Pengajian Alam Melayu di pentas global: Teknologi maklumat dan penstrukturan ilmu di ATMA, UKM
This paper traces the knowledge ‘restructuration’ exercise that has been carried out at the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, since April 1999. It has changed ATMA’s academic orientation and it includes the introduction and active use of Informat...
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2004
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Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1246/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1246/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1246/1/Pengajian_Alam_Melayu_di_Pentas_Global.pdf |
Summary: | This paper traces the knowledge ‘restructuration’ exercise that has been
carried out at the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, since April 1999. It has changed ATMA’s
academic orientation and it includes the introduction and active use of Information
and Communications Technology (ICT). It also describes the evolution
of the construction of a series of digital databases relating to Malay World
Studies, the one and only on-line Malay World Studies database available in
the world today that has more than 22,000 single-text articles on various
aspects of the Malay world written in a number of languages gathered from a
number of resources. Besides, ATMA has also built a number of other digital
databases, including on pantun and peribahasa, all of which could be reached
at URL www.atma.ukm.my. The underpinning concept of and the motivation
that has propelled the project shall be described too including the technical
aspect. The challenges that ATMA has to confront in the whole effort shall be
outlined, and the possible one on our way to reach the 50,000 single-text
articles target. The next stage of the project is create a home for all ATMA’s
existing and future digital databases, that is, a portal and it shall be called
www.malaycivilization.com. The initial effort of the said task has been funded
by the DAGS Grant Scheme made available by the National IT Council of
Malaysia |
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