This blog contains abstracts of researches in Library and Information Science (LIS) in the Philippines to facilitate the searching of information on LIS literature. It is also aimed to provide free access to research materials for LIS students both undergraduate and graduate students.
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: Library Development Plan
Year of Graduation: 1971
Abstract
The records created by and for the President of the Philippines, better known as his Papers, reflect much of his own actuations, the state of the country at a given period and the nation’s international position.As such, they are valuable sources for the writing of political, socio-economic or diplomatic history, and biographies, for the documentation of events or for training the course of public administration and government machinery.To date, ten men have occupied the position of President of the Philippines, but the Papers of only three (Emilio Aguinaldo, Manuel L. Quezon and Jose P. Laurel), have so far received some measure of care and preservation.
This thesis lays out a plan for the organization, administration and development of the Papers of the late President Ramon Magsaysay which have been placed in the custody of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, and their subsequent opening to research.The processing of the Papers and the construction of finding aids such as a card catalog, an index and a guide to the Papers are extremely discussed.A brief history of the Papers and an outline of the organization of the Office of the President of the Philippines are presented the better to understand the nature and contents of the Papers.It expresses a hope that the plan will serve as a model for the preservation of other Presidential Papers and recommends legislation for this process because the Presidential Papers form a part of our national heritage.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (4: 157) 1971
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: School Libraries
Year of Graduation: 1971
Abstract
This report is the result of a survey made of the existing physical facilities, the library personnel, the library collection, and the services rendered by eight selected private and public school libraries in Quezon City. Findings in the survey undertaken by means of questionnaires and library visits were compared with and evaluated against the existing standards for school libraries in the Philippines and United States. The four public high school libraries included in the study were found to be operating under conditions and with resources not conducive to giving efficient service. Their library collections and library facilities are very inadequate. On the other hand, the four private school libraries which have more adequate financial and administrative support have bigger and better collections, more adequate staff, and better library facilities.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (4: 156) 1971
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: School Libraries
Year of Graduation: 1971
Research Problem
This is a survey of 12 grade school and 14 high school libraries conducted by the Missionary Benedictine Sisters in the Philippines, for the school year 1969-1970, to assess their status.The study includes all aspects of the school library, such as library collection, acquisition and organization of materials, use of the library resources, library quarters and facilities, library administration, and library personnel.
Methodology
The questionnaire was the basic tool used, supplemented by actual visits and on-the-spot observations of the libraries and interviews with librarians and school administrators as well as with representative groups of students and teachers.
Findings and Conclusions
Findings on the status of the libraries are presented, analyzed and then compared against existing standards, such as the PAASCU manual of Accrediting for High Schools, Bureau of Public Schools Bulletin no. 27, s. 1960, and the AASL Standard for School Library programs.In general, the libraries are found to be below the standards.Library resources are inadequate and there is an imbalance in the book collection of all the libraries.Most of the library quarters are inadequate and the facilities and equipment are insufficient.Majority of the school libraries are poorly staffed.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (4: 155) 1971
The study aimed to determine the degree to which the college freshmen in the University of San Agustin were familiar with the college library resources, facilities and regulations, and the extent to which these freshmen patronize the college library.
Methodology
The subjects in this study were 543 college freshmen of the University, enrolled during the second semester of the school year 1967-1968 in six colleges.A five-page questionnaire-checklist consisting of two parts was used in gathering data.
Findings and Conclusions
The survey revealed the students’ lack of familiarity with the college library’s resources and facilities.Students’ knowledge about the library varied according to their field of specialization, with students enrolled in the Pharmacy-Medical Technology and Liberal Arts courses knowing most about the library while those in the Normal and Education courses knew the least.It was concluded that there is the need to instill among college freshmen the value and significance of the college library, to encourage them to avail themselves of its facilities, and to develop in them the library habit.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (4: 154-155) 1971
Course: Master of Arts in Education major in Library Science
School: Philippine Women’s University, Manila
Subject Area: Library Usage
Year of Graduation: 1971
Research Problem
This study was designed to determine the extent to which the day college students use the PWU Library facilities and services and the relationship between the courses pursued and curricular years to the extent of library use.
Methodology The subjects of the study were 1,010 day college students of the PWU during the first semester of the school year 1969-1970 chosen by stratified random sampling to represent the various courses offered in the University as well as the different curricular years. Two sets of check-list questionnaires with thirty items each were used to gather data on the frequency of use of library services and students’ awareness of the availability of physical facilities and the organization of the library materials.
Findings and Conclusions Among the findings are: 1) the day college students do not make full use of the library’s services and facilities; 2) the General Education students make the least use of the library whereas Elementary Education and Education students make the most use of the library; 3) first year students are the most infrequent library users while the fourth year students are the most frequent library users. The results of the study indicate a strong need to develop basic library skills in the students for efficiency in their use of the library. For this purpose, a program of instruction on library use is recommended. Revision of the organization of materials and facilities of the PWU Library is likewise recommended to facilitate their use. Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (4: 153-154) 1971
This study aimed to evaluate the nature and quality relationship existing between students and librarians of the Far Eastern University during the second semester, 1970-1971.Such aspects as physical facilities, organization of materials, personnel service, library use and other services, and student reactions and demands to such services are studied.
