Archiving cultural heritage in Malaysia : a logical data model / Norhaslinda Abdul Hamed

In Malaysia issues that arise in conserving cultural heritage information relate
to the problems of organizing and storing heritage information in a systematic
manner for easy access. The availability of cultural databases that are
accessible through the internet is lacking in Malaysia. This project is
conducted to build the logical data model for the Nyonya Kebaya, the dress
of female Peranakan. It is a foundation for the archiving cultural heritage in
Malaysia. The significance of this research is; systematic and organized
documentation of the Nyonya Kebaya information, provide for effective
retrieval of the Nyonya Kebaya Information and also will provide the
foundation for future reference and research. The data is collected from the
interview and the related book, and being gathered using the Unified Model
Language. As a result, the logical data model for the Nyonya Kebaya is build
base on the interview that being conducts between the people that expert in
this area. All the data being gathered and put in one single logical data model.
This research also suggests a several ways for the data should be representing
to the end user.