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: 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.
Title: Attitudes of First Year High School Students at the Negros Oriental High School, Dumaguete City, Toward Library Work in Relation to Academic Achievement
Researcher: DOROTEA B. AGUS
Course: Master of Arts in Education Major in Library Science
Research Problem This study attempts to find out the extent of high school library experiences of 522 college freshmen enrolled at the Philippine Women’s University during the school year 1958-1959 in order to determine what should constitute an effective library instruction program for this group of library users.
Methodology Through a two-part questionnaire and a performance test, it is ascertained how much and how well students use the library resources and facilities, as well as why the students did not utilize these.
Findings and Conclusions One of the findings is that the students made fairly good use of the dictionary but not the encyclopedia and the card catalog. A fairly high percentage of the group have skill and ability to identify and use the various parts of a book. The most common reason cited for the non-use or poor use of library resources is the students’ unfamiliarity with these due to their unavailability in the high schools and the fact that the students were not taught how to make effective use of the library and its resources.
Recommendations It is recommended that provisions be made for teaching students the library skills they lack. Source: Journal of Philippine Librarianship (3: 176) 1970.
Course: Master of Arts in Education Major in Library Science
School: Philippine Normal College, Manila
Subject Area: School Libraries-Ilocos Norte
Year of Graduation: 1964
Evaluation of library facilities and services offered by public elementary schools of Ilocos Norte and 4 private elementary schools in Laoag. This aimed to determine the extent which these libraries meet the needs of pupils, school and community. It made used of normative survey method and data were gathered through documentary analysis, questionnaire, observations, visitations and interviews.
Course: Master of Arts Education Major in Library Science
School: Philippine Normal College, Manila
Subject Area: School Libraries-Quezon
Year of Graduation: 1958
Current status of professional libraries of teachers in public central elementary schools of Quezon province based on their physical conditions, contents and services was obtained through study of questionnaire responses and visits to libraries. The study used normative survey approach.
Course: Master of Arts in Education Major in Library Science
School: Adamson University, Manila
Subject Area: Library Resources
Year of Graduation: 1962
Study of how efficient first year college student utilize library resources basing on their library experiences in the high school; instruction in the use of books and libraries, and library instruction for teachers discusses; questionnaire method used
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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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