarks, and the Law Library of the Philippine

Assembly, it was named as Philippine Library and Museum. Later

on, it was again moved to the Legislative Building on Padre

Burgos St. in Ermita after the Philippine Legislature split the

Philippine Library and Museum into the National Library and the

National Museum.

During the World War II, the research and work on national

bibliography were temporarily suspended. Japanese forces

occupying Legislative Building caused that the library was forced

to move to Philippine Normal School (now Philippine Normal

University) and later on was moved to Manila City Hall after

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Japanese troops occupied the Philippine Normal School as well.

Many Filipiniana collection were lost and left behind except for

the original works of José P. Rizal. After the end of Japanese

occupation, the library was moved to Old Bilibid Prison (now

Manila City Jail) on Oroquieta St. in Sta. Cruz.

After the independence of the Philippines from United States of

the America, President A. Roxas signed an Executive Order

converting the National Library into an office under Bureau of

Public Libraries due to a sense of national shame as a result of

the World War II. Later on, it was forced to move to the old

Legislative Building at the corner of Lepanto St. (now Loyola

St.) and P. Paredes St. in Sampaloc, Manila and after the

Circulation Division was stopped, it was again moved on Arlegui

St. in San Miguel, Manila. Finally, after several relocations all

over its history, it was moved to its current location and was

also renamed back from the Bureau of Public Libraries to its old

name, National Library of the Philippines.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The development plan on the renovation of National Library of the

Philippines will not only academically fulfill the researchers

with the completion of requirements in their major subject of

their course but also give some advantages to the society within

the district, local government and citizens, employees of

National Library of the Philippines, researchers / students, and

visitors / tourists.

The renovation on National Library of the Philippines is not only

to provide a comfortable learning ambiance by upgrading most of

the facilities to look more authentic and enhancing the

creativity of facility design that can seem somehow distinct from

other libraries while at the same time upholding the historical

spirit within its structural design, but also to make it as a

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potential site as one of the iconic tourist attractions within

the district.

To show how the stakeholders related to this renovation are going

to be aided, below is some significance addressed:

a. Society and Local Government – By making National Library of

the Philippines as the potential site to be recognized by

the local and even foreign tourists as one of the iconic

tourist attractions within the district not only will

increase the inbound revenue sources on tourism

economically, but the district itself will also be further

popularized.

b. Community and Local Citizens – Once National Library of the

Philippines will have successfully become one of the iconic

tourist attractions within the district in which their

residences are positioned, they themselves will bear a

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feeling of being glad and proud of being one of the local

citizens and part of the community within the district.

c. Employees – With the renovation on their workplace, they

will start loving to do their tasks in a new and comfortable

environment where they can work happily and peacefully.

d. Students – Its renovation will provide a more comfortable

learning ambiance for them to not only do their researches

and studies effectively but further enjoy doing their

relative tasks.

e. Tourists – The renovation of National Library of the

Philippines will be developed as a place for them to not

feel like leaving too soon while spending their moment

inside looking around.

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

The article of Adaptive Reuse for Clinics by Jeffrey P. Blaevoet,

P. E., a member of ASHRAE, focuses on the adaptive reuse of

buildings which originally housed Lucasfilm Ltd.'s Industrial

Light & Magic to become Marin Health and Wellness Campus in

California and discusses some details regarding the design of the

campus including the installation of heating, ventilation, and

air-conditioning (HVAC).

The article of Social Memory and the Power of Adaptive Re-Use by

Keith A. Sculle examines the adaptive reuse of an historic

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Springfield, Illinois gas station into LaBonte's Bicycle Doctor,

a bicycle repair shop, in 2012, and explores topics including how

the social memory of historic buildings affects their reuse,

residential architecture, and the success of reused buildings as

businesses.

In the article of Design Education for Adaptive Reuse by Özen

Eyüce and Ahmet Eyüce, adaptive reuse can be defined as the task

of adjusting functionally obsolete buildings for new program

requirements through building conversion. Its projects require

alterations within the boundaries of an existing building

envelope, radical changes / transformations in the space

configuration so as to accommodate the new set of functional

requirements, and case specific approaches depending on the

peculiarities of the original structure.

