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-====== June 2012: UN Day of Vesak Celebrations  ====== 
-**The great 26 centuries of Buddhism** http://www.undv.org/vesak2012/en/index.php  
  
-**Message The United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations  
-From Supreme Patriarch of Thailand **  
  
-**Vesak Daythe most important day of Buddhism has come again another time of which this year falls on June 4, 2012.\\  This year Vesak is the greatest of all as it is the year of the 26th Buddhist century or 2600 years of the Buddha's Enlightenment,\\ or 2600 years of the existence of Buddhism.\\  +====== May2013 ====== 
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-**Buddhism is the teaching of the Buddha; briefly saying, it is to let us know the truth of life which is about Dukkha or sufferings, the nature of life. Saying in broadview principles, it is the teaching of excluding the wrong doings, performing the good deeds and purifying one's mind. Whenever mentioning by the principles of practices, it is the teaching of moral conduct, meditation and wisdom practices for the result of well-being for many people or for worldwide people. +----
  
-Therefore, in the occasion of the great 26 centuries of Buddhism with the generally organizing of celebrations, I would like to invite the Buddhists to commemorate the Dhammas that the Buddha kindly taught in accordance with the above-mentioning, and persuade oneself to truly study and practice together with the wider dissemination to the world population, for the well-being of humanity for good. Then, this will really be the so-called celebrations of the 26 centuries of Buddhism.  
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-May the power of the three Gem and virtuous merits grant you all prosperities and happiness forever.  
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-===== May 2012: World's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals ===== 
-The Lancet http://www.thelancet.com/ is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals.[1]\\ The Lancet was founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley, an English surgeon who named it after the surgical instrument called a lancet,\\ as well as after the term "lancet arch", a window with a sharp pointed arch, to indicate the "light of wisdom" or "to let in light".\\ It publishes original research articles, review articles ("seminars" and "reviews"), editorials, book reviews, correspondence, as well as news features and case reports.\\ The Lancet has been owned by Elsevier since 1991. As of 1995, the editor-in-chief is Richard Horton. The journal has editorial offices in London, New York, and Beijing.\\ 
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-In the 2010 Journal Citation Reports, The Lancet's impact factor was ranked second among general medical journals, at 33.63, after The New England Journal of Medicine (53.48)\\ 
-The Lancet also has several speciality journals all bearing the parent title:\\ The Lancet Neurology (neurology), The Lancet Oncology (oncology), and The Lancet Infectious Diseases (infectious diseases), all of which publish original research and reviews.\\ These three journals have established significant reputations as important journals in their medical speciality.\\ According to the 2010 Journal Citation Reports by Thomson Reuters, The Lancet Neurology's impact factor is 21.66, The Lancet Oncology 17.76, and The Lancet Infectious Diseases 16.14.[2]\\  There is also an online journal for students entitled The Lancet Student. http://www.thelancetstudent.com/\\  
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- สรุปสถิติการเข้าใช้งานฐานข้อมูลอิเล็กทรอนิกส์เพื่อการสืบค้นของ**__สถาบันบัณฑิตศึกษาจุฬาภรณ์__**\\ ประจำปีงบประมาณ 2554 \\ ในโครงการพัฒนาเครือข่ายห้องสมุดมหาวิทยาลัยไทย (ThaiLIS) \\ (Reference Database Usage Report 2011)  | +{{  :library:services:alert:coronation-9.png  |}} \\ 
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-|  __จัดทำโดย__ \สำนักงานบริหารเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศเพื่อพัฒนาการศึกษา (UniNet) \\ สำนักงานคณะกรรมการการอุดมศึกษา \\ มีนาคม 2555  | +Bhumibol was crowned King of Thailand on **5 May 1950** at the Royal Palace.
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-^ __CGI reference database usage report __ \\ \\   (Nov.2009-May 2010) (Nov.2010-Dec.2011)\\ \\ http://www.thailis.uni.net.th/RDreport.php \\ ^^^^ +
-^ Number ^Database^From web 2010^ From ThaiLis 2011^ +
-|  1  |ABI/INFORM Complete|  61  |  297  | +
-|  2  |ACM Digital Library|  21  |  97  | +
-|  3  |H.W.Wilson|  109  |  180  | +
-|  4  |IEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL)|  533  |  1258  | +
-|  5  |ProQuest Dissertation & Theses|  28  |  1769  | +
-|  6  |SpringerLink - Journal|  711  |  2568  | +
-|  7  |Web of Science|  1213  |  2619  | +
-|  8  |Academic Search Premier|  26  |  143  | +
-|  9  |Education Research Complete|  26  |  57  | +
-|  10  |American Chemical Society Journal (ACS)|  NA  |  4150  | +
-|  11  |Computer&Appplied Sciences Complete|  NA  |  NA  | +
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 +**The 63rd anniversary of the Coronation of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch.**
  
 +Bhumibol was crowned King of Thailand on 5 May 1950 at the Royal Palace in Bangkok where he pledged that he would "reign with righteousness for the benefit and happiness of the Siamese people" ("เราจะครองแผ่นดินโดยธรรม เพื่อประโยชน์สุขแห่งมหาชนชาวสยาม"). Notable elements associated with the coronation included the Bahadrabith Throne beneath the Great White Umbrella of State; and he was presented with the royal regalia and utensils. 
  
-===== March 2012 =====+In 1950 on Coronation Day, Bhumibol's consort was made Queen (Somdej Phra Boromarajini). The date of his coronation is celebrated each 5 May in Thailand as Coronation Day, a public holiday. On 9 June 2006, Bhumibol celebrated his 60th anniversary as the King of Thailand, becoming the longest reigning monarch in Thai history.
  
 +Following the death of his grandmother Queen Savang Vadhana, Bhumibol entered a 15-day monkhood (22 October 1956 – 5 November 1956) at Wat Bowonniwet, as is customary for Buddhist males on the death of elder relatives. During this time, Sirikit was appointed his regent. She was later appointed Queen Regent (Somdej Phra Boromarajininat) in recognition of this.
  
