Library

Library History

The Office of Academic Resource and Information Technology had set up the following structure which integrates the Office of Academic Resource and Information Technology Resource. It was issued in a Royal Decree announcement on November 28th, 2006.

The Office of Academic Resource

The Office of Academic Resource has the same authority as a faculty that takes responsibility for the support of studying, teaching and research in order to be at international standards. Main duties of the Office of Academic Resource are to provide, develop, produce and set the quality media systems which match with the needs of the user.

The Office of Academic Resource was established on September 30th, 1993 and was supported by a 43 million baht foundation in name of Central Library (Hoh Samud Klang). This building, finished on September 5th, 1996 has got five stories and a total area is 8,000 square meters.

In the first period, during the building had been being built, the secretary office, the educational technology centre and Rajamangala periscope centre were located in The President Office of Rajamangala University of Technology, Thanyaburi and the central library was temporarily located in the library of faculty of Engineering. The target in the first period of operating of central library focused on book correction for teachers and students.

On July 6th, 1996, the Office of Academic Resource did opening ceremony and developed everything in order to make good service. In 1997, the Office of Academic Resource began to give service and provided book, source of searching and educational media. It was developed in 1998 and finished in 1999. Now it is ready to serve you completely.

In order to be effective operation, the Office of Academic Resource changed the structure of central library following the current situation by changing central library to be Rajamangala periscope centre. The educational technology and secretary were divided to be 5 groups- information service department, information analyzing and development, fine art department, educational media producing and general administration.

The Office of Academic Resource has set target and vision to correct the knowledge and provide knowledge to all teachers, students and general people and support the self-access long-life learning which lead to the Thai strongest and most effective man power.

The mission is as following:

Producing, developing and providing media learning to respond user.
Developing segmentations in order to be in international standard continually.
Using technology in order to help user being able to access educational sources quickly and conveniently.
Developing the Office of Academic Resource in order to be centre of searching, researching, and self-access learning for RMUTT teachers, students and general people.
Producing education media and developing distant learning with satellite system.
Correcting and propagating the RMUTT honor history and producing useful researching to developing the Office of Academic Resource program.

Activities and Services at the Library

RMUTT Library

Library of Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi locates in the center of the campus, near the Rajamangala Hall. Library of RMUTT is not just a place of books, but also provides convenience, entertainment and high technology for you.

With a move towards knowledge-based new technologies and economies, there is an increasing need to expand the learning capacity of both the young and old. Besides infrastructure, library building will continually support and build upon this foundation with better facilities, services and programmes. It is our wish that no one be left behind in the new technological and economic world. Through the various facilities and programmes are available for you, we want the library to remain relevant to you in your quest for knowledge and ultimately and success.

Our services are as follows:

Edutainment Zone
IT Zone
Multimedia Incubator
Conference
Peaceful Room (Buddhism BQ)
Discussion Room
Media Production Practices
Photocopying

Service Hours and Book Circulation

Open Hours

Monday – Friday 8.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday 8.30 a.m. – 09.00 p.m.

Borrowing Time Period

Bachelor’s Degree students	7 books/10 days
Master’s Degree students	10 books/1 month
Instructors	10 books/1 semester
Staff	10 books/10 days
RMUTT alumni	2 books/10 days
General public	2 books/10 days

Fines and Fees for overdue books : 3 Baht/per book/per day

How to become a library member?

The documents that you should have when you will apply for library membership are an application form and the following pieces of identification:

1. Students – ID student cards or other relevant documents
2. RMUTT staff – RMUTT official card or career certification from the university and your citizen’s ID card
3. Thais – citizen’s ID card and registration. RMUTT alumni – citizen ID card and home registration

Application Processes

1. Submit to a librarian in the book circulation section your completely filled application form and important relevant documents.
2. Finally, you are required to take a photograph and scan your fingerprint.

How to extend a membership?

1. In the event you would like to extend your membership to the central library and you are a student, you are required to declare a course registration paper and an ID student card at begining of each semester to the front desk librarian at book circulation.
2. If you are a RMUTT official member, you are not required to extend your membership. It is expires after your retirement or unemployment from the workplace.
3. In case of you are a common member, you are required to extend your membership every year. The important documents are also needed and submitted at front desk librarian at book circulation.

Library rules

1. Declaring ID student card or official card when you are facilitated by RMUTT library resources and services.
2. You are required to wear your uniform with proper trousers and skirts. Moreover, shoes such as slippers are not allowd in the library.
3. Smoking in the library or anywhere on the campus is not allowed.
4. Damaging or destroying RMUTT library resources and material including theft…walking out without checking them out is illegal.

For more information contact at Library line Tel. 0-2549-3636

Library may close, if necessary, with an advanced notice not less than 3 days, or close immediately to secure the library without advanced notice.

Wi-Fi Service

For those who have their own computers or laptops, please contact officers at the Information for the internet access.

Service Zone

1st Floor

– Information
– Circulation Service
– Membership Card Registration
– IT Zone (Computers with internet access and Printer)
– Book Searching Service
– Rajamangala Mini-Theater (50 seats)
– Newspapers, magazines, journals, brochures, and etc.

2nd Floor

– Specific Books
Category M Music
Category N Fine Arts
Category P Languages and Literatures
Category TT Crafts
Category TX Foods
– Edutainment Zone
– Audio – visual Materials Circulation Service
– Book Searching Service
– Language Center
– Help Service
– Photocopier
– Office of General Information Resource Development

3rd Floor

– Notebook Zone
– Book Category Q- Z
– Help Service
– Book Searching Service
– Discussion Rooms 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6
– Database and Research Searching Service