Collecting and Safeguarding the Oral Traditions: An International Conference. Khon Kaen, Thailand, 16-19 August 1999. Organized as a Satellite Meeting of the 65th IFLA General Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 1999 9783110955439, 9783598218255

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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Fédération Internationale des Associations de Bibliothécaires et des Bibliothèques Internationaler Verband der bibliothekarischen Vereine und Institutionen MewAyHapoAHaH ®eflepauH« En6jinoTeMHbix AccouHauHfl H ΥπροκΛεΗΜΒ Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas

IFLA Publications 95

Collecting and Safeguarding the Oral Traditions: an international conference Khon Kaen, Thailand, 16-19 August 1999 Organized as a Satellite Meeting of the 65th IFLA General Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 1999

Edited by John Mcllwaine and Jean Whiffin

K G - Saur München 2001

IFLA Publications edited by Carol Henry

Recommended catalogue entry: Collecting and safeguarding the oral traditions : an international conference ; Khon Kaen, Thailand, 16 - 19 August 1999 ; organized as a satellite meeting of the 65th IFLA general conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 1999 / ed. by John Mcllwaine and Jean Whiffin. München : Saur, 2001, Χ, 158 p. 21 cm (IFLA publications ; 95) ISBN 3-598-21825-7 Previously published as Collection and Safeguarding the Oral Traditions: an international conference/ ed. by John Mcllwaine and Jean Whiffin. The Hague: IFLA Headquarters, 2000. - ISBN 90-70916-80-0.(IFLA Professional Reports; 68. - ISSN 0168-1931).

Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Collecting and safeguarding the oral traditions : an international conference ; Khon Kaen, Thailand, 16 - 19 August 1999 ; organized as a satellite meeting of the 65th IFLA general conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 1999 / ed. by John Mcllwaine and Jean Whiffin. München : Saur, 2001 (IFLA publications ; 95) ISBN 3-598-21825-7

Θ Printed on acid-free paper The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences - Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48.1984. © 2001 by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague, The Netherlands Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All Rights Strictly Reserved K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH München 2001 Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system of any nature, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed / Bound by Strauss Offsetdruck, Mörlenbach ISBN 3-598-21825-7 ISSN 0344-6891 (IFLA Publications)

CONTENTS Contributors

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Introduction

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Ralph W. Manning, Chair Professional Board, IFLA Keynote Address: John D. Waiko. Safeguarding Papua New Guinean culture in the next millennium: educational reforms and preservation of cultural traditions

1

General Malama S. Meleisea. UNESCO Memory of the World Programme and oral tradition

25

Dietrich Schüller & Kevin Bradley. Technical aspects: care, handling and preservation: bibliography and glossary

30

Regional studies AFRICA Mbathio Sail. The importance of oral tradition for children: the case of the countries of the Sahel

42

A. Raphaël Ndiaye. Oral tradition: from collection to digitization

49

Fatogoma Diakité. Oral tradition and libraries

68

ASIA Khunying Maenmas Chavalit. Roles of libraries in promoting and preserving oral cultures

73

Saneh Chamarik. Oral tradition in Thailand: a development perspective

75

Leo Alting von Geusau. SEAMP (South East Asian Mountain Peoples ' Programmes) for culture and development

89

Chong Ching Liang. Inter-generational cultural transmission in Singapore

95

EUROPE Joëlle Garcia. Collecting and preserving the French oral heritage : the role of a national library

105

LATIN AMERICA