Record Details     « New Search       Brief Record Full Record MARC Record     Bibliographic Data Control Number UPD-00000368422 Date and Time of Latest Transaction 20090717013605.0 General Information 030101s us 000 eng Cataloging Source ILS Language Code eng Local Call Number LG995 1984 L4 B37 Main Entry - Personal Name Barcenas, Teofila Eseque Title Statement A study of the information needs of the research staff of the Agrarian Reform Institute and faculty of the Department of Agrarian and Cooperative Studies / by Teofila Eseque Barcenas Physical Description 67 leaves : ill General Note Mimeographed   Thesis (M.L.S.)--University of the Philippines, Diliman Summary, Etc. Data was gathered through a structured questionnaire. The survey was limited to the research staff of the ARI and faculty of DACS   Majority of the respondents are frequent users of the library and they are satisfied with the present services of the ARI library. The information needs of the respondents are adequately met because the library has been providing helpful information to them in their research and extension activities   Majority of the respondents ranked textbooks as the prime source of specific information to solve specific agrarian reform problems. Most of them avail of the new acquisitions list compiled, printed and distributed by the ARI library in searching for information about new publications. To keep them informed on the developments in their own fields of specialization, the respondents frequently consulted current journals   The findings showed that majority of the respondents belonged to 26-45 age range with a mean age of 36.6. The highest educational attainment for most of them is the baccalaureate degree level. Majority of the respondents spend most of their time on research and development-related work   The most preferred form of information by the respondents are books and journal articles. The type of index most utilized by the respondents is the index to serials   The study attempted to: 1) identify the types of information needed by the research staff of the Agrarian Reform Institute (ARI) and the faculty of the Department of Agrarian and Cooperative Studies (DACS); 2) identify the common resources of information materials used by them; 3) find out how they rate the usefulness of the library services and resources in meeting their information needs; and 4) determine the types of information services preferred by them Subject Added Entry - Topical Term University of the Philippines Los Banos. Agrarian Reform Institute--Information services--Use studies   University of the Philippines Los Banos. College of Development Economics and Management. Department of Agrarian and Cooperative Studies--Information services--Use studies Collection Category FI Location UP DLS LG995 1984 L4 B37 Regular Circulation LS-6474T Textual Physical Form Designator Thesis           Physical Location University of the Philippines Diliman: School of Library and Information Studies LG995 1984 L4 B37           Digital Copy Not Available          Add to Book Cart  |   Download MARC