IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd edition, now available in Thai

A child is reading a book in a library.

Dr. Wachiraporn Klungthanaboon collaborated with other LIS faculty members around the country translate the IFLA School Library Guidelines (2nd edition) into Thai. This collaborative translation project was kindly supervised by Prof. Dr. Diljit Singh, Prof. Dr. Chutima Sacchanand, and Dr. Prachak Wattananusit, with the support of the Thai Library Association.

The original English guidelines have been translated into more than 20 languages and are available at https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/9512

New work: Work centered classification as communication

New work: Work centered classification as communication

The new article published in Knowledge Organization entitled “Work centered classification as communication: Representing a central bank’s missions with the library classification” co-authored by Songphan Choemprayong, our faculty member and department chair, and Chiraporn Siridhorn from the Bank of Thailand Learning Center reports the application of service design approach and methods in revising library services to serve the needs of internal users as well as the public. The paper highlights the development of the new BOT classification which was an effort to improve the existing services from multiple points of view, including user support and access service, space and facility management, staff workflow, and public communication and education.

Contribution to Professor Suthilak Amphanwong Endowment Fund

Contribution to Professor Suthilak Amphanwong Endowment Fund

On Thursday 23 January 2020, Suraphong Amphanwong, MD visited the Department of Library Science to contribute to Professor Suthilak Amphanwong Endowment Fund as a part of his annual contribution. In this occasion, Assistant Professor Dungkamon Na Pompetch, associate dean of Faculty of Arts, Assistant Professor Dr.Songphan Choemprayong, department chair, and faculty members were present to welcome his visit.

New deadline for 2019 GPIS general admissions

New deadline for 2019 GPIS general admissions

The deadline of application submission for GPIS admissions has been extended to May 31, 2019. If you would like to apply to either MA or PhD program in Information Studies, please visit GPIS General Admissions – Application Form. Please note that all required documents must be received by the admission office by May 31, 2019. If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact or call +66-2218-4817 (only applicable during 9.00am – 5.00pm (Bangkok time) on weekdays).