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+ +university +library +catalogs +- +OP +AC +into +a +single, +national +bibliographic +databases. +{7} + + + + +All +the +public +universities +will +access +the +resources, +books +and +journals +as +well +as + + +audio-visual +materials +and +CD-ROM +databases +from +a +single +search. +Planning +for +the + + +operational +project +involves +the +integration +of +the +various +types +of +computer +technology, + + +the +universal +intellectual +property +rights, +and +the +methods +of +delivery +service +and + + +suitable +payment +schemes +as +well +as +professional +training. + + + + +4.2 +Journal +Link +is +a +database +of +a +list +of +web +sites +of +science +and +technology +journal + + +publishers +compiled +by +the +library +of +the +Faculty +of +Science, +Chulalongkom +University. + + +Included +in +the +database +is +a +union +list +of +science +and +technology +journals +in +Thai + + +libraries. +Journal +Link +opens +for +the +science +libraries +to +join +its +membership +and +to +be + + +able +to +search +the +database +freely +from +the +Internet. +Members +can +also +update +their +own + + +journal +holdings +through +a +decentralized +network +from +the +Internet +. +This +initiative +is + + +very +useful +for +the +interlibrary +loan +and +for +document +delivery +service. +Resources +from + + +science +journals +can +be +located +and +updated +more +quickly +and +shared +more +widely. + + +Journal +Link's +movement +in +the +future +is +to +offer +the +table +of +content +service, +and + + +members +will +be +able +to +order +full +articles +and +payment +can +be +processed +by +the + + +electronic +process. + + + + +4.3 +The +National +Library +and +the +National +Bibliography. +The +National +Libraiy +of + + +Thailand +is +in +charge +of +national +bibliographic +control. +It +is +by +law +a +depository +library + + +of +all +books +and +journals +published +in +Thailand. +OPAC +searching +is +available +for +service + + +at +the +National +Library +in +Bangkok +and +from +branches +in +the +provinces. +An +awareness +of + + +the +Thai +Internet +resources +has +been +noted, +but +the +movement +into +the +organizing +access + + +to +the +available +web +resources +by +using +the +metadata, +by +the +National +Library +is +still +in + + +an +initial +stage. + + + + +4.4 +International +cooperation. +Indexing +Thai +materials +is +technically +difficult +and + + +costly +for +foreign +libraries. +The +language +barrier, +and +insufficient +reference +tools +for + + +indexing +has +encouraged +a +consortium +of +Southeast +Asian +Studies +librarians +overseas +to + + +seek +for +cooperative +indexing +project +with +Thai +libraries. +A +cooperation +between + + +Technical +Information +Access +Center +(TIAC) +and +the +University +of +Washington +is +one + + +of +the +Thai +indexing +projects +that +is +planned +to +be +operate +as +a +database +using +the +Dublin + + +Core +Metadata +Elements. +(9) +The +database +will +be +a +case +study +of +shared +cataloging +and + + +indexing +by +using +the +expertise +of +the +Thai +librarians, +and +the +technology +provided +by + + +the +U.S. +library. +Users +from +both +parties +can +access +more +information, +faster +and +more + + +accurately. + + + + +5. +Library +education. + + + + + + + + +o + + + + +ERIC + + + + + + + + +The +current +cataloging +courses +offered +by +the +library +and +information +science +schools +in + + +Thailand +do +not +yet +offer +specifically +teaching +in +the +digital +libraries, +metadata +and + + +organization +of +web +resources. +Some +courses +on +information +storage +and +retrieval +cover +the + + +evaluation +methods +of +the +databases +searching +analysis +and +the +issues +on +the +use +of +metadata + + +were +introduced +to +the +students. +The +schools +of +library +and +information +science +at + + +Chulalongkom +University, +Chiang +Mai +University +and +Sukhothai +Thammatirat +Open + + +University +included +a +new +topic +on +metadata +for +cataloging +library +resources. +The +metadata + + +concept +has +also +been +introduced +to +the +Information +Technology +courses +offered +by +the +Asian + + +Institute +of +Technology, +Mahidol +University, +and +Kasetsart +University. + + + + + + + + +6 + + + + + + + + +1/6/00 +9:29 +AM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Metadata +and +trends +of +cataloging +...nference +Programme +and +Proceedings + + + + + + + + +http://www.ifIa.org/IV/ifla65/papers/114-131e.htm + + + + + + + + +6. +Conclusion. + + + + +A +fast +movement +of +the +IT +world +has +caused +the +"On +Site +Libraries" +or +the +"Physical + + +Libraries" +a +so-called +threat +as +to +be +removed +or +replaced +by +the +"Digital +Libraries." +Thai + + +librarians +began +to +feel +the +impact +from +the +changes. +First, +the +new +integrated +library +system + + +forced +librarians +to +learn +new +technology +and +to +become +computer +literate. +Then, +in +the + + +Internet +world, +library +users +began +to +look +for +the +information +they +need +by +browsing +the + + +cyberspace. +People +said +that +" +Digital +Libraries +will +replace +the +paper +libraries", +"nobody + + +needs +to +go +to +the +libraries", +and +"everything +is +accessible +from +homes +via +the +Internet". + + +Ironically, +however, +the +concept +of +metadata +and +digital +libraries +reflected +the +fundamental + + +knowledge +of +librarianship. +Discussion +on +organized +access +to +the +digital +resources + + +emphasizes +the +simplicity, +and +the +interoperability +of +universal +implementation. +The + + +International +library +community +discussed +all +the +topics, +and +many +problems +were +solved. + + +Librarians +can +see +the +new +look +of +libraries +in +the +digital +form. +But, +librarians' +job +is +never + + +changed. +Librarians +must +provide +digital +library +resources, +catalog +them, +and +teach +users +to + + +find +the +right +information +from +the +digital +libraries. + + + + +Endnotes + + + + +1. +The +National +Library +of +Thailand +. +A +Table +for +Cataloging +Thai +Authors. +Bangkok, +N.D. + + + + +2. +Subcommittee +on +the +Academic +Libraries +Cooperation. +A +report +of +the +Cataloging +Working + + +Group +presented +at +the +annual +conference +on +the +Academic +Libraries +Cooperation. +Chiang + + +Mai, +Mae +Jo +University, +1998. +(In +Thai) + + + + +3. +Subcommittee +on +the +Academic +Libraries +Cooperation. +A +report +of +the +Cataloging +Working + + +Group +presented +at +the +annual +conference +on +the +Academic +Libraries +Cooperation. +Chiang + + +Mai, +Mae +Jo +University, +1998. +(In +Thai) + + + + +4. +Technical +Information +Access +Center. +(http://www.tiac.or.thI + + + + +5. +Chulalongkom +University. +Centers +for +the +Academic +Resources. +A +draft +plan +for +library +and + + +information +policy +for +the +implementation +of +Chulalongkom +University +Plan +for +Year +2000. + + +Bangkok, +1999. +(An +interview). + + + + +6. +A +Thai +translation +of +the +Dublin +Core +15 +Elements +(http://www.tiac.or.th) + + + + +7. +Subcommittee +on +the +Academic +Libraries +Cooperation. +A +report +from + + +the +annual +conference +on +the +Academic +Libraries +Cooperation. +Chiang +Mai, + + + + +Mae +Jo +University, +1998. +(In +Thai). + + + + +8. +Chulalongkom +University. +Faculty +of +Science +Library. +Journal +Link + + +(http://'www.sc.chula.ac.thl + + + + +9. +An +agreement +in +process +for +approval +by +the +University +of +Washington +and +Technical + + +Information +Access +Center. +1999. + + + + + + + + +Latest +Revision: +July +8. +1999. +Copyright +© +1995-1999 + + + + +International +Federation +of +Library +Associations +and +Institutions + + + + +www.ifla.org + + + + + + + + +ERIC + + + + + + + + +V +Ui +\J + + + + + + + + +1 + + + + + + + + +1/6/00 +9:29 +AM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +U.S. +Department +of +Education + + + + +Office +of +Educational +Research +and 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