Abstract:
To study the use of the Thai periodical index database of Naresuan University undergraduate and graduate students in terms of objectives, frequencies, search strategies, used manuals, subjects, the saving of search results, location and the problems encountered. This survey research was conducted by means of questionnaires by which 540 were collected and 390 were analyzed. The result reveals that most of the students used the Thai periodical index database for report writing. Their frequencies of use was once a month. Most searched by using keywords and used library search manuals provided at the computer terminals. The subject that most students searched was humanities and social sciences area. Most students saved search results by writing from the display and searched the database at the library. The problems encountered at the moderate level were : the lack of search terms manuals, the unmatched search results according to their needs and the inadequacy of library computer terminals