ISLAMIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

1. Chapter 3
Islamic Information Seeking Behavior
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IMR 660
ISLAMIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

2. Islamic information management
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Theoretical Perspective.
Islamic information seeking behavior implies an
active search for information.
It concerns how users go about looking for
Islamic information.

3. Cont…
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It is important for Islamic information
professional to understand users' behavior and
pattern of information seeking in order to know
whether:
Users really know what sources to use.
Users really know how to use the available
information system.

4. Process of Islamic Information Seeking
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5. Factors Affecting Islamic Information
Seeking
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6. Cont …Factors Affecting Islamic Information
Seeking
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1) Personal characteristics
Every individual is different in terms of the way they think,
react, respond and behave.
These seem to return to the idea people having different levels
of cognitive need, which may be the ultimate drive of Islamic
information behavior.

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Seeking
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2) Educational Level
On the average, educated people seek more information to
sustain their comprehension or understanding on certain
subjects or issues.

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Seeking
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3) Economic barriers
The economic issues related to information seeking behavior
fall into two categories
 direct economic cost
 the value of time.
These may apply either to the process of information seeking
itself or to the consequent actions

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Seeking
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4) Social barrier or interpersonal
 Interpersonal problems are likely to arise whenever the
information source is a person, or where interpersonal
interaction is needed to gain access to other kinds of
information sources.
 Social factors may also act as barriers to access to information
especially in the case of government Islamic publication
which are considered as unpublished materials

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Seeking
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5) Environmental or situational barriers
Environmental barriers are likely to arise whenever the
information seekers stay far away from the information
resource center.
Besides that national culture and time constraint also determine
the environmental barriers.

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Seeking
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6) Demographic factor
The demographic issues related to information
seeking behavior fall into two categories;
age
gender.

12. Factors Affecting Islamic Information
Seeking
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13. Islamic Information Seeking
Process Modes
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15. It may take the following mode:‑
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Passive attention
Here, the main objective may not be Islamic information
seeking but more of a passing time activity such as listening to
the radio or watching TV programs.
During the watching or listening, some information may take
place.

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Passive search
As passive attention, the main objective is not information
seeking of a particular nature but in the process of searching or
reading, results in the acquisition of information that happens
to be relevant to the individual.

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Active search
Where an individual actively seek out Islamic information for a
certain purpose or goal or on a special topic of interest.

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Ongoing search
Where active searching has already established the basic
framework of ideas, beliefs or values and ongoing search is
carried out to further update or expand one's framework.

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21. Cont…
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Muslim Information Seeker Can Gain Knowledge
From Various Sources:‑
1.Islamic Institution
2.Muslim Resource Persons and Muslim scholars
3.Printed Sources
4.non-printed sources

22. 1. Islamic Institution
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Types of Islamic institution in Malaysia:‑
a. Islamic educational institution
The examples:
• International Islamic University (11U),
• State Islamic Colleges;
• Kolej Islam Pahang (KIP),
• Kolej Teknologi Islam Antarabangsa Melaka,

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International Institute of Islamic Thought(IIIT),
Institut Pengajian Tinggi Islam Perlis,
Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kedah (Insaniah),
Institut Professional Baitulmal (IPB),
Institut Teknologi Ibn Sina (INTIS),
International Institute of Islamic Thought and
Civilization (ISTAC),
Kolej Islam Darul Redzuan,
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Kolej Teknologi Islam Antarabangsa Melaka (KTIM),
Kolej Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Ismail Petra (KIAS),
Kolej Jamiah Islamiah Putra (Kolej Japutra),
Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS),
Kolej Islam Antarabangsa (KIA),
Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia (KUIM),
Maktab Perguruan Islam (MPI),
Institut al-Quran Malaysia and Kolej Islam Darul Ulum-
KIDU).

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b) Islamic/Syariah court
The examples:
state Islamic courts
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Negeri Pahang,
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Negeri Kelantan,
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Pulau Pinang,
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Perak,
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Johor,
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Negeri Sembilan,
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Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Negeri Sabah,
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Sarawak,
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Malaysia,
Mahkamah Tinggi Syariah Melaka and
Mahkamah Syariah Negeri Perlis.

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c) Islamic museum
The examples
Muzeum Kesenian Islam Malaysia (IAMM),
Muzeum Islam Sarawak,
Muzeum Tamadun Islam Sabah and
Muzium Islam Kelantan.

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d) Zakat's institution
The examples
Pusat Pungutan Zakat Wilayah,
Institut Kajian Zakat Malaysia, Melaka,
Pusat Zakat Selangor (PZS),
Pusat Zakat Perlis,
Pusat Kutipan Zakat Pahang and
Pusat Urus Zakat Pulau Pinang.

