Text Box: ICOL2005-USM-PENANG-MALAYSIA
14-16 MARCH 2005
 
 

LATEST PROGRAMME

14 March 2005 (Monday) 

8.15 – 8.30 am            Registration

9.30 – 9.40 am            Arrival of VIP

9.40am                        Arrival of Minister

9.45am                        Welcoming address by Chairman, Organising Committee

                                    Welcome to Penang by Vice Chancellor Universiti Sains
                                    Malaysia, Y.Bhg. Prof.Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

                                    Opening address by Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, Y.B.
                                    Dato’ Dr. Hj. Shafie Hj. Mohd Salleh

                                    Multimedia presentation

                                    Visit to Exhibition

10.30am                      Refreshment

11.00am                      Keynote address 1 by Y. Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Syed Hussein Alatas
                                    Institute of the Malay World & Civilization (ATMA), Universiti
                                    Kebangsaan Malaysia

12.30pm                      Lunch

2.00 pm                       Session I – New Era Librarians and Information Professionals

3.30pm                        Session II – Marketing and Promotion

5.00pm                        Refreshment

8.30pm                        Welcome Dinner

15 March 2005  (Tuesday)

8.30am                        Session III – Reaching out to the Community

10.00 – 10.15am         Refreshment

10.15 – 11.00am         Keynote Address II by Y. Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Ibrahim Ahmad Bajunid
                                    Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UNITAR.

11.00 – 12.30pm         Session IV – Funding for Sustainability

2.30pm                        Library Visit

16 March 2005 (Wednesday)

8.30 – 10.00am           Session V – Measuring Library Performance

10.30 – 11.00am         Refreshment

11.00 – 12.30pm         Session VI - Libraries of the Future

12.30pm                      Lunch

2.30pm                        Keynote Address III by Y. Bhg Prof. Muhammad Hj. Salleh

                                    National Laureate / Professor, School of Humanities, USM

3.30pm                        Closing speech by Ms. Fawzia Dawood, Chairperson ICOL 2005

                                    Official Closing speech by Datin Masrah Hj. Abidin, Acting Chief
                                    Librarian, Library, Universiti Sains Malaysia.                     

4.00pm                        Refreshment

 

SPEAKER PROGRAMME
ICOL 2005   “TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY”

14 March 2005
 
11.00 am – 12.30 pm

KEYNOTE ADDRESS I

Chair: Professor Dato’ Dr. Syed Ahmad Hussein

Libraries and the Development of Civilisation
Professor Dato’ Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)/National University of Malaysia   

2.00 – 3.30 pm

SESSION I: NEW ERA LIBRARIANS AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS

Chair: Ms. Margaret Simeng

Competencies for New Era Librarians and Professionals
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Christopher Khoo, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Trends and Issues in Preparing New Era Librarians and Information Professionals
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Laili Hashim & Ms. Wan Nor Haliza Wan Mokhtar, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)/ MARA University of Technology, Malaysia 

The Librarian-Academic Relationship; the Academic Perspective
Professor Dr. Rahim Md Noah, Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL), Malaysia 

Uniting e-Libraries and e-Learning: Challenges and Opportunities for VILIS Brunei
Dr. Hj. Awang Suhaimi Hj. Abdul Karim  & Ms. Lim Bann Dih, Universiti Brunei Darussalam 

3.30 – 5.00 pm

SESSION II: MARKETING AND PROMOTION

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zainal Ariffin Ahmad

Developing a Borderless Hybrid Library; the Shanghai Experience
Dr. Wu Jianzhong, IFLA/Shanghai Library, China 

Reference Services in the Digital Environment
Mr. Wan Abdul Kadir Wan Dollah, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)/ MARA University of Technology & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diljit Singh, Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia 

ISO Certification – a Marketing Tool
Ms. Habsah Abdul Rahman, Mr. Abdul Akla Wan IsmaiI & Mr. Mohd Idris Hj Ali, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)   

Brand Building via Creativity
Mr. Alias Ibrahim Seeny, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 

15 March 2005 

8.30 – 10.00 am

SESSION III: REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY
 

Chair: Ms. Che Norma Bahri 

Reaching out to the Community: the Case of UKM Library
Ms. Lela Ruzma Haji Mohd Shaari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)/National University of Malaysia   

Reaching out to the Community of Penang / Abstract
Ms. Shukriah Haji Yon, Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Pulau Pinang /Penang Public Library Corporation, Malaysia  

Reaching out to the Community
Ms. Habeeba Hussein Habeeb, National Library, Republic of Maldives 

Building Social Capital: a Case Study of an Academic Library Supporting Entrepreneurs
Mr. Ka-Neng Au, Rutgers University, USA 

10.15 – 11.00 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS II

Chair: Datin Masrah Hj Abidin

Librarians as Civilization Builder: Metaphors of Knowledge and Metaphors of Leaders (the Roles of Research Libraries)
Professor Dato’ Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad Bajunid, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia

11.00 am – 12.30 pm

SESSION IV: FUNDING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Chair: Mr. Ramli Abdul Samad 

Restoration of Libraries after Disasters / Abstract
Professor Russell Bowden, IFLA/Sri Lanka Library Association  

Sources of Funding for Developing Countries
Dr. Susanne Ornager, UNESCO (India)  

The Role of Foreign Cultural Institutes; an Exemplary Description of the Educational and Cultural Programmes Organized by the German Cultural Centre in Malaysia (Goethe-Institut Kuala Lumpur)
Dr. Volker Wolf, Goethe-Institut Kuala Lumpur  

16 March 2005

8.30 – 10.00 am

SESSION V: MEASURING LIBRARY PERFORMANCE

Chair: Ms. Sofiah Hashim

Measuring Learning Outcomes of Information Literacy Programmes
Mr. Mohd Sharif Mohd Saad, Universiti  Teknologi MARA (UiTM)/ MARA University of Technology, Assoc. Prof. Nor Edzan Nasir & Professor Zainab Awang Ngah, Universiti Malaya/University of Malaya, Malaysia  

How are We Doing? Measuring Performance at NUS Libraries
Ms. Ng Kim Leong, National University of Singapore (NUS)   

Where are We Going in Library Automation?
Dr. Zahidi Dato’ Zainol Rashid, Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Kedah/Kedah Public Library Corporation, Malaysia 

Preliminary Study of Knowledge Management in a Library: a Case Study of the National Library of Malaysia
Ms. Suraya Hamid, Universiti Malaya (UM)/University of Malaya & Ms. Jamaliah Mohd Nayan, Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia/National Library of Malaysia  

10.30 am – 12.30 pm

SESSION VI: LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE

Chair: Mr. Ong Chai Lin

Preserving National Heritage for the Future
Professor Salvacion M. Arlante, University of the Philippines (UP) 

Developing Information Systems; Prince of Songkla University Archives
Dr. Kanita Nitjarunkul, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand 

Preparing for the Future – Academic Libraries in the Beginning of the 21st Century
Mr. Choy Fatt Cheong, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore  

Change Management in an Academic Library: the Experience of Tun Abdul Razak Library, UiTM
Ms. Paiza Idris, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)/ MARA University of Technology 

2.30 – 3.15 pm

KEYNOTE ADDRESS III

Chair: Ms. Rashidah Begum Fazal Mohamed

A Personal Experience of Libraries
Professor Muhammad Haji Salleh, National Laureate, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)