Table of contents
Keynote paper: Visions for fundamental change in libraries and librarianship for Asia Pacific
Warwick S. CathroLibraries and archival institutions are encountering unprecedented pressures for change, arising largely from the emergence of the World Wide Web. Discusses those challenges in…
Transformation of libraries in Singapore
Christopher ChiaA landmark study by the Library 2000 Review Committee created the National Library Board (NLB) in 1995. The NLB has since tranformed libraries in Singapore by leveraging four…
From literature center to knowledge portal: Shanghai Library in search of excellence 2.0
Qihao MiaoFive years ago Shanghai Library moved to a new home, and became famous, however, it has found that the “new building effect” has been fading. The library has to pursue a higher…
Transforming centres of excellence: the State Library of Victoria’s challenge
Frances H. AwcockOutlines the major challenges facing libraries in the modern era – referred to increasingly as the “information society” or the “knowledge economy”. Identifies the factors…
Transforming centres of excellence – the National Heritage Board experience
Siam Kim LimLooks at the National Heritage Board (NHB) in Singapore and how it deals with the development of national museums and their archives. Examines the early years of the NHB and its…
A regional approach towards organisational re‐invention
R. RamachandranProvides a series of recommendations for a regional approach to organizational re‐invention of libraries, archives and museums, in the light of imformation technology development…
A regional approach towards organizational transformation
Zawiyah BabaLooks at the problems of change management in libraries in Malaysia. Examines implications for the organization, presenting four essential features of transformation. Concludes…
Agenda for change: intellectual property rights and access management – a framework for discussion on the relationship between copyright and the role of libraries in the digital age
Steven AngExamines legal issues in relation to the digitization of media. Looks at the nature of digitization of content and its implications for copyright and libraries. Investigates…
Evolving models of distribution for audio visual collections
William ClaxtonThe selection, integration and management of digital collections will be affected by current changes in the way audio visual content is delivered on the Internet. Describes a…
Professional development: specialization or hybridization
Syed Salim AghaThe development of the profession has to be viewed from a realistic perspective without being unduly influenced by time related trends. Identifies the real driver of change. Asks…
Asian content development: unity in diversity
Kalpana DasguptaExamines the status of Internet facilities and usage in the countries of South Asia. Looks at the background of the telecommunications infrastructure and at proposed future…
Building management and maintenance in the new millennium
Vinod DanielInvestigates conservation problems facing cultural collections in libraries and museums. Provides recommended levels of environmental control and a suggested risk assessment of…
Preservation of AVA heritage: strategies of development of audiovisual archives
Tedd JohansenAudiovisual archives worldwide are facing a challenge: the digitization of the historical collections of moving images and sound. The result of the new change in technology is…
Conference summary and future directions
Peter ScottSummarizes the goals of the e‐tlas conference and goes on the examine the recommendations of the various working groups. Suggests that information obtained at the conference could…