The article of Urban Sustainability and the LEED Rating System:

Case Studies on the Role of Regional Characteristics and Adaptive

Reuse in Green Building in Denver and Boulder, Colorado by E Eric

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Boschmann and Jessica N. Gabriel focuses on how geographical

context and reuse of existing buildings are rewarded. Such a deep

green approach focuses on local geographic conditions to work

with natural climate systems through design informed by

vernacular architecture, as well as the benefits of adaptive

reuse.

The article of The Development of Adaptive Expertise, Routine

Expertise, and Novelty in a Large Research Team by Susannah B. F.

Paletz, Kevin H. Kim, Christian D. Schunn, Irene Tollinger, and

Alonso Vera discusses the conceptual differences between adaptive

expertise and related team learning and concepts of efficiency

and innovation and further examines longitudinal behavioral data

on novelty, routine, and adaptive expertise.

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

In order to support the renovation on National Library of the

Philippines, the article of Application of the Adaptive Reuse

Potential Model in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Lui Seng Chun by

Craig Langston and Li-Yin Shen may be useful. Such application

can assist in the transformation of the building and property

industry towards more sustainable practices, strategies, and

outcomes, by providing a means by which the industry can identify

and rank existing buildings that have high potential for adaptive

reuse.

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The article mentioned above is also being supported by proposing

an Adaptive Reuse Potential (ARP) model, which requires an

estimate of the expected physical life and current age of the

building and an assessment of physical, economic, functional,

technological, social, and legal obsolescence.

As indicated in the article, Newman (2011) discussed various

political issues relating to historic building reuse, nothing

that preservation in many cases was predicated on reuse, finding

a balance among the interests of developers, property owners, and

preservation advocates. Stakeholder involvement is critical. And

Ball (1999) found that persistently vacant buildings are less

able to be reused than newly vacated premises. Therefore,

timeliness is an important characteristic in identifying adaptive

reuse potential.

Physical obsolescence can be measured by an examination of

maintenance policy and performance; economic obsolescence can be

measured by the location of a building to a city center or

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central business district; functional obsolescence can be

measured by determining the extent of flexibility imbedded in a

building’s design; technological obsolescence can be measured by

the building’s use of operational energy; social obsolescence can

be measured by the relationship between building function and the

marketplace; and legal obsolescence can be measured by the

quality of the original design.

Therefore, in order to effectively increase the useful life of a

building, it must be properly maintained, located in a relatively

high populated area, designed and constructed to a high standard,

and not reliant on high levels of energy in order to provide

occupant comfort, and its layouts must be flexible to change and

its feasibility must not only be based on external income.

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From the Adaptive Reuse Potential (ARP) model, the researchers

are able to identify the potential, subsequent evaluation of the

full effects of buildings, and real benefits of adaptive reuse.

Such an approach can assure that buildings with significant

remaining capacity to serve our society will be retained and

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further achieve sustainability in the environment where we are

now.

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Statement of the Problem

National Library of the Philippines is the nation’s official

premier public library wherein local and foreign researchers and

students can conveniently use the historical books, literatures,

and manuscripts as their references. This development plan can

benefit not only researchers and students in providing a

comfortable ambiance while doing their researches and studies but

also the society and community in terms of boosting the number of

tourists to visit and increasing inbound revenue sources on

tourism economically.

To visualize what the researchers want the renovation to be

accomplished ideally, below is the questions to be considered:

a. How is the building going to be renovated with regards to

its design, style, and even other architectural aspects in

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order for the visitors (e.g., students, researchers,

tourists) to become interested?

b. What are some developments of the facilities for comfortable

learning ambiance?

c. What are the areas of consideration on the renovation to

maintain a sustainable environment and preserve such

potential site to be as an iconic tourist attraction without

destroying the nature and its cultural and historical

significance and distracting visitors and tourists?

d. How to promote the site as one of the tourist attractions in

the country and further enrich the site’s image once the

renovation will be done?

