| Control Number | UPD-00000369645 |
| Date and Time of Latest Transaction | 20090717013906.0 |
| General Information | 030101s us 000 eng |
| Language Code | eng |
| Local Call Number | LG993.5 1994 L4 C83 |
| Main Entry - Personal Name | Cua, Roland G., 1968- |
| Title Statement | A survey on the use patterns and information needs of the users of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF)-Asian Library / Roland G. Cua |
| Physical Description | [35] leaves |
| General Note | [LS-199 Undergraduate Thesis] (B.L.S.)--University of the Philippines, Diliman |
| | Typescript |
| | Vita |
| Summary, Etc. | All in all the RMAF-Adian Library staff received a high approval rating in meeting the information needs of the clientele |
| | Majority of the users of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) - Asian Library are college undergraduate students aged 16 - 20 years old. They are predominantly female |
| | Most (70 percent) of the respondents expressed satisfaction with their personal methods of seeking information |
| | The Asian Library users visit the library on a more or less regular although infrequent basis |
| | The first source to be consulted by most respondents when seeking information is the card catalog, followed by indexes and bibliographies |
| | The forms of information preferred by the respondents are books, followed by organized summaries and articles |
| | The library enjoys a high approval rating. The users feel that the information services offered are satisfactory and their needs are being met. The library staff were characterized as very accommodating and efficient |
| | The most valued information materials in the library are monographs; periodicals and journals; and newspapers and magazines |
| | The respondents indicated their wish for the library to provide for materials in microform. Computerized searching was another service they sought |
| | The respondents' primary motivation for seeking information is for research activity, specifically: to obtain information for term papers, projects and theses |
| | The study employed the descriptive survey method. A structured questionnaire was constructed consisting of twenty five questions divided into five areas namely: demographic, library use, information seeking behavior, information needs and information services. The survey was conducted from March 4 to March 11, 1994. A total of forty respondents were surveyed |
| | This study was undertaken to provide profile of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation - Asian Library's users, identify the various information needs of these users, determine the extent to which these needs are being met, find out users' perceptions regarding library services and identify problems and possible solutions in relation to the library's use and services |
| | Twenty three (57.5 percent) of the respondents enjoyed full access to the information services of the library without borrowing privileges |
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term | Library use studies--Philippines--Manila |
| | Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) Asian Library |
| Location | UP DLS LG993.5 1994 L4 C83 Regular Circulation LS-UNACC 741T |
| Textual Physical Form Designator | Thesis |
