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

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession.

The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Safeguarding Papua New Guinean culture in the next millennium educational reforms and preservation of cultural traditions..............1 General..............25 care handling and preservation bibliography and glossary..............30 Regional studies..............42 from collection to digitization..............49 Oral tradition and libraries..............68 ASIA..............73 a development perspective..............75