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e) Islamic banking
The examples,
 Bank Muamalah,
 Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung Haji (LUTH) (it is not a bank),
 Public Islamic Bank Berhad,
 AMIslamic Bank Berhad,
 RHB Islamic Bank Berhad,
 Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad,
 Affin Islamic Bank berhad and
 Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB).

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f. Islamic preaching institution
It can be categorized into :‑
i) State Religious Departments
ii) Mufti Office
iii) Others

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i) State Religious Departments
for example
• Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri Terengganu,
• Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Kelantan,
• Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri Pahang,
• Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang (JAIPP),
• Jabatan Agama Islam Perak,
• Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan,
• Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Perlis,
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Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Negeri Sabah,
Jabatan Agama Islam Sarawak,
Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) and
Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (JAWI).

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ii) Mufti offices.
 Mufti Negeri Terengganu,
 Mufti Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan,
 Mufti Negeri Pulau Pinang,
 Mufti Negeri Perak,
 Mufti Negeri Johor,
 Mufti Kerajaan Negeri Negeri Sembilan,
 Mufti Negeri Perlis,
 Mufti Negeri Sabah and
 Mufti Negeri Sarawak.

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iii) Others
for examples
Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM),
Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) and
Mosques.

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g. Islamic library
The examples,
Perpustakaan Awam Islam Malaysia,
Perpustakaan Akademi Pengajian Islam Universiti
Malaya and
Perpustakaan Pengajian Islam UKM.

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h. Non-governmental Islamic institution
The examples,
Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM),
Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM),
Majlis Peguam Muslim Malaysia (PPMM),
Persatuan Doktor Pakar Islam (ISDAM),
Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM),
Jemaah Islah Malaysia (JIM),
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Lembaga Kebajikan Perempuan Islam Malaysia (LKPIM),
Pertubuhan Islam Seluruh Sabah (USIA),
Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islam Malaysia (PERKIM),
Persatuan Kebangsaan Pelajar Islam Malaysia (PKPIM),
Persatuan Cina Muslim Malaysia (MACMA),
Persatuan India Muslim Malaysia (PERMIM),
Persatuan Restoran India Muslim Malaysia (PRESMA),
Muslim Professional Forum (MPF),
Persatuan Peguam Syarie Malaysia (PGSM),
 Pertubuhan Dakwah Kebajikan Islam Malaysia (PEKIDA).

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i) Islamic training center
The examples,
Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), Sg. Merab
Bangi,
Institut Latihan and Dakwah Selangor (ILDAS), Sabak
Bernam, Slgr

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j) Islamic insurance
The examples
Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad (STMB),
Takaful Ikhlas Sdn. Bhd and
Takaful Nasional Sdn. Bhd.

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k) Islamic Foundations Institutions
The examples are
Yayasan Islam Kelantan (YIK),
Yayasan Islam Kedah Darul Aman (YIKED),
Yayasan Islam Perlis
Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM),
Yayasan Tahfiz an-Nisaa,
Yayasan Muslimin Malaysia Berhad,
Yayasan al-Quran dan as­Sunnah Kedah,

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Yayasan Sekolah Al-Quran Kuala Lumpur,
 Yayasan Pembangunan Iktisad Islam Malaysia,
Yayasan Pelajar Islam Malaysia,
Yayasan Wanita Islam,
Yayasan Pendidikan Islam,
Yayasan Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia and
Yayasan Islam Hadhari.

42. 2. Muslim Resource Persons and
Muslim scholars
Besides institutions, information seeker can get Islamic
information by referring to Muslim resource persons
or Muslim scholars. In Malaysia, the Muslim resource
persons are:‑
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a) Mufti
people who are very knowledgeable in Islamic
knowledge. They are the advisors to the kings
regarding the Islamic matters.
b) Qadi
The people who is responsible to implement the
Islamic laws.

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c) Muslim scholar
They are very knowledgeable person. Among them are
Professor Dr. Yusuf al-Qardhawi (Egypt), Professor Dr.
Hossein Nasr (USA), Professor Dr. Syed Muhammad Naquib
Al-Attas (Malaysia).

45. 3. Printed Sources
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There area lot of printed sources that information seekers
can refer to get Islamic knowledge. Among them are:
books,
journals,
manuscripts,
magazines,
newsletters,
standards,
indexes,
encyclopedias,
bibliographies,
thesaurus and
handbooks.

