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Enhancing Library Journal Access in Thailand: Insights and Developments

This report highlights seven years of service by TIAC, providing insights into library journals and e-journal access in Thailand. With an income of Baht 400,000, a total of 9,990 articles were printed. It discusses the availability of 2,000 Thai journals and the decline in article orders from BL due to increased subscriptions. The report emphasizes the importance of library networking and potential new members from various types of libraries. The necessity of balancing cost vs. benefits, along with future recommendations for improving journal access, is also addressed.

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Enhancing Library Journal Access in Thailand: Insights and Developments

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    1. Journallink today by TIAC 24 August 2007 @Kasetsart University

    2. www.journallink.or.th

    3. 2007 Report 83 from total 206 members 2000 2007 = 7 years of service Baht 400,000 income 9,990 articles printed Working meetings very few Total journals Total staff 5 part-time

    4. Addition ArticleLink STKC 1 search 4+ databases www.stkc.go.th www.thairesearch.in.th

    5. Full-text e-journals vs. JL ScienceDirect 2493 titles Full-text /non (1816/677) 515 SD journals available from JL 17,000 titles in JL (2,000 titles Thai included) 15,485 titles in JL not available from SD

    6. BL vs. JL TIAC article order from BL declined since 2000 Because of current subscription to full-text e-journals by libraries Increased use from JL

    7. Potential new members National libraries Special libraries Public libraries School libraries Thai SCI database

    8. FYI More valuable use can be added to journals housed in Thai libraries New subscribers to e-journals may not need the whole databases Back issues are available from JL JL and OpenSource for possible links with D Space models of institutional repositories

    9. Cost vs Benefit Prior investment by NSTDA and TRF Current investment (budget) from NSTDA Any business profit Any social benefit ? Any morale ? Thai research initiative

    10. Librarian Networking Strong but powerful ? Broad enough to cover the whole country JL may be the first network of all types of libraries A few journals with incomplete holdings can share

    11. Shall we move on ?

    12. Thanks Thailand Research Funds Chulalongkorn University Kasetsart University STKC @ MOST Thai Library Association in advance for TLA articles JL Families from Chula and all of us

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