Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs
Oral history has usually referred to as an account of historical event, person or place, a first person memory of the past, by an eyewitness. It is regarded as living memories which have great importance in the history of mankind. It has also become a key resource for reconstructing, recreating and...
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| author | Fesal, Fujica Azura Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan Jaafar, Cik Ramlah Che Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan |
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| description | Oral history has usually referred to as an account of historical event, person or place, a first person memory of the past, by an eyewitness. It is regarded as living memories which have great importance in the history of mankind. It has also become a key resource for reconstructing, recreating and recording past and present knowledge of society. Academic libraries have assisted as repositories for books and manuscripts that support in revealing the stories of world’s civilization for centuries. The compilation of oral history at the library could help in reference and research if only the effort to record, document, preserve and promote information resources are well planned. Current technology could be of great help to be utilized in relaying the access to the researchers. Through institutional repositories, the visibility of the information could be increased. This paper will explain the importance of oral history, the background of the collection at USM Library and the initiatives taken to promote it as the primary and reliable sources that could play a role in historical research activities in the future. |
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| spelling | usm-312722020-04-16T04:22:11Z http://eprints.usm.my/31272/ Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs Fesal, Fujica Azura Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan Jaafar, Cik Ramlah Che Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan AZ(20)-999 History of scholarship and learning. The humanities D1-2027 History (General) DS1-937 History of Asia Oral history has usually referred to as an account of historical event, person or place, a first person memory of the past, by an eyewitness. It is regarded as living memories which have great importance in the history of mankind. It has also become a key resource for reconstructing, recreating and recording past and present knowledge of society. Academic libraries have assisted as repositories for books and manuscripts that support in revealing the stories of world’s civilization for centuries. The compilation of oral history at the library could help in reference and research if only the effort to record, document, preserve and promote information resources are well planned. Current technology could be of great help to be utilized in relaying the access to the researchers. Through institutional repositories, the visibility of the information could be increased. This paper will explain the importance of oral history, the background of the collection at USM Library and the initiatives taken to promote it as the primary and reliable sources that could play a role in historical research activities in the future. Persatuan Sejarah Lisan Malaysia dan Pertubuhan Pentadbiran Wilayah Satun 2016-12-02 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://eprints.usm.my/31272/1/SASL2016_KertasKerja_17_%281%29.pdf Fesal, Fujica Azura and Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan and Jaafar, Cik Ramlah Che and Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan (2016) Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs. In: Seminar Antarabangsa Sejarah Lisan 2016 Dari Perspektif Sejarah, Warisan dan Kebudayaan Malaysia-Thailand, December, 2-4 2016, Satun, Thailand. http://www.sejarahlisan.org.my |
| spellingShingle | AZ(20)-999 History of scholarship and learning. The humanities D1-2027 History (General) DS1-937 History of Asia Fesal, Fujica Azura Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan Jaafar, Cik Ramlah Che Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs |
| title | Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs |
| title_full | Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs |
| title_fullStr | Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs |
| title_short | Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs |
| title_sort | oral history in usm library: supporting reference and research needs |
| topic | AZ(20)-999 History of scholarship and learning. The humanities D1-2027 History (General) DS1-937 History of Asia |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/31272/ http://eprints.usm.my/31272/ http://eprints.usm.my/31272/1/SASL2016_KertasKerja_17_%281%29.pdf |