History and milestones
Our Journeyដំណើររបស់យើង
The library has grown alongside the college since 2017 — from a departmental service into the centre for teaching resources, research support and digital access at PTEC.
How the library began
Founded 2017
To meet the requirements of the model teacher-education college standard, the department established a publishing arm supporting documentation skills and the printing of the educational research bulletin, named “PTEC Library Press”.
Institutional context
The Department of Educational Research and Library is one of the seven departments of Phnom Penh Teacher Education College, under the Faculty of Teacher Education Research. It is the college’s core academic support unit for educational research and central library services for staff and student teachers alike.
What the library has achieved
Milestones the library reports in its own records.
Subject textbooks written by college instructors
Core subject textbooks authored by PTEC instructors and published through the library’s own press.
More than30titles
Instructor titles published
Titles by college instructors published by PTEC Library Press, as reported for 2025.
Educational research bulletin
An ongoing bulletin series publishing the college’s educational research.
Figure awaiting confirmation
Digital distribution
Virtual distribution of digital documents alongside the printed catalogue, widening access for readers and researchers.
Timeline
Dated events the library has confirmed so far.
Year: 2017
The library is established
The library was established as part of the Department of Educational Research and Library at Phnom Penh Teacher Education College.
Year: 2025
PTEC Library Press passes 30 published titles
As of 2025, PTEC Library Press has published more than 30 titles by college instructors, alongside a growing body of digital material.
More milestones will be added
The library is still compiling its full institutional history. This timeline shows only events it has confirmed.
Growth and development
The library has not yet supplied growth figures for this section.
Rather than estimate, this page leaves the section open until the library provides the data.
Where the library is heading
Strategic direction
The library's stated goal
“To become a fully online library”
These are stated goals, not completed work.
Expand anytime access
Make library resources reachable at any hour, on and off campus, through the e-Library.
Digitize key institutional resources
Convert important institutional documents to digital form so they can be searched and shared.
Grow teacher-education and research material
Add materials that support teacher training and educational research for staff and student teachers.
Improve long-term digital preservation
Keep digital holdings safe, readable and usable over the long term.
Information last reviewed 29 July 2026
Figures are supplied by the library and updated when it reviews this page.
More about the library
Other pages in this section.
- Library RulesMembership, borrowing periods, penalties and conduct.
- Library TimingsOpening hours, exam-period hours and closures.
- Library CollectionWhat the library holds, by subject and language.
- Library TeamThe people who run library services day to day.
- Library CommitteeThe committee that guides library policy and development.