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Welcome to zawawitj.blogdrive.com. This site intended to serve as a Gateway to Internet Resources for everyone. It is maintained by Zawawi. At the moment this site is devided into 10 major section :

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Librarian Infor

Internet resources - arrange according to type and subject.

Southeast Asia - regarding 10 Southeast Asia countries (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos)

Malaysia - Malaysian Issues only

Perdana Collection - Malaysia Prime Ministers

Nobel Laureates - Nobel Prize Winner

Borneo - Information on Borneo Island which includes Sabah & Sarawak, Labuan, Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Brunei.

Schools - Information for UPSR, PMR, SPM and STPM

Others - Morning prayers, Exhibition, Bibliography and other useful information.

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6-8 July 2005
Knowledge Conference 2005 "Making Libraries Relevant Pustaka Negeri Sarawak

7-9 July 2005
International Conference on Knowledge Management Putra World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur

16-19 August 2005
International Harvest Festival & Conference (IHFC) Kota Kinabalu Sabah

On-Line Searching

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:42:04 GMT

Refining Your Web Search Skills

Use RefDesk as your main reference source
Read about search engines by reading Greg Notess
Evaluate Web sources through Informine
Learn to use GOOGLE's EXTRAS
Use librarian authored web guides - Librarian Index to the Internet
Use Homeworkspot for school resources
Use PORTALS When you do not know the subject eg. HISTORY PORTAL
Use MARYLAINE to update your web reference
Get best information on the net
Get all newspapers free from American Journalism Review
Go to the University of Michigan for Government Infor and Stats
Learn to use Library Blogs
Keep up with library technology with Library Spot
Use Gary Price to update information resources
Learn to Laugh in Libraries

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For teacher and student to learn English http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/eal-res.htm#sites

http://www.bartleby.com

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu

http://magportal.com

http://www.findarticles.com
Librarian Index to the Internet
Medical www.medlineplus.gov

Medical enyclopedia http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html

Librsry provide health infor http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/libraries.html

http://www.google.com/unclesam

http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs.html

Nobel Laureates Collection

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 00:56:23 GMT

The Nobel Prize is the first international award given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The prize consists of a medal, a personal diploma, and a prize amount. http://www.nobel.se/nobel/index.html

Encyclopedia article about Nobel Price

LBNL Nobel Prize Winners
Nobel e-Museum
Science Topics

Phyisc

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003
Gustaf Dalen : History
Nobel Lecture

Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003

Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003

Literature

The Noble Prize in Literature 2003

Peace

The Nobel Peace Prize 2003
Mandela Page - selection of Mandela resources available from ANC webste and others
Nelson Mandela - Biography
Profile of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Economic

The Nobel Prize in Economic 2003
The Nobel Prize for Economic 1969-2000
The Works of Robert A. Mundell

Catalog

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 00:49:40 GMT

Library Catalogues

ITS MARC

Library Catalogues and Hompages

LibWeb

Libraries on the Web Asia

easySearch

Center for Research Libraries

Centre De Sciences Humaines - New Delhi

National Libraries and Archives - ILLWeb

National Library Catalogues Worldwide

US Academic Libraries on Web

Malaysian Catalogue

Curtin University Sarawak
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Gemilang
Universiti Malaya - Pendita
Universiti Malaysia Sabah - WebGateway
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak - WebOPAC
Universiti Multimedia
Universiti Perguruan Sultan Idris - WebOPAC
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Universiti Tenaga Nasional - GeoWeb
Universiti Terbuka Malaysia
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn
Sabah State Library
Penang Public Library
Pustaka Negeri Sarawak
Intan Kampus Wilayah Tengah - WebOPAC

American Catalogues

Boston University Libraries Web Catalog
Columbia University
Central Missouri State University
Florida Gulf Coast University Library
Kent State University Catalog
Library of Congress Online Catalog
LUIS - Library User Information Service
Melvyl - The Catalog of the University of California Librariea
MIT Libraries Catalog
MOBIUS Linking Missouri's Academic Libraries
OSHU and NCNM Catalogs
OhioLINK Library Catalog
UCLA Library Catalog
UTMOST Library Catalog
Yale University