-[[http://www.cgi.ac.th/library/services/ref_db|{{:library:services:alert:journal_collections........png|}}]+Although Bhumibol is sometimes referred to as King Rama IX in English, Thais refer to him as Nai Luang or Phra Chao Yu Hua (ในหลวง or พระเจ้าอยู่หัวboth mean "the King" or "Lord Upon our Heads")He is also called Chao Chiwit ("Lord of Life")Formally, he would be referred to as Phrabat Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua (พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว) or, in legal documents, Phrabat Somdet Phra Paraminthara Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดช), and in English as His Majesty King Bhumibol AdulyadejHe signs his name as ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช ป.(Bhumibol Adulyadej Por Ror; this is the Thai equivalent of Bhumibol Adulyadej R[ex]). 
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-** Chemistry - An Asian Journal**\\ +
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 +===== Royal Ploughing Ceremony, May 13 =====
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-What is “umami “? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami +[{{  :library:services:alert:royal_ploughing_ceremony_2013.jpg?400  |}}] **Two sacred oxen, 'Fah' and 'Sai', are offered food during the Royal Ploughing CeremonyThey ate maize and grass which soothsayers predict will bring a good harvest, abundant food production and plentiful water.** 
- “One Hundred Years since the Discovery of the “Umami” taste from Seaweed Broth by  ProfKikunae Ikeda.\\ In 1908, Prof. Ikeda found that glutamate was essential for a meal to taste good. He isolated it from seaweed brothfound it also in asparagustomatocheese, and meatsynthesized it\\ by hydrolysis of wheat gluten, and developed into a food additive like sugarsalt, and vinegar. His primary intention was to improve nutrition with the aid of chemistry.”\\  +<blockquote>**__ROYAL PLOUGHING CEREMONY 2013 : Seers predict good harvest__** Traditional soothsayers are predicting good harvests and plentiful water for the year ahead after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony at Sanam Luang yesterdayPeople scramble over barriers and rush to pick up sacred rice seeds strewn on the groundThe seeds are believed to bring good luck 
-This kind of information can be found from the **Chemistry an Asian Journal** (ISI 2010 impact factor = 4.188)published by ACES.\\  The Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES) is an organization of 13 major chemical societies in Asia and the PacificIt was founded in 2005 as conglomeration of chemical societies with the mutual aim of\\ creating modern publishing forum for research in Asia and coordinating future publishing activities.\\ +His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn presided over the ceremonyaccompanied by Royal Consort HRH Princess Srirasm. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatragovernment officials and a large crowd of onlookersincluding many farmersalso attended. Permanent secretary for agriculture and cooperatives Chawalit Chukhachorn performed as Phraya Raek Naor Lord of the Ploughing Ceremony. He led two sacred oxen"Fah" and "Sai"to plough a furrow in the ceremonial groundlocated not far from the Grand Palace. Four women followed behind the oxen carrying gold and silver baskets filled with rice seeds, scattering the grain into the newly ploughed furrowWalking alongside the plough were official Brahmans from the Royal Court who chanted and blew conch shellsThe sacred oxen were offered seven bowls containing grasspaddy, maize, sesame seeds, soy beans, water and liquor. The oxen chose to eat maize and grassThe Brahman soothsayers interpreted this to signify good harvest, abundant food and plentiful water for the year ahead. The Brahman priests offered the Phraya Raek Na three pieces of folded cloth, each of a different length. The one he selected proved to be four kuebs (about one metre) long. Based on his selection, water will be plentiful, while crops on higher ground will yield good harvests and those in low-lying areas will be slightly damaged. \\ (Resource bangkokpost.com http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/349819/seers-predict-good-harvestPHOTOS BY CHANAT KATANYU)&lt;/blockquote> 
-**CGI and CRI  published articles in this journal****See also** http://www.cgi.ac.th/library \\ Boonya-Udtayan, S., Yotapan, N., Woo, C., Bruns, C.J., Ruchirawat, S., &ampThasana, N. (2010). Synthesis and biological activities of azalamellarins.\\ Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 5 (9), 2113-2123.\\  +</columns>
-**Chemistry - An Asian Journal** can be searched from CGI reference databases,\\ and most of full text articles are available from CGI Interlibrary loan service Tel: 02-5541900 ext2145, 2147  +**The Royal Ploughing Ceremony** was probably in the old timesthe rite designed to remind the farmers and to give an auspicious beginning to the new planting season especially the rice farming that is the major source of foodThe leader or the rulers of the country preside over the ceremony when the planting seasons beginto remind the farmers and to give an auspicious beginning to the new planting season especially the rice farming that is the major source of foodThe leader or the rulers of the country preside over the ceremony when the planting seasons begin.
-Fax: 02-5541993 E-mail: learn@cgi.ac.th+
  
-===== January 2012 ===== +After some times passed, the Brahmanic rite called Ploughing ceremony was then introduced. Its purpose is to encourage the power and happiness. Bhraman were instructors for the ceremony. The king or the leader of the country may designate this duty to a respective high-ranking officer to perform the ceremony as Phraya Raekna, Lord of the Ploughing Ceremony. The roles of the queen or wives who had to help ploughing are designated to four celestial maidens, called the queen of sowing ceremony, assisting Phraya Raekna by carrying seeds containers and distribute the seeds after Phraya Raekna had ploughed the ground. The Royal Ploughing Ceremony has been annually performed for thousands of years in several countries such as China and India.
-** Ethics for researchers**\\ +
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 +In Thailand, this ceremony has been performed since Sukhothai was the capital. It had been continued in Ayuthaya and Ratanakhosindhu (Bangkok) period. The Royal Ploughing ceremony performed during the reign of King Rama I, II, and III was purely the Bhramanic rite as it had been in Ayutthaya period i.e. there was no Buddhist monk participated in the ceremony.
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 +- (Resource and Picture http://www.thaifolk.com/doc/ploughing_e.htm, Border: thisthai.com)
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 +===== Visakha Puja Day, May 24 =====
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 +**Historical Background** Visakha Puja Day marks the three important incidents in the life of Lord Buddha on the same day - the full moon of the sixth lunar month. The three significant separate event are : \\
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 +**1. The Buddha's Birth** - the Buddha was born into a royal warrior clan in the Lumbini Garden (in an area of Northern India known today as Nepal) In the morning of the Vesak full moon day, 80 years before the Buddhist Era. He was named Siddhattha five days after his birth. \\
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-CGI Learning Center brings to your attention some useful web resources on ethics for researchers.\\   +<newcolumn 33%> 
-** “What is Ethics in Research and why it is important?”**\\ +{{  :library:services:alert:visakha2.png?190  |}} \\ \\ 
-NIH article by David B. Resnik J.D., Ph.D . http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/ \\   +**2. The Enlightenment of Buddha** - While sitting under the Bodhi tree, he found his answer and attained the enlightenment at the age of 35 years at Uruvelasenanigama subdistrict, Magadha state, (nowadays, located in the area of Buddha Kaya, Bihar State, India), on Wednesday, the Vesak full moon day, the zodiac of the cock, forty five years before the Buddhist Era. 
-**National Research Council of Thailand’s Code of ethics**\\ +
-http://www.riclib.nrct.go.th/ebook/Researcher%20Ethics%20Thai.pdf\\  +
-**APA Five principles of research ethics**\\ +
- http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan03/principles.aspx \\ +
-**Mahidol Sci.Library’s blog on Information on IT Laws**\\ +
-http://stang.sc.mahidol.ac.th/ait/blog/ \\ +
-**Please search our reference databases for more fulltext articles on the topics** +
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-**Flag emblem. The 84th Anniversary of HM The King**\\ +
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-Meaningful symbol. The King Bhumibol Adulyadej. On the occasion of His Majesty King December 5, 2554 Commemorating the 7th round. King P.p.r. golden letters, the color of the day King was born. In the middle of the crest. The letters with gold trim. The blue circle on the floor surrounded by a smooth curve golden mean that His Majesty is. Heart Center of the Thai nation. King is writing the numeral 9 denotes the ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty, the No. 9 under Maha Pichai crown. Royal title, the trappings of the monarchy. And as a sign of a mighty King. Next down the sides left and right. King's character has a golden Bin. The Sapt Sawettachat enshrined above the outer corner of the frame with a gold pattern on a green background color means the date the power of his royal birth. It also represents wealth and abundance. A symbol of peace. The letter King is a white bunny rabbit in the IX is a step which means auspicious year anniversary around the year 7 Rabbit Rabbit is the sign of the zodiac. By a rabbit on a blue background. Krahnk gold pattern. This refers to the prosperity of Thailand under the Royal Optisompar. Beneath the crest of the pink silk, gold trim. Written in gold that the ceremony was December 5, 2554 Commemorating the 7th round. 
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-อักษรพระปรมาภิไธย ภ.ป.ร. สีเหลืองทอง อันเป็นสีประจำวันพระบรมราชสมภพ อยู่กลางตราสัญลักษณ์ขลิบรอบตัวอักษรด้วยสีทอง บนพื้นวงกลมสีน้ำเงิน ล้อมรอบด้วยกรอบโค้งเรียบสีเหลืองทอง  หมายความว่า  พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวทรงเป็นศูนย์รวมดวงใจของคนไทยทั้งชาติ ด้านบนอักษรพระปรมาภิไธยเป็นเลข ๙ หมายถึง พระมหากษัตริย์พระองค์ที่ ๙ แห่งพระบรมราชจักรีวงศ์เลข ๙ นั้น อยู่ภายใต้พระมหาพิชัยมงกุฎ อันเป็นเครื่องประกอบพระบรมราชอิสริยยศของพระมหากษัตริย์และเป็นเครื่องหมายแห่งความเป็นสมเด็จพระบรมราชาธิราช ถัดลงมาด้านข้างซ้ายขวาของอักษรพระปรมาภิไธยมีลายพุ่มข้าวบิณฑ์สีทอง ซึ่งมีสัปตปฎลเศวตฉัตรประดิษฐานอยู่เบื้องบน ด้านนอกสุดเป็นกรอบโค้ง มีลวดลายสีทองบนพื้นสีเขียว หมายถึงสีอันเป็นเดชแห่งวันพระบรมราชสมภพ อีกทั้งยังหมายถึงความมั่งคั่งอุดมสมบูรณ์และความสงบร่มเย็น ด้านล่างอักษร พระปรมาภิไธยเป็นรูปกระต่ายสีขาว กระต่ายนั้นทรงเครื่องอยู่ในลักษณะกำลังก้าวย่างอันหมายถึงปีมหามงคลเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษา ๗ รอบ ตรงกับปีเถาะ ซึ่งมีกระต่ายเป็นเครื่องหมายแห่งปีนักษัตร โดยรูปกระต่ายอยู่บนพื้นสีน้ำเงิน มีลายกระหนกสีทอง อันหมายถึง ความเจริญรุ่งเรืองของประเทศไทยภายใต้พระบรมโพธิสมภาร  เบื้องล่างตราสัญลักษณ์เป็นแพรแถบสีชมพูขลิบทอง เขียนอักษรสีทองความว่า พระราชพิธีมหามงคลเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษา ๗ รอบ ๕ ธันวาคม ๒๕๕๔ 
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 +**3. The Nibbana** - The Buddha passed away on Tuesday, the Vesak full moon day in the zodiac year of the small snake under the two Sala trees in the Sala Grove of the Mallas in Kusinara, the capital of the Malla state, (nowadays located in Kusinagara of Uttrarapradesa, India) at the age of eighty years (around 2547 years ago)
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-===== November 2011 ===== +**Visakha Puja (Vesak)** means the worship of the Buddha on the full moon day of the sixth lunar month. It usually falls in May. In the case of a year with an extra eighth lunar month--Adhikamasa (there are 13 full moons in that year)-- the Visakha Puja Day falls on the full moon day of the seventh lunar month.  
-**King Vajiravudh Memorial Day - November 26**\\ +\\ \\ 
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 +**Significance** Visakha Puja Day is recognized as most important memorial day in Buddhism for the Lord Buddha who wandered from place to place teaching his discoveries to people who are accessible to the instruction, helping large a number of people achieving various levels of spiritual attainment. He sent his followers to spread Buddhism in capitals, cities and upcountry, until Buddhism was firmly established and widely spread. Visakha Puja day is also recognized by the UNESCO in 1999 as "World Heritage Day". Thailand where is the permanent location of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, is chosen to host celebrating event for the day. 
  
