Sarawak Library Journal

The first volume of the Sarawak Library Journal

The idea of having an open access online journal has been mulled over for quite a while but it has only taken off recently. Because the Sarawak State Library has been in operation since year 2000 we now feel that the time is right to start our own journal to encourage professionals and practitioners particularly from the region to document their findings and share their expertise, speciality and work experiences.

Our aim is to create a journal that is expert – reviewed for librarians, information professionals, archivists and record managers, researchers or any person interested in keeping up to date with issues and development, professional practices and research in the field of library and archive. It is also our intention that every issue of the Sarawak Library Journal will carry an article specifically on Sarawak based on or relating to our Sarawakiana collection. This we hope will be of interest to readers.

Sarawak Library Journal is a multi-disciplinary, refereed journal published annually by Pustaka Negeri Sarawak. We welcome original manuscripts on subjects relevant to Sarawak. Targeted fields of knowledge include information management (libraries, knowledge management, archives and records), anthropology, history, geography, sociology, economics and other social sciences and humanities disciplines.

We have a special interest in papers dealing with current scientific and epistemological issues, as well as scholarly articles which provide fresh and insightful responses to the intellectual and cultural challenges of the modern world.
We have a special interest in papers dealing with current scientific and epistemological issues, as well as scholarly articles which provide fresh and insightful responses to the intellectual and cultural challenges of the modern world.

Online Access

The journal is accessible online at http://http://myjms.moe.gov.my/index.php/sljppns/index.

Objectives

a) As a platform for library and archive professionals and practitioners, especially those from Sarawak, to contribute and share experiences, ideas and insights
b) To inform the library and archive communities of practices on current developments and trends in knowledge management, library, records and archives
c) To promote research on key areas within the cultural, social, historical and educational context of Sarawak
d) A platform for knowledge dissemination on or about Sarawak and Sarawakian scholarly works

Scope

a) Articles on a wide range of subjects and issues pertaining to information management (libraries, knowledge management, archives and records).
b) History, sociology, anthropology, economics and other social science and humanities disciplines.
c) Studies that elaborate scientific and epistemological problems encountered by Sarawak and Sarawakians currently, scholarly works that provide fresh and insightful responses to the intellectual and cultural challenges of the modern world.
d) Book reviews and notes will also be considered .

Frequency of Publication

Sarawak Library Journal is published once a year and the number of articles per issue will depend on the number of articles received.

Editorial Committee

2017 - 2018 General Editor Dr Rita Manurung - Chief Editor (Member of the Board of Management, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Editorial Team Rashidah Bolhassan - Editor (Chief Executive Officer, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Arpah Adenan - Editor (Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Services), Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Japri Bujang Masli - Editor (Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Operations), Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Nesly Rebid - Editor (Head of Library Services Sector, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Salina Zawawi - Editor (Regional Manager, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri) Wan Mazli Wan Razali - Editor (Head of Corporate Management Sector, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Hayati Sabil - Editor (Head of Depository Services Sector, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Secretary Nesly Rebid - Editor (Head of Library Services Sector, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak)

2019 - General Editor Rashidah Bolhassan - Chief Editor (Chief Executive Officer, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Editorial Team Arpah Adenan - Editor (Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Services), Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Japri Bujang Masli - Editor (Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Operations), Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Razak Rambili - Editor (Acting Head of Library Services Sector, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Salina Zawawi - Editor (Regional Manager, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri) Wan Mazli Wan Razali - Editor (Head of Corporate Management Sector, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Hayati Sabil - Editor (Head of Depository Services Sector, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Fairul Azli Banchit - Editor (Regional Manager, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Sibu) Dayangku Hadzimah Awangku Ahmad - Editor (Head of Innovation and Sustainability Division, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) Secretary Bronny Lawrence Nawe - Editor (Head of Knowledge Management Division, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak)

Guidelines for the Submission of Journal Article

Acceptance of the article will be at the discretion of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak.

Copyright

Submission of an article implies that

1) it has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis);<br 2) it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere;
3) its publication has been approved by all coauthors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities at the institute where the work has been carried out;
4) if and when it is accepted for publication, the authors agree to automatic transfer of the copyright to the publisher;
5) it will not be published elsewhere in any language without the consent of the copyright holders;
6) written permission of the copyright holder is obtained by the authors for material used from other copyrighted sources;
7) any costs associated with obtaining this permission are the authors' responsibility.

