Research & Article

Current Situation and Problems of Intangible Cultural Heritage Knowledge Management, a Case of Folk Gajasastra Inherited Wisdom of the Kui

By Lampang Manmart, Supasinee Wichien

Published on 23 May 2024

Cultural Heritage Management, Intangible Cultural Heritage
Location of original sources

TLA Research Journal: Journal of the Thai Library Association, Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021): January-June 2021


This research aimed at studying current situation and problems of intangible cultural heritage knowledge management a case of folk Gajasastra inherited wisdom of the Kui. Qualitative research method was applied in this research in the form of document analysis. The data were collected by interviewing with executives or the persons in charge and staff who are involved in knowledge management of a case of folk Gajasastra inherited wisdom of the Kui in 5 organizations. For a total of 10 participants, two participants from each organization were selected divided into one executive or person in charge and one staff. The research instruments were a semi-structured interview and the data sheet of a case of folk Gajasastra inherited wisdom of the Kui management knowledge. The data were analyzed by grouping, summarizing and interpreting in the form of qualitative description. The results revealed that a case of folk Gajasastra inherited wisdom of the Kui knowledge management consisted of collecting, storing and accessing the a case of folk Gajasastra inherited wisdom of the Kui knowledge management library and the museum of the management of cultural objects of the Kui people. The way each process was performed differed depending on the characteristics of the resource because there was no standardized management system. Therefore, it was not possible to relate the knowledge recorded in different media formats to one another.