 +**An International Day of the United Nations** On December 13, 1999, the United Nations as the World Organization performing various activities accepted by the world wide population has unanimously resolved to declare the Visakha Puja Day (Vesak Day) as an International Day on December 15, 1999. This brings a lot of joy to the worldwide Buddhists. 
  
-King Vajiravudh Rama VI was a son of King Chulalongkorn and became King on October 232453.\\  The royal contribution and achievements were known in the initiatives\\ in modern political development as he introduced democracy to the country\\ as well as the royal initiation in technology and business investments as marked by modern industrial firms in Thailand. \\ The royal personal talent has been his deep knowledge in Thai and western literature.\\ His literary works are the royal plays, literaturepoems and translations of Shakespeare's plays.\\ He started modernizing the higher education system\\  by establishing Chulalongkorn University as the first university in Thailand.\\ And King Vajiravudh was the only monarch whose royal temple was created as school instead - which is Vajiravudh Academy.\\  +**Custom of Visakha Puja Day Rite** Every year when this important day comes around againall Buddhists throughout the world gather together to perform the worship to recollect the wisdom, purity and compassion of the Buddha. Activities generally to be observed on the Visakha Puja Day are :  
-  +  * **TUM BOON** Going to temples for special observances, making merit, listening to Dharma preaching, giving some donations and join in the other Buddhist activities. \\ \\ 
-พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาวชิราวุธฯ พระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว เป็นพระมหากษัตริย์รัชกาลที่ 6 แห่งพระบรมราชจักรีวงศ์\\  เสด็จพระราชสมภพเมื่อ วันเสาร์ เดือนยี่ ขึ้น 2 ค่ำ ปีมะโรง ตรงกับวันที่ 1 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2423\\ เป็นพระราชโอรสพระองค์ที่ 29 ในพระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว\\  เสวยราชสมบัติเมื่อวันเสาร์ที่ 23 ตุลาคม ปีจอ พุทธศักราช 2453\\ และเสด็จสวรรคตเมื่อวันที่ 26 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2468 รวมพระชนมพรรษา 45 พรรษา เสด็จดำรงราชสมบัติรวม 15 ปี +  * **RUB SIL** Keeping the Five Preceptsincluding abstinence from alcoholic drinks and all kinds of immoral acts. \\ \\ 
-พระบาทสมเด็จพระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว ทรงพระราชอัจฉริยภาพและทรงบำเพ็ญพระราชกรณียกิจในหลายสาขา\\ ทั้งด้านการเมืองการปกครอง การทหาร การศึกษา การสาธารณสุข การต่างประเทศ และที่สำคัญที่สุดคือด้านวรรณกรรมและอักษรศาสตร์\\ ได้ทรงพระราชนิพนธ์บทร้อยแก้วและร้อยกรองไว้นับพันเรื่อง\\ กระทั่งทรงได้รับการถวายพระราชสมัญญาเมื่อเสด็จสวรรคตแล้วว่า &quot;สมเด็จพระมหาธีราชเจ้า&quot;\\ พระองค์เป็นพระมหากษัตริย์ใน พระราชวงศ์จักรีพระองค์แรกที่ไม่มีวัดประจำรัชกาล แต่ได้ทรงมีการการสถาปนาโรงเรียนมหาดเล็กหลวง หรือวชิราวุธวิทยาลัยในปัจจุบัน ขึ้นแทน\\ ด้วยทรงพระราชดำริว่าพระอารามนั้นมีมากแล้ว และการสร้างอารามในสมัยก่อนนั้นก็เพื่อบำรุงการศึกษาของเยาวชนของชาติ จึงทรงพระราชดำริให้สร้างโรงเรียนขึ้นแทน\\ +  * **TUK BARD** Offering food to the monks and novices (in the alm bowl). \\ Practice of renuciation: Observe the Eight Precepts, practice of meditation and mental displine, stay in the temple, wearing white robes, for number of days. \\ \\ 
- +  * **VIEN TIEN** Attending the Candle Light Procession around the Uposatha Hall, in the evening of the Vesak full moon day.  
-Refwikipedia November 2011\\ +&lt;/columns&gt
 +- (Resource & Picture http://www2.tat.or.th/visakhapuja/eng/about.html, templenews.org/2012/05/07/2556-visakha-puja-buddha-day, Border: thisthai.com) 
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 +====== April, 2013 ====== 
 +===== Chakri Memorial Day, April 6 =====
  
