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order to help the post-graduate students access e-journals either national or
international ones.
The library is not only available at the UT Headquarters. In 1996, UT

provided academic support service such as mini libraries in several Regional

Offices funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) .
The Regional Offices are expected to become the learning resource center
for the students.

They can use the learning facilities such as mini libraries and discuss with

fellow students. Mini libraries provide:
o Printed learning materials (modules),
o Non-printed learning materials (audio-cassette and video), and

0 Recorded radio and TV broadcasts .

Mini libraries at the Regional Offices also have computer facilities that
provide Computer Assisted Instruction (CAl) that have been developed by the

UT academic staff. Unfortunately, this facility is not made use of by the
Regional Offices to attract and supervise the students. This service is worth
developing its sustainability by adding computer facility connected to the

i'nternet network.

Every Regional Office is supported by academic staff and learning facilities
so that the Regional Office is supposed to be able to provide academic

counseling services . Unfortunately, until now there has not been a
comprehensive research on academic counseling services either at the UT

Headquarters or in the Regional Office. In addition , it is still unknown
whether the academic staffs at the Regional Office are able to give academic
counseling or how many students need counseling or attend tutorials. It is

still also unknown whether tutorials work well , or whether the tutors have the

ability and commitment to perform the tutorials , or whether the students

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