Danish study says, No Facebook means Happier Life

When we evaluate our lives, we are influence by social comparisons. How am I doing compared to my peers? Since social media is a constant flow of great news for other people, we wanted to conduct an experiment where a randomised trial group did not log on to Facebook for one week. We were surprised by the results.

"Instead of focusing on what we actually need, we have an unfortunate tendency to focus on what other people have," the authors of the study wrote. 

Read more of the study at http://www.happinessresearchinstitute.com/

Survey : Readiness of Philippine School/Academic Libraries in K-12 Implementation

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are currently conducting a study on the "Readiness of Philippine School/Academic Libraries in K-12 Implementation: a Cross-Sectional Study". This study is conducted to: 1) measure the readiness of Philippine school/academic libraries in Southern Tagalog Region in terms of provision of collection, facilities, services, human resources, information technology infrastructure and budget; and 2) identify the gap based on the level of compliance vis-à-vis with the Philippine school library standards.Please answer the online survey at :

https://surveyplanet.com/55fd81388535760f146aefae

Results of the study will be presented in the 2015 PLAI National Congress this coming November 2015. Kindly share this message to our colleagues in the region.

Thank you for participating.

Sincerely yours,

Audrey G. Anday
Marcial R. Batiancila
Rosario Augusta A. Villamater