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-===== October 2011 ===== 
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 +Prior to the establishment of **Chakri Dynasty** (the current royal lineage), the Kingdom of Siam (former name of Thailand) was in turmoil. Aggressive Burmese troops occupied the Northern Kingdom of Lan Na and were proceeding down south to the Siamese Royal Capital of Ayutthaya. A young man of noble Ayutthaya descent named Thong Duang (born in 1737) commanded the bitter fights in the Northern war. Despite the efforts to fight back, they were gradually forced to fall back until the Burmese had gotten a grip on the Royal Capital. Ayutthaya fell on April 8th, 1767 and the Siamese people fled to the city of Thonburi located further downriver on the mighty Chaophraya River. The beautiful city of Ayutthaya was destroyed by the Burmese, temples plundered, gold and jewelry looted, monks and women were cruelly effected. But the Burmese had suffered heavily in the taking of Ayutthaya and knew the Siamese would return to take up battle. Knowing they could not hold Ayutthaya, the Burmese retreated after only one week. War campaigns continued over the years, ebbing and flowing, until the Siamese armies united during 1779 in Thonburi. Thong Duang now known as Chakri became the military commander. He realized that the Royal Court of King Taaksin was in such disharmony because the King, weary of wars, had resorted to religion rather than addressed the needs of his subjects. The lack of leadership caused rebellions to break out. Rebels marched on Thonburi, calling for the overthrow and replacement of King Taaksin with their beloved "Chakri." As a result Chaophraya Chakri took the title "King Ramathibodi" and reigned as King Rama I from April 6 1782 until 1809. \\ \\
 +As an experienced military campaigner, King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty knew that the city of Thonburi was vulnerable to possible Burmese attack from the west. Accordingly, he commanded that a new Capital be established across Chaophraya River. And so Krung - Thep (Bangkok) was created. \\ \\
 +**Chakri Day** commemorates the founding of the Chakri Dynasty in 1782 by King Rama I. In the new capital city of Bangkok, King Rama I built the Grand Palace that now houses the Emerald Buddha. In addition, he helped release Thailand from the Burmese control, after Ayutthaya succumbed 14 years earlier. \\ \\
 +In commemorating **“Chakri Day,”** the national flag is proudly displayed by the people of Thailand and both government officials and members of the community participate in traditional ceremonies, making offerings of flowers and garlands at the many statues of Kings in the House of Chakri. \\ \\
 +King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King, known as King Rama IX or the ninth King of the Chakri dynasty. A Royal ceremony is performed by the King to pay respects to King Rama I the Great, the founder of the Chakri Dynasty. \\ \\
  
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-===== September 2011 ===== 
  
-**Prince Mahidol Day September 24th**\\ 
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-**วันที่ปวงชนชาวไทยและวงการแพทย์ไทยน้อมระลึกถึงสมเด็จเจ้าฟ้ามหิดล** \\ 
-Follow notable commemoration on **H.R.H. Prince Mahidol** "**Father of Thai Medicine**" from Siriraj Medical Library \\ "For the pride of Siriraj, the Library has housed His Royal Higness collections, comprised of various valuable items,\\ such as books, hand written note books, and some correspondence.\\ Original items are displayed in the Mahidol Aduladeja’s Room, 4th floor, Siriraj Medical Library"\\ 
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-**ขอเชิญติดตาม** พระกรณียกิจและความรู้น่าสนใจเกี่ยวเนื่องกับพระองค์ท่านจาก\\  http://www.bangkokpost.com/kingmahidol/\\ **Mahidol Aduladeja’s Room, 4th floor, Siriraj Medical Library**\\  
-http://www.medlib.si.mahidol.ac.th/siriraj/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=177&Itemid=392\\  
-เรื่อง **สมเด็จพระมหิตลาธิเบศร์อดุลเดชวิกรม พระบรมราชชนก พระผู้ทรงเป็นพระบิดาแห่งวงการแพทย์ไทย**\\  http://www.vcharkarn.com/varticle/38179\\   
-และเรื่อง **รางวัลสมเด็จเจ้าฟ้ามหิดล**\\  http://www.princemahidolaward.org/index.en.php\\ 
  
