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Knowledge, Practices, And Challenges Of Library Practitioners On Abstracting, David A. Cabonero, Wina B. Dominguez, Judy Ann P. Jandoc, Jeazel S. Tomas
Knowledge, Practices, And Challenges Of Library Practitioners On Abstracting, David A. Cabonero, Wina B. Dominguez, Judy Ann P. Jandoc, Jeazel S. Tomas
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Access is the primary concern of a library thus information retrieval tool like an abstract is as important as the Online Public Access Catalog. Abstracting then plays an important role in improving access to information that is needed by library users. Librarians then perform this task primarily to guide the users in deciding whether an information resource will be consulted or not. The study utilized the descriptive method of research using a survey questionnaire to determine the level of knowledge and practices on the parts and types of abstracts and the challenges on abstracts a document surrogate encountered by library …