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Gap in Subject Area Expertise in Islamic Collection Management in Malaysia: A Comparison with MELA Librarians

At the pinnacle of Islamic empire, librarians were chosen from the ranks of renowned scholars. They were not merely collectors, conservators, facilitators or organizers of information, but providers of value-added intellectual services such as consultation, publication and translation. These service...

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Main Authors:	Abu Bakar, Najibah, Mohd Rosman, Norziati
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Library, IIUM, 2016
Subjects:	libraries Muslim Islamic collection librarians Muslim collection management libraries Islamic Islamic librarianship
Online Access:	http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12111
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spelling	my.usim-121112016-10-07T08:59:54Z Gap in Subject Area Expertise in Islamic Collection Management in Malaysia: A Comparison with MELA Librarians Abu Bakar, Najibah Mohd Rosman, Norziati libraries Muslim Islamic collection librarians Muslim collection management libraries Islamic Islamic librarianship At the pinnacle of Islamic empire, librarians were chosen from the ranks of renowned scholars. They were not merely collectors, conservators, facilitators or organizers of information, but providers of value-added intellectual services such as consultation, publication and translation. These services can be said to be only a minimal portion of tasks covered by Islamic Collection librarians in Malaysia, because our librarianship has been swept into the waves of contemporary practices of most modern libraries, emphasizing technical and information technology aspects. This article attempts to show how far behind we are, in the realm of value-added intellectual services, as compared to Islamic collection librarians collaborating under the aegis of Middle East Librarians Association (MELA). It also purported to investigate the probable reasons that contributed to the current model of Islamic Collection management and librarianship in Malaysia. The method to be used in collecting data is unobtrusive observation through content analysis of online information in public domain. The result shows the gap in Islamic collection management as practiced here. It is suggested that some of the best practices be adopted, and policies revamp considered for future practices in Malaysia. 2016-09-27T06:29:09Z 2016-09-27T06:29:09Z 2016-09 Working Paper http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12111 en_US Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Library, IIUM,
institution	Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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description	At the pinnacle of Islamic empire, librarians were chosen from the ranks of renowned scholars. They were not merely collectors, conservators, facilitators or organizers of information, but providers of value-added intellectual services such as consultation, publication and translation. These services can be said to be only a minimal portion of tasks covered by Islamic Collection librarians in Malaysia, because our librarianship has been swept into the waves of contemporary practices of most modern libraries, emphasizing technical and information technology aspects. This article attempts to show how far behind we are, in the realm of value-added intellectual services, as compared to Islamic collection librarians collaborating under the aegis of Middle East Librarians Association (MELA). It also purported to investigate the probable reasons that contributed to the current model of Islamic Collection management and librarianship in Malaysia. The method to be used in collecting data is unobtrusive observation through content analysis of online information in public domain. The result shows the gap in Islamic collection management as practiced here. It is suggested that some of the best practices be adopted, and policies revamp considered for future practices in Malaysia.
format	Working Paper
author	Abu Bakar, Najibah Mohd Rosman, Norziati
author_facet	Abu Bakar, Najibah Mohd Rosman, Norziati
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title	Gap in Subject Area Expertise in Islamic Collection Management in Malaysia: A Comparison with MELA Librarians
title_short	Gap in Subject Area Expertise in Islamic Collection Management in Malaysia: A Comparison with MELA Librarians
title_full	Gap in Subject Area Expertise in Islamic Collection Management in Malaysia: A Comparison with MELA Librarians
title_fullStr	Gap in Subject Area Expertise in Islamic Collection Management in Malaysia: A Comparison with MELA Librarians
title_full_unstemmed	Gap in Subject Area Expertise in Islamic Collection Management in Malaysia: A Comparison with MELA Librarians
title_sort	gap in subject area expertise in islamic collection management in malaysia: a comparison with mela librarians
publisher	Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Library, IIUM,
publishDate	2016
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Gap in Subject Area Expertise in Islamic Collection Management in Malaysia: A Comparison with MELA Librarians

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