 +===== Songkran Festival, April 13-15 =====
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 +**Songkran** is the occasion for family re-unions, temple visits and annual house cleaning. Many Thais observe the holidays by spending time with families and friends. Traditionally, Thais perform **the Rod Nam Dum Hua ritual** on the first day of Songkran, which is officially the National Elderly Day. During the ritual, young people would pour fragrant water into the elders’ palms as a gesture of humility and to ask for their blessings.  
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 +The second day of Songkran is officially the National Family Day. Families would wake up early and give alms to the monks, then ideally the rest of the day would be spent sharing quality family time together. An important religious ritual on Songkran is **‘Bathing the Buddha image’**, in which devout Buddhists pour fragrant water over Buddha statues both at the temple and at home. More religious Thais would engage themselves in Buddhist ceremonies and merit-making activities throughout the holidays.
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 +**Water as Symbolism** Contradictory to what you may have witnessed throughout Songkran, fun-loving Thais don’t just throw water at each other for no good reason (besides having a kick out of seeing other people soaking wet). The real meaning behind the splashes is to symbolically wash off all misfortunes in the past year, thus welcoming the new year with a fresh new start.
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 +Traditionally, Thais would politely pour a bowl of water on members of the family, their close friends and neighbours. As Songkran has taken a more festive note, a bowl becomes a bucket, garden hose and water guns, and the spirit of holiday merriment is shared amongst all town residents and tourists alike. \\ \\ 
 +**Making Merit** Making merit is an essential part of Songkran, and visiting nine sacred temples during Songkran considered one of the ultimate accumulators. \\ 
 +{{:library:services:alert:iconsongkran.gif?37|}}__**Songkran Do’s and Don’ts**__ 
 +^  Do’s  ^  <color red>Don’ts</color>  | 
 +| ✔ Do give alms and make merit (or just witness the rituals if you are not a Buddhist)\\ ✔ Do use waterproof bags to protect your valuables\\ ✔ Do watch your belongings\\ ✔ Do use public transportation if you are heading to one of Songkran ‘hotspots’, as traffic will be paralysed\\ ✔ Do try wishing the locals a happy new year in Thai – “Sawasdee Pee Mai!”\\ ✔ Do smile and have fun  | <color red>✘ Do not douse monks, babies or the elderly</color> \\ <color red>✘ Do not drive when you have been drinking</color> \\ <color red>✘ Do not throw water with ice or dirty water</color> \\ <color red>✘ Do not throw water at motorcyclists, to prevent road accidents</color>  | 
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 +=====  Memorial Day of King Naresuan The Great, April 25 ===== 
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 +Phitsanulok province, Thailand \\
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-===== August 2011 ===== +King Naresuan entered Hanthawadi (now Pegu), \\ 
-**Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's Royal Birthday Anniversary August 12th**\\ +mural painting by Phraya Anusatchitrakon, \\ 
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-**Today's Alert สำหรับท่านที่สนใจเรื่องการจัดลำดับการอ้างอิงบทความในวารสารวิชาการ**\\ ดังตัวอย่างกรณีศึกษาที่นำมาถ่ายทอดนี้สะท้อนให้เห็นผลการจัดลำดับบทความวิจัยของสถาบันวิจัยและมหาวิทยาลัยในประเทศอังกฤษ ช่วงปี 2003-2007\\ ซึ่งOxford, Cambridge ครองตำแหน่งต้นๆในฐานะสถาบันที่มีจำนวนการอ้างอิงสูงของประเทศ\\ โดยแต่ละแห่งตีพิมพ์มากกว่า 600 เรื่อง\\ ทว่าที่น่าสนใจเช่นกันคือ บทความที่ได้รับการอ้างอิงสูงที่สุด ได้แก่บทความของนักวิจัยจาก Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute โดยสถาบันตีพิมพ์ผลงานจำนวน  98 เรื่องเท่านั้น\\ ดังนั้น ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างปริมาณและคุณภาพจึงมีความสำคัญพอกันในการกำหนดตัวชี้วัดของผลงานวิจัย \\           
-**ศูนย์การเรียนรู้ ขอแนะนำบทเกริ่นที่คัดจากข้อเขียนนี้**\\ 
-“Meanwhile, as is frequently the case, the top institutions as ranked by impact generally produced a smaller quantity of reports\\ but, on average, made each paper tell. Authors from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, for example,\\ contributed to 98 high-impact reports and registered a cites-per-paper score exceeding 136.\\ Of particular weight was a 2004 Nucleic Acids Research report on the Pfam protein families database (Alex Bateman, et al., 32: D138-41, 2004).\\ This report, and its 1,000-plus citations (the third-most-cited paper in this survey) helped boost Sanger's Richard Durbin to the #1 spot among the U.K.-based authors featured here,\\ also assisting the placements of coauthors Alex Bateman and Sam Griffiths-Jones. … \\ 
-**สนใจเชิญอ่านต่อ** http://sciencewatch.com/ana/fea/08mayjunFea/ จากฐานข้อมูล ISI Web of Knowledge\\  http://www.cgi.ac.th/library/services/ref_db\\ หรือhttp://apps.webofknowledge.com/WOS_GeneralSearch_input.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&SID=W2bKF779lM782OaDJm8&preferencesSaved=&highlighted_tab=WOS 
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 +  * **King Naresuan The Great, Somdet Phra Naresuan Maharat (Thai: สมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช)** \\ **was passed away on April 25 ,1605 (1555 – 1605).** \\
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 +Somdet Phra Naresuan Maharat or Somdet Phra Sanphet II  (1555 – 1605) was the King of the Ayutthaya kingdom from 1590 until his death in 1605. Naresuan was one of Siam's most revered monarchs as he was known for his campaigns to free Siam from Burmese rule. During his reign numerous wars were fought against Burma, and Siam reached its greatest territorial extent and influence. \\
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 +Prince Naret was born in the city of Phitsanulok. He was the son of King Maha Thammarachathirat of Phitsanulok and his queen Wisutkasat. His mother was a daughter of Maha Chakkrapat and Queen Sri Suriyothai. His father was a Sukhothai noble, who had defeated Vorawongsathirat in 1548 and put Maha Chakkrapat on the throne. He was therefore an influential figure.
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 +Prince Naret was also known as the Black Prince (Thai: พระองค์ดำ), and his younger brother Ekathotsarot was known as the White Prince. It is a common belief that these nicknames was given later due to a good cop/bad cop image of Naresuan and his brother. That is to say, while King "Naresuan the Black" ruled with an iron-fist, his brother "Ekathotsarot the White" intercedes on the behalf of the people. General opinion, however, attributes the virtues of Ekathotsarot to Naresuan. Supporter of this theory claims that as a military king, Naresuan needs to be seen as a strict and severe leader, and therefore commissioned his brother to act out the role play. His elder sister Suphankanlaya was known as the Golden Princess, presumably due to her adherence to chivalric honor.
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 +In 1563 Bayinnaung, the King of Pegu, led massive Burmese armies in an invasion of Siam. King Bayinnuang laid siege to Phitsanulok. Maha Thammarachathirat came to believe that the city would not be able to withstand a long siege, so he surrendered to the Burmese. King Bayinnuang took Phitsanulok and made the Kingdom of Sukhothai a Burmese tributary. MahaThammarachathirat had to send his sons – the Black and the White Prince – to Pegu as captives to ensure the king's fidelity. \\ **(Resource & Photo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naresuan)**
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 +Some historians raised doubts about just how fluent the king's Burmese had actually been. Others suggested he had picked up a taste for betel nut and tea in Ayutthaya, which, historian Thamrongsak Petchlert-anan was swift to point out, were popular in the Thai capital during the king's reign from 1590 to 1605. Naresuan learned military strategy and political science during his nine years as a captive at the Burmese court at Pegu, according to "A History of Burma" by Maung Htin Aung. According to Thai and Burmese accounts, Prince Naresuan was sent to live in Pegu in order to ensure his father Somdet Phra Maha Thammarachathirat remained loyal to Burmese King Bayinnaung. Prince Naresuan returned to Siam when he was 16 and immediately committed his life to non-stop warfare. Nineteen years later he became king and embarked on continuous military campaigns, dying at the age of 50. A study of King Naresuan's battles indicates that the warrior king looked at politics far beyond the Chao Phya River basin, Sunait said. "He didn't just defend Ayutthaya: he actively attacked Burma. The king carried war into the Irrawaddy basin in order to maintain the stability of Ayutthaya," the historian said. King Naresuan launched an attack on Ava to prevent Burma's new king from becoming stronger than the preceding one, he added. King Naresuan may have believed that a stable Ayutthaya required a weakened Ava and launched his campaign to prevent his western rival from extending its power over the Irrawaddy and Chao Phya basins, Sunait said. Historians agree that King Naresuan died before he arrived at the Burmese capital, but they disagree on the location.
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 +**The "father of Thai history" has King Naresuan dying in Siam, in tambon Thung Kaew, then known as Muang Hang. This is the established view set out in "The Biography of King Naresuan the Great" written in 1950 by Prince Damrongrajanubhap.** According to Prince Damrong, King Naresuan and his younger brother Somdet Phra Ekathotsarot led their troops from Ayutthaya to Muang Chiang Mai, where they collected another 200,000 soldiers. The king then divided the troops into two armies, assigning his brother to lead one to Muang Fang while he headed to Muang Hang. But while Thai historians say King Naresuan died at Muang Hang, the Shan people beg to differ. According to their popular history, King Naresuan died at the Shan town of Mongton while on his way to help Chao Kham Kai Noi, the Prince of Hsenwi, resist the Burmese. Naresuan is still remembered by the Shan as the Thai king who helped them win independence for the Shan State in 1600 with his ally the Prince of Hsenwi. In the Shan version, their independence hinges on a deep friendship. The two Siamese princes and the Prince of Hsenwi forged a close bond while they were fellow hostages at the Burmese court, and King Naresuan died while rushing to the aid of a friend of his youth, they say. The Thai chronicles are less appealing. They have the warrior king dying of a sudden illness, a toxic disease characterised by skin pustules. According to the Shan, however, the Thai king and the Shan prince died side by side on the battlefield. Many Shan believe King Naresuan was cremated and his ashes interred in a stupa in Mongton, in the southern part of the Shan State. Shan soldiers still revere the Thai king as a hero who helped liberate them. Many wear King Naresuan amulets to protect them in their ongoing war with the Burmese junta. Recent Thai scholarship, however, identifies the town where King Naresuan died as Wieng Haeng in Chiang Mai. Villagers there even claim the "Royal Ceremonial Felt Hat" believed to have been worn by the king into battle was found in Wieng Haeng and has been kept there as historical evidence. \\ **(Resource Warrior king remains a very modern mystery http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/04/30/headlines/headlines_30002880.php)**
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-===== July 2011 ===== 
-**Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn's Birthday July 4th**\\ 
-**CGI Graduation Convocation Ceremony July 5th**\\ 
-http://www.cgi.ac.th/news/announcements/2011_announcements/2011_07_05_graduation_convocation_ceremony_2011\\ 
  
-**Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn lectured at 12th Nuclear Science and Technology Conference July 6th**\\ 
-สมเด็จพระเจ้าลูกเธอ เจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์ อัครราชกุมารี ทรงเปิดการประชุมวิชาการด้านวิทยาศาสตร์ และเทคโนโลยีนิวเคลียร์ ครั้งที่ 12\\ 
-วันที่ 6 กรกฎาคม 2554 เวลา 10.05 น. โรงแรมแชงกรีลา กรุงเทพมหานคร\\ 
-http://www.krobkruakao.com/ข่าว/40685/เจ้าฟัาจุฬาภรณฯ-เปิดประชุมวิทยาศาสตร์.html 
  
