Self introduction 9th CO-EXIST-SEA Seminar Tokyo, Japan 26-29 February, 2008 Organized by Japan Science and Technology Agency ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nares Chamboonrot, Director Nalinee Wongtanachai, Librarian Research Information Center National Research Council of Thailand -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Self introduction • National Research Council of Thailand : NRCT Internally reformed in 2006 to 9 divisions: – Research Policy and Strategy – International Affairs – Research Information and Data Management [Research Information Center] – Research Project and Coordination – Research Results Management – Research System Standardization – Academics (new) – Economic and Peace Creation (new) – General Administration 9th CO-EXIST-SEA Seminar, Tokyo
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Self introduction • Code for research disciplines of Thai Research Council – – – – – – – – – – – –
01 Physical Science and Mathematics 02 Medical Science 03 Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science 04 Agriculture and Biology 05 Engineering and Industrial Research 06 Philosophy 07 Law 08 Political Science and Public Administration 09 Economics 10 Sociology 11 Information Technology and Communication Science 12 Education
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Self introduction Thai government organization ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cabinet – Prime Minister > Ministry - Minister - Permanent Secretary > Department – Director/Secretary General > Division - Director > Section – Head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Some departments are independent and report directly to Prime Minister. 9th CO-EXIST-SEA Seminar, Tokyo
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Self introduction • NRCT is an independent department found in 1959. – Headed by Secretary General – Under the Board for National Research Council – Report to Prime Minister, the Chairman of Research Council
• RIC is a division in NRCT.
PM
– Headed by Director NRC Board
NRCT RIC 9th CO-EXIST-SEA Seminar, Tokyo
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC Country center for research data and information • Thai or Thailand only.
– Researcher Database • Archive only metadata. • Thai researcher database – registered researcher – non-registered researcher – CV data
– Research Project database • • • • •
Survey every fiscal year Project name in Thai and English Research organization Researchers in project Objective, research type, budget,…
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Research Library • Archive only research reports as reference. – Bibliography with abstract available on internet » www.riclib.nrct.go.th – Books: » Reports: 52,700 titles » Theses: 127,099 titles » Research journals: 560 titles (printed in Thailand) » Research proceedings started – Research and review articles started – TicTOCs by April 2008
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Research Information Development • Research information acquisition – Search and index for Conference and Seminar only that call for research paper. A staff may attend to collect paper and researcher data, or only request to organizer for research paper. » www.riclib.nrct.go.th/2008con/homepage.htm – Will search and index for research organization on internet by: » Research forum as grouped by NRCT 12 disciplines » URL of research e-journal and news » Library and information URL for research
• Research journal and article acquisition – New journal is searched and acquired by research library – New journal is classified as research journal or dropped. » Articles are classified as research, review or dropped » First two criterias are peer-reviewed and bibliography » Other criteria is being coded 9th CO-EXIST-SEA Seminar, Tokyo
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Research Information Development (con.) • Digital library – NRCT wants digital library for open access. – Due to copyright, only NRCT funded research reports (book) will be available. – 1,200 reports approx. are in hardcopy and will be scanned to pdf. – Expect that X00 new reports per year will be available in softcopy and put on-line for open access. – NRCT research journal has been available for open access. All full-text articles can be downloaded. » http://www.riclib.nrct.go.th/ejournal/nrctjour.html
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Research Information Development (con.) • TicTOCs – TicTOCs is ticked articles in table of contents of research journal. – TicTOCs will be the source to update for all new research articles. – Only new research journal printed in Thailand will be posted » With ticked titles of research or review articles and authors – Full-text articles will be searched and collected to library – Other articles will be scanned to pdf or compact pdf.
• Research article database – New research article database will also be developed for » Research library » Research information purpose. – Full-text will be available in library only because of copyright – Bibliography will be on internet. – Research journal backlog will be processed.
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Information Dissemination of FY2008 • Research project survey of FY2007 package www.riclib.nrct.go.th/download512/homepage.htm (July 2008) – This package is one fiscal year-window of research projects around the country based on NRCT 12 research disciplines. The package contains: » list of researchers and id. » list of research project titles in Thai and English with organizations, researcher names and duration in pdf and XML format » List of organizations and quantity of project » one B-size eBook of 150 pages approx. for analysis in table and graph » One complete intro file in pdf for the beginner
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Information Dissemination of FY2008 (con.) • Research database package www.riclib.nrct.go.th/download513/homepage.htm (July 2008) – Data in researcher and project database are packed to pdf and XML for dissemination and off-line search. » » » »
export data once a year researchers registered researchers research projects
71,382 (Jan 2008) 22,449 102,494
– Based on 12 research disciplines, the package contains: » list of researcher id. » researcher summary data in pdf and XML » list of research project titles in Thai and English with organization, researcher names and duration in pdf and XML » One eBook of 30 pages approx.for analysis in table and graph
– Schedule to export FY2008 package by March 9th CO-EXIST-SEA Seminar, Tokyo
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Information Dissemination of FY2008 (con.) • Samples of content in package: Research database package – Researcher
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Information Dissemination of FY2008 (con.) • Samples in package: Research database package – Research project
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Information Dissemination of FY2008 (con.) • Research bibliography database package www.riclib.nrct.go.th/download511/homepage.htm (July 2008) – Research bibliography database is exported once a year. Subject heading and keyword are mixed and sorted, then packed with bibliography. The output is pdf eBooks and XML. – The package will contain: » Bibliography pdf eBook - 800 pages per ebook, total 60 ebooks approx. - One pdf content page for link to all ebooks » Bibliography XML files - One file for one eBook - One pdf content page for link to all ebooks » One index book for all sorted subject headings and keywords
– Schedule to export FY2008 package by April
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Information Dissemination of FY2008 (con.) • Samples in package: Research bibliography database package
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Information Dissemination of FY2008 (con.) • Samples in package: Research bibliography database package
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Self introduction • Mission of RIC (con.) – Information Dissemination (con.) • Conference in 2008 – Only conference that calls for research paper. www.riclib.nrct.go.th/2008con/homepage.htm
• TicTOCs – TBD
• Digital library – TBD
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