Medical Catalogue

University of Kansas Medical Libraries

Texas Health Science Libraries Consortium Catalog

IMPLUSE

Music Catalogues

BLPC - British Public Library Catalogue

CRL Catalog

Gabriel - The Gateway to Europe's National Libraries

Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

IUCAT - Indiana University Libraries

Library and Archive Canada - AMICUS

Memorial University Libraries

Monroe Country Public Library

Chinese Catalogue

Dragon Libraries Catalogue

iPac - Shanghai Jaiotong University Libraries

Tsinghua Library Catalogue

Indonesian Catalogues

Singapore Catalogues

Thailand Catalogues

Philippines Catalogues

LibraryLink - union catalogue ot Filipiniana Libraries

Australian Catalogues

Australian Libraries Gateway
Cybrary Catalogue - University of Queensland
Voyager - Monash University Library

New Zealand Catalogues

British Catalogues

British Library Public Catalogue
COPAC Consortium of University Research Libraries Online Public Access Catalogue (UK and Ireland)
National Library of Ireland

Cataloging

Autorities

Library of Congress Authorities

Authorities User Guide - OCLC

Marc

Bibliographic Formats and Standards - OCLC

Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines

Cataloging Internet Resources: A Manual and Practical Guide

Guidelines for the Use of Field 856 Revised March 2003

ISBD (ER): International Standard Bibliographic Description fo Electronic Resources

MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data

Understanding MARC Bibliographic - a brief description and tutorial

Subject Heading

Medical Subject Headings / MESH

STANDARD

AACR

Dublin Core

WEBLOGS

Catalogablog

BlogBib CARL 2002

ePrintblog

Internet Cources

Peter Scott's Library Blog

Librarian Infor

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 00:46:33 GMT

News

Malaysian Librarian Train at Monash
Access
Buletin Perpustakaan - UPSI
Jendela : Buletin Perpustakaan USM
MLG Newsletter
UTM Library Bulletin
InforOne - The Newsletter of Library Services - James C. Kirpatrick Library

Paper / Reports

Article

Feasiblity Study for a National Union Catalog : Final Report / by Peter Stubley, Rob Bull and Tony Kidd. 2001
Librarians - Articles & other info

Association

Consal - Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians
IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations & Institution
k@Borneo
Malaysian Medical Librarians Group - MLG
Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia

Malaysian

Library

Contact

Direktori Perpustakaan di Malaysia
Malaysian Medical Librarians Directory - Malaysia
UKM - Direktori Pustakawan
UM Librarian
UMS Librarian List
UPM Directory of Management & Professional Staff
USM Librarian List
UTM Librarian List
UUM - Senarai Staf Perpustakaan Sultanah Bahiyah
Yellow pages

PTK

Akta Keselamatan
Akta Arkib Negara
Akta Universiti dan Kolej 1971
Bulletin JPA
Citra Karya : Falsafaj, Nilai dan Etika dalam Perkhidmatan Awam
Komunikasi Berkesan : Hubungan Interpersonal
Nilai dan Etika dalam Perkhidmatan Awam
Pekeliling Perkhidmatan
Tonggak Dua Belas : Penerapan Nilai, Norma dan Etika Perkhidmatan
Sistem Saraan Malaysia
Surat Pekeliling Kemajian Pentadbiran Awam
Undang-undang Malaysia, Akta 60: Akta Badan-badan Berkanun (tatatertib dan Surcaj)

Links

Internet Library for Librarian
Music Cataloging at Yale
Yale University Library Staff Resources

	Book Search / Publisher
	Abracadabra Bookseach International ACMA Amazon.com BookAvenue BookFinder BookLook BookSearch Enche ISEAS Books & Journals AccessMedBooks.com - medical product listing, books & electronic databases McGraw-Hill OutofPrint.com

Refining Your Web Search Skills

Use RefDesk as your main reference source
Read about search engines by reading Greg Notess
Evaluate Web sources through Informine
Learn to use GOOGLE's EXTRAS
Use librarian authored web guides - Librarian Index to the Internet
Use Homeworkspot for school resources
Use PORTALS When you do not know the subject eg. HISTORY PORTAL
Use MARYLAINE to update your web reference
Get best information on the net
Get all newspapers free from American Journalism Review
Go to the University of Michigan for Government Infor and Stats
Learn to use Library Blogs
Keep up with library technology with Library Spot
Use Gary Price to update information resources
Learn to Laugh in Libraries