-**Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn opens "Chulabhorn Small Multi Mission Satellite" at Kasetsart University July 9th**\\ +====== March, 2013 ====== 
-**สมเด็จพระเจ้าลูกเธอเจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์ อัครราชกุมารี พระราชทานนาม "สถานีรับสัญญาณดาวเทียมจุฬาภรณ์**\\ และเสด็จไปทรงเปิดสถานีรับสัญญาณดาวเทียมฯ นี้ ในวันที่ 9 กรกฎาคม 2554 เวลา 13.00 น.\\ ณ อาคารบุญสม สุวชิรัตน์ คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ และทอดพระเนตรห้องประมวลผลข้อมูล ชั้น 9 \\ ซึ่งมหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ รับมอบสถานีภาคพื้นดินรับสัญญาณดาวเทียม SMMS (Small Multi Mission Satellite) “HJ-1A” \\ จาก Mr.Zhang Xiaodong, Vice President, China Great Wall Industry Company\\ และ Mr.Xu Wen, General Director, China Center for Resource Satellite Data and Applications (CRESDA)\\ สภาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศแห่งสาธารณรัฐประชาชนจีน (China Academy Space Technology: CAST)\\ +====CGI published papers in international journals =====
-http://www.ku.ac.th/newdesign/hilight_detail.php?highlightID=141 +
-===== June 2011 ===== +
-==== Welcome new CGI students ====+
  
-**Library orientation June 8,2011 at CGI Learning Center Floor M**\\  +  * **CGI published papers in international journals and cited in ISI Web of Science, and Scopus databases.** 
-13.00 in Thai and in English\\ +    * Since 2007, CGI publications have been accepted to publish in international journals with Impact Factor higher than 2.\\  The journals covered the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Phytochemistry, Tetrahedron, European Journal of Organic Chemistry,\\ International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy,\\  Chemistry- A European Journal, Infection and Immunity, Proteomics, Food Chemistry. \\ \\ 
-Sign up now, and walk-in is welcome on the date.+<columns 97%> 
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 +\\ 
 +**CGI research programs were conducted in cooperation with CRI - Chulabhorn Research Institute.\\ Publications were traced, and summarized as follows:** \\ 
 +- 2011 result searched in 2012 showed 17 articles in journals with Impact Factor higher than 2 and reference cited 9 times\\ 
 +- 2010 result searched in 2011 showed 28 articles in journals with Impact Factor higher than 2 and reference cited 54 times. \\ 
 +- 2009 result searched in 2010 showed 21 articles in journals with Impact Factor higher than 2 and reference cited 30 times. \\ 
 +- 2008 result searched in 2009 showed 15 articles in journals with Impact Factor higher than 2 and reference cited 40 times. \\ 
 +2007 result searched in 2008 showed 14 articles in journals with Impact Factor higher than 3 and reference cited 41 times. \\ \\ 
 +**More detail of information on individual research programs is available from CGI website. http://www.cgi.ac.th/about/achievement/publications **//(Information as of March 1st, 2013)// 
 +</columns> 
 +==== Impact Factor ==== 
 +  
 +<note tip>__**Impact Factor**__ The impact factor (IF) of an academic journal is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to recent articles published in the journal. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed to be more important than those with lower ones. The impact factor was devised by Eugene Garfield, the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information. Impact factors are calculated yearly for those journals that are indexed in the Journal Citation Reports. \\ (Ref. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_factor)</note>
  
-CGI Learning Center are happy to meet with all new students.\\ **We hope you will find the library another place to meet and discuss with friends after finishing your classes.\\ Please note that we have 6 computers for you to take turn using for finding information from our reference databases.\\ Go to reference databases page from our homepage to find databases tutorials from YouTube.\\ Also 50 seats and Wi-Fi are available in the library, and library orientations will be scheduled to suit students' time and convenience.**\\ CGI learning Center staff look forward to serving all students and faculty members to expand greater resources from the Internet,\\ especially from cooperation with other libraries.\\ We also feed news and interesting digital knowledge which you will find useful from **CGI blog and Twitter. +<note tip>__**Journal Impact Factors**__  Journal Impact Factor is from Journal Citation Report (JCR), a product of Thomson ISI (Institute for Scientific Information)JCR provides quantitative tools for evaluating journalsThe impact factor is one of these; it is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a given period of time. \\ The impact factor for a journal is calculated based on a three-year period, and can be considered to be the average number of times published papers are cited up to two years after publicationFor example, the impact factor 2013 for a journal would be calculated as follows: \\ **A = the number of times articles published in 2011-2012 were cited in indexed journals during 2013 \\ B = the number of articlesreviews, proceedings or notes published in 2011-2012 \\ impact factor 2013 = A/B** \\ (note that the impact factor 2012 will be ublished in 2013, because it could not be calculated until all of the 2012 publications had been received. Impact factor 2013 will be published in 2014) Impact factor of Nature, Science and Cell journals can be found on their journal websites. \\ (Ref. http://www.sciencegateway.org/impact/)</note>
-**\\ +
  
-Homepage: http://www.cgi.ac.th/library\\ 
-Twitter: http://twitter.com/cgilearn\\ 
-Blog: CGI Learn's Info Desk http://cgilearn.wordpress.com/\\ 
-===== May 2011 ===== 
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-==== New Collection for month of May==== 
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-== Printed Journals == +===== New CGI Reference Databases, 2013 ===== 
- +**[[library:services:ref_db:ref_db1:#emerald_management|Emerald Management]]** New Reference Databases in 2013.  {{:library:services:ref_db:ref_db1:new.gif|}}  \\ 
-   ศูนย์การเรียนรู้ได้รับบริจาคสิ่งพิมพ์จากศาสตราจารย์ ดร.สมศักดิ์ รุจิรวัฒน์ ซึ่งได้รับจาก Prof. Dr. Minoru Isobe \\ +<columns> 
-Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Nagoya University JAPAN ดังนี้ +[[library:services:ref_db:ref_db1:#emerald_management|{{:library:emeral...png|}}]] \\ 
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- Title  ^  Printed  ^ +
-|1Chemistry Letters|1979-1984 no.1-12, 1986-2002 no.1-12, 2003 vol.32 no.1-12, 2005 vol.34 no.7-11,\\ 2006 vol.35 no.1-12, 2007 vol.36 no.1-12  (เย็บเล่ม 52 เล่ม เล่มปลีก 16 เล่ม)| +
-|2. Journal of the American Chemical Society|1975-2007 (เย็บเล่ม 268 เล่ม เล่มปลีก 55 เล่ม)| +
-|3The Journal of Organic Chemistry|1975-2007 (เย็บเล่ม 187 เล่ม เล่มปลีก 26 เล่ม)| +
-|4Organic Letters|1999-2007  ( เย็บเล่ม 33 เล่ม เล่มปลีก 29 เล่ม)| +
-|5Tetrahedron|1959-2007  ( เย็บเล่ม 328 เล่ม เล่มปลีก 10 เล่ม)| +
-|6. Tetrahedron Asymmetry|1990-2007  (เย็บเล่ม 66 เล่ม เล่มปลีก 2 เล่ม)| +
-|7. Tetrahedron Letter|1966-2007  (เย็บเล่ม 329 เล่ม เล่มปลีก 15 เล่ม)| +
- +
-   * บัดนี้ศูนย์การเรียนรู้ ได้ดำเนินการนำวารสารดังกล่าวขึ้นชั้นเรียบร้อยแล้ว โดยจัดเก็บที่ชั้นหนังสือ ชั้น R1 ด้านทิศเหนือ \\ +
-ของอาคารสถาบันบัณฑิตศึกษาจุฬาภรณ์ หากผู้ใช้ท่านใดสนใจใช้บริการ ติดต่อได้ที่ศูนย์การเรียนรู้ สถาบันบัณฑิตศึกษาจุฬาภรณ์ค่ะ+
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 +- Emerald Group Publishing Limited is a leading independent publisher of global research with impact in business, society, public policy and education. With over 40 years’ experience, Emerald manages a portfolio of over 280 journals, more than 2,000 books and book series volumes, as well as an extensive range of online products and services at **[[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/|Emerald Management]]** \\
 +For more Reference Databases please go to **[[library:services:ref_db|Reference Databases / Trial Databases / Free Databases / Printed Journals / Thai Journals]]** \\ 
 \\ \\
 +- ตามที่ สำนักงานบริหารเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศเพื่อพัฒนาการศึกษา สำนักงานคณะกรรมการการอุดมศึกษาได้แจ้งว่า ฐานข้อมูล Emerald Management ซึ่งเป็นฐานข้อมูลที่ครอบคลุมสาขาวิชาทางด้านการจัดการ สามารถเข้าใช้บริการสืบค้นข้อมูลได้ถึงวันที่ 31 ธันวาคม 2555 นั้น ในการนี้ศูนย์การเรียนรู้ฯ ใคร่ขอแจ้งให้ทราบว่า ขณะนี้ สำนักงานฯ ได้ดำเนินการต่ออายุการใช้บริการ ฐานข้อมูล Emerald Management แล้ว โดยสามารถเข้าใช้งานได้ตั้งแต่วันที่ 1 มีนาคม 2556 ถึงวันที่ 31 ธันวาคม 2556 
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 +สืบค้นได้ที่ **[[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/|Emerald Management]]** \\
 +สำหรับฐานข้อมูลอื่น ๆ **[[library:services:ref_db|Reference Databases / Trial Databases / Free Databases / Printed Journals / Thai Journals]]**
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-=====  April 2011 =====+====== February, 2013 ======
  