Methodology
In gathering data for this study, the normative survey method was used.A random sample of 603 students from the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance: Arts and sciences; education; Technology; and Graduate Studies, and 57 librarians of the university during the semester participated in the study.
Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations
One of the findings is that majority of the students were not satisfied with the library services.Students go to the library principally for research purposes.A major cause of misunderstanding between students and librarians is poor human relations on the part of the librarians.Many of the librarians are not academically prepared to perform their tasks.Among the recommendations are that provisions should be made for dialogue between students and librarians, that there be more qualified librarians, and that librarians must be more helpful with their clientele.The conclusion is that there is really a need for improvement in the library as a whole.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (4: 152-153) 1971
This is a survey of 21 business and finance libraries located in Greater Manila concerning the: 1) size; experience; and educational background of their staff; 2) size and subject specialties of the collections; 3) nature of the services rendered to clientele; and 4) adequacy of the physical facilities for the service functions.
Methodology The questionnaire-checklist technique was used in securing information on the status of the libraries. In the absence of standards designed specifically for business and finance libraries, the following references were used as evaluation tools: 1. “Objectives and Standards for Special Libraries.” Published by the Professional Standards Committee of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) in the United States; 2. “Sources of Business Information,” Edwin T. Coman, Jr; 3. Special Library Standards, Statistics, and Performance Evaluation,” by Gordon E. Rendall in Special Libraries, vol. 56, p379-86 (July-Aug. 1965); and 4. Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory.
Findings and Conclusions The survey indicated that majority of the libraries are one-man libraries. A majority of the head librarians are up to the SLA standards as regards educational qualifications and experience. Similarly, the libraries came up to the SLA standards as regards the service functions. However, their book collections and physical facilities are far from adequate. Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (4: 151-152) 1971
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: Library Management
Year of Graduation: 1970
Abstract
This is a follow up of a descriptive survey of the libraries of the University of the Philippines conducted by Dr. Raynard C. Swank in 1954.The purpose of the survey was to assess the prevailing conditions in the libraries, to analyze their major problems and to offer recommendations for improving and strengthening the library program.The areas of investigation covered are: 1) administrative policies; 2) financing policies; 3) organizational set-up; 4) technical services; 5) readers’ services; 6) departmental libraries; 7) audiovisual services; 8) personnel, and 9) physical facilities of the library.
Realizing the recommendations coming from an expert are useful only when implemented, this study was undertaken in order to analyze and evaluate whatever improvements based on Dr. Swank’s recommendations have been made in the U.P. Library system.The author of this study concludes that improvements in the library services from 1960 to the present have been guided by the Swank Report.Many of the recommendations, notably those towards a centralized library administration, have been implemented in full while some were implemented with some modifications in order to suit the more recent and urgent needs of the university community.A few recommendations have been found to be not workable.In general though, the period of fifteen years, from 1954 to a9169, has proven that Dr. Swank’s recommendations have been very helpful in achieving sound library management.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 180-181) 1970
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: School Libraries
Year of Graduation: 1970
Abstract
This is a study of the facilities and services of the seven secondary school libraries in Tondo for the school year 1969-1970. Findings with regards to their personnel, collection, quarters, furniture and equipment, and finances are presented and analyzed and then compared and evaluated against existing school library standards. It was found out that the conditions of the school libraries in general leave much to be desired. Suggestions and recommendations to improve the sad state which these school libraries are in are presented. Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 183) 1970
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: School Libraries
Year of Graduation: 1969
Abstract
A study covering fifty-four public elementary schools in the City of Manila, this surveys their library resources and services during the school year 1967-1968. The data gathered by means of questionnaires and interviews are compared and evaluated against prescribed school library standards, both local and foreign. The library resources and services of the libraries surveyed are found to be sub-standard. The problems and needs of public school librarians are presented and recommendations are given to improve and upgrade the public elementary school libraries in Manila.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 181) 1970
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: School Libraries
Year of Graduation: 1969
Abstract
A study covering the seven regional normal school in the Philippines, it surveyed their library resources and services in 1967-1968.Findings on the status of the collections, personnel, budget, services, and physical facilities of the libraries obtained through questionnaires and personal interviews of the librarians are compared and evaluated against standards applicable to this study.The resources and services of the libraries surveyed are found to be fairly satisfactory.The problems and needs of the regional normal school librarians are presented and recommendations are given to improve and upgrade the Philippine regional normal school libraries.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 180) 1970
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: Special Libraries
Year of Graduation: 1969
Research Problem The United States Information Service operates three libraries in the Philippines, in Manila, Cebu City, and Davao City. To find out what functions the libraries perform and to what extent they duplicate the services already being provided by local libraries are the purposes of this study undertaken in 1968-1969.
