Solutions on Purchasing Library Books of the Faculty members of Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University

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Chonapat Kraisorn

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This research aims to investigate the problems of purchasing library books by faculty members of Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University and find solutions to the problems. The sample group in this research was 287 lecturers from 6 different faculties. The questionnaire was used to collect data. The data collected was analyzed by descriptive analysis and standard deviation (S.D). The study found that the respondents were male teachers, aged 31-40 years old, with a master's degree and 5-10 years of teaching experience. All of them experienced purchasing books for a library. 96.2% of the respondents experienced purchasing books for their programme by informing faculty librarians but never recommended any books to library staff or librarians. 84.6% used to recommend a list of books during book fairs, but 96.5% never recommended a list of books on the library website. The problems on purchasing books for a library by faculty members of Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University was at a moderate level.

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Kraisorn, C. . (2021). Solutions on Purchasing Library Books of the Faculty members of Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University. Humanity and Social Science Journal, Ubon Ratchathani University, 12(1), 200–214. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/human_ubu/article/view/250132
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บทความวิจัย (Research paper)

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