-==== Songkran festival ==== 
  
-|&lt;100% | 45% 20% noborder>| +===== OPAC searching for library books &ampSingle search service ===== 
-|Taking place in the 5th month of Lunar calendar, a time when harvesting season ends and new cropping begins. April 13th became Songkran  or Thai new year according to Hindu belief.  Thai people in the old days celebrated by singing and dancing for the royal families to mark good beginning of fertility, prosperity and good life for everyone. \\ \\ \\ พิธีกรรมในเดือนห้าซึ่งอยู่ในช่วงเวลาที่เสร็จการเก็บเกี่ยวและเตรียมที่จะถึงฤดูการผลิตใหม่ถือเป็นวันสงการนต์หรือวันขึ้นปีใหม่ ที่นับตามคติพราหมณ์จากอินเดีย ที่ราชสำนักในสมัยอยุธยาเปลี่ยนจากวันปีใหม่ดั้งเดิมของชาวบ้านที่ถือเอาวันแรกของเดือนอ้าย เป็นสำคัญ พระราชพิธีในราชสำนักของกษัตริย์กรุงศรีอยุธยา จะเริ่มต้นด้วยการรัวกลองมโหระทึก และจับระบำ ต่อด้วยการเล่นโมงครุ่ม และการละเล่นหน้าพระที่นั่ง รวมทั้งการประโคมดนตรีอีกหลายชนิด ซึ่งล้วนมีความหมาย เพื่อความอุดมสมบูรณ์ และความปลอดภัยมั่นคงในชีวิต และ สังคมส่วนรวม \\ \\ http://saranukrome.egat.co.th/BOOK18/chapter2/t18-2-l1.htm |[{{:library:songkran.png|}}]| +**CGI Learning Center http://www.cgi.ac.th/library provides you to try our new services...easy to use and easy to search!** \\ \\ 
-=====  March 2011 =====+{{  :library:services:alert:opac_eds.png?600  |}} \\
  
-====  พระบรมราโชวาทพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว  ==== + __**- OPAC searching for library books**__  {{:library:services:alert:new.gif|}} \\ CGI Learning Center serves as the  information and knowledge assets of the CGI&CRI which forms the core element in utilizing science and technology to improve "Quality of Life". To search CGI Learning Center resources, just type in a few words into the Quick search box and click at OK or go to http://www.cgi.ac.th/library/services/book_catalog  is also available for CRI library too\\ 
-[[http://www.tot.ru.ac.th/web_arjarn/King/kingthai.html|36 แผนที่ชีวิตของพ่อ]] +__**- Single search service**__  {{:library:services:alert:new.gif|}} \\ EDS provides a fast, streamlined search through a single search box, but within the context of a greater experience that pulls together intuitive features and functionality, high-end indexing via Platform Blending, and instant access to critical full text, leveraged from the leading EBSCOhost research platform and databases, as well as from key information providers. And as EDS continues to evolve, the end goal remains the same—helping users to find and access the highest-quality content for the best-possible research experience. \\ __**แจ้งเปิดให้เข้าทดลองใข้งานระบบสืบค้น EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)**__ \\ ขอเชิญทุกท่านทดลองใช้ระบบสืบค้น EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) ซึ่งเป็นนวัตกรรมที่ใช้ในการจัดการและการสืบค้นฐานข้อมูล อาทิเช่น ฐานข้อมูล Proquest Dissertation ฐานข้อมูล ISI Web of Science ทั้งนี้ยังรวมถึงฐานข้อมูล EBSCO eBooks (NetLibrary) ผ่านช่องทางการสืบค้นเดียว (Single Search) โดยท่านสามารถเข้าใช้งานผ่านทาง URL : http://search.ebscohost.com และเลือก Ebsco Discovery Service ได้ตั้งแต่บัดนี้จนถึงวันที่ 30 มิถุนายน 2556 หรือเข้าทดลองใข้งานระบบสืบค้นผ่านช่องทางการสืบค้นเดียว (Single Search) ที่ http://www.cgi.ac.th/library and http://www.cgi.ac.th/library/services/ref_db \\ \\
-==== TrueHits  ====+
  
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-| [[http://truehits.net/index_ranking.php|{{:library:truehits.png|}}]] |- Thailand Web Directory and Advance Web Statistics at Truehits.net \\ - Truehits.net, developed by R&D department of Government Information Technology Services (GITS) Thailand, gives you your web visitors tracking services & analysis tools. Truehits.net serves every government's websites and commercial organization's websites in Thailand. All statistics data collected will be very useful for overall Thailand website's visitors behavior research and also content developing each webiste.|[[http://www.youtube.com/v/OG_tRWGHM2E]] \\ [[http://truehits.net/index_ranking.php]] \\ [[http://www.seoq.com/webstats/www.truehits.net]] \\ [[http://truehits.net/faq/f_stat.php]]| 
  
