Using environmental education to manage light in the 50th anniversary Chalermprakiat Public Libraries under the Supervision of the Phuket Administrative Organization.
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to evaluate the level of light intensity in four public
libraries based on the standard of light intensity, 2) to develop the training workshop guidelines for
the readers, and 3) to study the level of efficiency of the manuals and the readers satisfaction with the
guidelines. Regarding the environmental study, the researcher measured the level of light intensity at the
four Chalermprakiat Libraries using the Model 401025 Digital Light Meter, as well as using
questionnaires and interviewing librarians and people who were using library services at the four
libraries. Each library was measured three times in May 2010. Four points in each library were
measured: a librarian office, reading rooms ( reading tables), book shelves, and computer rooms.
The researcher measured the light intensity in the libraries at 2 different periods of time per day:
10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m., and 3.00p.m to 4.00 p.m. The level of light intensity in the librarian offices
in the public libraries was found to be in the standard of CIE( 300-750 lux), except the librarian office
of the Kathu Library (300 lux). The level of light intensity in the reading rooms of the Muang
District, Thalang, and Austra- Phuket libraries was found to be higher than the standard light intensity
of CIE (750 lux), while the level of light intensity at the Kathu library was found to be lower than the
standard (300 lux). The level of light intensity at the book shelves of the Muang District, and
Thalang libraries was found to be higher than the standard light intensity of CIE while the level of
light intensity at the Kathu library was found to be lower than the standard. However, the level of
light intensity at the book shelves of the Austra- Phuket library was found to be in the standard of
CIE. In terms of computer rooms, it was found that the level of light intensity in the computer rooms
of the Muang District, and Thalang libraries was found to be higher than the standard light intensity
of CIE(750 lux), while the level of light intensity at the Kathu library was found to be lower than the
standard(300 lux). The level of light intensity at the computer room of the Austra- Phuket library
was found to be in the standard of CIE. From the environmental education aspect, the researcher developed the guidelines to train 30 people who were using the four library services. The statistics used to analyse the collected data included percentage, arithmetic means, and t-test. The results of the study were that the guidelines were efficient because the people level of understanding, awareness, and attitudes about light intensity turned out to be very high after using the guidebooks.