Internet Resources

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:35:02 GMT

This page is intended to serve as a Gateway to Internet Resources for you

Directories

Library Directories

Direktori Perpustakaan di Malaysia

Libraries and Universities - MUN

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Direktori Pustakawan

Universiti Malaya Librarian

Universiti Malaysia Sabah Librarian List

Universiti Putra Malaysia Directory of Management & Professional Staff

Universiti Sains Malaysia Librarian List

Universiti Sains Malaysia - Perpustakaan Kampus Kesihatan

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Librarian List

Universiti Utara Malaysia - Senarai Staf Perpustakaan Sultanah Bahiyah

Databases

Access Magazine
BioResearch - biological & biomedical science resources
Directory of Open Access Journals
MedHist - history of medicine resources
NAMP - nursing, midwifery and allied health resources
National Council for Science and the Environment
OMNI - health and medical resources
Jaringan Ilmu
Malaysian Gateway to the Internet Resources
MyLibrary
Ready Reference
SCIRUS for scientific information only

REFERENCES

THESIS

Pascasarjana - Universitas Gajah Mada
USM Dissertation Abstracts
List of Thesis - IUCAA

Internet Resources Selected Subject

Accountancy

Accountancy - CAM

Agriculture

Agriculture - UPM
Bamboo Origins of Far Eastern Bridged Zither
Dairy Product - UPM

Antropology

Anthropology - CAM

Architecture

Architecture - UTM
Architecture Subject Guide - Yale

Arts

Fine Arts - HKU

Biology

Biology Internet Resources - Columbia
Cell and Molecular Biology Online
Molecular and Cellular Biology - Harvard

Business

Business - CAM
E-Learning for Enterprises
Small Business / Entreprenuership - Columbia

Communication

Communication - CMSU

Consumer

Consumers International
Consumer International Asia Pacific Office
Consumer Union
Consumer Association of Canada

Education

Education - USM
Education - CAM
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
Reading Skills - UPM
Surfing the Internet

Citation

MLA Style
APA Style
Chicago Style
CBE Style

Economics

Country Profile - BBC
Country Reports
Economics - NUS
Economics - CAM
Human Development Reports - Fulltext
Economy Malaysia
World Economic Outlook

Engineering

Chemical Engineering - UPM
Civil Engineering - UPM
Electrical Engineering / Electronic - UPM
Electrical Manual

Environment

International Symposium of GP in Industrial Estates in Penang - ebook

Fisheries

Fisheries -UPM

Food Technology

Food Safety - UPM
Food Technology - UPM

Forestry

Forestry and Environmental Sudies Resources - Yale

Health

BCNA - Breast Canser Network Australia
Beacon Magazine - Breast Cancer
Conquest: The National Magazine of Diabetes Australia
Diabetes Australia Health Report - Australia
Erection Problems
Health Privacy
Heart Attack
Heart Foundation - Australia
Nutrition Australia
Pfizer - Australia
Popular Diets - Hight Protin Diets

Human Resources

About Human Resources
Human Resource Development
Training Knowledge Workers - ebook

Information Technology

Computer Sciences - USM
HTML Tutorial
Information Technology- UPM
IT Terminology
Macromedia : Dreamweaver Support - Tutorial and Article Index
Multimedia Super Corridor MSC - UPM

Islam

Islam - Yale
Practice Islam

Law

Intellectual Property Rights - ebook
Law - CAM

Library and Information Science

Information Literacy
Library and Information Science - Yale
Library and Information Science - UTM
Library Science e-Journal
Library Science Resources - CMSU

Language

Arabic - OX

Chinese Language - VUW

English Language and Literature - MUN

English Language - UPM

Literature and Related Resources - English - CMSU

Online English Grammar

French Language - VUW

German Language - VUW

Individual Languages - OX

Indonesian Language - VUW

Malay Language - UPM

Spanish Language : Useful Website - VCW

Management

Management - CAM

Management - USM

Management - Yale

Peter Senge and Learning Organization

Marine Science

International Maritime Organization

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Woods Hole Oceangraphic Institution

Marketing

Marketing - CAM

Medicine

Biomedical

Medical Research - USM

Medicine - UPM

Pharmaceutical Sciences - USM

Telemedicine - USM

Music

General Music References Sources - MUN

Music - VUW

Music - HKU

Music Archive for the Pacific

Sites for Band Teachers - MUN

Political Sciences

Politics - Monash

Politics - CAM

Political Science - NUS

Political Science & International Relations Useful Website - VUW

World Political Leaders 1945-2004

Physics

Physics - USM

Psychology

Encycloedia of Psychology
Mental Help Net
Psychology - Columbia
Psychology - VUW
Psychology : Selected Internet Resources - Yale