  
- +===== Get to Know ASEAN - "One Vision, One Identity, One Community" ===== 
- +**__The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN__** was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN. The ASEAN Community is comprised of three pillars, the ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.  \\  
-=====  February 2011 ===== +**Ref: http://www.asean.org/asean/about-asean/overview, Britannica Encyclopedia Online, Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia.**  
- +\\ \\ 
-==== Inventor’s Day ==== +<columns> 
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-**The cabinet resolved on 10 May 1994, to declare 2 February of every year Inventor’s Day**, to commemorate the achievement of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Father of Thai Inventing the low speed surface aerator or the so-called Chaipattana Aerator. For this invention, a patent was awarded  to His Majesty on 2 February 1993. Additionally, Inventor’s Day would honour an historic event when His Majesty became the first King in the world to invent such a valuable machine that greatly benefits the people. The observance of this special day is expected to inspire other Thai inventors to follow in His Majesty’s footsteps by broadening their innovative thinking and creating new innovations that bring benefits to the country. \\ \\ [[http://www.ipthailand.go.th/ipthailand/index.php]]  \\ [[http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en]]  
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 +**__ASEAN Member States__** \\
 +1. Brunei Darussalam \\ 
 +2. Cambodia \\ 
 +3. Indonesia \\ 
 +4. Lao PDR \\ 
 +5. Malaysia \\ 
 +6. Myanmar \\ 
 +7. Philippines \\ 
 +8. Singapore \\ 
 +9. Thailand \\ 
 +10. Viet Nam \\ 
 +**(Credit Photo [[http://www.facebook.com/HelloAseanity|Hello Asean]])**
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 +**__ASEAN Political - Security Community__** To build on what has been constructed over the years in the field of political and security cooperation, the ASEAN Leaders have agreed to establish the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC). The APSC shall aim to ensure that countries in the region live at peace with one another and with the world in a just, democratic and harmonious environment. \\ The members of the Community pledge to rely exclusively on peaceful processes in the settlement of intra-regional differences and regard their security as fundamentally linked to one another and bound by geographic location, common vision and objectives. It has the following components: political development; shaping and sharing of norms; conflict prevention; conflict resolution; post-conflict peace building; and implementing mechanisms. \\ The APSC Blueprint envisages ASEAN to be a rules-based Community of shared values and norms; a cohesive, peaceful, stable and resilient region with shared responsibility for comprehensive security; as well as a dynamic and outward-looking region in an increasingly integrated and interdependent world. The APSC Blueprint is guided by the ASEAN Charter and the principles and purposes contained therein. It provides a roadmap and timetable to establish the APSC by 2015. It also leaves room for flexibility to continue programmes/activities beyond 2015 in order to retain its significance and have an enduring quality. \\ ** Ref. http://www.asean.org/communities/asean-political-security-community**  \\ \\
 +**__ASEAN Economic Community__** The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) shall be the goal of regional economic integration by 2015. AEC envisages the following key characteristics: (a) a single market and production base, (b) a highly competitive economic region, (c) a region of equitable economic development, and (d) a region fully integrated into the global economy. \\ The AEC areas of cooperation include human resources development and capacity building; recognition of professional qualifications; closer consultation on macroeconomic and financial policies; trade financing measures; enhanced infrastructure and communications connectivity; development of electronic transactions through e-ASEAN; integrating industries across the region to promote regional sourcing; and enhancing private sector involvement for the building of the AEC. In short, the AEC will transform ASEAN into a region with free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labour, and freer flow of capital. \\ **ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint**  The ASEAN Leaders adopted the ASEAN Economic Blueprint at the 13th ASEAN Summit on 20 November 2007 in Singapore to serve as a coherent master plan guiding the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community 2015. \\ **Ref. http://www.asean.org/communities/asean-economic-community** \\
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 +**__ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community__** \\
 + **- ASEAN Socio - Cultural** \\ The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community aims to contribute to realising an ASEAN Community that is people-oriented and socially responsible with a view to achieving enduring solidarity and unity among the peoples and Member States of ASEAN. It seeks to forge a common identity and build a caring and sharing society which is inclusive and where the well-being, livelihood, and welfare of the peoples are enhanced. \\ ASCC is focused on nurturing the human, cultural and natural resources for sustained development in a harmonious and people-oriented ASEAN. \\ **- ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint** \\ The ASCC Blueprint represents the human dimension of ASEAN cooperation and upholds ASEAN commitment to address the region's aspiration to lift the quality of life of its peoples. The goals of the ASCC are envisaged to be achieved by implementing concrete and productive actions that are people-centred and socially responsible. This set of cooperative activities has been developed based on the assumption that the three pillars of the ASEAN Community are interdependent and interrelated and that linkages are imperative to ensure complementarity and unity of purpose. The ASCC Blueprint was adopted by the ASEAN Leaders at the 14th ASEAN Summit on 1 March 2009 in Cha-am/Hua Hin, Thailand. \\ **Ref. http://www.asean.org/communities/asean-socio-cultural-community** \\ {{:library:services:alert:helloasean.jpg|}} \\
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 +=====  14 Feb,2013 Valentine’s Day activity =====
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 +**[[http://www.facebook.com/CgiLearningCenter|Valentine’s Day activity with CGI Learning Center Fanpage!]]** \\
 +__**"How to say "I LOVE YOU" in our Asean country language?"**__ \\
 +1. Brunei Darussalam \\
 +2. Cambodia \\
 +3. Indonesia \\
 +4. Lao PDR \\
 +5. Malaysia \\
 +6. Myanmar \\
 +7. Philippines \\
 +8. Singapore \\
 +9. Thailand \\
 +10. Viet Nam \\ \\
 +[[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=414696341950133&set=a.275698335849935.67448.261833430569759&type=1&relevant_count=1|Valentine’s Day activity with CGI Learning Center]] \\ 
 +[[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=414891308597303&set=a.275698335849935.67448.261833430569759&type=1&permPage=1|Thank you for joining our activity :)]]
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 +====== January 2013 ======
  
 +===== Happy Teachers’ Day - January 16 =====
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 + **"ปาเจราจริยา โหนฺติ คุณุตฺตรานุสาสกา ปฺญญาวุฑฺฒิกเรเตเต ทินฺโนวาเท นมามิหํ"** \\ "I bow my head in reverence of another great value, which is that of the guru and aacariya or the teachers who impart valuable lessons of right and wrong to their pupils with great kindness, who expound and impart their knowledge to the pupils, helping them comprehend the lessons by means of explanation and delineation. Always in the mind of a teacher is the constant and unshakable wish for the students’ happiness and freedom from harm. A teacher is one who strives to cultivate the minds of his or her students, to help them overcome the dark veil of ignorance and doubtfulness and illuminate their minds. The virtue of the teacher is revered as one of the most exalted virtues in the Three Realms (heaven, earth, and underworld). We should, therefore, bear in mind the great value of a teacher with respect and reverence at all time." </columns>
 +บทสวดเคารพคุณ ครูอาจารย์ (Song in Praise of Guru and Aacariya)\\ 
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 +** Paraphrased from "Kunanukun Tri Pak (คุณานุคุณไตรภาค)"** \\ \\ Published for the occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Petcharajrajsuda Sirisobhapanwadi 84th Birthday Anniversary in 2009, \\ by the Office of National Education Council. The publication is available from CGI Learning Center. \\ \\ **- Call no.** BQ5631 ธ129ค 2552 \\ \\ **- [[http://www.cgi.ac.th/_media/library/services/alert/คุณานุคุณไตรภาค.pdf|E-Book]]**
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-==== National Library of Medicine and PubMed ==== +
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-|[{{:library:nlm.png|}}]| 20 million citations from biomedical literature from MedLine database, life science journals and e-books are available free for the world.U.S. National Library of Medicine(NLM) is the largest medical library, and NLM operates under National Institute of Health (NIH). PubMed has been most popular reference database for doctors, medical researchers and medical students for open access documents online. CGI Learning Center encourages our customers to keep up with current news from NLM and NIH websites as well as PubMed. We selected a few video presentations from YouTube for those who are interested in brushing up searching techniques and to make the full use of searching features such as Mesh Vocabulary which directs you to mine keywords more efficiently. Find out more from following links \\ \\  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ \\ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez \\ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkfrp5JZYc&feature=share \\ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnumyTg0gBo \\ | +
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-==== On the occasion of His Majesty King Bhumibol’s Royal Birthday December 5. 2010 ==== +
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-|[{{:library:sara.png   |}}]| **We introduce this website** http://www.saranukromthai.or.th \\ \\ Thai Junior Encyclopedia was initiated by His Majesty King Bhumibol 41 years ago. His Majesty delivered a speech to the Working Committee on November 7, 1969 on the objectives of Thai Junior Encyclopedia that has been planned to represent textbooks of general knowledge. Everyone in the communities can learn from the encyclopedia and pass on the knowledge and teach others. The content of the encyclopedia is structured to relate all subject areas of knowledge, illustrating how sciences have relationship with arts, history and social sciences. Page design of the printed encyclopedia shows different fonts suitable for different age groups, while each paragraph provides enough information for readers to understand the topics. \\ \\ **Find out more from** http://kanchanapisek.or.th/kp6/GENERAL/history/kspeak1.htm |  +