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Information Agencies

Library, Archive, Museum, Record Center, Information Center Department.

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Introduction
1. SPECIALIZE ON Creating Processing Collecting Managing Consolidating Preserving Packaging Disseminating Storing

Information & Knowledge

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2.The government & publics recognizes the existence of information agency as significant as other agencies. 3.Information & knowledge are managed to enable the present & future generations to gain enormous benefits and values for various means and purposes.
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History of Library
Libraries, as repositories for written records, began in the Middle East between 3000 and 2000 BC. Libraries of Antiquity

The oldest libraries were those of the Sumerians, housing clay tablets with business and legal records. The first Egyptian library, containing 20,000 papyrus scrolls, was founded by Ramses II in 1250 BC.
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Libraries of Antiquity

In China, the first library was established under the Chin Dynasty (221-206BC), when only one copy of every book in the empire was placed in an Imperial Library and all other copies were burned. The greatest library in the ancient world was established by the Greeks in Alexandria in the 3rd century BC. It was a center of learning, consisting of a museum, a library of 700,000 rolls on papyrus or linen and facilities for copying and translating texts in many languages. The first library for the public were established in Rome in the 1st century BC. The development of the library was effected
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National Library of Malaysia

National Library of Malaysia was first set up as a unit under National Archive of Malaysia to enforce Akta Pemeliharaan Buku 1966. Then, in 1992, it had moved to the new building in Jalan Tun Razak. PHILOSOPHYTo develop culturally advanced individuals inbued with a love for knowledge, acquired through lifelong reading and thereby to cultivate the minds of Malaysian towards excellence and innovations which can enhance the tradition of IMD 102 knowledge of this nation.

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History of Archive
The first national archive was founded in France on 12th September 1790, which was a year after the France Revolution (1789). Its establishment was highly demanded by the publics to enable all vital records to be kept and managed in systematic manners. The Public Record Office (PRO), in London is the repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It was founded by act of Parliament on 14th August 1838 to bring together and preserve the records of central government and the courts of law, and to make them available to all who wish to consult them. The records began from the 11th century to the present. National Archives of Canada in 1872 and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) of the IMD 102 7 United States was established in 1935.

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A place where a collection of historically valuable records. Documents, manuscripts, films, videotapes, sound recording (preserved, stored, managed and retrieved). Much concerned with records management, records appraisal, accessioning and arrangement, archival building and storage facilities, preservation and rehabilitation, and reference services (including exhibition and publication).
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Such records / documents that have been recognized containing administrative, legal and fiscal values. These kind of valuable documents are also considered vital resources even their status is already determined inactive.

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National Archives of Malaysia

The main responsibilities of the NAM, as stipulated in the National Archives Act No. 44/66, are to gather, preserve, and make available public records for reference by members of the public. Public records of historical or national value which are transferred to the NAM are preserved as sources of reference for the future. In order to achieve this objective, research and reference facilities are provided at the Reference and Finding Aids Services Branch of the NAM. These services are available to government agencies and the public with the objective of instilling a sense of patriotism and to help in formulating policies on national solidarity. IMD 102 10

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Archival materials comprise all forms acquired from both official as well as private sources. Materials acquired from government departments include files, publications, acts and ordinances, photographs, microfilms, audiovisual materials, treaties, oral history recordings, maps, plans etc. Materials from private sources include collection of private papers which may contain government papers, photographs, theses, and newspapers.
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These archival materials are available for reference, except for the following: Records in the form of files less than 25 years old, that are yet to become archives. Classified archival materials which have not been down graded by the creating agencies. Records containing sensitive issues which may threaten political and national stability. Access to archival materials is governed by the National Archives Act No. 44/66, National Archives Act (Facilities for Reference) 1974, Regulation for the Use of Archival Materials and the Official Secrets Act (Amendment) 1986.
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History of Museum
Museums stem from the age-old human desires to preserve cultural identity; gain social, political, and economic status; and pursue knowledge. The word museum first used in English in the 17th century derives from the Greek mouseion, meaning of the Muses.

