Kamphaeng Phet–Tak Local Information Database: Preserving Community Knowledge through Digital Documentation

Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University (KPRU), through Office of Academic Resources and Information Technology, maintains Kamphaeng Phet–Tak Local Information Database to collect, preserve and disseminate local knowledge. The database supports education, research and the application of local wisdom while making information about community identities and cultural heritage publicly accessible online.

Its content includes intangible cultural heritage such as oral traditions, beliefs, customary practices and community celebrations. Examples include the Akha spinning-top New Year tradition, which documents the festival’s relationship with the agricultural cycle, traditional games and community life, and the Loy Krathong Sai Thara Nakhon Chakangrao tradition in Kamphaeng Phet. Recording these practices as searchable digital articles helps preserve cultural knowledge and makes it available for future learning.

The initiative focuses on local and regional cultural heritage, including ethnic community traditions. By bringing this knowledge together in a public digital resource, KPRU connects community heritage with students, researchers and wider audiences, supporting cultural understanding and transmission between generations.

Click to Local Data Center: https://arit.kpru.ac.th/ap2/local/

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Arts and Culture Center has organized Kamphaeng Phet Study Project to encourage KPRU people within the university to participate in arts and culture preservation and to record information on the art, culture, heritage, and wisdom of Kamphaeng Phet province in the form of Kamphaeng Phet Studies journal. KPP Study Journal is an academic journal with content developed from the information of Kamphaeng Phet Study Project submitted by staff members of KPRU, and it is then compiled and included in the Kamphaeng Phet study database starting in 2018 - present (operating for 8 years). This KPP Study Journal has collected local and displaced community cultural heritage, as well as important national stories. Since 2018, over 100 stories have been published online via the KPP Studies link. The examples of the local culture are languages, rituals, traditions, and local wisdom. In addition to local heritage, the studies also collected the background of the mountain tribes in Kamphaeng Phet including language, lifestyle, and performing art. The national history is the private visit of His Majesty King Rama V in Kamphaeng Phet.

The 2025 edition, Volume 8, Issue 8, contains seven academic articles. One article directly addressing intangible cultural heritage is “Teacher Lamai Meekhanmak: A Local Wisdom Expert in Folk Songs of Kamphaeng Phet Province.” It records her life, achievements and role in teaching traditional folk performance, incorporating interview material into the written account. This approach preserves knowledge and experience held by a community practitioner in a form that others can study and reference.
Through annual publication, the journal builds a lasting record of local and regional cultural heritage. Its digital availability broadens access to community knowledge and supports its use in education, cultural appreciation and the transmission of local wisdom to future generations.