Status : Verified
| Personal Name | Dumlao-Cruz, Ma. Elvirita |
|---|---|
| Resource Title | Revisiting city public libraries: a follow-up study on public city libraries’ services for physically and visually handicapped |
| Date Issued | October 2012 |
| Abstract | Among the four types of libraries, School, Academic, Special and Public libraries, Public libraries are considered to have the mandate to serve the information needs of the whole community. Public libraries as both social and educational institution must be able provide free access to information and make it available to all without prejudice even to society’s marginalized sector including persons with disabilities. Mobilizing public libraries to be agents of literacy and education for nation building should be the concern to create change that will minimize poverty. Equipping public libraries to be suitable for the needs of every member of the community including marginalized disabled persons will enable them to be self sufficient members of the community and the society at large. There have been previous studies conducted to assess the capacity of the Philippine public libraries to cater to the needs of persons with disabilities. In the study conducted by Angala (2001), factors such as facilities, equipment, collections, programs and staff’s ability to attend to the needs of persons with disabilities were evaluated to determine what city public libraries were providing best services. His study was the point of referral of this study which sought to compare the above mentioned factors for the span of ten years covering the years from 2001 to 2010, as well as the public libraries’ current status, factors for improvement, constraints for progress and future plans. Nine of the selected city public libraries included in this study are the city public libraries of Caloocan, Las Piňas, Makati, Manila, Marikina, Paraňaque, Pasay, Pasig, and Quezon City. The researcher used the descriptive method in presenting gathered data from library visits, interview, questionnaires and checklists. The findings of the study showed that there are no much significant improvements in city public libraries’ services to visually and physically handicap for the past ten yea |
| Degree Course | Master of Library and Information Science |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Public libraries; PWDs; Persons with disabilities |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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