National Library of Thailand Journal

Development of the Faculty of Humanities Library, Ramkhamhaeng University

2025-10-21T11:45:33+07:00

The Faculty of Humanities Library at Ramkhamhaeng University is a specialized library with content in humanities that serves students and personnel of the Faculty of Humanities at Ramkhamhaeng University, as well as external visitors. The development of the Faculty of Humanities Library has received cooperation from both internal and external personnel, from physical library improvements, to organizing reading promotion activities and operations using information technology to ensure that the library has a service context that aligns with current situations. The library continues to develop continuously to be a place where all students and personnel in the Faculty of Humanities can use the services for both research and leisure.

The Offering Human Book Services grounded in the Principles of Data Curation

2025-10-22T11:29:43+07:00

Human Library, an innovative model of knowledge service that originated in Denmark in 2000 and has since proliferated to 8 5 countries globally. This concept represents a transformative approach to traditional libraries by utilizing "Human Books" or individuals possessing unique experiences and expertise, to convey their narratives directly to users. In Thailand, various initiatives exemplify this model, including the "Jib-ga-fae..." activity at Suan Dusit University, the “Living Books” initiative at Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, and the "Human Library" program at Museum Siam. Services may be delivered through face-to-face interactions, video recordings for dissemination, or online meetings via teleconferencing platforms. The management of human book data should adhere to principles of data maintenance, encompassing the establishment of a conceptualize, data collection, cataloging, ingesting, security, using and reusing, and maintenance, all aimed at optimizing user benefits.

Information Services Perception Among University Library Users with Open Distance Learning Programs

2025-06-05T16:00:25+07:00

The purpose of this research is to investigate information services perception among university library users offering distance learning programs. The study population comprised 390 higher education students from 6 universities with the distance learning programs. A questionnaire covering five aspects was employed as the research instrument, examining: 1) purpose of information services perception 2) online information services 3) tools and facilities 4) information services at the library location 5) channels of information services perception. The findings revealed that users demonstrated an overall high level of information services perception ( = 3.75). When examining individual dimensions, the highest average was found in the purpose of information services perception, which registered at a high level ( = 4.09). This was followed by online information services ( = 3.09) and tools and facilities at high level ( = 3.89) respectively.

Status and Problems of Writing Official Letters Among Supporting Staff at the Faculty of Science, Naresuan University

2025-08-13T10:00:35+07:00

The objectives of this research were to investigate the problems related to the writing of official letters and to develop an electronic book on the topic of official letter writing, as well as to evaluate the satisfaction with the electronic book. The target population consisted of 36 administrative support staff from the Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires and tests. Descriptive statistics were employed for data analysis, including minimum, maximum, percentage, population arithmetic mean, population standard deviation and arithmetic mean of the population differences. The findings revealed that the major issues in official letter writing pertained to formatting, content and language use, with the overall severity rated at a moderate level. The use of the electronic book was found to enhance learning outcomes related to official letter writing. Moreover, overall satisfaction with the electronic book was rated at the highest level. It is concluded that the electronic book effectively addressed the identified problems and reduced errors in official letter writing among the participants. Furthermore, the electronic book can be used as a reference to improve future official letter writing.

Art Form of Architecture on the Provincial Coins

2025-07-08T11:38:26+07:00

This research studied the symbols imprinted on 78 Provincial Coins. The research is based on qualitative research methodology by interviewing the relevant designers and staff on the factors in realizing the Provincial Coins, including studying the reduction or addition of symbols on the coins. Research results 1) Provincial Coins: One side of the Provincial Coins, the provincial names and seals. On the other side, there are different symbols. These symbols can be divided into 26 important historical sites, 13 idol sculptures, 6 animal sculptures, 18 natural tourist attractions, 5 traditions and 10 other symbols. 2) All Provincial Coins were created to promote tourism and publicize the uniqueness of each province. And 3) 26 Provincial Coins representing important historical sites and consists of various forms of stupa such as lotus bud-shaped stupa, bell-shaped stupa, castle-shape stupa and old Khmer castle-shaped stupa which was built with stone. The art form of architecture imprinted on the Provincial Coins was mostly modeled after the real sites as follow : Chaiyaphum Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province, Si Saket Province, Chiangmai Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chonburi Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Phrae Province, Maha Sarakham Province, Chiang Rai Province, Surat Thani Province, Bangkok Province, Nan Province, Phetchaburi Province, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Sakon Nakhon Province, Suphanburi Province, Nong Bua Lamphu Province. The sites with additional details are as follow: Sukhothai Province, Buriram Province, Bueng Kan Province, Nong Khai Province, Mae Hong Son Province, Songkhla Province and Nonthaburi Province.

The The Syllable Structural of The Yuan Language in Sikhio District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand

2025-08-27T10:48:10+07:00

There is the objective of this research: To study the syllable structural systems of the Yuan Dialects in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. Documentary Yuan dialect data are derived from key informants, books, documents and texts on the Yuan dialect of word analysis, dialect sound systems and related research works. Then, they are analyzed and summarized in descriptive languages. Results of the research as: there are three patterns: Monosyllabic pattern, Disyllabic pattern, and Polysyllabic pattern.