Qualitative analysis of the Institute of Library and Information Science theses abstracts

This study analyzed the technical and substantial qualities of the University of the Philippines Institute of Library and Information Science (UPILIS) theses abstracts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Taduran, Richard Jonathan O. (Author)
Other Authors:	Faderon, Rosalie B. (adviser.), Castillo, Africa R. (reader.)
Resource Type:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Quezon City School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman 2005.
Subjects:	Dissertations, Academic > Philippines > Quezon City > Abstracts. Qualitative research > Philippines > Quezon City. Library science > Research > Philippines > Quezon City.

Description
Summary:	This study analyzed the technical and substantial qualities of the University of the Philippines Institute of Library and Information Science (UPILIS) theses abstracts. Findings reveal that most of them are indicative, either technically good or fair, and substantially fair. Common errors came out as redundancy, erroneous grammar, and incoherence, being too lengthy, unclear, and substantial, and lacking information. The relation of the technical quality varies with the students' age, sex and degree and also with the theses' year of submission and numbers of pages while the relations of the substantial quality turned to be insignificant due to most of them are fairly written. The results attribute to the lack of theoretical courses offered and insufficient time allotted to teaching abstracting. Recommendations include the separation of abstracting to indexing, the integration of philosophy in LIS matters, the revision of the UPILIS thesis manual, and the implementation of a subsequent study in 2010.
Item Description:	Vita.
Physical Description:	xv, [84] leaves