CAMBOSASTRA – the Cambodian Education Resources Centre – is the first Cambodian living and autonomous online digital library of education research and information affiliated to the Cambodian Translation Link (CTLink), and the Cambodian Centre for Applied Philosophy for contact. It was founded by Mr. Chanroeun Pa together with other Cambodian scholars in 2008 to provide ready access to education materials and improve the quality of learning, teaching, and research in Cambodia as well as to serve the broader community in accessing information.
The main objective of CAMBOSASTRA is to collect and disseminate electronic books, reports, articles, theses, journals about Cambodia, as well as researches related to Cambodia in order to assist researching, learning, teaching, publishing in Cambodia and to serve the community in accessing information at large.
Our mission is to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use, searchable, Internet-based bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information for the promotion of information and communication technology (ICT) and the lifelong learning.
CAMBOSASTRA Collection consists of:
- Conference announcements
- General articles
- Journal articles
- E-books
- Theses
- Research syntheses
- Conference papers
- Outstanding, insightful or unusual images
- Technical reports
- Book reviews and announcements about new publications
- Policy papers
- NGO publications
- Research findings
- Field notes
- Reports on conferences, seminars, meetings or rallies
- Other education-related materials and publications
ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Nophea Sasaki
Associate Professor in Applied Environmental Informatics
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
Dr. Supote Prasertsri
Independent Consultant
Mr. Neang Yun
Khmer-English Professional Translator
A Committee Member of the Cambodian Association of South Australia
Mr. Darin Men
Director, Dynamics Solutions Consulting Groups, PTY Ltd. Australia
Mr. Tararith Kho
Director, Nou Hach Literary Association
CONTENT MANAGER AND FOUNDER
Mr. Chanroeun Pa
Ph.D Candidate, CAPPE CSU & ANU
Project Manager, Cambodian Translation Network, Inc.
Director, Cambodian Centre for Applied Philosophy and Ethics
CONTRIBUTORS
Mr. Vichet Tith
IBM IT Specialist, Australia
Mr. Sodina Bun
Graduate Student, University of Canberra, Australia
Mr. Phanith Sann
4th Year Student at the Cambodian Mekong University
Ms. Rath Kanha Sar
Graduate Student, Charles Sturth University, Australia
Mr. Sophan Seng
Ph.D student, , Hawaii University, USA
Mr. Sereywath Yoeun
Ph.D Student, Chamnan University, Korea
Mr. Chenda Keo
Ph.D Student, Australian National University, Australia
Mr. Prem Chap
Lecturer, Mean Chey University, Cambodia
Mr. Sangvath Pa
4th Year student at Cambodian Mekong University
Ms. Roniga Hang
Lecturer of Tourism-RUPP and AYAD, Australia
WEBMASTERS
Mr. Sokhodom Peng
IT Specialist and Webmaster from Cambodia, Australia and Singapore
Mr. Sengtha Chay
IT Specialist and PhD Student
WHO USE CAMBOSASTRA
Our users include education researchers, teachers, librarians, administrators, education policymakers, instructors and students in teacher-preparation programs, parents, the media and business communities, and the general public.
At present, we are launching compiling a master list of possible entries, together with initiating the recruitment of an Editorial Advisory Board to oversee the obtaining, vetting and translating of possible material.
CAMBOSASTRA COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Building and maintaining the CAMBOSASTRA collection of electronic books, reports, articles, theses, journals content requires an ongoing systematic process. Suggestions for sources come from our content experts, CAMBOSASTRA contributors, librarians, educators, authors, publisher representatives, and the general public. All materials selected for CAMBOSASTRA are available in both English and Khmer.
The CAMBOSASTRA website contains full-text resources protected by copyright laws. The authors or publishers retain copyright to these works, which are used by CAMBOSASTRA with permission. All persons reproducing, redistributing, or making commercial use of this information are responsible for compliance with the terms and conditions asserted by the copyright holder. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use as defined in the copyright laws requires the written permission of the copyright owners.CAMBOSASTRA does not retain copyright to the works indexed in the database and cannot grant permission to use indexed works under copyright protection. Certain works, including documents, reports, and other materials authored by the Cambodian government and non-government organizations, reside in the public domain and may be freely distributed and copied. If the copyright status of a particular work is uncertain, it should be verified with the sponsoring agency.
The CAMBOSASTRA website includes links or pointers to other sites. Once another site is accessed through a link on the CAMBOSASTRA website, the copyright and licensing restrictions of the new site apply. CAMBOSASTRA cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites.
