| Control Number | UPD-00000368328 |
| Date and Time of Latest Transaction | 20090717013515.0 |
| General Information | 030101s1981 ph 000 eng |
| Cataloging Source | ILS |
| Language Code | eng |
| Local Call Number | LG995 1981 L4 A72 |
| Main Entry - Personal Name | Arciga, Nerissa Tolentino, 1955- |
| Title Statement | Survey of library services to exceptional children / by Nerissa Tolentino Arciga |
| Physical Description | [14], 113 leaves |
| General Note | Mimeographed |
| | Thesis (M.L.S)--University of the Philippines, Diliman |
| Summary, Etc. | 1. Physical facilities and equipment - Though most libraries are generally located near classrooms, some are not easily accessible which the handicapped can reach only with difficulty. Few libraries are adequately equipped with library furniture and only ten EC libraries have special equipment suited to the needs of EC |
| | 2. Collection resources - Book collections of EC libraries are small, ranging from 500 to 3000 volumes with about 2500 as median. On the other hand, periodical titles reported were below ten, but not more than fifty titles. Only seven special schools reported having audio-visual materials. Furthermore, only twelve special schools and eight SPED Centers have an organized collection |
| | 3. Library Services - All libraries serve the students everyday and all, with the exception of one, use the open-shelf system. However, eight EC libraries have a card catalog. Though majority of the libraries give library orientation, only twelve give reading guidance to the students. Furthermore, only six libraries reported giving reading aloud services, while four provide puppet shows. Only five school conduct games in the library, while two provide T.V. viewing are provided by only one library, a gifted school. On the other hand, a fairly large number of EC libraries conduct story-telling activities to the students |
| | 4. Personnel - Only twelve EC libraries have designated librarians and majority of them are college graduates. However, no one is trained in both library science and special education. Furthermore, only ten out of the thirty-one designated librarians or assistant librarians majored in library science. Meanwhile, monthly salary being received by the librarians is quite low, ranging from P200 to P1000, the average being between P700-P799 a month |
| | 5. Finance - EC libraries get their funding from the government and from donations. However, majority reported that they do not get enough funds for the library. Moreover, some do not even know the budget of the library |
| | 6. Library Problems - Majority of the EC libraries reported having inadequate or limited library resources and furniture and equipment; poor services; inadequate personnel qualified for library work with EC; and lack of funds or no funds at all for the library |
| | It is also recommended that the library profession conduct seminars and conferences in library services to EC through library associations in library educational institutions. Moreover, a course on library services to EC should be introduced and included in the curriculum for the library science |
| | It is concluded that, although only half of the special schools provide library services to EC, there is throughout the schools an awareness and a recognition among teachers and administrators of the important role that libraries can play in the education of EC. Meanwhile, most SPED Centers are able to provide library services because of their attachment to large regular schools which have established libraries to serve the total school population. However, only the gifted tend to receive the benefits of library service |
| | It is further concluded that EC libraries are not adequately equipped and appropriately housed, resources are not meeting the needs of EC, library staff are not adequately trained for professional library work, and funding is not enough to meet the needs of EC. Few of the respondent schools provide special library services to EC. The gifted and the visually impaired are better served than other EC clientele |
| | It is therefore recommended that every special school and SPED Center in the country must establish a library with sufficient resources to meet the needs of exceptional children. Priority should be given to the budget, collection resources, personnel, and facilities and equipment to enable it to provide effective library service |
| | Some of the important findings are: |
| | Thirty-three known special schools and fifteen Special Education (SPED) Centers offering elementary and secondary education in the country were surveyed to determine the status and condition of their libraries and to determine whether the library is meeting the needs of exceptional children (EC). The librarians, administrators and SPED teachers in these schools were given questionnaires and interviewed. Out of the thirty respondent special schools, eighteen have libraries while all but one of the eleven respondent SPED Centers have a library |
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term | Exceptional children--Education--Philippines |
| | Libraries and the exceptional children--Philippines |
| | Libraries and the handicapped--Philippines |
| Collection Category | FI |
| Location | UP DLS LG995 1981 L4 A72 Regular Circulation LS-6256T |
| Textual Physical Form Designator | Thesis |
