iafor journal of literature & librarianship Volume 9 – Issue 1 – Summer 2020 Editor-in-Chief: Bernard Montoneri Co-Editor: Rachel Franks ISSN: 2187-0608 iafor The IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship Volume 9 – Issue I IAFOR Publications The International Academic Forum The IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship Editor-in-Chief: Dr Bernard Montoneri, Independent Researcher, Taiwan Co-Editor: Dr Rachel Franks, University of Newcastle/ University of Sydney, Australia Associate Editors: Dr Jeri Kroll, Flinders University, Australia Dr Murielle El Hajj Nahas, Qatar University, Qatar Published by The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan IAFOR Publications. Sakae 1-16-26-201, Naka-ward, Aichi, Japan 460-0008 Executive Editor: Joseph Haldane Publications Manager: Nick Potts The IAFOR Journal of Literature and Librarianship Volume 9 – Issue 1 – Summer 2020 Published July 17, 2020 IAFOR Publications © Copyright 2020 ISSN: 2187-0594 ijl.iafor.org Cover Image: Night with her Train of Stars, 1912 The painting's title is derived from W. E Henley's (1849-1903) poem Margaritae Sorori (“Sister Margaret”) by E. R.Hughes. Birmingham Museums Trust: https://unsplash.com/@birminghammuseumstrust Table of Contents Notes on Contributors 1 Editors / Editorial Board 4 Reviewers 15 Editor Introduction 20 Sustainable Preservation of Lanna Palm Leaf Manuscripts Based on 22 Community Participation Piyapat Jarusawat Wrestling with the Angel: Maurice Dantec, God, and Deleuze 40 Gilles Boileau The System of Gaps and Alerting the Reader in Modern 60 Arabic Literature Mohammad Hamad Mahmoud Kabha Investigation into the CHallenges Associated with the Delivery of 78 Library Services on Mobile TecHnology Platform Ebenezer Acheampong De-Graft Johnson Dei Legally Bound: Advancing the Competencies of Academic 94 Law Librarians in the PHilippines Willian S. A. Frias Kriezel Joy R. Daria Centre That Holds: An Inquiry into the Model of Peace and 112 Protection in T.S. Eliot’s Selected Ariel Poems Kongkona Dutta ScHool and ScHooling, and the Boundaries of the Human in 128 IsHiguro's Never Let Me Go Nurit Buchweitz Conflict: A Cultural Theme in the Early 20th Century American Novel 144 Majed Al-Lehaibi Guide for Authors 164 IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Volume 9 – Issue 1 – Summer 2020 Notes on Contributors Article 1: Sustainable Preservation of Lanna Palm Leaf Manuscripts Based on Community Participation Dr Piyapat Jarusawat is currently a lecturer of Library and Information Science at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. She graduated with a PhD in Information Studies in 2018 from the School of Information, the University of Sheffield, UK. Her work in the field of Information Science was noted as outstanding as she received the “Most Interesting Preliminary Results Paper Nomination” in recognition of the paper Community Involvement in the Management of Palm Leaf Manuscripts as Lanna Cultural Material in Thailand from iConference 2017. Moreover, her paper on Community and Social Participation in Preserving Lanna Traditional Palm Leaf Manuscripts was awarded “The Excellence Presentation Award” from the International Conference on Culture Technology 2019. Her interest focuses on information management, local information management, record and archive management and community participation. E-mail: [email protected] Article 2: Wrestling with the Angel: Maurice Dantec, God, and Deleuze Dr Gilles Boileau is a professor in the French Language and Civilization departments (Bachelor and Graduate schools) of Tamkang University, Taiwan. He received his two PhDs from the University of Paris Sorbonne, the first in Sinology and religious anthropology and the second in philosophy. He has also received a habilitation (habilitating him to tutor PhD candidates) from the Paris EPHE (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes). Following his formation, he has spent his career at Tamkang University and was the director of the French Department (1996-2002). His publications include two books, one on the French philosopher Maine de Biran and another (2013, College de France) on the topic of ancient China politics and ritual. Gilles Boileau has also written a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals, on topics varying from ancient China to modern sci-fi literature. He has also edited the book: Essays on War (Working Papers of the Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultural Differences, Tamkang University, June 2005) and has organized conferences on different topics from French Literature to ancient Chinese Society, in Taiwan, France and China. E-mail: [email protected] Article 3: The System of Gaps and Alerting the Reader in Modern Arabic Literature Dr Mohammad Hamad is