Quality

Panduan Bagi Melaksanakan MS ISO 9000:2000 Dalam Perkhidmatan Awam - MAMPU

Sociology

AIDS - USM
Sociology - CAM
Sociology - UMS

Tourism

Linking Green Productivity to Ecotourism : Experiences in Asia-Pacific Region - ebook
Tourism - UPM

Airlines

4Airlines

AirAsia

Malaysia Airlines System

Royal Brunei

Qantas

Virgin Blue

Southeast Asia

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:47:06 GMT

SouthEast Asia

Asia Resources on teh World Wide Web - Harvard
Asian Database
Asian Development Review
Asian Studies - VCW
Asian Studies On-Line Library
Asean - UTM
Asean Cocoa Club
Internet Resources - Yale
Internet Resources About Regional Saoutheast Asia - UW-MADISON
SeaSite
SEAsite Southeast Asia Picture Database
Southeast Asia Guide - Memorial Library University of Winscoucin-Madison
South Asia Resources Database
Southeast Asian Serials Index (SASI)
Southeast Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

Brunei

Brunei - Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

Cambodia

Internet Resources About Cambodia
Journal of Khmer Studies Udaya
Cambodia - Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

East Timor

The East Timor Crisis

Indonesia

Lubis, Abdur-Razzaq. Sumatra Heritage Trust. IIAS Newsletter Online, 20
Eghenter, Cristina. Customary Wildlife Trade in East Kalimantan Conservastion and the Economic Dimension. IIAS Newsletter Online, 20
Indonesia Web Resources - Monash
Internet Resources About Indonesia - UW-MADISON
Indonesia: Society and Culture - Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

Laos

Internet Resources About Laos - UW-MADISON
Laos WWW Virtual Library - Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

Malaysia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Internet Resources about Myanmar - UW-MADISON
Online Burma / Myanmar Library - Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

Philippines

Internet Resources about the Republic of the Philippines - UW-MADISON
Philippines - Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

Singapore

Singapore
Singapore - Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

Thailand

Government and Politics - ISEAS
Internet Resources about Thailand - UM-MADISON
Thailand
Thailand WWW Virtual Library - Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

Vietnam

Internet Resources About Vietnam - UM-MADISON

Malaysia

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:42:09 GMT

	Malaysia
	Annual Report - MMU Buletin Malaysia Buletin Pengguna Braginsky, Valdimir I. Traditional Malay Literature, IIAS Newsletter Online, 21 Internet Resources About Malaysia - UW-Madison Isu Air Malaysia - Sinagapura Pekeliling Perbendaharaan Pekeliling-pekeliling Mengenai Pembaharuan Dalam Perkhidmatan Awam Penandaarasan Dalam Perkhidmatan Awam Why Do We Need to Conserve our Rainforest

	Agriculture
	Agriculture Berita Sawit Lembaga Getah Malaysia Latex Protin Allergy Links Lembaga Koko Malaysia

	Bank
	Alliance Bank Bank Negara Malaysia Bank Negara HyperLink Statistik Bank Rakyat Bank Simpanan Nasional

	Culture
	Orang Asli Archive Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia

	Census
	Population - Statistics

	Economic
	Bursa Malaysia Annual Report Companies' Websites Economy Laporan Bajet 2005 Laporan Ekonomi - 1998-2004 -Fulltext Laporan Majlis Perundingan Ekonomi Negara (MPEN) Rang Undang-undang Kewangan 2000 - Fulltext Rancangan Malaysia Kelapan 2001-2005 Rancangan Malaysia Ketujuh 1996-2000 Strategi Baru : Ke Arah Meransang Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Negara

	Education
	Personalities in Education

	Forestry
	Malaysian Timber Council

	Law
	Consumer Consumer Protection Act (1999) Consumer Protection (The Tribunal for Consumer Claims) Regulations 1999 Direct Sales Act, 1993 Direct Sales Regulations 1993 Court Circulars Courts of Judicature Act 1964 Income Tax Act 1967 Malaysian Judiciary Rules of the Federal Court 1995 Rules of the Court of Appel 1994