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Objectives of the Study

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In order to satisfy all the useful information that is needed in

the renovation of National Library of the Philippines, the

researchers are required to achieve the objectives indicated

below:

a. To be renovated by its paints, lights, ceiling, and wall-

glasses in a modernized American style of architecture since

it was established during American colonial period.

b. To improve following existing facilities:

Administrative Office

Air-conditioning System

Bookshelves and tables

CCTVs

Chairs

Computers

Elevators

Library Card

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c. To come up with the following new facilities:

A large structure of both big hands holding an open book

Restrooms

An information center and a baggage counter

A café shop

A book exhibition

A small-sized Rizal’s museum

An electronic library

An audio-visual room

d. To promote National Library of the Philippines as one of the

iconic tourist attractions within the district by word of

mouth, training employees, holding a library tour, and

advertising through some supporting materials

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RESEARCH METHODS

RESEARCH METHODS

The researchers of this tourism development plan will have to

implement numerous research methods in order to accomplish the

proposal successfully. Some research materials that will be used

are interviews, online researches, book references, and even oral

history.

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The researchers would like to go on for in-depth interview with

the best contact person that is in charge inside National Library

of the Philippines, search for some relative data on the

Internet, look for some useful book references in libraries, and

even ask some information from local citizens around about what

they have known so far about the National Library of the

Philippines through word of mouth.

In order to show what the researchers have done in their

researches, they will need some supporting tools such as photo,

video, etc. to make their researches further recognized and

acknowledged.

The actual process of making a development plan on renovation

will go on from the month of July to the month of August 2014.

And between those two months, the researchers will spend the

entire month of August on doing researches and gathering data.

Lastly, the final thesis proposal will be done in the month of

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either September or October 2014, which will be submitted to

their professor in their subject of Tourism Planning and

Development (TPAD) as the semester will be about to end then.

MAPPING DATABASE

The table below shows the Local Community / LGU Heritage Tourism

Capital Evaluation of National Library of the Philippines (NLP)

and around its district, Ermita:

Particulars Name

A. Heritage Mapping

1. Unique Attraction

a. Built Heritage

Churches / Mosques Ermita Church & Nuestra Señora de Guia

Archdiocesan Parish

Shrines & Historical

Sites

Bonifacio Shrine

Bridges Jones Bridge

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Streets Teodoro M. Kalaw Avenue

b. Performances

Local Theater Metropolitan Theater & Gaiety Theater

2. Historical Data

a. Books / Literature José P. Rizal’s works, Filipiniana

Collections, References, and Iranian

Studies

b. Manuscripts José P. Rizal’s works, Filipiniana

Collections

c. Trivia Its former name was San Luis. This

street located in Ermita was renamed

after a former director of the

Philippines’ National Library, which

stills stands along this street. –

Teodoro M. Kalaw Sr.

3. Local Resource Persons

a. National Artists Guillermo Tolentino, Napoleon Abueva,

Vicente Manansala

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a. Community / Church-

Based Festivals

Feast of Nuestra Señora de Guia (May

19th)

B. Tourism Impact 1. Overall Impact

2. Tourism Appeal

3. Level of Preparedness and

Sustainability

4. Tourism Icon

5. Weather

C. LGU and Local

Community

Participation and

Support

a. Income / Business Opportunities

for host communities

b. Preservation of the community’s

natural environment, norms, and

culture

c. Allocated Budget and Funding

Source as Heritage Tourism Capital

(HTC)

d. Availability of Cultural Groups

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and Performers

e. Limited Level of Commercialism

Figure 1. Floor plan of ground floor (GF) of National Library of

the Philippines (NLP).

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It depicts that the lobby is situated in the middle part of

the ground floor, which we can be in once we enter from the

entrance. On the left side, we can see the café shop; while on

the right side, we can see the information center and baggage

counter. The elevator can be seen straight from the entrance. And

there are restrooms on the right side of the elevator. The

ladders are placed on the front and right-most side and the back

and left-most side of the lobby.

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Figure 2. Floor plan of second floor (2F) of National Library of

the Philippines (NLP).

It depicts that the children’s library is situated on the

left side while the Rizal’s Museum is situated on the right side.

The ladders are placed on the front and right-most side and the

back and left-most side of the open area of the floor. And the

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elevator is positioned in the front and middle part of the open

area.

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Figure 3. Floor plan of third floor (3F) of National Library of

the Philippines (NLP).

It depicts that the Filipiniana Division is situated on the

left side while the electronic library (E-lib) is situated on the

right side. The ladders are placed on the front and right-most

side and the back and left-most side of the open area of the

floor. And the elevator is positioned in the front and middle

part of the open area.

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Figure 4. Floor plan of fourth floor (4F) of National Library of

the Philippines (NLP).

