Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study the use of information of monk students in Mahamakut Buddhist University in terms of their objectives, sources, formats, subjects, languages and problems in their use of information. The research results revealed that monk students in Mahamakut Buddhist University use information with the objectives of writing theses and reports, updating themselves with current news and new knowledge, performing religious affairs in their intern graduate year and providing community services at a high level. The source of information used at a high level and the highest mean score was the Central Library of Mahamakut Buddhist University. The criterion in choosing the information sources at a high level and the highest mean score was accuracy. The information format used at a high level and received the highest mean score was textbooks. As for the subjects, history of Buddhism achieved a high level and the highest mean score. Thai language was used at a high level and the highest mean score. As for problems in using the information, inconvenience in sharing the access to the use of the information sources with laymen gained a high level and the highest mean score because of their status as Buddhist monks. The analysis of variance was use to investigate the significant difference of information use of undergraduate monk students and graduate monk students in terms of information use objectives, sources, formats, subjects, languages and problems of information use. The result showed that the majority had no significant difference