00000ctm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217613391784 Buklod 20200613191231.0 m o j ta 040623s2003 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPD-00516570954 DML eng DMLUC LG 995 2003 L4 B35 Balbin, Louise Zamora author. School libraries and elementary education a comparative study of selected local and foreign private school libraries Louise Z. Balbin ; Jackson V. Yang, adviser ; Grace Marie B. Gonzales, reader. Quezon City : Institute of Library and Information Science, University of the Philippines Diliman 2003. xii, 121 leaves 28 cm. Vita. Special Problem (Master of Library and Information Science)--University of the Philippines Diliman October 2003. School libraries are and will always be essential in the education of the young and children must be made to realize this. With the aim of competently supporting the goals of the educational institutions they belong to, school libraries must continuously improve and evolve. How can they better serve students in this technologically-advanced age? What programs and services need to be done or improved for students to realize what wealth these school libraries offer. School libraries all over the world have geared towards computerization. Yet this is only one step towards attaining more efficiency in library operations. This study compares local and foreign private school libraries in the Philippines based on their organization, programs, and services to find out their similarities and differences and how they can learn from each other to improve services. There are three local and three foreign private school libraries in the study. Eleven librarians and a library clerk from the six school libraries were interviewed. In each school, forty percent of the total elementary faculty population who responded to the questionnaire gave suggestions on how to improve their own school libraries. School policies, practices, and economic factors play vital roles in differences found between these school libraries. Although there are some common activities done by local and foreign private school libraries to promote their services and increase use in children. Elementary school libraries Philippines. Private school libraries Philippines. Yang, Jackson V. adviser. Gonzales, Grace Marie B. reader. FI UP UPD DLS LG 995 2003 L4 B35 Thesis