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| Describing The Practices, Challenges, Coping Strategies Of Library In-Charge During The Pandemic
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Mark P. Linganay, Cherry A. Gumalang, Genesis B. Naparan, Mark Andrew D. Bacordo, Philip Cris C. Encarnacion, Janus A. Naparan
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Abstract:
Management is one of the essential aspects of every organization. The strength of an organization depends on the management positions. This study investigated the practices, challenges, and coping strategies of the library-in-charge without any background in librarianship during the school year of 2021-2022. The study used a qualitative research design utilizing a transcendental phenomenological approach. Through the purposive sampling method, the researchers selected five (5) participants from five (5) DepEd schools in the Municipality of Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. An in-depth interview of the participants was utilized to gather the data and analyzed using the thematic coding analysis. The study came up with nine (9) emerging themes, namely: Imposing rules, assisting library users, and checking newly arrived materials that explicitly describe their practices in managing the library. Their challenges encountered include Lack of library education and training, financial constraints, and Difficulty in processing library materials. The coping strategies include Developing Interpersonal Relationship to other members in the school community, cultivating positive attitude, and associating new ideas. Although the participants have no background in librarianship, they looked for ways to fulfill their responsibilities better. Thus, teacher-in-charge should undergo further studies, both formal and informal means through seminars and training-workshop related to the librarianship profession to gain basic concepts and theories on LIS and be able to apply them in the daily operation of the school library.
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