Indexing databases on Malay world studies: The critical role of knowledge workers
The construction of databases and the designing search engines and interfaces are no longer the monopoly of major online services or database publishers. Harnessing the power of such technology, ATMA has been constructing in-house databases on Malay world studies since April 1999, following the e...
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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| description | The construction of databases and the designing search engines and
interfaces are no longer the monopoly of major online services or database publishers. Harnessing the power of such technology, ATMA has been
constructing in-house databases on Malay world studies since April 1999,
following the example of major online databases in offering scholars and
researchers a collection of materials that can meet their needs. We now have
three fully functioning databases, namely Single Articles on Malay World
Studies, Malay Proverbs and Pantun, Syair and Dondang Sayang of Malaysian
Baba. All of them are accessible at http://www.atma.ukm.my. Now,
scholars of the Malay World from all over the world are able to enjoy customised
information and document retrieval for the first time. With the search process
being increasingly carried out by the end-users themselves, the efficiency,
precision and relevance of search results become a major question. Simplicity
and quality become necessary to a database’s survival. However, online searches
can stumble on the simplest of obstacles: the connection suddenly breaks, the
log-in procedure changed, the password invalid, the search statement too
long, the manual does not give the help one needs, or the lack of certain search
fields leaves users helpless, etc. These problems accumulate and complicate
matters when several online systems are accessed simultaneously. Since errors
can occur at each stage in database building, thus, dedication, care, institutional
support and many other critical factors are vital if information workers
are to perform well, and if they are to deliver services satisfactorily |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-12382016-12-14T06:29:13Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1238/ Indexing databases on Malay world studies: The critical role of knowledge workers Ding, Choo Ming The construction of databases and the designing search engines and interfaces are no longer the monopoly of major online services or database publishers. Harnessing the power of such technology, ATMA has been constructing in-house databases on Malay world studies since April 1999, following the example of major online databases in offering scholars and researchers a collection of materials that can meet their needs. We now have three fully functioning databases, namely Single Articles on Malay World Studies, Malay Proverbs and Pantun, Syair and Dondang Sayang of Malaysian Baba. All of them are accessible at http://www.atma.ukm.my. Now, scholars of the Malay World from all over the world are able to enjoy customised information and document retrieval for the first time. With the search process being increasingly carried out by the end-users themselves, the efficiency, precision and relevance of search results become a major question. Simplicity and quality become necessary to a database’s survival. However, online searches can stumble on the simplest of obstacles: the connection suddenly breaks, the log-in procedure changed, the password invalid, the search statement too long, the manual does not give the help one needs, or the lack of certain search fields leaves users helpless, etc. These problems accumulate and complicate matters when several online systems are accessed simultaneously. Since errors can occur at each stage in database building, thus, dedication, care, institutional support and many other critical factors are vital if information workers are to perform well, and if they are to deliver services satisfactorily Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2004 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1238/1/Indexing_Databases_on_Malay_World_Studies.pdf Ding, Choo Ming (2004) Indexing databases on Malay world studies: The critical role of knowledge workers. SARI: Jurnal Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, 22 . pp. 63-76. ISSN 0127-2721 http://www.ukm.my/sari/index.html |
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| title | Indexing databases on Malay world studies:
The critical role of knowledge workers |
| title_full | Indexing databases on Malay world studies:
The critical role of knowledge workers |
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The critical role of knowledge workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indexing databases on Malay world studies:
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| title_short | Indexing databases on Malay world studies:
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