It depicts that the audiovisual room (AVR) is situated on

the left side while the administrative room is situated on the

right side. The ladders are placed on the front and right-most

side and the back and left-most side of the open area of the

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floor. And the elevator is positioned in the front and middle

part of the open area.

Targeted Results

To come up with a wide-ranging development plan that pertains to

the importance on renovation of National Library of the

Philippines, there are some outcomes that researches would like

to achieve.

1. Architectural designs to be renovated:

a. To repaint the walls into black and white to make National

Library of the Philippines (NLP) look more modernized.

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b. To transform the ceilings into arched ones to better suit

the American style of the architecture.

c. To develop an open area of every floor to make National

Library of the Philippines look more modernized.

d. To change the lights into the elegant ones to make

researchers and students have a brighter sight while reading

and searching and at the same time to make visitors

appreciate its modernity.

e. To redesign and organize the windows and doors into arched

ones to better suit the American style of architecture.

2. The existing facilities to be improved:

a. To link up all the offices of employees into only one but

organized administrative office so that the visitors do

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not need to go separately when looking for another

sector.

b. To improve the air-conditioning system so that the

researchers and students will not feel irritated while

doing their researches and studies.

c. To transform the wooden tables and bookshelves into metal

ones to not only make them look more modernized but

importantly prevent the books from getting yellow stains.

d. To change the wooden chairs into sofa-like ones so that

researchers and students will be seated more comfortably

while doing their researches and studies.

e. To put more CCTVs so that the security of the

researchers, students, visitors, and tourists will be

ensured as well as the library itself.

f. To improve the look of computers into flat-screened ones

to make them look more modernized.

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g. To improve the function the elevator on behalf of

physically challenged people, for more comfortable when

going inside and taking it upstairs and downstairs.

h. To improve the design of the library card to make

visitors as well as the researchers and students

appreciate more being a membership of the library.

3. New facilities to come up with:

a. To build a large structure of both big hands holding a book

that is open in front of the entrance to symbolize what a

library is like.

b. To build restrooms separately for visitors on ground floor

and employees on fourth floor so that they do not need to go

far to solve their physiological aspects.

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c. To build an information center and a baggage counter on

ground floor to answer visitors’ inquiries with regards to

library itself and at the same time secure the personal

belongings of the visitors.

d. To build a small café shop on the ground floor for

researchers and students to easily look for a nearby place

where they can solve hunger and have relaxation during break

time after doing a part of their researches and studies.

e. To hold a book exhibition at the lobby of ground floor

annually on behalf of the authors of books as well as to be

useful for the researchers and students.

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f. To build a small-sized museum exclusively for Rizal’s works

to make visitors as well as the researchers and students to

familiarize what Rizal had done to influence our literature

nationally.

g. To build an electronic library on third floor for

researchers and students to surf the Net conveniently and at

the same time make the process of doing their researches and

studies easier.

h. To build an audiovisual room on fourth floor for researchers

and students to watch a film-show that is related to their

researches and studies and a movie that tells about the life

story of a famous nation’s author and to hold an inspiring

speech about the education monthly.

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4. National Library of the Philippines is going to be promoted

as one of the iconic tourist attractions within the district

through the following items:

a. The most basic of all, word of mouth. As the researchers,

students, visitors, and even tourists go inside and outside,

they will at the time notice the improvement, and because of

it, its image may mechanically be changed as what and how

most of the people will have seen from it.

b. Training employees efficiently to provide a better service

to make visitors fall in love with not only its modernized

look but importantly the care that we can provide to them.

The beautiful appearance of a certain product is just

nothing if its quality is not even good at all.

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c. Holding a library tour for educational purpose to make them

learn effectively what the literature of our nation is all

about and what some famous authors of our nation are.

d. Advertising through radios, television, magazines, posters,

newspapers, brochures, flyers, leaflets, etc. to show and

tell what some new facilities inside are as well as the

facilities that are improved.

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Scope and Limitation

The researchers will have to implement several researches in

order to accomplish the proposal successfully. And in order to

show what some information that the researchers will have

gathered, they will need some supporting materials such as photo,

audio, video, etc. to make their researches further recognized

and acknowledged.

