Two Decades of Knowledge

Two Decades of Knowledge is a compilation of papers, slides, posters and book chapters written and presented by informational professionals of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak in conferences, seminars and workshop at national, regional and international level. It is a twenty-year accumulation of knowledge and active contribution by Pustaka Negeri Sarawak to the nurturing of a well-informed society. The publication of this book is timed to commemorate the twenty-year presence of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak in the information and knowledge industry.

Contents

Presentations at National Level

a) Transformasi Perkhidmatan Perpustakaan Melalui Lonjakan Profesionalisme Pustakawan. A paper presented at the Forum Kepustakawanan 2010, Kuching.
b) Marketing and Promoting Library and Information Services : the Sarawak Experience.
c) Perkhidmatan Perpustakaan Kepada Golongan Khas di Pustaka Negeri Sarawak. A paper presented at the Seminar Perkhidmatan Perpustakaan Kepada Golongan Khas, Georgetown, 2010 18 d) Inovasi, Kreativiti dan Perpustakaan : Peluang dan Cabaran. A paper presented at Forum Kepustakawanan 2011, Kuching.

Presentations at International Level

a) Promoting Lifelong Learning Through Information Literacy: Sarawak State Library’s Initiatives. A paper presented at the International Conference on Information Literacy, Kuala Lumpur, 2006.
b) Braving rapids, winding timber-tracks: towards equitable access to information for libraries in Sarawak.
c) Outside of the library box. A poster presented at IFLA the World Library Conference 2015, Cape Town, South Africa.
d) Sarawak (Malaysia) Family Literacy Program Model: Community Strategies for promoting literacy. A poster presented at the IFLA World Library Conference 2016, Columbus, United States of America.
e) The Reading Habits Among Library Users in Rural and Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia A paper presented at the Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology 2016, Kobe, Japan.
f) Pustaka in a Box: Bridging the Digital Gap. A paper presented at the IFLA World Library Conference 2017, Wraclow, Poland.
g) Peji’ Peju’, Pejoh: Indigenous Literacy to the Kayan. A paper presented at the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
h) Wear The Past in the Present for the Future. A paper presented at the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
i) Web Archiving Issues and Challenges in the State Government of Sarawak (Malaysia): Do They Really Need their Websites to be Archived? A paper presented at the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
j) The Band That Unites Us: Council of State Public Library Directors, Malaysia. A paper presented at the NEXT LIBRARY 2018, Berlin, Germany.
k) Going Back to Basic of KM: Knowledge Management Initiatives in Sarawak State Library. A paper presented at the 19th European Conference on Knowledge Management, 2018, Padua, Italy.

Exhibitions at International Level

a) Indigenous Voices in the Land of the Head Hunters: Local Content Development of Sarawak Northern Region. A poster presentation at the Library Boulevard of the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
b) 1 File 1 Week Campaign and e-Terbit Sarawak (e-TerbitS). A poster exhibition at the Library Boulevard of the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
c) Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Uniquely Serving Our Community. A poster exhibition at the Library Boulevard of the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Submitted Abstracts

a) Muvui: Collaboration Calling for Connecting People to Knowledge. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2014, Lyon, France.
b) Together we can do more: the Sarawak State Library experience in developing and implementing high impact reader development initiatives through collaboration. An abstract accepted by the 2017 International Conference on Library and Information Science, Sapporo, Japan.
c) The Sarawak State Library Experience in Developing and Implementing High Turnout Reader Development Initiatives through Collaboration. An abstract accepted by the IAFOR International Conference on Education 2018 (IICE2018), Hawaii, United States of America.
d) Challenges and solutions in sharing electronic resources such as e-books and e-journals including digitized works. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
e) Challenges of Acquiring Indigenous Collection in Pustaka Negeri Sarawak. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
f) Read, Innovate, Excel: Makerspace for Community Engagement. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
g) An Empirical Study on the Effectiveness of Legal Deposit Promotional Activities in Sarawak. An Abstract Submitted To The Ifla World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
h) Indigenous Voices in the Land of the Head Hunters: Local Content Development of Sarawak Northern Region. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia i) Knowledge Conversion Abilities Uplift Team Performance. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
j) Marketing in a Disruptive Environment: The case for Sarawak State Library. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
k) Pustaka: Your Knowledge Patner. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia .
l) Reading Seed:s Promoting Family Literacy in Sarawak (Malaysia). An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
m) The Level of Compliance Towards Records Management Practices: A Case Study of the Resident Offices Throughout the Sarawak Regions. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
n) Systematic Approach for Transfer of Records and Archives Material for Preservation. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
o) Using Competence Module to Drive Highly Skills Performance Library Staff. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
p) Verification of Facts: Sarawak Border Scouts … the Forgotten Heroes. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
q) Juh Nambah Ilmu. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
r) The Impact of Employee Motivation on Knowledge Transfer in Malaysian Academic Library. An abstract submitted to the IFLA World Library Conference 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
s) Riding On The Global Campaign Of International Archives Day For Impactful Awareness Programs.

Book and Magazine Articles

a) Braving rapids, winding timber-tracks: towards equitable access to information for libraries in Sarawak.

Submissions to State and National Awards

a) MakerasMeet 2017. Submission to the Anugerah High Performance Team 2018.
b) The Reading Seeds. Submission to the Anugerah High Performance Team 2018.
c) Sarawak Children’s Festival. Submission to the Anugerah High Performance Team 2018.
d) Modul Kembara Ilmu. Submission to the Cabaran Inovasi Inklusif 2018.
e) Modul Warisan Budaya. Submission to the Cabaran Inovasi Inklusif 2018.
f) PANDEi. Submission to the Anugerah Transofrmasi Komuniti 2018.
g) Submission to the Miri City Mayor’s Award 2018.

Submissions to International Awards

a) Submission to the Alexanre Vattemare Award for Creativity Libraries 2018.
b) Submission to the IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award 2018.
c) Submission to the IFLA Green Library Award 2019.
d) Submission to the UNESCO Information Literacy Award 2019.