No. 109, June 1999

New Publication from the NDL

International Symposium on
Current Status and Future of Bibliographic Information
in Southeast Asian Countries

The National Diet Library held an International Symposium "Current Status and Future of Bibliographic Information in Southeast Asian Countries" on March 10 and 11 in 1997 to promote the Asian Resource Information Center (tentative name) Project. 

The proceedings include eight country reports. 
Helen Jarvis from Australia reported on acquisitions and access of Southeast Asian information in Australia. Seven information specialists from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam introduced the present state of bibliographic information in their countries. 

The contents are as follows: 

Session l

Acquisition and use of Southeast Asian information 

Helen Jarvis 

Southeast Asia in Australian consciousness: the view from the library and information sphere.

Session 2

Current status and future of bibliographic information in Southeast Asian countries

Indonesia by Blasius Sudarsono 

A glimpse to bibliographic information exchange in Indonesia

Malaysia by Putri Saniah Megat Abdul Rahman 

Bibliographic database and networks in Malaysia: towards the development of digital libraries with local content database

Myanmar by Thein Lwin 

Current situation and problems of bibliographic information database of Myanmar and future possibility of exchanging bibliographic information with other countries

Philippines by Rogelio B. Mallillin 

Information processing and resource sharing in the Philippines

Singapore by Ch'ng Kim See 

Bibliographic information of Southeast Asian materials in Singapore: its current state and future

Thailand by Thara Kanakamani 

Current situation and problems of national network of bibliographic information of Southeast Asian materials in Thailand

Vietnam by Kieu Van Hot 
Library automation and information activities in Vietnam

The proceedings (text in English) are edited by the National Diet Library, and published by the Japan Library Association (available for 700 yen). 
For further information, write to: 

Japan Library Association 

1-11-14 Shinkawa, Tokyo, 104-0033 JAPAN 
Fax: +81-3-3523-0842 

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