In the process of doing useful researches effectively, the

researchers are recommended to gather the information within the

district to save their time and energy. The researchers will need

to have a frequent contact with not only National Library of the

Philippines itself but also some relative local communities or

government units for in-depth interview with the best contact

people that are in charge. Besides, they can also search for

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some relative data on the Internet, look for some useful book

references in libraries, and even ask some information from local

citizens around for further documentation.

Researches have to consider some limitations that are indicated

below:

a. In order to successfully accomplish this development plan on

renovation by doing sufficient researches and gathering

plentiful information, this proposal cannot just be done

promptly within the given period of time due to limited

time, budget allocation, and manpower.

b. The result of data collected will depend on the level of

expertise in terms of knowledge and understanding of the

respondents and the level of usefulness in online researches

toward this development plan.

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c. In the process of gathering information, the delay of

interviewees will be unavoidable due to the disturbance of

management of a certain organization or even a government

institute.

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Timetable

ResearchObjectives July August September October

Week 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd

Search forsome sites

needed to beplanned anddevelopedSelect forpreferred

site to planand developSearch for

some relativeinformationabout the

selected siteMake a videoteaser for

the selectedsite

Visit theactual siteselected

Go on for theinterviewDo some

researches

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Consult withthe adviserFinalize the

proposalMock DefenseRevise the

proposal, dofurther

researches,make diorama,blueprint,

and brochureFinal Defense

References

Electronic Resources:

Manila – Official Site

http://www.manila.gov.ph/

National Commission for Culture and the Arts

http://www.ncca.gov.ph/

National Library of the Philippines

http://web.nlp.gov.ph/nlp/

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Interviews:

Huang, Ya-Hui E. (2014). Interview Transcript: Antonio M. Santos.

National Library of the Philippines

Huang, Ya-Hui E. (2014) Interview Transcript: Masangkay. National

Library of the Philippines

Huang, Ya-Hui E. (2014) Interview Transcript: Susan J. Fetalco.

National Library of the Philippines

Online Journal Articles:

Blaevoet, Jeffrey P., P.E. (2011). Adaptive Reuse for Clinics.

ASHARE’s Best.

Boschmann, E Eric., Gabriel, Jessica N. (2012). Urban

Sustainability and the LEED Rating System: Case Studies on the

Role or Regional Characteristics and Adaptive Reuse in Green

Building in Denver and Boulder, Colorado. University of Denver

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Cantell, Sophie Francesca. (2005). The Adaptive Reuse of Historic

Industrial Buildings: Regulation Barriers, Best Practices and

Case Studies. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cleempoel, Koenraad Van., Plevoets, Bie. (2012). Adaptive Reuse

as a Strategy towards Conservation of Cultural Heritage: A

Survey of 19th and 20th Century Theories. PHL University College &

Hasselt University, Belgium

Everson, Sarah. (2012). Old Buildings, New Beginnings: Planning

for the Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings in Queensland.

University of Queensland

Eyüce, Özen., Eyüce, Ahmet. (2010). Design Education for Adaptive

Reuse. Archnet-IJAR, International Journal of Architectural

Research

Kim, Kevin H., Paletz, Susannah B. F., Schunn, Christian D.,

Tollinger, Irene., Vera, Alonso. (2013). The Development of

Adaptive Expertise, Routine Expertise, and Novelty in a Large

Research Team. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Langston, Craig., Shen, Li-Yin. (2007). Application of the

Adaptive Reuse Potential Model in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Lui

Seng Chun. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Sculle, Keith A. (2013). Social Memory and the Power of Adaptive

Re-Use. Pioneer America Society Transactions

Thesis:

Dieudonné, Amalia Jane Kelly Marie. (2012). How Tour Operators

Promote Mauritius as a Tourist Destination. Turku University of

Applied Sciences

Researchers’ Information Sheet

Baladad, Arlou Belle P.

Third Year Bachelor of Science in Tourism

Management

Group Member

Celestial, Danisse Ann P.

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Third Year Bachelor of Science in Hotel and

Restaurant Management

Group Member

Fabros, Jeric Neil V.

Third Year Bachelor of Science in Tourism

Management

Group Member

Huang, Ya-Hui E.

Third Year Bachelor of Science in Tourism

Management

Group Leader

Opinaldo, Cathleen Karla L.

Third Year Bachelor of Science in Tourism

Management

Group Member

Platino, Shane Marienette M.

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Third Year Bachelor of Science in Tourism

Management

Group Member

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