Challenges in conducting Library Research faced by Senior High School Students of Puerto Galera Academy: Basis for Library Collection Development

The researcher determined the challenges faced by Senior High School students of Puerto Galera Academy in Library Research to see if it can be a basis for library collection development. This research answered the following questions: the demographic profile of the respondents; the level of satisfaction of users with library materials in Puerto Galera Academy in terms of quantity and quality; and the challenges faced by the respondents when it comes to their research. These questions were answered by using the descriptive survey method, specifically purposive sampling knowing that there was a criterion considered. Forty (40) students from the four (4) different strands (GAS, ABM, HUMSS, STEM) in grade 12 of Puerto Galera Academy were randomly selected. Data was collected from the disseminated studyrelated questionnaires, and online applications such as email or messenger were used. The locale/study site was in Puerto Galera Academy, Province of Oriental Mindoro. The data analysis plan was created to find the frequency and percentage distribution, and the Likert scale was present for determining the weighted mean. The research garnered findings that most of the respondents were from the Humanities and Social Sciences. They were satisfied with the library materials in terms of quality and quantity, but the challenges were still evident. These challenges include the library's lack of newly acquired materials that are appropriate to the new curriculum and that there were just a few references that they could use for their research. The findings also showed that most of the challenges that they encountered came from the inadequacy of materials and lack of information literacy. The researcher concluded that the identified challenges needed to be addressed. The best that the school can do is to hire a professional librarian that would help the library to have its collection development, and the students to be information literate in the library. In line with this, the researcher created a collection development plan and a marketing plan as her major final output.