Why you should
become a MBC member: Advantages of joining MBC Membership Program
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| 1. |
Searching and downloading of over 1,300 articles
from Journal of Burma Research Society (1911-1977).
Over 30,000 pages of text and over 500 photos, graphs, charts and maps are
present. A total of 377 authors are represented and 631 subjects are included.
Searches of database can be carried out by author, title, subject, volume
number and publication year. |
| 2. |
Selective works on Myanmar history,
culture, archaeology and literature after independence Database :
over 60 articles on Myanmar history, culture, archaeology and literature
by famous Myanmar authors such as Dr. Than Tun, Dr. Daw Yi Yi, Daw Kyan,
Col Ba Shin, U Lu Pe Win, U Pe Maung Tin, U Than Htut, Zaw Gyi, and U Myint
Aung. |
| 3. |
Collection of Myanmar Traditional Manuscripts
: The preservation of old Myanmar manuscripts project by mean of digitizing
is the first one to be developed in Myanmar. This whole project was developed
by the Myanmar Book Center Co.Ltd. Old paper manuscripts or Parabaiks were
used as notebooks recording monetary transactions such as loans and mortgages,
trading and sale of goods; social events like birthdates, marriages, Buddhist
ceremonies, legal cases and also formulae for traditional medicine, horoscropes
and predictions. They portray the socio-economic history of Myanmar from
mid 20th century. The preservation of old Myanmar manuscripts project by
mean of digitizing is the first one to developed in Myanmar. |
| 4. |
Over 60 titles of Electronic Books
by famous publishers such as Bagan Book can be downloaded. |
| 5. |
Over 10,000 pages of digitised newspapers
from 1930s to 1950s can be searched and downloaded. Rare and famous newspapers
such as “Mandalay Daily Supplement To The Sun” and “Hanthawaddy
Weekly Review” are digitized and can be searched chronologically. |
| 6. |
Networking among MBC members and local Myanmar scholars on
various common interest. |
| 7. |
MBC advisors will select important
and valuable articles, journals and books and will upload them to this membership
program. |
| 8. |
MBC will give consultation and searching for information
on any academic research works. |
| Future Program from 2007 onwards |
| 1. |
MBC will upload numerous researched articles from Myanmar
Historical Research Centre and Myanmar Historical Commission. |
| 2. |
Research articles (both published and un-published) from
various academic fields will be uploaded and will be given free access to
our members. |
| 3. |
Traditional Myanmar manuscripts such as Palm leaf and Parabike
will be digitized. Searching by subjects, date or keywords can be done. |
| 4. |
Many more Electronic books and research articles can be downloaded. |
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