Islamic information seeking behavior

Chapter 3Islamic Information Seeking Behavior

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IMR 660ISLAMIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

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.

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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.

Process of Islamic Information Seeking

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Factors Affecting Islamic Information Seeking

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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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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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3) Economic barriersThe 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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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as barriers to access to information especially in the case of government Islamic publication which are considered as unpublished materials


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5) Environmental or situational barriersEnvironmental 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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6) Demographic factor The demographic issues related to information

seeking behavior fall into two categories; age gender.

Factors Affecting Islamic Information Seeking

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Islamic Information Seeking Process Modes

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It may take the following mode:‑

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Passive attentionHere, 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 searchAs 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 searchWhere 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 searchWhere 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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Muslim Information Seeker Can Gain Knowledge From Various Sources:‑1. Islamic Institution 2.Muslim Resource Persons and Muslim scholars3.Printed Sources4.non-printed sources

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,

Cont…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).

Cont…b) Islamic/Syariah courtThe examples:

state Islamic courtsJabatan 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 museumThe examplesMuzeum Kesenian Islam Malaysia (IAMM), Muzeum Islam Sarawak, Muzeum Tamadun Islam Sabah and Muzium Islam Kelantan.

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d) Zakat's institutionThe examplesPusat 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 institutionIt can be categorized into :‑

i) State Religious Departments ii) Mufti Officeiii) Others

Cont…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 libraryThe examples, Perpustakaan Awam Islam Malaysia, Perpustakaan Akademi Pengajian Islam Universiti

Malaya and Perpustakaan Pengajian Islam UKM.

Cont…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 centerThe examples, Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), Sg. Merab

Bangi, Institut Latihan and Dakwah Selangor (ILDAS), Sabak

Bernam, Slgr

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

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k) Islamic Foundations InstitutionsThe examples are Yayasan Islam Kelantan (YIK), Yayasan Islam Kedah Darul Aman (YIKED), Yayasan Islam PerlisYayasan 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.

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) Muftipeople 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 scholarThey 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).

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) Bookal-Umm – al-SyafieIhya' Ulum al-Din – al-GhazaliRiadh As-Salihin – An-NawawiAl-Qanun fi At-Tibb – Ibnu Sina

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b) Journal Jurnal Hukum – IKIMJurnal Syariah – UMJurnal AL Ahkam – DBPSyariah Law Journal – UIA

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The Muslim World – The Hartford Seminary FoundationAl-Farooq – Jamia Farooqia, PakistanJurnal Yadim – YadimThe American Journal of Islamic Social Science - IIIT

(International Institute of IslamicThought)

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c) Magazineal-Islam – MalaysiaArabia – Europeal-Qanun – QuwaitAfkar Inquiry – LondonDewan Agama dan Falsafah – DBPIslamic Herald – Perkim

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d) Bibliography World Bibliography of Translation of the Meanings of

the Holy QuranIslamic 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

Cont…f) EncyclopediaEncyclopedia 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

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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 LebahEncyclopaedic Survey of Islamic Culture

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International Encyclopaedia of Islamic DynastiesEncyclopedia of the History of Arabic ScienceThe Muslim Prayer EncyclopaediaEnsiklopedia Wanita. MuslimahSiri 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 MalaysiaBibliografi Kanak-Kanak BeranotasiCatalogue of Arabic ManuscriptsIslam 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 AlmanacAlmanak Falak - Jakim

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 [JAKIMIhttp://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

Malhttp://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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