Developing Research DB in Thailand

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Developing Research DB in Thailand
Chumphol Krootkeaw, Ph.D.
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Research Organizations in THailand
Health System Research Institute
National Science and Technology Development Agency
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National Research Council of Thailand
The Thailand Research Fund
Remark Technical Information Access Center
(TIAC) National Science and Technology Council
(NSTC)
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Thai Research Database http//www.nstda.or.th/gran
ts/
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Language English Thai
NSTDA
HSRI
Info. Retrieval
NRCT
TRF
ThaiReSearch Portal and Search Engine

• DB Contents
• Title
• Researcher
• Institution
• Source of Funds
• Status
• Coverage
• Completed Date
• Abstract

Established since 2001 Data 7,263 records

• Problems
• No party to responsible for updating data
• User Interface is in Thai language

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Tentative Plan of Data Integration
Thailand DBs

• NRCT Journal
• Thailand's Research Information
• Information for Foreign Researchers
• Research Cooperation

• Health Research Library

• TRF's Funds
• Research Information

• DSpace Intellectual Repository

Info. Retrieval
Internet
NSTDA
HSRI
NRCT
TRF
CU
ThaiReSearch Thailand's Research Information
Portal and Search Engine
National Science and Technology Development
Agency NSTDA National Research Council of
Thailand NRCT Health System Research Institute
HSRI The Thailand Research Fund
TRF Chulalongkorn University CU
http//203.185.132.1068082/sansarn-look/
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Thai Research Website
http//www.nstda.or.th/grants/
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Thai Research Search Results
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Thai Theses DB http//thesis.tiac.or.th/
Language English Thai

• DB Contents
• Institute
• Major
• Year
• Author
• Title
• Advisor
• Descriptor
• Language
• Page
• ISBN
• Location

Established since 1989 Data 63,892
records Data source Collected data from 38
Universities/educational Institutions
Problems Outdated of data (Last updated of data
was in 2004)
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Health Research DB http//library.hsri.or.th/en/in
dex.php
Language English Thai

• DB Contents
• ID
• Publish Type
• Title
• Publisher
• Call Number
• Subjects
• Keyword
• Full-text
• Location

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Paper Repository DB http//cuir.car.chula.ac.th
Language Mix

• DB Contents
• Research Reports
• Title
• Other Titles
• Authors
• Author's Email
• Subjects
• Issue Date
• Publisher
• Abstract
• URI
• ISBN
• Image File (.pdf)

• Data source
• Researchers
• Professors/ Instructors
• Students
• Those are the members of CUIR.

• Theses
• Title
• Other Titles
• Authors
• Advisor
• Advisor's Email
• Subjects
• Issue Date
• Publisher
• Abstract
• Other Abstract
• Description
• Degree Name
• Degree Level
• Degree Discipline
• URI
• ISBN
• Image File (.pdf)

Problems System is bilingual type, which allows
users to enter both Thai language and English
Language with no restriction. Therefore some
records in database end up with data Thai
language

• Journal Articles
• Title
• Authors
• Author's Email
• Subjects
• Issue Date
• Publisher
• Citation

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CUIR at Chulalongkorn University
http//cuir.car.chula.ac.th/
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CUIR Search Results
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NRCT Journal DB http//www.riclib.nrct.go.th/ejour
nal/nrctjour_e.html
Language Mix

• DB Contents
• Index
• Image File (.pdf)

Data 71 files Data source National Research
Council of Thailand
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Thai Researcher DB http//203.185.131.13/research/
home.php
Language Thai

• DB Contents
• First name-Last name in Thai
• First name-Last name in English
• Companys Name
• Telephone
• E-mail address
• URL link to Research work
• Expertise area
• Highest Education
• Undergraduate in major
• Graduate (Master) in major
• Graduate (Doctoral) in major
• Research work

• Problems
• No party to responsible for updating data
• User Interface is in Thai language

• Data source
• Student from NSTDA Scholarship
• Student from Office of the Civil Service
  Commission Scholarship (OCSC)
• Student from Japanese Scholarship

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Science Citation Index Researcher List
http//nstc.nstda.or.th/sci/Researcherlist.html
Language English

• DB Contents
• Name
• Institution
• Primary Fields
• Secondary Fields
• SubFields

Data source National Science and Technology
Council (NSTC)

• Problems
• User Interface is in Thai language
• Database contain data only from 1995 2000

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Internet infrastructure situation
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Government Infrastructure Network

• Government Infrastructure Network Project (GIN)
  launched by Thailands MICT.
• To allow affiliates of MICT connect to the
  Internet via TOT and CAT

Cover other 274 organizations at bureau and
ministry levels in Bangkok and surrounding area

• Phase 1 (end of Jan. 2007)

Phase 2 (End of Sep. 2007)
Set up an information and communication Network
for 90 organizations
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University Infrastructure Network UniNET

• To improving database system and teaching via
  Video Conference System (VCS) over Information
  Technology Network.
• Improving staffs skills to utilize the
  Information Technology for the better Education
  system.

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Connect to Japanese Network through JGN2
UNINET Network
Thaisarn Network
STARNet
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Science and Technology Advanced Research Network
(STARNet)
Use GITS to access Internet
Connect to Japanese Network through JGN2 (For
Research network only)
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Suggestion for OADB Implementation
Request HTML
Query XML
Client
Step 1 Thailands database transform data into
XML format and store in OADB.
Step 2 Client sending HTML request message to
search application for data. Then search
application convert the HTML request message to
XML Query.
Step 3 OADB send back the data in XML format to
the search application. Search application will
transform xml format to HTML format and back to
Client.
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Technical Information Access Center TIAC

• Vision
• Leadership in Science and Technology knowledge
  and information service, ST information
  resources management for research and innovation
  for national economic growth and to improve ST
  competitiveness.
• Mission
• To provide world class ST knowledge resources
  to NSTDA community
• To represent organizational repository for NSTDA
  knowledge resources
• To enhance information literacy skill for ST
  community

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TIAC Website
http//www.tiac.or.th/index_tiac1_eng.html
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National Research Council of Thailand NRCT

• Vision
• The NRCT is the brain of country.
• Missions
• To give the government answers to every aspect
  of technical issues, including social and legal
  ones.
• To report on national research status, to shift
  the countrys paradigm leading to best suited to
  global dynamism.
• To formulate and implement national research
  policy and strategies.
• To promote local and international research
  cooperation.
• To promote and facilitate transfer of innovation
  and technology to communal, industrial and
  commercial sectors.
• To deliver technical and research services, and
  to be the national research information center.

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NRCT Website
http//www.nrct.net/eng/
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Health System Research Institute(HSRI) Website
http//library.hsri.or.th/en/index.php?
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The Thailand Research Fund TRF

• TRFs objectives are
• To build up professional researchers and
  strengthen the research community.
• To support research that is significant to
  national development, both for basic research and
  research where results can be used directly.
• To promote the dissemination and use of research
  findings.
• To raise funds for the national research and
  development system.

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TRF Website
http//www.trf.or.th