Local creation for global use in the information age: Accessing Malay indigenous information at ATMA via the portal www.malaycivilization.com

Starting out with one database in 1999, named PADAT, there are today six databases offering a respectable array of information and materials via www.malaycivilization.com. These databases are continuously expanded with the objective of broadening and deepening research on Malay world studies dur...

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Main Author: Ding, Choo Ming
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2004
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spelling my-ukm.journal.12422016-12-14T06:29:14Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1242/ Local creation for global use in the information age: Accessing Malay indigenous information at ATMA via the portal www.malaycivilization.com Ding, Choo Ming Starting out with one database in 1999, named PADAT, there are today six databases offering a respectable array of information and materials via www.malaycivilization.com. These databases are continuously expanded with the objective of broadening and deepening research on Malay world studies during a time when the increasing use of IT and its widespread acceptance among researchers have not only brought massive changes to scholarly research and communication, but also affected the very survival of research institutes themselves. In this context, we place great value and trust in science and technology, believing that IT and Internet hold immense possibilities to facilitate research through ‘one-to-many’, ‘many-to-one’ and ‘many-to-many’ communication. This represents a paradigm shift from the conventional blanket collection development practised in libraries throughout the world. In this information age, sustainable competitive advantage is no longer based on technology alone, but also on the accessibility of information and materials. This paper is divided into three parts. First, we have a condensed definition of Malay indigenous information, followed by a section on the ATMA’s strategies and efforts to create one database after another to increase the diversity of materials relating to Malay world studies. We concluded with our diversification plan to make these projects self-financing and self-sustaining for a foreseeable future Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2004 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1242/1/Local_Creation_for_Global_Use_in_the_Information_Age.pdf Ding, Choo Ming (2004) Local creation for global use in the information age: Accessing Malay indigenous information at ATMA via the portal www.malaycivilization.com. SARI: Jurnal Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, 22 . pp. 143-158. ISSN 0127-2721 http://www.ukm.my/sari/index.html
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description Starting out with one database in 1999, named PADAT, there are today six databases offering a respectable array of information and materials via www.malaycivilization.com. These databases are continuously expanded with the objective of broadening and deepening research on Malay world studies during a time when the increasing use of IT and its widespread acceptance among researchers have not only brought massive changes to scholarly research and communication, but also affected the very survival of research institutes themselves. In this context, we place great value and trust in science and technology, believing that IT and Internet hold immense possibilities to facilitate research through ‘one-to-many’, ‘many-to-one’ and ‘many-to-many’ communication. This represents a paradigm shift from the conventional blanket collection development practised in libraries throughout the world. In this information age, sustainable competitive advantage is no longer based on technology alone, but also on the accessibility of information and materials. This paper is divided into three parts. First, we have a condensed definition of Malay indigenous information, followed by a section on the ATMA’s strategies and efforts to create one database after another to increase the diversity of materials relating to Malay world studies. We concluded with our diversification plan to make these projects self-financing and self-sustaining for a foreseeable future
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title Local creation for global use in the information age: Accessing Malay indigenous information at ATMA via the portal www.malaycivilization.com
title_short Local creation for global use in the information age: Accessing Malay indigenous information at ATMA via the portal www.malaycivilization.com
title_full Local creation for global use in the information age: Accessing Malay indigenous information at ATMA via the portal www.malaycivilization.com
title_fullStr Local creation for global use in the information age: Accessing Malay indigenous information at ATMA via the portal www.malaycivilization.com
title_full_unstemmed Local creation for global use in the information age: Accessing Malay indigenous information at ATMA via the portal www.malaycivilization.com
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