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What a digital library of Malay manuscripts should support an exploratory needs analysis

The paper describes an exploratory needs analysis for a digital library of Malay manuscripts. The manuscripts are facing several problems, including (a) the lack of trained manu script librarians; (b) budgetary constraints in manual and digital preservation initiatives; (c) the problems in storage a...

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Main Authors:	Zainab, Awang Ngah, Abrizah, Abdullah, Hilmi, M.R.
Format:	Article
Published:	2009
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/6139/ http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/libr.2009.59.issue-4/libr.2009.024/libr.2009.024.xml
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spelling	my.um.eprints.61392019-12-06T09:23:18Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/6139/ What a digital library of Malay manuscripts should support an exploratory needs analysis Zainab, Awang Ngah Abrizah, Abdullah Hilmi, M.R. Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources The paper describes an exploratory needs analysis for a digital library of Malay manuscripts. The manuscripts are facing several problems, including (a) the lack of trained manu script librarians; (b) budgetary constraints in manual and digital preservation initiatives; (c) the problems in storage and maintenance of the collection; (d) restricted access for users, (e) the need to preserve the fragile manuscripts, (e) the difficulty of undertaking collaborative transliteration work because of the access problems; (f) the dispersal of titles at several repositories which exacerbates the access issue; and (g) a lack of detail in the description in the manuscript library catalogues. The objectives of this study are: (a) to find out the current state of manuscript collection management and practices in selected libraries; (b) to identify the problems faced by manuscript repositories; (c) to study the meta data schema used by repositories to describe their manu script collections, and (d) to identify a suitable open source digital library software to support a digital library of manu scripts. The study gathers qualitative data from an open-ended questionnaire distributed to five manuscript librarians in Malaysia. Cataloguing practices in manuscript repositories were observed and the open-source digital library software Green stone was studied for its suitability. The information gathered and observed which helped determine the requirements of a digital library that empowers repositories in building, storing, preserving and disseminating information about manuscript collections is presented. The design and modules of the digital library are described. 2009 Article PeerReviewed Zainab, Awang Ngah and Abrizah, Abdullah and Hilmi, M.R. (2009) What a digital library of Malay manuscripts should support an exploratory needs analysis. Libri, 59 (4). pp. 275-289. ISSN 0024-2667 http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/libr.2009.59.issue-4/libr.2009.024/libr.2009.024.xml
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spellingShingle	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Zainab, Awang Ngah Abrizah, Abdullah Hilmi, M.R. What a digital library of Malay manuscripts should support an exploratory needs analysis
description	The paper describes an exploratory needs analysis for a digital library of Malay manuscripts. The manuscripts are facing several problems, including (a) the lack of trained manu script librarians; (b) budgetary constraints in manual and digital preservation initiatives; (c) the problems in storage and maintenance of the collection; (d) restricted access for users, (e) the need to preserve the fragile manuscripts, (e) the difficulty of undertaking collaborative transliteration work because of the access problems; (f) the dispersal of titles at several repositories which exacerbates the access issue; and (g) a lack of detail in the description in the manuscript library catalogues. The objectives of this study are: (a) to find out the current state of manuscript collection management and practices in selected libraries; (b) to identify the problems faced by manuscript repositories; (c) to study the meta data schema used by repositories to describe their manu script collections, and (d) to identify a suitable open source digital library software to support a digital library of manu scripts. The study gathers qualitative data from an open-ended questionnaire distributed to five manuscript librarians in Malaysia. Cataloguing practices in manuscript repositories were observed and the open-source digital library software Green stone was studied for its suitability. The information gathered and observed which helped determine the requirements of a digital library that empowers repositories in building, storing, preserving and disseminating information about manuscript collections is presented. The design and modules of the digital library are described.
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