	Music
	Music of Malaysia

Newspapers

Sabah

Sarawak

Sarawak Tribute
Utusan Sarawak Online

	Personalities
	Onn Jaafar Tan Cheng Lock Tan Siew Sin Warriors Yap Ah Loy

	Politics
	Aliran Malaysian Cabinet 2004 - BH Government and Politics - ISEAS Past Prominent Leaders of Barisan Nasional

	Political Party
	Barisan Nasional UMNO Online Democratic Action Party / DAP Parti Islam Se-Malaysia / PAS UMNO UMNO Pemuda UMNO Puteri UMNO Wanita

	Others
	NGO In Malaysia

Perdana Collection

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:24:14 GMT

PERDANA COLLECTION

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra

1957-1970

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra

Tun Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein
1970-1976

Abdul Razak Hussein : National Personalities

Tun Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein Past Prime Ministers

Tun Hussein Onn
1976-1981

Biodata Tun Datuk Dr. Hussein Onn

Tun Hussein Onn Past Prime Minister

Hussein Onn

Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad
1981-2003

Biodata Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

Books by Tun Dr Mahathir

General Elections Contested by Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir 1964-1999

Koleksi Tun Dr Mahathir

Mahathir Collection

Uca pan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Perdana Menteri Malaysia Keempat

Terima Kasih Dr. M - NST

What would a Malaysia without Mahathir be?

Vision 2020

Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
2003-

Biodata Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Illustrated Brief : Prime Minister

Interviews : Prime Minister

News : Prime Minister

Pak Lah Photo Gallery

Prime Minister of Malaysia

Senarai Kabinet Baru 2004

Senarai Penuh Ucapan YAB Perdana Menteri - 2003

Senarai Penuh Ucapan YAB Perdana Menteri - 2004

Ucapan Perdana Menteri Malaysia Kelima

Ucapan Ketika Menjadi TPM - 1999-2003

Others

Biodata Datin Seri Endon

Biodata Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah

Ketua Setiausaha Negara

Timbalan Perdana Menteri

Ucapan Menteri

Ucapan Ketua Setiausaha Negara, Malaysia

Ucapan Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah binti Haji Mohd. Ali

Buletin Malaysia

Borneo

Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:48:15 GMT

SarawakProvides you information on Borneo which includes Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan, Brunei and Kalimantan.

Borneo

Borneo History

Borneo Traditional Music of the Kenyah and Punans

International Institute for Asian Studies

Traditional Music of Borneo

Sabah

Kota Kinabalu City Map

Senarai Jabatan dan Agensi Kerajaan Negeri Sabah

Agriculture

Keluasan Tanaman Mengikut Kategori Sabah 2000 dan 2001

Economics

BorneoTrade
Budget Speeches
Ekonomi Sabah
Halatuju's focus: agriculture, tourism and manufacturing - ids

Human Resource Development In BIMP-EAGA: The Role of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

Sabah-based KLSE listed Companies - ids

Outline Perspective Plan Sabah 1995-2010

History

Ketua Menteri Sabah

Mat Salleh

Pak Musa

Sejarah Moden Sabah

Historical Places

Beaufort

Ekonomi

Keluasan dan Kependudukan

Kota Belud

Papar

Putatan

Map

Population

Town

Village

Marine

Sustainable marine aquaculture development in Sabah - ids

Politics

Cabinet Line-Up

International relations in the era of globalisation: Roles for Sabah - ids

State Public Sector IT Master Plan

Statistics

Laporan Kiraan Permulaan Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan 2000

Tourism

Developing a safety and maintenance culture in tourism - ids

Sabah Tourism

International Visitor Arrivals into KKIA Jan-Dec 2003

International Visitor Arrivals into KKIA Jan-Dec 2002

Visitor Arrivals 1998-2002

Visitor Arrivals 1997-2001

Others

Sabah Biodiversity Project

Appell, G. N. The Sabah Oral Literature Project

http://danum.swan.ac.uk/links/index.htm

Sarawak

Culture

2001b. Frontiers of death: Iban expansion and inter-ethnic relations in West Borneo. In Asian Frontiers, F. Colombijn and R. L. Wadley, eds. Special Thematic Issue ofthe International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter 24:14

2001a. A death on Easter. International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter 25: 36

17th mile 1966 [digitized material]

Kenyah Punan and Penans of Borneo

Mysterious Iban

Vanishing Tribes of the Punans

Vanishing Trbets of the Kenyah

Kalimantan

1999. Hunting for the market in West Kalimantan. In Wildlife Trade in Asia, John Knight, ed. Special Thematic Issue of the International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter 20: 9

