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Indonesian and Malay Studies
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Collection Details
Indonesian and Malay Studies held at SOAS Library [Institution record] |
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Description
of Collection
Content description
There are about 30,000 volumes in the collection, mostly published in the 19th and 20th centuries. There are also important early Malay manuscript collections. There are 10,000 volumes in Bahasa Indonesia and other Indonesian languages and 6,000 volumes in the Malay language of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Many of the 19th and early 20th century publications are in Jawi (Arabic) script. Western languages, mostly English with some smaller collections in Dutch, French and German total 8,000 volumes on Indonesia and about 4,000 volumes on Malaysia, Brunei and Borneo. Publications include material published in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei as well as material about these three countries published elsewhere, particulary in Singapore, Australia, the U.K., the Netherlands and the U.S. The collection also includes approximately 250 serial titles; a large collection of Indonesian monographs and serials on microform; and audiovisual materials.
History and development
The collection has developed in parallel with the School's research and teaching requirements. Initially strongest on linguistics and language, there are also important literature holdings including translations into English. There are major holdings on anthropology and on material from the colonial period. As the School has broadened its range of subjects, the Indonesian and Malay collections have expanded to cover the humanities generally, and increasingly the social sciences as well. The Library is actively collecting material on trade, economics, banking and finance (including statistical data); on law, politics, democracy and human rights; and social, gender and development issues relating to contemporary Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. The Library continues to acquire material on Indonesian, Malaysian and Bruneian history and archaeology, art, religion, folklore and anthropology.
Strengths
The collection has strong holdings on Indonesian and Malay linguistics, including other Indonesian languages such as Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Iban, Dayak and Brunei Malay. There is a representative collection of 19th and 20th century literature (novels, short stories, drama and poetry), including contemporary works, both in Indonesian and Malay, and translations into English. There is a growing collection of Singaporean and Malaysian English language literature, especially novels. The library holds a representative collection on Islamic law and adat (customary law) relating to maritime South East Asia. There is a growing collection on the relationship between Islam and politics & civil society in the region; and material on ethnic and religious minorities and separatist movements. There are holdings on urban and rural development, land reform, population and human ecology; and on agriculture, forestry and sustainable development.As well as material on Indonesia as a whole there are separate European language collections on the regions and provinces of Indonesia (Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra, Nusa Tenggara and West Papua). The collection on Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean Malay film and media studies is being developed - there is a collection of more than 350 films on video and DVD. There is an important collection on shadow theatre (wayang), music, art and architecture. The Indonesian music collection has over 500 audio-cassettes and CDs, especially of gamelan music.
General arrangement and access regulations
Mainly open access. Older (pre-1880 publications), archives, manuscripts and microforms are closed access. The European language collections (mostly English but also a significant collection in Dutch on the Netherlands East Indies and contemporary Indonesia) are arranged by country - Indonesia (including separate collections on the regions and provinces of Indonesia); Malaysia (including separate collections on Sarawak and Sabah) and Brunei. Within these country and regional groupings the collections are arranged by subject. The Asian language collections are divided into two main groups - one collection in Bahasa Indonesia and the other in Bahasa Malaysia/Melayu as spoken in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. There are smaller collections on the other languages of the region such as Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Iban and Dayak. These collections are also arranged by subject. The exceptions are the law and the art and archaeology collections which are held in the relevant subject sections of the Library.
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Subjects of the
Collection
Regions of AsiaSouth East Asia. CountriesBrunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. Languages of materialAchinese, Balinese, Batak (Indonesia), Buginese, Dayak, Dutch, English, Iban, Indonesian, Javanese, Madurese, Makasar, Malay, Minangkabau, Portuguese, Sundanese, Tetum. SubjectsAgriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Arts, Communication and media, Development, Economics, Education, Environmental sciences, Geography, History, Human rights, Industries, International relations, Language, Law, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Politics and government, Recreation, Religion, Sociology, Travel, Women. Languages as linguistic focusAchinese, Balinese, Batak (Indonesia), Buginese, Dayak, Iban, Indonesian, Javanese, Madurese, Makasar, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Tetum. Names relevant to the collection:- Soekarno, 1901-1970.
- Soeharto, 1921-
- Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj, 1903-1990.
- Mahathir bin Mohamad, 1925-
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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 collectionApproaching 30,000 volumes, more than 500 audio-cassettes and CDs, more than 350 videos and DVDs Size of collection - vernacular16,000 volumes, more than 500 audio-cassettes and CDs, more than 350 videos and DVDs Size of collection - western12,000 volumes |
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Collection Management
Information
The collection is being actively developed, and the average intake has risen.Annual intake300 volumes, 30 videos and DVDs, 30 cassette tapes and CDs Content date range1820 to present Co-operative agreements- The Library is a member of the Library of Congress Cooperative Acquisitions Program for Southeast Asia (CAPSEA), whereby we obtain material published in Indonesia (mostly Indonesian language plus some English language material).
- The Library works with the British Library so that the Indonesian and Malay language collections compliment each other.
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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
Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain: a catalogue of manuscripts in Indonesian languages in British public collections
Ricklefs, M. C. and Voorhoeve, P.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977
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