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a) Book
al-Umm – al-Syafie
Ihya' Ulum al-Din – al-Ghazali
Riadh As-Salihin – An-Nawawi
Al-Qanun fi At-Tibb – Ibnu Sina

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b) Journal
Jurnal Hukum – IKIM
Jurnal Syariah – UM
Jurnal AL Ahkam – DBP
Syariah Law Journal – UIA

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The Muslim World – The Hartford Seminary Foundation
Al-Farooq – Jamia Farooqia, Pakistan
Jurnal Yadim – Yadim
The American Journal of Islamic Social Science - IIIT
(International Institute of IslamicThought)

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c) Magazine
al-Islam – Malaysia
Arabia – Europe
al-Qanun – Quwait
Afkar Inquiry – London
Dewan Agama dan Falsafah – DBP
Islamic Herald – Perkim

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d) Bibliography
World Bibliography of Translation of the Meanings of
the Holy Quran
Islamic Movement in Egypt, Pakistan and Iran: An
Annotated Bibliography

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e) Indexes & Abstracts
 Middle East: Abstract and Index (1978)
 Current Contents of Muslim Journals and Islamic
Abstract
 Abstracta. Islamics (1927)
 Indeks al-Quran.
 Index of Islamic Literature
 Subject Index of the Holy Quran
 Indeks Kajian Mengenai Islam dan Masyarakat Islam di
Malaysia

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f) Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Islam published by E.J Brill, Leiden
(1960-1994)
Ensiklopedia Islam published by Malaysia Encyclopedia
Research Center, Kuala Lumpur (1998)
Ensiklopedi Al Quran published by Paramadina, & Jurnal
Ulumul Quran, Jakarta (1996)
Ensiklopedi Ijmak published by Pustaka Firdaus, Jakarta
(1987)
Ensiklopedi Sejarah Islam published by Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia (1986).
Muhammad: Encyclopedia of Seerah published by Seerah
Foundation, London (1988).
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Encyclopedia of Islamic Banking & insurance, London
(1995)
Ensaiklopedia Fiqh Wanita (Edisi Terjemahan) published
by As Syabab Media, Selangor (1997).
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
published by Oxford University (1995)
Ensiklopedia: Rawatan Penyakit dengan Madu Lebah
Encyclopaedic Survey of Islamic Culture

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International Encyclopaedia of Islamic Dynasties
Encyclopedia of the History of Arabic Science
The Muslim Prayer Encyclopaedia
Ensiklopedia Wanita. Muslimah
Siri Ensiklopedia Remaja Islam: Syariah

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g) Dictionary/Thesaurus
 Istilah Agama Islam: Malaysia-Arab-Malaysia
 Istilah Usuluddin dan Falsafah Islam
 A Dictionary of Arabic and Islamic Proverbs
 Kamus Istilah Agama
 Kamus Pengetahuan Islam
 Kamus Istilah Fiqh
 Dictionary of Islam
 Sufi Terminology

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h) Bibliography
Bibliografi Islam di Malaysia
Bibliografi Kanak-Kanak Beranotasi
Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts
Islam dalam Tamadun Melayu: Sebuah Bibliografi -
UKM

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i) Directory
Directory Halal Malaysia 2003-2004

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j) Almanac
The Muslim Almanac
Almanak Falak - Jakim

59. k) Websites
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http://www.iap.org [Islamic Association for Palestine]
http://www.ikim.gov.my [IKIM]
http://www.yadim.com.my [YADIM]
http://www.perkim.net.my [PERKIM]
http://www.kusza.edu.my [KUSZA]
http://wwwterengganu.gov.my/web/dinamik/utama?jab=
20 [JHEIT]
http://mufti.islam.gov.my/terengganu/ [Mufti Trg.]

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http://www.islam.org [Islamic Information Network (IIN)]
http://www.al-islam.com [Harf Information Technology,
Cairo]
httl3://www.islamicity.org [Human Assist. &
Development International USA]
http://www.islam.gov.my [JAKIMI
http://ummah.org [Islamic Gateway Service, USA]
http://www.icofa.com [The Islamic Center of America,
USA]

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http://www.ildas.jais.net.my [ILDAS]
http://www.islam.gov.my [ILIM]
http://www.ipb.edu.my/ [Institut Pengurusan Professional Batul
Mal
http://www.iiu.edu.my/istac/ [International Institute of Islamic
Thought & Civilisation.
http://www.kuim.edu.my [KUIM]
http://www.kisdar.edu.my [KISDAR]
http://www.iic.edu.my [Kole] Islam Antarabangsa]
http://wwwjim.org.my [JIM]
http://www.islam.gov.my/mn/ [Masjid Negara]

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http://www2.moe.gov.my/–mpi/ [MPI]
http://www.gtitec.com.my/museums/kliec.htm '[Muzium
Kesenian Islam]
http://www.tabunghaji.gov.my [Tabung Haji]
http://www.islam.gov.my/pai [PAI]
http://www.e-ulama.org [PUM]
http://www.pkpim.net/ [PKPIM]
xxii) http://wwwtakaful-malaysia.com/ [takaftil]
xxx) http://www.iiu.edu.my [UIA]
xxii) http://www.oicnetworks.com [OIC Network Sdn Bhd

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