Filipiniana

{{Short description|Artifacts related to the history, geography, folklore, and culture of the Philippines}} {{distinguish|Filipiniana dress (disambiguation){{!}}Filipiniana dress}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Philippine English|date=November 2022}} '''Filipiniana''', based on the definition by Isagani Medina from "Collection Building: Filipiniana", in his ''In Developing Special Library Collections, Filipiniana: Proceedings'' (November 1992), are Philippine-related books and non-book materials (such as figurines, games, fashion and culture). The materials may be produced inside or outside the Philippines by Filipino or non-Filipino authors. The product could be literature written in any of the languages and dialects in the Philippines or a foreign language.<ref name=FL>Arlante, Salvacion M. and Rodolfo Y. Tarlit [https://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/10/state-of-filipiniana.html "Filipiniana"], Nature and scope of Filipiniana materials, The State-of-the-Art of Filipiniana Collections in the Philippines, The State of Filipiniana, Filipino Librarian</ref><ref name=FL2>[https://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/filipiniana-online.html Filipiniana Online], Filipino Librarian</ref><ref name=PS>{{cite web |url= http://www.philstar.com/article.aspx?articleid=500313|title= World Filipiniana: The new definition of global Filipino design|author= Tenorio, Bryan |date= August 29, 2009|publisher= The Philippine Star|accessdate=February 23, 2012 }}</ref>

==Etymology== Based on former dean and professor Rosa M. Vallejo of the Institute of Library Science of the University of the Philippines the term ''Filipiniana'' was a derivation from two root words: namely ''Filipinas'', the Spanish-language version of the country name of the Philippines and ''-ana'' or ''-aniana'', which means “collected items of information” which may be anecdotal or bibliographical in nature.<ref name=FL/>

==Other definitions== Filipiniana is also defined as publications dealing with the Philippines in whatever language they may be written and place where they may have been printed. Filipiniana could also be materials published by Filipinos encompassing any subject matter regardless of the imprint of the publication. Filipiniana also include printed materials prior to the American period (1898–1946) in Philippine History regardless of the author and the topic.<ref name=FL/>

The De La Salle University Library defined Filipiniana as all book publications regarding the Philippines and the peoples and culture of the Philippines regardless of author, imprint and language. The definition encompasses, in general, works written by Filipinos, books written in the Philippine languages, publications and yearbooks produced by the government of the Philippines, publications include "substantial portions" and chapters about the Philippines (except publications containing only a small portion or a chapter about the Philippines), and works that deal with the "application of scientific thought and methodology to national and local “needs and circumstances" in the Philippines.<ref name=FL/>

==Significance and purpose== As a collection, Filipiniana materials are required for studying the Philippines. The materials are helpful in providing information on the "extent of the intellectual faculties of [persons] born" in the Philippines and the industries, likings, and inclinations of these people, and the like.<ref name=FL/>

==Scope== As a collection, there are two views related to Filipiniana, namely: the ''comprehensive'' Filipiniana collection and the ''specific'' Filipiniana collection. From these views and scope emerged other definitions or criteria for literary and non-literary items in order to be considered as Filipiniana materials. Wenceslao Retana defined Filipiniana in his ''Aparato Bibliográfico de la Historia General de Filipinas'' (1906) as any book printed in the Philippines, regardless of the topic, that is "indispensable to the complete study of typhography" of the Philippine Islands. Luis Montilla defined Filipiniana in his ''A Brief Survey of the Bibliographical Accomplishments of the Past: A Plan for a New Philippine National Bibliography'' (1940) as writings and printed or published materials employing the languages of the Philippines regardless of the chosen topic by the author and irrespective of the place of publication. The scope extends to any work that has "distinct chapters" and "passages" or sections about the Philippines that can be used for “local historical investigation and research”.<ref name=FL/>

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Category:Philippine literature