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Objectives:

  1. To develop and participate in research collaborations in Digital Library & Digital Archives.
  2. To advance DL research in the region

Members are expected to be DL researchers in Taiwan, Singapore & Thailand. However, friends from the Asia-Pacific region are welcome to join us.

DL is construed broadly. We'll make a list of topics members are interested in later.

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Thu, 2009-12-24 20:01 — chriskhoo

Research Group meeting at the 2nd TST Workshop in Thailand

Present at the meeting:
  • Nisachol Chamnongsri (Jang) -- Suranaree U. of Technology; Interests: Metadata and IR, digital library of cultural heritage, palm-leaf manuscript; Email: nisachol@sut.ac.th
  • Witsapat Chaichuay (Golf) -- Silpakorn University; Interests: digital library of cultural heritage, archives; hobbies: bamboo music instrument, dancing; Email:Arm_su3@hotmail.com
  • Somrux Sahapong -- Mahidol U., Medical Library; Interests: medical information and digital library; Email:lissh@mahidol.ac.th
  • Malee Kabmala -- Khon Kaen U.; Interests: DL for local wisdom; Email: Malee_ka@kku.ac.th
  • Noryati Samad (Yati) -- National Library, Singapore; Interests:understanding user needs of digital content; Email: Noryati@nlb.gov.sg
  • Ong Eng Chuan -- National Library, Singapore; Interests: digital library and digital information; Email: Eng_chuan_ong@nlb.gov.sg
  • Kitisak Chanruechai -- Ramathibordi Medical Library,Mahidol U.; Interests: Medical information searching for doctors, IT support for medical library, medical digital library; Email: likcr@mahidol.ac.th
  • Nongram Mueanrit -- Khon Kaen U.; Interests: Usability of digital library, open source DL; Email: nongung@hotmail.com
  • Raju Buddharaju -- Digital Resources & Services, National Library Board, Singapore; Interests: digital libraries, metadata,Dubin Core, Internet preservation,Digital infrastructure, value preservation; Email: Raju_bln@nlb.gov.sg
  • Chris Khoo -- Nanyang Technological University; Interests: medical decision support, medical information, natural language processing, knowledge organization; email:chriskhoo@pmail.ntu.edu.sg

3 collaborative projects were defined, with a commitment to write 5 papers in the next 6 months:   

*Digital library of cultural heritage*
 
Singapore: Photos of people, places, events, Rare books
Users: historians, tourism leaders, people tracing family history, culture enthusiasts
 
Thailand: Palm leaf manuscript, Stone tablets
Intangible assets: performing arts?
Users: historians, philosophers, linguists
 
2 papers
-          Comparison of users, information needs, how the digital library is used
-          Conferences:  ICADL, ECDL, A-LIEP, archives conferences
 
*Metadata for digital library of cultural heritage*
Raju & Neal (Singapore)
Jang (Thai)
1 Conference paper: Dublin core
 
*Evidenced based medicine for nursing*
2 papers
-          Medical information system (Somrux, Kitisak)
-          Clinical decision support system (Chris)
Conferences: IFLA, ICML, medical informatics
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