Lessons Learned from the End: The Case Study of SAC’s Research Database at the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre

Authors

  • Sittisak Rungcharoensuksri Office of Academic Affairs and Information, The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC).
  • Wachiraporn Klungthanaboon Department of Library Science Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jiskku.2021.11

Keywords:

Digital curation, Metadata, Databases, Institutional repositories

Abstract

This article describes awareness and experiences of lessons learned from the design and development of the database of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (SAC) Anthropology Research Centre.  The paper is divided into 4 parts.  Part one provides the historical background and management of the SAC and its database development.  Part 2 points out the problems encountered while conducting survey and registering research documents for its database development.  Part 3 describes requirements and concepts for designing the database.  Part 4 analyzes and discusses the problems and provides recommendations for solving them. 

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Published

2021-02-19

How to Cite

Rungcharoensuksri, S., & Klungthanaboon, W. (2021). Lessons Learned from the End: The Case Study of SAC’s Research Database at the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. Journal of Information Science Research and Practice, 39(2), 74–91. https://doi.org/10.14456/jiskku.2021.11

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Academic Article