Subject Matter

a) Library science.
b) Information science.
c) Records management.
d) Archives management.
e) Knowledge management.
f) Enterprise content management.
g) Local contents development.

Presentation

1) The article must be written in Microsoft Word or compatible format, one and half spaced wkth suitable wide margin.
2) The article should not exceed five thousand words, excluding references and notes on the author.
3) The title must be informative.
4) The title should be followed by the author’s name, position, institutional affiliation, maling address and e-mail address.
5) Each article is to be preceded by a succinct abstract, of of no more than two hundred and fifty words, that highlights the objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of the paper.
6) To identify the subjects under which the article may be indexed, 6-10 key words should be provided.
7) References should be supplied as endnotes.
8) A bibliographic note of no more than one hundred words on the author should follow the endnotes.
9) Images are not to be included in the papers.

Language

a) The articles should be written in English.
b) Words in other languages should be italicised and followed by the English translation in curve brackets.

Spelling and Hyphenation

Spelling and hyphenation should follow the Oxford English Dictionary or Cambridge Free English Dictionary.

Use of Capitals

Other than proper names and acronyms, use capitals only when lower case would cause ambiguity.

Abbreviations

a) Full titles of countries, states, institutions, organisations, et cetera should be used in the first instance, with abbreviations or acronyms in curve brackets; subsequent references must be abbreviated.
b) Use a full stop after an abbreviation (p., ed., vol.), but not after a contraction (Mr, Dr, eds).
c) Symbols for currency and units of measurement should not have full stops (km, RM).
d) Acronyms and abbreviations consisting of capitals should not have full stops (JKR, DUN, LCDA, STIDC, SEDC, NREB).

Quotations

1) Use single quotation marks for quotations; double quotation marks for quotations within quotations.
2) Indent quotations of more than forty words.
3) Preserve the spelling, grammar and punctuations of the original. Use [sic] sparingly to indicate aberrant usage or perceived errors. Provide endnotes to explain perceived errors.
4) Interpolations should be in square brackets.
5) Use three ellipsis point (…) to indicate omission of material from a quotation.
6) Close quotations before a final punctuation mark (‘The project was a success’.)

Numbers

1) Within the text, spell out numbers and ordinals up to one hundred, for example, five, eight, twenty-five, sixty-fifth anniversary, forth annual report.
2) Numbers over one hundred should be written in figures (123, 5,255), except for round numbers (five hundred, ten thousand, three million).
3) Use figures with a succession of numbers (20 passes, 9 credits, 5 distinctions).
4) Percentage should be written as 85 per cent, not 85% or eighty-five per cent.

Dates

a) Use the form 17 September 1965.
b) Months should be spelled out in full (September, December).
c) No apostrophe is used in decades (1960s, 1980s, 1990s).
d) Show a span of years as 1945-1950, not 1945-50.

Italics / Underlining / Bold Face

a) Underline or use bold face only if reproducing a specific device in a quotation; emphasis should be marked by italics.
b) Use italics for uncommon foreign word; inclusion of a word or phrase in the dictionaries mentioned in Section 6 indicates that it is no longer uncommon.

Illustrations

a) Should be suitable for reproduction, and should clarify or shorten the text.
b) Information provided in figure legends should not be repeated in the text.
c) Figures and graphs should always be mentioned in the text and numbered with Arabic numerals.
d) Preferred file formats include .jpeg/.jpg, .png, .gif and.tif

Computer Software

a) Any software referred to among methods used must be obtainable either commercially or upon request from the authors.
b) In submitting an article to the Journal, authors accept the obligation to furnish upon request any information necessary for reproducing the methodologies on which their results are based.
c) The methods used for preparing and analyzing alignments must be stated precisely.

Mathematical Equations

1) Should be clearly prepared, and annotated if necessary.
2) Primes and dots must be called to the attention of the typesetter.
3) Differentiate legibly between number 1, capital letter I, and lower case letter l.
4) Use fractional exponents instead of root signs and the solidus (/) for fractions wherever their use will save vertical space.
5) Use exp () notation when the exponent is sizeable.
6) All equations must be numbered sequentially, on the right-hand side of the column, in parenthetic Arabic numerals.

References

a) Use either American Psychological Association (APA) or Modern Language Association (MLA) citation style.
b) Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic references rests entirely with the author.