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History of Museum
It was the name given to scared places dedicated to the nine goddesses of the fine arts and sciences, which later became repositories for the gifts and offerings of devotees. The First Museums the earliest museums resembled todays libraries and scholarly institutes and were established as sources of inspiration and enlightenment. At his capital city of Tel ElAlmarna in Egypt. Pharaoh Ikhnaton (18th dynasty) erected a large library in which he stored the many gifts and tributes that allied rulers and subject people.
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Introduction
An institution dedicated to collecting objects of scientific, aesthetic, or historical importance; caring for them and studying, interpreting, and exhibiting them for the purposes of advancing knowledge and educating the public. Through their collections and programs, museum help visitors to understand and appreciate the natural world, the history of civilizations, and the record of humanitys artistic, scientific, and technological accomplishments. Museums vary in size, scope, quality, and quantity of collections; location and size of facilities; sources of financial support; and the ways in which they exhibit and interpret their collections.
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There are 5 different areas of museum informatics that could be of particular interest to personal / person in the field of information studies and that could benefit from a more socially oriented mode of investigation ;
Knowledge studies in museum Information organization and access for digital museum collections Online access to shared artifact data Dynamic virtual museum environments Information infrastructures in museum environments
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Benefits of Museum
They are repositories for the vast products of nature and the impressive accomplishments of humanity. As educational institutions, opportunities for self-directed learning and exploration by people of diverse ages, interests, backgrounds, and abilities. They are public gathering places where visitors can be entertained, inspired, and exposed to new or unfamiliar ideas. Museums also offer important economic benefits to their communities. Tourists and local residents alike visit museums, contributing to the economic well-being of the community in which the museum is located. Museums enrich local cultural life and make communities more appealing places to live and to visit. For society as a whole, museums provide valuable intangible benefits as sources of national, regional, and local identity.
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Types of Museum
The major types of museums are art, history, natural history, and science and technology. In certain museums, these disciplines may be combined. Museums differ in their sources of financial support, which may be private, municipal, state, national, or a combination. There are also many groups of specialized museums emphasizing a particular topic or type of collection such as: Museums of Folk Art, Local History, Communications, Cultural Heritage of Native People, Maritime, Etc.
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National Museum of Malaysia

Background
Museums in Malaysia started to evolve since 1883 when the British governance established the Perak Museum in Taiping and the Sarawak Museum in Kuching in 1888. 1959 government built the National Museum on the foundation of the Selangor Museum and was unveiled on the 31st of August 1963. Currently under the administration of the Department of Museums and Antiquities as well as the National History Museum, the Perak Museum, the Lembah Bujang Archaeological Museum, the Perak Historical Complex and other historical sites102 under the IMD Bendapurba Act 1976.

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Objectives
As the custodian of historical heritage and culture, as well as providing a resource centre and distributor of historical knowledge in addition to the natural environment of Malaysia through exhibitions, publications and educational service.

Functions
To spread the historical knowledge of Malaysian Cultural and Natural History. To provide the infrastructures for the facilities and visitor comfort. Consultant and technical expertise for other museums, governments and private agencies. IMD 102 To give the professional training of museum studies to all students.

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Telekom Museum
Located at the junction of Jalan Raja Chulan and Jalan Gereja, Kuala Lumpur. Built in 1928 to house the Central Battery Manual Telephone Exchange with a unique Neo Classical Greek architecture. The only fully dedicated telecommunications museum in the country. Showcased are telephones, telephone exchanges, cables and other telephony related IMD 102 accessories and equipments.

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Record Center
Most of the organizations have their own record center. Purposed to place and manage records. Records any recorded information / knowledge / facts.

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Format of records letter, memo, circular, book, pamphlet, report, videotapes, etc.. Assist the staff in handling and completing their routine jobs. A systematic filing & classification system is used. Records appraisal process is executed when a record has reached at non-current record stage.
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Types of records ;
Current records Semi-current records Non-current records

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Information Center Department

Sometimes called as center for information integrated system. Agencies that managing diverse system for data information & knowledge, also the development & management of ICT. Responsible of those computers hosts and servers, terminals or client PCs and network.
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Information is highly used to resolve many kinds of problems such as making a strategic decision, increasing quantity & quality of products, performing good annual report and etc Information is systematically managed and easy to retrieve from the dumb terminals and the intelligent personal computer (PC) via an efficient link & connection.
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Several types of information systems are :
Transaction Processing System (TPS) Office Automation System (OAS) Management Information System (MIS) Decision Support System (DSS) Executive Support System (ESS) Knowledge Work System (KWS)

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