Cover Image

Malay Manuscript Cataloguing In Malaysia: Issues And Challenges

Cataloguing of information materials is quintessentially one of the primary functions of libraries. It facilitates bibliographic control and provides information and access for users to the resources stored therein. Although modern practice of classification and cataloguing is based on certain inter...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohd Zarif, Muhammad Mustaqim
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: Universiti Sains Islam malaysia 2016
Subjects:
Malay
manuscript
cataloguing
issues
National Library of Malaysia
Online Access:http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12113
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.usim-12113
record_format dspace
spelling my.usim-121132016-10-10T02:50:50Z Malay Manuscript Cataloguing In Malaysia: Issues And Challenges Mohd Zarif, Muhammad Mustaqim Malay manuscript cataloguing issues National Library of Malaysia Cataloguing of information materials is quintessentially one of the primary functions of libraries. It facilitates bibliographic control and provides information and access for users to the resources stored therein. Although modern practice of classification and cataloguing is based on certain international standards and formats, the same could not be said about manuscripts. In fact, in the case of the Malay manuscript in particular, its cataloguing is mostly based on the institutional policies and practices of the libraries which do not usually conform to the standards used in the cataloguing of other materials. This does not only create disparity in terms of the breadth and depth of the information provided, but can also confound users and researchers alike. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss this issue in further details. Specifically, it focuses on analysing some of the issues and challenges in cataloguing Malay manuscript in Malaysia as exemplified by the official published catalogues of Malay manuscripts by the National Library of Malaysia. Selected examples and cases are analysed and appraised based on the policies of the library as well as current international practices on the matter. Finally, suggestions and recommendations on improving the current state of the Malay manuscript catalogue and its practice are also provided for further reflection and consideration. 2016-09-27T06:35:07Z 2016-09-27T06:35:07Z 2016-09 Working Paper http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12113 en_US Universiti Sains Islam malaysia
institution Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
building USIM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universit Sains Islam i Malaysia
content_source USIM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://ddms.usim.edu.my/
language en_US
topic Malay
manuscript
cataloguing
issues
National Library of Malaysia
spellingShingle Malay
manuscript
cataloguing
issues
National Library of Malaysia
Mohd Zarif, Muhammad Mustaqim
Malay Manuscript Cataloguing In Malaysia: Issues And Challenges
description Cataloguing of information materials is quintessentially one of the primary functions of libraries. It facilitates bibliographic control and provides information and access for users to the resources stored therein. Although modern practice of classification and cataloguing is based on certain international standards and formats, the same could not be said about manuscripts. In fact, in the case of the Malay manuscript in particular, its cataloguing is mostly based on the institutional policies and practices of the libraries which do not usually conform to the standards used in the cataloguing of other materials. This does not only create disparity in terms of the breadth and depth of the information provided, but can also confound users and researchers alike. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss this issue in further details. Specifically, it focuses on analysing some of the issues and challenges in cataloguing Malay manuscript in Malaysia as exemplified by the official published catalogues of Malay manuscripts by the National Library of Malaysia. Selected examples and cases are analysed and appraised based on the policies of the library as well as current international practices on the matter. Finally, suggestions and recommendations on improving the current state of the Malay manuscript catalogue and its practice are also provided for further reflection and consideration.
format Working Paper
author Mohd Zarif, Muhammad Mustaqim
author_facet Mohd Zarif, Muhammad Mustaqim
author_sort Mohd Zarif, Muhammad Mustaqim
title Malay Manuscript Cataloguing In Malaysia: Issues And Challenges
title_short Malay Manuscript Cataloguing In Malaysia: Issues And Challenges
title_full Malay Manuscript Cataloguing In Malaysia: Issues And Challenges
title_fullStr Malay Manuscript Cataloguing In Malaysia: Issues And Challenges
title_full_unstemmed Malay Manuscript Cataloguing In Malaysia: Issues And Challenges
title_sort malay manuscript cataloguing in malaysia: issues and challenges
publisher Universiti Sains Islam malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12113
_version_ 1645153077961949184
score 13.222552

Similar Items