(21 Oct 2025) This post describes the oldest example of Thai script printed in Europe, dating back to around 1700. It recounts the early formal relations between Great Britain and Thailand (then Siam) starting in 1612, including diplomatic exchanges such as the 1684 embassy from Ayutthaya (the Siamese capital) to France via Great Britain. During…
As little is known about the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in Thailand, this article uses semi-structured interviews with twelve Chulalongkorn University members to shed light on the subject. The interviews reveal a variety of themes related to GenAI, which the article then discusses in relation to academic libraries’ services. By Lukas Tschopp*…
(22 Jan 2025) A new issue of the SEALG Newsletter (January 2025) has been published and is now available online. In this issue, SEALG Annual Meeting, Frankfurt am Main 2024 The Southeast Asia Digital Library: Collaboration as Sustainability Highlighting a Multi-faceted Adventurous Journey to South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Taiwan in 2023:…
(22 Dec 2024) A deepening crisis of academic fraud in Indonesian and Thai universities has revealed professors and lecturers paying for publications in predatory journals. In Indonesia, eleven professors at Lambung Mangkurat University lost their titles after failing to meet publication requirements and bribing evaluation team members. The scandal extends beyond ULM, with experts suggesting…
The Charleston Conference—a leading forum for librarians, publishers, and vendors—announces a new event, Charleston Conference Asia, taking place January 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. (14 Oct 2024) Nonprofit organization Annual Reviews is pleased to announce the inaugural Charleston Conference Asia. This three-day gathering will bring together librarians, publishers, and vendors to discuss regional and global…
(4 July 2024) Thailand’s student dropout rates in 2023 have exceeded 1 million due to a deteriorating society, political turmoil, and economic downturn. Parents are removing their children from the education system. EEF data reveals that approximately 1,025,514 students dropped out, marking a twofold increase compared to previous years. The causes extend beyond poverty, with…
(5 Apr 2024) Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) and ACS Publications have signed a new read and publish agreement, effective through December 2026. The agreement provides researchers and students from 78 institutions across Thailand with full reading access to ACS’ portfolio of more than 60 hybrid journals. Affiliated submitting corresponding authors from…
(18 Mar 2024) Thailand’s national soft power sub-committee on books will propose to the government the establishment of ‘the Book Institute’ and ‘One Province, One Landmark Library’. The news in full is here.
(4 Mar 2024) In a move to advance open access publishing and increase the visibility of research from partner countries, the EIFL has updated its list of journals available for publication by corresponding authors. Through negotiated agreements with publishers, EIFL enables corresponding authors from 37 partner countries to publish their research in open access journals either for free…
(29 Jan 2024) Researchers at Mahidol University in Thailand will be supported to publish open access (OA) journal articles through a new ‘read & publish’ partnership with Taylor & Francis. The three-year deal is Taylor & Francis’ first transformative agreement in Southeast Asia. Corresponding authors at the leading Thai university can now choose to publish…