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Singapore Studies
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Collection Details
Singapore Studies held at SOAS Library [Institution record] |
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Description
of Collection
Content description
There are about 2,000 items in the collection, the majority of works are in English, published in the late 19th and in the 20th century. There are some 19th and early 20th century items published in Malay, both in Jawi (Arabic) and Rumi (Roman) script, that are part of the Indonesian and Malay Studies collection. The collection covers the history, politics and government of Singapore and the Straits Settlements; Singapore's relationship with Malaysia; and the country's economic and financial development. There is a growing collection on the English language literature of Singapore.
History and development
The Singapore Studies collection was originally part of the Malay collection, Singapore in the 19th and early 20th centuries being a centre of Malay language publishing. Following Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965, English language became increasingly important and a distinct collection of English language material on Singapore has developed.
Strengths
There is a comprehensive collection of Singapore literature in English, particularly strong on Singapore fiction published from the 1970s until to date. This includes both material by resident Singaporean writers and works published by Singaporean writers living overseas. This literature collection compliments the collection of Malaysian English language writers. There is a small collection on Singapore English ('Singlish'), complementing the region's other varieties of English from Malaysia and the Philippines. Items on Singapore's history; business, finance and economics; politics and government, including official publications, are collected. There is a developing collection of Singapore film, broadcasting and media studies.
General arrangement and access regulations
Mainly open access. Older (pre-1880 publications), mostly in Malay; archives, manuscripts and microforms are closed access. Primarily in English. Malay language material published in Singapore is placed in the Malay language collection.
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Subjects of the
Collection
Regions of AsiaSouth East Asia. CountriesMalaysia, Singapore. Languages of materialEnglish, Malay. SubjectsAgriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Arts, Communication and media, Development, Economics, Education, Environmental sciences, History, Human rights, Industries, International relations, Language, Law, Literature, Politics and government, Religion, Sociology, Travel, Women. Languages as linguistic focusEnglish, Malay. Names relevant to the collection: |
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Collection Material
and Size of Collection
Material TypesArchival materials (includes non-published & mixed material), Audio materials (includes cassettes & CDs), Books, Computer files (includes CD-ROMs & other electronic material), Manuscripts, Maps (includes all types of cartographic material), Newspapers (includes microfilm editions), Official publications, Serials, Theses, Visual materials (includes photographs, prints, drawings, videos & films). Total size of collection2,000 volumes Size of collection - vernacular200 volumes Size of collection - western1,800 volumes |
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Collection Management
Information
The collection is being actively developed, and the average intake has stayed the same.Annual intake75 volumes Content date range1830 to present Interlibrary loan procedurehttp://www.soas.ac.uk/library/index.cfm?navid=279 |
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Collection Catalogue
Information
CatalogueThe online library catalogue offers access to all material acquired since 1989 and a substantial part of the material collected prior to that date. Work to add records for the earlier collections from the card catalogue is ongoing and by the end of 2002 all material acquired since 1979 will be included as well as significant parts of the rest of the collection. For those who cannot access the card catalogue on site the Library's catalogues have been published (details below). | | Collection printed cataloguesEarly Malay printed books: a provisional account of materials published in the Singapore-Malaysia area up to 1920, noting holdings in major public collections
Proudfoot, Ian
Kuala Lumpur: Academy of Malay Studies and the Library, University of Malaya, 1993
This is a catalogue of early Malay books, including those published in Singapore, which was a major centre of Malay language publishing in the 19th and early 20th century. The books form part of the Indonesian and Malay Studies collection | | Links to other collections | |
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