การใช้สารนิเทศของบุคลากรด้านการจัดการคุณภาพน้ำในหน่วยงานราชการและรัฐวิสาหกิจ / วิไลรัตน์ เต็งวัฒนโชติ = Information uses of water quality management personnel in government agencies and state enterprises / Wilairat Taengvattanachote
Studies information uses of water quality management personnel in government agencies and state enterprises. It also examines various aspects of information : objectives, substances, pattern, languages, age of information and information sources. In addition, the study will compile problems deriving from the use of information by the water quality management personnel. The findings of this research will be used by the libraries concerned to prepare guidelines for the personnel in this field. Formal method for this study is sampling survey. 152 questionnaires were distributed to the target groups, which comprise scientists, medical scientists, and environmental personnel/health care personnel, from 6 government agencies and state enterprises. 139 questionnaires (91.44% of total) have been returned. The results from the research reveal that most of the water quality management personnel use information to carry out their work. The information required is related to the water quality analysis, water quality standards and criteria. The information came from printed materials of 1 to 3 years old and from electronic media of less than 1 year old, both of which exist in Thai and English. As for the sources of information, the study has made it clear that institutional information sources and personal information sources constitute the main source of information. Regarding the problems deriving from the use of information by the water quality management personnel, the study has made known that the problems about information, sources of information and information users are at the medium level.