The Cebuano Studies Center is a center of research on all aspects of Cebuano culture. It functions as (1) a special library to house source materials pertaining to Cebu, as well as the predominantly Cebuano-speaking areas in the country; (2) a research center devoted to studies pertaining to Cebu in the area of the humanities and social sciences; and (3) a special office assisting in the promotion of Cebuano culture and the arts.
The Center was established in December 1975 by the University of San Carlos as part of the extension services of the university. It was first conceived in 1972 as an answer to the growing demand for research services in local history and vernacular literature. As envisioned, the Center hopes to be of service to more scholars and researchers, and in more areas of study.
The Center has become an active instrument in encouraging and supporting research activities within the university in the areas of the social sciences and the humanities. In addition, the CSC has become a model of its kind, as a local/regional research center in the country, through its varied activities in the conduct and promotion of local/ regional studies.
The Center has been very active and effective in ways more than one would expect from an office with modest staffing and funding components. It has brought to its staff a great deal of experience which should serve the Center in good stead in strengthening its programs even more in the years ahead. The CSC also performs an active role in academic activities in the Philippines, particularly in its organizational activities, publications, lectures, and research in various fields.
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