Housed in the Filipiniana Section are the rich collection about the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas dated 1945 up to present. The Filipiniana Section is located at the 4th Floor of the Library, however, Filipiniana Serials are integrated with the Periodical Collection at the Serials Section (6th floor).

Scope and Nature of the Filipiniana Collection

• All book publications about the Philippines, its people and culture, regardless of author, imprint, and language.

• Generally, works written by Filipinos except theses and dissertations.

• Books written in Pilipino/Filipino and other Philippine languages and local dialects.

• Philippine government publications and yearbooks, except publication by Philippine corporate bodies, the subject matter of which does not have anything to do with the Philippines.

• UST Publications

The Filipiniana Rare Books (copyrighted 1945 below) are housed at the Antonio Vivencio del Rosario Heritage Library located at the 5th  floor of the Miguel de Benavides Library. CD's on Filipiniana are housed at the Multimedia Room in the Science & Technology Section 2nd floor.

Books in the Reserve Area are for Room Use Only.

Circulation Section is where centralized borrowing and returning of library materials take place. Students can borrow library materials even without the assistance of library staff by using the Self-check machine which can be found adjacent to the section. For first time users of the machine, assistance of a librarian is needed.

Other Functions of this section are :

• Processing of overdue , renewal and lost book
• Payment of overdue fines and other library fees
• Approves/issues clearance for faculty and students
• Approves clearance for honorable dismissal and dropping forms
• Issues overdue notices to borrowers
• Prepares statistics of library users

Located on the ground floor is the General Reference and Information Section. It takes charge of the orientation, tours and lectures and processes library permits for alumni, reviewees and off-campus researchers. The printed collection of the Reference Section includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and yearbooks. It also houses varied collections of cartographic materials. In addition, it has in its collection more than 2,000 maps.

General Reference collections include the following:

• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Atlases
• Gazetteers
• Biographical Directories
• Almanacs
• Yearbooks

Humanities Section houses books in the field of Humanities such as the Arts, Philosophy, Languages, Mass Communication, Broadcasting, Journalism, Photography and Fiction. Aside from the huge collections available, there are two special corners in the section; (1)The "Esquinita de Quijano de Manila" wherein the personal collections of the late national artist and UST alumnus, Nick Joaquin are stored; and (2) a specially designed small carpeted area where the Fiction books are located. These two areas are comfortable spaces for students to use when they need time to themselves, a quite place to read or a "hang out" space where they can relax while reading.