The Information Science Programs of the School of Liberal Arts, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Thailand

• Main Author: Sacchanand, Chutima
• Other Authors: Aman, Mohammed M.
• Language: en
• Published: Association of Library and Information Science Education 1996
• Subjects: Library and Information Science Education
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105327

This article presents the background of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, its history, and its major study areas. It goes into some detail about the School of Liberal Arts before concentrating on the Information Science Programs offered by that school. The objectives, qualifications of applicants, and the details of the different Information Science Programs are presented at length. The article then goes on to give a detailed outline of the distance-teaching system as used by STOU. It concludes with a statement as to the unique value of the Information Science Programs offered by STOU.