currently a lecturer of modern Arabic literature, and head of the department of Arabic language and literature in Al-Qasemi Academic college of education within Israel. He graduated from Haifa University, in 2007, his thesis was about Metafiction in the Arabic novel. He is a supervisor for MEd students in Arabic Language instruction in Oranim College. Dr Hamad wrote several teaching books, in Arabic, for elementary, junior and secondary schools; he has also participated in International conferences, about Arabic literature and caricature. His main research focuses on Palestinian literature and children’s literature. E-mail: [email protected] Mr Mahmoud Kabha is a graduate student at al-Qasemi College, a research student in Arabic language and literature. He also works as a teacher in the Ministry of Education, and follows the literary scene of the Palestinian population in particular, and the Arab population in general. E-mail: [email protected] 1 IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Volume 9 – Issue 1 – Summer 2020 Article 4: Investigation into the Challenges Associated with the Delivery of Library Services on Mobile Technology Platform Mr Ebenezer Acheampong is a Professional librarian and a Course tutor in Information Literacy at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He holds Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Master of Art (MA) in Information Studies from the University of Ghana, Legon. He also holds a Master in Business Administration and Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. His research interests include Research Data Management, Information Systems and Communication Technologies, E-resources, Information Management, and Scholarly Communications/Open Access. Ebenezer Acheampong is a young researcher and has currently written and co-authored a number of articles published in peer-reviewed journals. E-mail: [email protected] Dr De-Graft Johnson Dei holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of South Africa (UNISA), Master and Bachelor Degrees in Information Studies from University of Ghana and Postgraduate Diploma in Business Information Systems. He’s presently a Lecturer at the School of Information and Communication Studies, University of Ghana, Legon and KAAF University, Ghana. His research interest includes Library and Information Science, Information Systems, Blended and E-Learning, Information Management, and Knowledge Management. The author has consulted and successfully implemented library systems in several institutions and universities in Ghana such as the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Ghana-India Kofi Annan ICT Center, Kings University College, Zenith University College, and so on. E-mail: [email protected] Article 5: Legally Bound: Advancing Competencies of Academic Law Librarians in the Philippines Ms Willian S.A. Frias is the Law Librarian of De La Salle University, the Philippines. She finished her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in UP Institute of Library Science (now School of Library and Information Studies). She has been in the library profession for more than two decades, where she occupied different librarian posts, including assistant directorship. She has been invited as a resource speaker, on various topics, by the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) and the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL), to name a few. She is now focused on honing her skills in law librarianship and, being the founding president of the Network of Academic Law Librarians (NALL), she is determined to create a name for the group of academic law librarians as a respectable recognized organization in the country. E-mail: [email protected] Ms Kriezel Joy R. Daria is a licensed librarian from the Philippines. She received her Bachelor in Library and Information Science degree from the University of the Philippines and is currently finishing her MLIS at the same institution. She has worked as a professional librarian since 2012, the longest being the Reference Librarian for the UP College of Law from 2015 to 2019. Currently, she is a teacher and resources manager at a private language school in the European microstate of Andorra. E-mail: [email protected] 2 IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Volume 9 – Issue 1 – Summer 2020 Article 6: Centre That Holds: An Inquiry into the Model of Peace and Protection in T.S. Eliot's Selected Ariel Poems Kongkona Dutta is a PhD research scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai), India. Her research areas focus on the intersectionality of Literature with Political Philosophy and Peace and Conflict Studies. Her thesis explores into the ideas of peace, preservation, justice and conflict in the selected writings of T.S. Eliot, the celebrated