Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor and Roles of Information Professionals [microform] / Edna Reid
- Bib ID:
- 5631192
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Reid, Edna
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED434679
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998
- 18 p.
- Summary:
-
In Malaysia, the government is supporting the diffusion of the Internet and is spearheading a project to bring Malaysia into the information age, by helping to design a smart city called the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). The MSC is being planned as a high-technology center where world-class multimedia companies can develop state-of-the-art products and services. Since Malaysia is undergoing a change from an industrial to information age, the MSC will guide the country in identifying how to use multimedia services in an efficient and competitive manner and will serve as a springboard for regional and global multimedia markets. This paper uses Malaysia as a case study to describe some challenges associated with the development of smart city mega-projects and to analyze the implications for librarians and information professionals. The underlying questions are, first, why is the MSC important to Malaysia's national development, and, second, what roles do librarians and information professionals play in the successful implementation of smart city projects? The need to increase information technology and information literacy skills is discussed, and the roles for librarians as end-user trainers and technology coordinators are highlighted. Contains 24 references, 19 endnotes, and 7 tables.) (MES)
- Notes:
-
- Availability: For full text: <http:// educate.lib.chalmers.se/IATUL/proceedcontents/pretpap /reid.html>.
- ERIC Note: In: The Challenge To Be Relevant in the 21st Century: Abstracts and Fulltext Documents of Papers and Demos Given at the [International Association of Technological University Libraries] IATUL Conference (Pretoria, South Africa, June 1-5, 1998), Volume 18; see IR 057 503.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
-
- Case Studies
- Developing Nations
- Economic Development
- Foreign Countries
- Information Literacy
- Information Skills
- Information Technology
- Librarians
- Library Role
- Program Implementation
- Research and Development
- Technological Literacy
- Training
- World Wide Web
- Multimedia Technology
- Information Age Information Infrastructure Malaysia Technology Coordinators Technology Implementation Web Sites
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1998
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Information tectonics : space, place, and technology in an electronic age / edited by Mark I. Wilson and Kenneth E. Corey
- Information technology : a framework / Lois Fitz-Gerald, Virginia Krumins
- Trends in informatics-related service industries in selected developed and developing countries : prepared for United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) / by Rana K. Singh and Amar P. Singh
- Richard Boss speaking at the Optical Discs Seminar [sound recording]
- Information technology : VCE units 1 & 2 / C. Potts ... [et al.]