Borneo Music on the Baram River

ARTICLES

Bajau / Sama

The Bajau people are the second largest indigenous group in Sabah is the Bajau, a collective term for a predominantly Muslim people and their kindred groups. Originally seafarers, there are now two distinct groups, the East Coast Bajau and West Coast Bajau. The West Coast Bajau have now settled down around the Kota Kinabalu to Kota Belud

The Bajau or Sama, as they are called in some places, are Austronesian peoples who speak languages from the Sama Family of Languages. Traditionally, they were maritime communities who inhabited the seas and coasts of Borneo, the southern Philippines and some of the Indonesian islands, and beyond. Over the centuries, Bajau fishermen have also periodically visited the coast of northwest Australia in search of trepang and other marine creatures. In Sabah, Malaysia, many Bajau communities have settled on land, in coastal areas, and have acculturated some of the practices of neighbouring indigenous land peoples, such as rice planting and the rearing of water buffaloes. Bajau/Sama communities have very rich cultures in terms of music, handicrafts (including boat building), oral history and other traditions, and are historically important in transmitting ideas and artifacts amongst other Austronesian communities in the region. Nowadays, many Bajau are educated and work in the civil service and private business sector

The Southern Sama of Malaysia live along the coastal strips of northeastern Sabah on the island of Borneo. They are a subgroup of a much larger group of Sama. They speak the Sama Sibutu dialect of the Sama-Bajau language. They are a maritime people, with fishing being their major economic activity. They also engage in seafaring trade and some farming. Throughout much of the area, copra (dried coconut meat yielding coconut oil) is the major cash crop. Settlements consist of densely clustered houses situated along well-protected stretches of shoreline. In some places, houses are built directly over the sea, but in other places, they are located along the beach front. If over the water, they are connected by planks or narrow bridges. Built on stilts one to three meters above the ground or high-water mark, houses usually have one rectangular room with an attached kitchen. Households are grouped into larger units called tumpuks (clusters), which are located near one another and are related by close kinship ties with the tumpuk spokesman as the household head and in some instances coincide with the parishes, whose members belong to a single mosque.

The Sama are known for their traditional dances, songs, percussion and xylophone music, dyed mats and food covers, and wood carvings. The Sama are almost all Sunni Muslims. They still retain some of their traditional ethnic religious beliefs. Spirits of the dead are thought to remain in the vicinity of their graves, requiring expressions of continued concern from the living. Some graves have reportedly become the sources of miracle working power. During the month of Shaaban, it is said that God permits the souls of the dead (roh) to return to this world. To honor them, the living offer special prayers to the dead and clean the graves.

The Bajau people are the second largest indigenous group in Sabah is the Bajau, a collective term for a predominantly Muslim people and their kindred groups. Originally seafarers, there are now two distinct groups, the East Coast Bajau and West Coast Bajau. The West Coast Bajau have now settled down around the Kota Kinabalu to Kota Belud areas and have learnt the art of farming and cattle rearing. They are the famous cowboys of Sabah. Their skills in horsemanship are well known locally and on festive occasions both horses and riders are dressed in colourful costumes. On the east coast however many of the Sea Bajaus still live in the traditional way. Fishing is the main activity. While many have settled on land or in water villages, some are still nomadic boat dwellers. The Bajau are skilled fishermen though there are linguistic and culture differences between those living on the West Coast are predomonaatly farmers and the Bajau, well known for their skilled horsemanship, have been dubbed "cowboys of the east". They are expert "horsemen" rearing ponies, buffaloes and cattle as well as on festival occasions respledent in their colourful costumes riding brightly decorated ponies.

Sekolah Sains Sosial, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Library of Congress Authorities Authorities User Guide - OCLC

	Refining Your Web Search Skills
	Use RefDesk as your main reference source Read about search engines by reading Greg Notess Evaluate Web sources through Informine Learn to use GOOGLE's EXTRAS Use librarian authored web guides - Librarian Index to the Internet Use Homeworkspot for school resources Use PORTALS When you do not know the subject eg. HISTORY PORTAL Use MARYLAINE to update your web reference Get best information on the net Get all newspapers free from American Journalism Review Go to the University of Michigan for Government Infor and Stats Learn to use Library Blogs Keep up with library technology with Library Spot Use Gary Price to update information resources Learn to Laugh in Libraries