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    This document is a curriculum vitae for Dato' Zawiya binti Baba that provides biographical and career information over 3 pages. It details her educational background which includes degrees from University of Malaya and University of Wales. It lists her current position as Principle Research Fellow at the Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation at National University of Malaysia. It also outlines her areas of research interest, current projects, publications, awards and previous role as Director-General of the National Library of Malaysia.

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    CURRICULUM VITAE

    DATO’ ZAWIYAH BINTI BABA

    1. Name: ZAWIYAH BINTI BABA

    2. Title: Dato’ Gender: Female

    3. Date and place of Birth: 20 Januari 1949, Tampin,


    Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

    4. Citizenship: Malaysian

    5. Marital status: Married; 4 children.

    6. Spouse: Yusof Bin Cha. Occupation: Translator &


    Editor

    7. Qualifications

    (i) B.A. Hons. (English), University Malaya 1972


    (ii) Post Graduate Diploma in Librarianship,
    College of Librarianship Wales, 1973
    (iii) Master of Librarianship (M.Lib), University of
    Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K. 1983
    (iv) Certificate in Translation, National Institute of
    Translation Malaysia (ITNM), 2005

    8. Current Designation: Principle Research Fellow,


    Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation,
    (ATMA), National University of Malaysia (2-year
    contract from 14.09.2007)

    9.. Office Address:


    Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA),
    National University of Malaysia (UKM), 46300 Bangi,
    Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

    10. Tel. Nos.: 603 – 89253252 (Office);


    603 - 7725 0049 (Home);
    012 232 9549 (mobile)
    11. Fax No.: 603 – 89254698

    12. E-mail : zawiyah@gmail.com


    z.baba@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my
    13. Previous Designation:

    Director-General, National Library of Malaysia


    (1.12.2001-20.1.2005).

    14. Current Research interests:

    (i) Content development in malaycivilization.com


    portal;
    (ii) Library special collections;
    (iii) Redevelopment of libraries and heritage
    collections after the tsunami in Aceh and Sri
    Lanka
    (iv) Women in government in Malaysia
    (v) Documentation and preservation of special
    collection on Malay art of woodcarving.

    15. Specialisation:

    Library development planning; community


    information services; content development for digital
    library services; special and personal collections.

    16. Current projects and grants:

    (i) Research University Grant (RM44,000.00)


    Enhancement of preservation and access to
    resources in ATMA’s PADAT (Pangkalan Data
    Alam Dan Tamadun Melayu) Collection
    through full text digisation and uploading
    on malaycivilization.com portal.

    (ii) Research Motivation Grant


    Documentation of materials on Malay art of
    wood carving in Kandis Resource Centre,
    Bachok, Kalantan; development of an on-
    line multimedia database and publication
    of catalog to facilitate further research.

    (iii) Consultancy for publication


    Information consultant and principal
    researcher and writer for book on Women
    In Government for Salt Media Consultancy,
    to be published by the Ministry of Women,
    Family and Community Development in

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    conjunction with the 50th anniversary of
    Malaysia’s independence.

    (iv) Special Collections


    Research on Mrs.Dorothy Nixon, former
    Librarian and Secretary of the Kuala
    Lumpur Book Club (1935-66), whose
    personal collection on Malaysiana was
    donated to the National Library of Malaysia
    and formed the core of its rare book
    collection in the initial period of its
    establishment in the 70s.

    17. AWARDS AND HONOURS

    Darjah Dato’ Paduka Tuanku Jaafar (D.P.T.J) from Paduka


    Seri Tuanku Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, 2002,
    which carries the title ‘Dato’

    18. SELECTED PAPERS / PUBLICATIONS (2004 -2007)

    “Bridging the Digital Divide: Library Initiatives in


    Malaysia”. Paper presented at ‘Seventh LIASA Annual
    Conference on Digital Divide: Eastern Perspectives,
    Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa, 27 September
    – 1 October 2004.

    “ICT Infrastructure, Constraints, Challenges and Needs for


    Collaboration in Malaysia”. Paper presented at Second
    session of UNESCO Asia Pacific Information Network
    (APIN), Beijing, China 21-23 October 2004.

    “Competency development programme for library


    professionals: case study of the National Library of
    Malaysia.” Paper presented at the Workshop on Leadership
    Development for Directors of National Libraries in
    Developing Countries organized by National Library of
    Malaysia under Malaysian Technical Cooperation
    Programme (MTCP), at Grand Continental Hotel, Kuala
    Lumpur, 24-28 May, 2005.

    “Moving Forward: Strategic Directions for PPM”. Article


    submitted for Library Association of Malaysia (PPM) and
    Library Association of Singapore (LAS) 50th Anniversary
    Commemorative Volume, Singapore: Library Association
    ofSingapore, 2005.

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    “Networking Cultural Heritage: An Overview of
    Collaborative Initiatives among National Libraries,
    Musuems and Archives in Asia and Oceania.” Paper
    presented at the WLIC/ 71st IFLA General Conference and
    Council, Oslo, Norway, 14-18 August, 2005.

    Master Plan for Rebuilding of Libraries in Sri Lanka after


    the Tsunami. Report for UNESCO. Kuala Lumpur, July
    2006.

    “Report of PPM Iqra’ Mission to Aceh”, 2-5 August 2005”.


    Alexandria: The Journal of National and International
    Library and Information Issues, published in Association
    with The British Library, Vol.17, Number 3, 2005. pp167-
    175.

    “Moving forward: Strategic Directions for Persatuan


    Pustakawan Malaysia” in Celebrating 50 Years of
    Librarianship in Malaysia and Singapore. Eds. Jessie Tan
    [et al.]. Singapore: Library Association of Singapore and
    Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia, 2005.

    ZAWIYAH BABA & HASBULLAH ATAN. “Pembangunan


    Semula Perpkhidmatan Perpustakaan dan Maklumat Di
    Aceh Selepas Tsunami : Cabaran dan Strategi”.
    Kertaskerja dibentangkan di Persidangan Antarabangsa
    Pembangunan Aceh anjuran Persatuan Kakitangan
    Akademik UKM dan Kelab Antarabangsa Aceh, Universiti
    Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 26-27
    Disember 2006.

    “Redevelopment of library and information services after


    the tsunami: a comparative study of Aceh and Sri Lanka”.
    Paper presented at the First International Conference on
    Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies organized by Executing
    Agency for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Aceh
    and Nias (BRR) and Asia Research Institute, National
    University of Singapore, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 23 – 27
    February 2007.

    “The King The Man: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Almarhum


    Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, The 12th King of Malaysia.
    Book Review. Heritage Asia, January – March, 2007, Vol 4,
    No.2, pp. 75-76.

    SHUHAIMI BABA & ZAWIYAH BABA. “1957 Hati Malaya: A


    cinematic interpretation of Malaya’s struggle for
    independence”. Paper presented at the International
    Conference on Britain and the Malay World’, Royal
    Asiatic Society, London, 17-18 May 2007.

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    “Progress of PPM’s Iqra’ Mission in Aceh”. Report
    presented to the Management of Library Associations
    (MLAS) Standing Committee Meeting No.1, 73rd IFLA
    Conference and Council, ICC, Durban, South Africa,17
    August 2007.

    “ Malaysia’s Literary Icons”. MPH Quill, Issue 15, Aug.-Sep.


    2007. pp.34-36.

    Articles and Book Reviews in Utusan Malaysia


    (national daily Malay language newspaper), February
    2006 – 2007. .

    ZB/ Updated 20 September 2007

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