Acknowledgements

                  We would like to express our deepest and sincere gratitude to IFLA-ALP for sponsoring this project, thus providing us the opportunity to accomplish this work. Special thanks are due to Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) for providing access to a wide range of resources and granting us permission to use its pictures and images. We also greatly appreciate the advice and assistance of many experts in the field of library and information science and would like to thank the research assistants and graphic designers for their valuable contributions to this project.

                  Last but not least, special thanks are due to Prof. Dr. Gary Gorman, Head, School of Information Management,Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and Chair, Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania (RSCAO), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and to Dr. Pensri Guaysuwan, Regional Manager.

                  We would like to thank to Ms. Birgitta Sandell of IFLA-ALP for her kind assistance and helpful information. We are extremely grateful to Professor Khunying Maenmas Chavalit, Thai Library Association Under the Royal Patronage of he Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.