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

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

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.

[Cancelled] Public Talk: Roles for information professionals in the fake news era

[Cancelled] Public Talk: Roles for information professionals in the fake news era

***Due to concerns about the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, the public talk on “Roles for information professional in the fake new era” on March 6, 2020 by Dr.Heidi Julien has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your interest.***

The Department of Library Science, Faculty of Arts in collaboration with the Information Landscape Research Unit will host a public talk by Dr.Heidi Julien, Professor of Information Science at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York. As a renown expert on digital literacy and information behavior, Dr.Julien is giving a talk on “Roles for information professionals in the fake news era” on Friday March 6, 2020 at Boromrajakumari Building Room 501. For reservation, please visit http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/libsci/events/fakenewstalk2020/.

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.