Methodology After a brief historical study of the development of overseas American libraries, the three USIS libraries are analyzed in terms of size and type of collections, staff, physical plant and services. Major local libraries are likewise surveyed to determine to what extent their resources and services are duplicated by the USIS libraries.
Findings and Conclusions The USIS libraries in the Philippines are shown to be playing a dual role. They provide free public library services available to everyone, and also try to reach specific audiences with their specialized collections. While doing so they render a service which is unique in many ways, and do not duplicate what the local libraries are either trying to do or are in a position to do. It is concluded that because the activities of the USIS libraries are geared to disseminating information about the United States, its people and its culture, and to helping explain and support specific U.S. foreign policy objectives, it is neither feasible or appropriate to expert local libraries to assume this role. Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 179-180) 1970
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: Bio-Bibliographies
Year of Graduation: 1967
Abstract
Claro Mayo Recto, a great Filipino statesman, wrote a number of literary and nonliterary works which have become immortal because of the great ideas they contain.Through his works, students, teachers, and laymen can have an insight into the character and personality of this man and see the role he played in the realm of Philippine politics.
This bio-bibliography aims to help those who will undertake research on the life and works of Recto.It includes a brief account of his life and an annotated list of his works which are classified by type: 1) dramas, 2) poems, 3) political and legal treaties, and 4) speeches, messages and addresses delivered or published in their English translation from 1942 to 1960 and arranged chronologically.Also included are works about Recto, books or parts of books, and periodical articles published during the period 1944 to 1965.An author, title, and subject index is provided.
School: University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Subject Area: Bibliography
Year of Graduation: 1966
Abstract
This is an annotated selective bibliography of documents, books, pamphlets, periodical articles, and unpublished materials purportedly indicating the development of Philippine political parties covering the period 1900-1965.It does not include materials published during the Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.Preceding the bibliography proper is a section listing bibliographic aids which would help locate additional materials not included in the bibliography.The bibliography consists of 244 items divided into five sections by type of material.An author-title-subject index is appended for easy reference.
To a limited degree these materials tend to show that political parties as such are seldom free from oligarchical tendencies where only a handful influence and control the decision-making process.The historical introduction (Chapter 2) points out that the Philippines has been essentially a one-party government.Only one party, the Nacionalista Party, dominated the scene and no opposition was effective enough to challenge its power until after independence in 1946 when the two-party system was inaugurated.Despite this fact, the one-party government continued to exist; it was simply a matter of who was “in” or “out.”
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 181-182) 1970
This study analyzes the needs, the problems, and the advantages of an adult education program and especially shows the role of the library in planning such a program and in the achievement of its objectives. It presents a proposal that could be implemented by the National Library which should accelerate the work of adult education and help in accomplishing its goals more efficiently. For background information, a brief survey of the types of adult courses available in the public school system and of the two pilot projects being conducted at MaryknollCollege, Quezon City and the MaryknollAcademy, LucenaCity is given. The data on the latter projects are from the school records from 1967-1970.
Concrete suggestions as to how the librarian can help bring about a more effective adult education program are presented. Likewise, a number of suggestions for a librarian-supported plan for adult education emanating from the National Library are offered.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 178) 1970.
This study provides a general overview of the laws and administrative regulations affecting all types of libraries in the Philippines. It elaborates upon some problems and potentialities and offers some guideposts and recommendations for the most promising solution of our library problems. Recognizing that the state is obligated to provide a sound legal foundation for the establishment and maintenance of libraries, it is recommended that a broad and far-reaching plan for library development be formulated. It is likewise recommended that a National Central Library Advisory Board with policy-making and advisory powers be appointed and that effective and progressive library legislation be adopted; for example, legislation providing for adequate financial for public libraries.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 177-178) 1970.
It is the primary aim of the study to meet the great need for an aid in the selection of local publications to help build a good collection for progressive secondary school libraries in this country.This supplement is a compilation of 535 selected and classified books considered useful for secondary school libraries in the Philippines.It includes fiction and non-fiction books written in English or Tagalog by Filipinos and published locally from the post-World War II period to 1969.
Following the pattern of the Standard Catalog for High School Libraries, complete bibliographic information is given for each title followed by the Dewey class number, subject headings and an annotation in Part 1- the classified catalog.Part 2 is the author index, Part 3 is the title index, Part 4 is the subject index and Part 5 is the directory of publishers.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 177) 1970.
Vocational schools, colleges and universities gear their objectives to meet national exigencies, and the library as part of the school system, must perform its service role to effect a more vigorous and productive program of instruction.It is the purpose of this study to describe the existing library conditions in a number of trade and industrial school libraries, no to be destructive in pointing out their deficiencies, but to help seek ways and means by which problems can be resolvedso that a better concept of the school library, its purposes and importance as an integral and vital agency working for the achievement of educational goals could be brought about.Explanations and discussions of data and findings regarding library conditions in the trade school libraries are presented to shed light on the problems.
Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 178-179) 1970.
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Most of the entries are author-made abstracts and from the following journals: 1. Ad Veritatem. Manila: UST. 2. Journal of Philippine Librarianship
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