Library & Information Services Center (SIIT.TU.)

The Library and Information Services Center provides high quality services, through its collection and access to worldwide information resources, to students, faculty members, and researchers for fulfilling the institute's vision "To be a leading international institute of technology for both teaching/learning and research".

SIIT Library, Rangsit Campus, Ground Floor Map (librsmap.html)

The Library and Information Services Center at Rangsit has a total floor area of 2,518.5 square meters with a seating capacity of 490. A branch library at Sirindhralai Building, SIIT at Bangkadi, has a total floor area of 1,200 square meters with a seating capacity of 180.

SIIT Library Circulation & OPAC, Bangkadi

At present, the SIIT Library (at Rangsit and Bangkadi) has in total 34,700 volumes of publications and 485 titles of periodicals including technical journals, magazines, and newsletters of which 113 titles are current subscriptions. The Library also provides computer facilities for online access to major science and technology databases such as Dissertation Abstracts Online, IEEE, and ScienceDirect, as well as online journals published by various professional societies including American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). SIIT students can also use the interlibrary loan service of the Library to access publications and information sources of libraries from other leading universities in Thailand.

Library Information Services, Rangsit

The following special collections have been developed and maintained since January 1996:

Publications authored by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Publications of SIIT Faculty and Staff Members.

The Library implemented the VTLS integrated library system in July 1995. The On-line Public Access Catalog (OPAC) and the On-line Circulation systems are now in operation.

Library Multimedia and Audio Visual Room

The Library Database contains over 23,000 bibliographical records (in US MARC format) of documents available in the Library. Users can access the library catalog via Internet - VTLS Virtua OPAC (Chameleon iPortal). Author, title, subject and keyword searches can be performed by choosing entries from a series of menus. Boolean combination search is also available.

Bibliographic instruction; familiarize new users with the Library's basic services and collections, and on-line access to various local and international databases.

Book lending.

Interlibrary loans; acquiring photocopies of articles and borrowing books from other libraries.

Reference and information services.

Collecting, repackaging and disseminating information on educational and research programs of the institute.

"Online Book Delivery Request Form" between Bangkadi and Rangsit Campus

Day	At Rangsit	At Bangkadi
During Regular Term (29 Oct. 2009 - 13 Mar. 2010)
Monday - Friday	8:30 - 19:45	8:30 - 16:45
Saturday	9:00 - 16:45	Closed
Sunday	Closed	Closed
During Examination Period (27 February - 13 March 2010)
Monday - Friday	8:30 - 19:45	8:30 - 16:45
Saturday	9:00 - 16:45	Closed
Sunday	9:00 - 16:45	Closed
During Summer Semester
Monday - Friday	8:30 - 16:45	8:30 - 16:45
Saturday - Sunday	Closed	Closed
Official Holidays	Closed	Closed

Periodicals

NON - CIRCULATING

Lending Policy for Circulated Items

Patron	Main Collection Books	Audio Visual (CD, Disk, Cassette, Video, etc.)	Reserved Books (Main-text)	Loan Period
SIIT Faculty and Visiting Faculty Members	10	5	2	1 semester
Faculty members of Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Sciences and Technology, TU	5	3	0	14 days
Staff members, TA/RA	5	3	2	14 days
SIIT Graduate Students	5	3	2	14 days
SIIT Undergraduate Students	5	3	2	7 days

Fine: 10 baht / publication per day

Bangkadi Library

Reserved Publications

Reserved publications are allowed to be checked out after 3:00 pm and must be returned to the Library by 10:00 am the next morning. During 10:00 am to 3:00 pm the reserved publications are loaned for a period of three hours.

Fine: 20 baht per reserved publication per hour

Reference Collection

NON - CIRCULATING

SIIT Archives

NON - CIRCULATING

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Group Study Room, Rangsit

Only students and staff of SIIT, faculty members of SIIT, and faculty members of Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Thammasat University are entitled to make use of the facilities in the Library and Information Services Center.
The Library will issue library cards to users who have registered with the Library. A new card will be reissued in case of loss, but the user has to pay 100 baht per lost card.
Users who are dressed inappropriately would be asked to leave the Library.
Eating, drinking, smoking and noise making are prohibited in the Library.
Only the users with library cards are allowed to check out publications from the Library.
Users who have not returned overdue publications are not allowed to check out any additional publication.
FINES for overdue publications are: 10 baht per item per day for publications from the main collection and 20 baht per item per hour for the reserved publications.
Users are to reimburse for the loss or damage of materials they checked out from the Library.
The Library is not responsible for the loss or damage of any personal items left in the Library.
Users who violate the Library's regulations would be asked to leave the Library and would not be allowed to make use of any Library's facilities.

Head of Library and Information Services Center :

On-Anong Suraniranat

Chief Information Scientist :

Mo Mo Tin

Chief Librarians :

Chotika Praphrutthikul
Siwaraj Rajchabhat

Librarians :

Choosak Thongsard
Kanchana Lonarai
Ornanong Choosuwan
Phataraporn Younpun
Somdangchai Nualskul
Wutthichai Khamsingh

Other Library Staff :

Bourpean Prasertsang
Jaturawit Jamnianpol
Nion Sunanta
Suchat Salee

For more information and comments, please contact :

on-anong@siit.tu.ac.th

Online Contact/Comment Form: "Ask a Librarian"

Updated on 26 February 2010