03262nam a22002777a 4500 9975 OCLRC 20260730103758.0 230203t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d OCLRC T 020 2021 0003 Catapang, Maricar V. Preparedness of and demands for library services amidst pandemic: need for relevant operational guidelines in the new normal/ Maricar V. Catapang, Joice Beverlly J. Sinangote, Ace D. Sto. Tomas, and Maria Felisa G. Zaragoza. Parañaque City: Olivarez College, 2021 Undergraduate Thesis The COVID-19 pandemic changed the normal way of living of the people in the world and also affected our libraries. Libraries around the world face a huge challenge to maintain and provide library services to their users. Despite the pandemic. different associations and institutions implemented new operating guidelines with safety protocols and innovative library services in the new normal situation. The purpose of this research is to determine the preparedness of and demands for library services in the face of the pandemic, as well as the demand for appropriate operating guidelines in the new normal. Where library manuals already exist, the research may enhance and improve them based on the responses of the respondents to further support the study, related literature is provided, focusing on the many studies on educational views and highlighting the contrasts and similarities between the studies identified and the researchers. Descriptive-quantitative design to which survey was used and purposive sampling technique under non-probability sample to gather respondents. The total respondents were 128 college students from the college clusters of CCBALTCH, CCASE, and CHRS and with a sample size of 10% from the population of each course department. Mean and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for data analysis. Findings showed that the Olivarez College Library is ready in terms of library preparations in time of the pandemic, component preparedness (safety reminders, library services, library hours, and resources) helps to prioritize the safety of the users and show demands of library services that are needed by the college students in receiving library services in the new normal situation and lastly some minor issues concerns by the group of CCASE students that they encountered in the library now that need to be addressed. It is also stated in one-way ANOVA that there is no significant difference in library preparedness and common issues and concerns perceived by the group of respondents based on department. This study gave awareness to the users of the libraries and gave essential information on health and safety protocols in the new normal way of library services in Olivarez College that concluded this study to reformulate new operational guidelines in the new normal condition. Library preparedness. Library services. New Normal. Operational guidelines. Pandemic. Sinangote, Joice Beverlly J. Sto Thomas, Ace D. Zaragoza, Maria Felisa G. THES T 020 2021 0003 9975 9975 0 0 0 0 LRC GR 2026-07-30 0 T 020 2021 0003 2026-07-30 10:37:58 2026-07-30 THES