Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy (Malay Literature) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- Library & Information Studies - Masters Degree, University of London
- Bachelor of Arts (Malay Studies) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
- Diploma in Librarianship - Diploma, University of Wales
Wan Ali @ Wan Yusoff Bin Wan Mamat (Dr.)
Senior Academic Fellow
IIUM Gombak Campus
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND CIVILISATION
wanaliwm@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr. Wan Ali Wan Mamat was a practising librarian at the National Library of Malaysia (1975-2006). Prior to his retirement in 2006, he was the Director General of the National Library of Malaysia (2005-2006). In 2009, he joined the Department of Library and Information Science, Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology, IIUM.
He has published many conference papers, journal articles and books. His current research is in the areas of Malay manuscripts, preservation and conservation, and mosque library. He is currently a committee member of the Historical Society of Malaysia and Head, Islamic Library Group of Librarians Association of Malaysia.
He has published many conference papers, journal articles and books. His current research is in the areas of Malay manuscripts, preservation and conservation, and mosque library. He is currently a committee member of the Historical Society of Malaysia and Head, Islamic Library Group of Librarians Association of Malaysia.
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Philosophy of Religion - Malay manuscripts and Jawi scripts
Research Projects
Completed
2015 - 2019 | A Model for Islamic istilahNet in Malay Manuscripts for Big Data Analytics and Liguistic Consortium |
2011 - 2014 | RU 2011: Webometric Study of World Class Universities Website |
2011 - 2013 | The Application Of Islamic Concepts In Collection Development Policy And Practices For a Mosque library : The case of Al-Mukarramah mosque library Sri Damansara |
On-Going
2022 - Present | Annotated Catalogue of Malay Manuscripts in Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas Library, (ISTAC Library), IIUM |
2018 - Present | Adab ketatanegaraan in Traditional Malay Society: An Analytical Study of Malay Intellectual Heritage |
Publications
Article
2023 | Colonialism in the Malay Archipelago: civilisational encounters. Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia, 179 (2) pp. 275-278 |
2021 | Exploring library management support for enhancing self-directed learning: narratives from research-support librarians. Library Management, 42 (8-9) pp. 584-610 |
2017 | Psychometric properties of instruments measuring competencies of research support librarian and self-directed learning traits. Man in India, 97 (19) pp. 183-194 |
2014 | Sejarah perkembangan perpustakaan Tan Sri Omar Mohd Hashim, persatuan sejarah Malaysia1. Warkah PSM, 42 (14) pp. 5-7 |
2013 | Accessing Malay manuscripts worldwide through ICT: the union catalogue project. Southeast Asia Library Group Newsletter, (45) pp. |
2013 | Kutai Inscriptions. Warkah PSM, 37 (13) pp. 11-15 |
2013 | Librarian working with Islamic collections: Malaysian experience. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 3 (2) pp. 127-133 |
Conference or Workshop Item
2018 | Transliteration engine for union catalogue of Malay manuscripts in Malaysia: E-Jawi version 3. In: 2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), |
2011 | Ke arah memperkasakan pustakawan dan kepustakawanan Islam di Malaysia. In: Seminar Kebangsaan Perpustakaan Akademik (SKPA 2011), |
2011 | Malay palaeography: a preliminary survey . In: Association of South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (ASEASUK) Conference 2011, |
2011 | Malay paleography: A preliminary survey. In: 26th Association of South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (ASEASUK) Conference, |
2010 | Penemuan manuskrip Jawi di Mekah. In: Simposium Internasional Pernaskahan Nusantara ke-13, |
2010 | Penemuan manuskrip Melayu di Mekah, Saudi Arabia . In: Simposium Internasional Pernaskahan Nusantara ke-13, |
Book
2014 | An introduction to Malay manuscripts. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674183158 |
2011 | Contemporary issues in library and information science. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180836 |
Book Section
2020 | The civilisational history of the Malay archipelago: arguing for a new narrative. In: ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: 978-983-9379-70-9, pp. ix-xx |
2011 | Evaluating the importance of collaboration among librarians. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180836, pp. 66-71 |
2011 | Malay manuscripts of Bima. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180041, pp. 61-69 |
2011 | Searching for Malaysian government documents. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181031, pp. 203-207 |
2011 | The effectiveness of reference librarians. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180836, pp. 72-78 |
2011 | The need preservation of books in libraries : the environment. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180836, pp. 88-100 |
2011 | The need preservation of library materials : digitization. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180836, pp. 102-106 |
2011 | Training needs of reference librarians. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180836, pp. 60-71 |
2011 | Usage of e-book among university community. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180836, pp. 48-59 |
Monograph
2019 | A model for islamic istilahnet in Malay manuscripts for big data analytics and linguistics consortium. In: , |
2015 | Garis Panduan Perpustakaan Masjid. In: PNM, |