Abstract:
The objectives of this research is to survey the institutional information sources in the Humanities in Northern Thailand about their administrative works, collections management, services and activities, including cooperation among other information resources. The research reveals that most of the institutional information sources in the Humanities in Northern Thailand are libraries of government sectors which established during B.E. 2531-2540, with budget for separated buildings and personnels about 1-5 persons. Most of the collections provide prints in the form of books and nonprints such as tape cassettes, databases and magnetic disk. The subjects concerned are mainly in the fields of history and the social sciences. These information materials are mostly purchased and organized in suitable systems. Reference service and exhibition are popular service and activity for the target group which composed of pupils and university students and the cooperation among other information sources in getting on well.