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 - 95 (Reprint 2012.)

Seventeen papers from an August 1999 conference in Khon Kaen, Thailand, address issues of cultural preservation across the globe.

The papers cover topics including technical aspects of preserving oral culture, the role of libraries in preserving oral traditions, preservation efforts in specific nations, the oral tradition and children, and using th