CURRICULUM VITAE DATO’ ZAWIYAH BINTI BABA 1.
Name:
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Title: Dato’
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Date and place of Birth: 20 Januari 1949, Tampin, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Citizenship: Malaysian
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Marital status: Married; 4 children.
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Spouse: Yusof Bin Cha. Occupation: Translator & Editor
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Qualifications (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
ZAWIYAH BINTI BABA Gender: Female
B.A. Hons. (English), University Malaya 1972 Post Graduate Diploma in Librarianship, College of Librarianship Wales, 1973 Master of Librarianship (M.Lib), University of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K. 1983 Certificate in Translation, National Institute of Translation Malaysia (ITNM), 2005
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Current Designation: Principle Research Fellow, Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation, (ATMA), National University of Malaysia (2-year contract from 14.09.2007)
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Office Address: Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA), National University of Malaysia (UKM), 46300 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Tel. Nos.:
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Fax No.:
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E-mail :
603 – 89253252 (Office); 603 - 7725 0049 (Home); 012 232 9549 (mobile) 603 – 89254698
[email protected] [email protected]
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Previous Designation: Director-General, National (1.12.2001-20.1.2005).
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of
Malaysia
Current Research interests: (i) (ii) (iii)
(iv) (v)
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Library
Content development in malaycivilization.com portal; Library special collections; Redevelopment of libraries and heritage collections after the tsunami in Aceh and Sri Lanka Women in government in Malaysia Documentation and preservation of special collection on Malay art of woodcarving.
Specialisation: Library development planning; community information services; content development for digital library services; special and personal collections.
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Current projects and grants: (i)
Research University Grant (RM44,000.00) Enhancement of preservation and access to resources in ATMA’s PADAT (Pangkalan Data Alam Dan Tamadun Melayu) Collection through full text digisation and uploading on malaycivilization.com portal.
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Research Motivation Grant Documentation of materials on Malay art of wood carving in Kandis Resource Centre, Bachok, Kalantan; development of an online multimedia database and publication of catalog to facilitate further research.
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Consultancy for publication Information consultant and principal researcher and writer for book on Women In Government for Salt Media Consultancy, to be published by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development in
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conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia’s independence. (iv)
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Special Collections Research on Mrs.Dorothy Nixon, former Librarian and Secretary of the Kuala Lumpur Book Club (1935-66), whose personal collection on Malaysiana was donated to the National Library of Malaysia and formed the core of its rare book collection in the initial period of its establishment in the 70s.
AWARDS AND HONOURS Darjah Dato’ Paduka Tuanku Jaafar (D.P.T.J) from Paduka Seri Tuanku Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, 2002, which carries the title ‘Dato’
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SELECTED PAPERS / PUBLICATIONS (2004 -2007) “Bridging the Digital Divide: Library Initiatives in Malaysia”. Paper presented at ‘Seventh LIASA Annual Conference on Digital Divide: Eastern Perspectives, Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa, 27 September – 1 October 2004. “ICT Infrastructure, Constraints, Challenges and Needs for Collaboration in Malaysia”. Paper presented at Second session of UNESCO Asia Pacific Information Network (APIN), Beijing, China 21-23 October 2004. “Competency development programme for library professionals: case study of the National Library of Malaysia.” Paper presented at the Workshop on Leadership Development for Directors of National Libraries in Developing Countries organized by National Library of Malaysia under Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP), at Grand Continental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 24-28 May, 2005.
“Moving Forward: Strategic Directions for PPM”. Article submitted for Library Association of Malaysia (PPM) and Library Association of Singapore (LAS) 50th Anniversary Commemorative Volume, Singapore: Library Association ofSingapore, 2005.
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“Networking Cultural Heritage: An Overview of Collaborative Initiatives among National Libraries, Musuems and Archives in Asia and Oceania.” Paper presented at the WLIC/ 71st IFLA General Conference and Council, Oslo, Norway, 14-18 August, 2005. Master Plan for Rebuilding of Libraries in Sri Lanka after the Tsunami. Report for UNESCO. Kuala Lumpur, July 2006. “Report of PPM Iqra’ Mission to Aceh”, 2-5 August 2005”. Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues, published in Association with The British Library, Vol.17, Number 3, 2005. pp167175. “Moving forward: Strategic Directions for Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia” in Celebrating 50 Years of Librarianship in Malaysia and Singapore. Eds. Jessie Tan [et al.]. Singapore: Library Association of Singapore and Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia, 2005. ZAWIYAH BABA & HASBULLAH ATAN. “Pembangunan Semula Perpkhidmatan Perpustakaan dan Maklumat Di Aceh Selepas Tsunami : Cabaran dan Strategi”. Kertaskerja dibentangkan di Persidangan Antarabangsa Pembangunan Aceh anjuran Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik UKM dan Kelab Antarabangsa Aceh, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 26-27 Disember 2006. “Redevelopment of library and information services after the tsunami: a comparative study of Aceh and Sri Lanka”. Paper presented at the First International Conference on Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies organized by Executing Agency for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Aceh and Nias (BRR) and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 23 – 27 February 2007. “The King The Man: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, The 12th King of Malaysia. Book Review. Heritage Asia, January – March, 2007, Vol 4, No.2, pp. 75-76. SHUHAIMI BABA & ZAWIYAH BABA. “1957 Hati Malaya: A cinematic interpretation of Malaya’s struggle for independence”. Paper presented at the International Conference on Britain and the Malay World’, Royal Asiatic Society, London, 17-18 May 2007.
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“Progress of PPM’s Iqra’ Mission in Aceh”. Report presented to the Management of Library Associations (MLAS) Standing Committee Meeting No.1, 73rd IFLA Conference and Council, ICC, Durban, South Africa,17 August 2007. “ Malaysia’s Literary Icons”. MPH Quill, Issue 15, Aug.-Sep. 2007. pp.34-36.
Articles and Book Reviews in Utusan Malaysia (national daily Malay language newspaper), February 2006 – 2007. .
ZB/ Updated 20 September 2007
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