00000ctm a22000003a 4500 UP-99796217612991928 Buklod 20190401104022.0 t gr 000 0 ta 190401s2014 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00397771576 DMC rda eng Austria, Maria Alexandra C. 1993- author Long overdue an investigative study on the state of the Philippine public library system Maria Alexandra C. Austria, Dean Beau Atienza Lozarie ; Rachel Khan, adviser. 2014. x, 61 leaves illustrations text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Vita. Thesis (A.B. Journalism)--University of the Philippines Diliman 2014. Available to the general public. "This thesis examines the state of the Philippine public library system. Repiblic Act 7743, enacted on June 17, 1994, calls for the establishment of public libraries in all of the country's Congressional districts, cities, municipalities, and barangays. To identify whether the goals of the law have been met, this thesis provides case studies of six libraries in the National Capital Region and interviews with government officials involved in the public library system, including the National library of the Philippines. Some cities have been able to successfully implement the law. However, two decades after the enactment of RA 7743, the law is still unevenly applied, and many libraries continue to suffer from problems such as insufficient funding and inefficient local administrative policy." Public libraries--Philippines. Public libraries--Evaluation--Philippines. Lozarie, Dean Beau Atienza author. Khan, Rachel adviser. University of the Philippines. College of Mass Communication. FI UP UPD DMC LG 993.5 2014 M3 A97 Thesis