F acilities provided by the library include K eyword Indexing of journal articles,

F acilities provided by the library include K eyword Indexing of journal articles,

carrels for postgraduate students, academic chapters from books and papers presented staff, researchers and the blind students.

at conferences pertaining to Malaysia prove at conferences pertaining to Malaysia prove

These citations are not found in the popular from prominent scholars in the country such online databases which consist mainly foreign

as the late Tan Sri Zainal Abidin, Ungku Abdul publications.

Aziz, Ibrahim Ya’kob and the Father Pintado collection of books on the Portuguese

L egal Updates and amendments is a special

overseas as well as special script materials in service for the legal profession whereby legal

Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean and legislations are updated continuously.

Tamil are a special feature of the total library’s collection which amounts to about 1.2 million

M alaysiana collection, located at the Za’ba

volumes.

Memorial Library consist of unpublished and T published materials pertaining to the country. heses and dissertation are digitized and They are rich in the areas of the Malay

available at d_lib@UM via the online language, literature and culture and are

catalogue. The library is also actively involved considered as preserved collection. They are

in the Malaysian Thesis Online project kept in closed stacks and are only allowed for

spearheaded by Malaysian University reference.

Libraries & National Library Network. etwork of computers with Internet access

U N pdates of new books list in the library

are available at all the libraries in the system. website as well as display of new books These computers are for the purpose of

enable the users to keep in touch with what searching the library catalogue (OPAC) and

has recently been added to the library. the online databases. The main library has 5

alue added services such as creation of a computer laboratories with Internet access for

the postgraduates, undergraduates, blind personalized portal to the Library’s electronic students, training and for teaching University

resources such as My e-books, My e-journals courses.

and My web resources can be done via the library interactive web portal. Members can

O rientation programmes are conducted at

create their own My Library by selecting their the beginning of every new semester, where

favorite e-journals and e-books, and keep new students are briefed on the services and

track of new issues of their favourite titles.

facilities offered by the Library as well as the rules and regulations of usage, followed by a

W eb site of the University of Malaya Library

tour of the library. at http://www.umlib.edu.my is made available to the public. Visitors to the website are

P ublications by the library include “Kekal

updated on latest news, events and opening Abadi” which is the library bulletin published

hours. Links to the OPAC, other libraries, the since 1982 and distributed to libraries within

parent organization, digitization projects are the country and elsewhere. With effect from

made available via this website. volume 23 no 1 2004, issues will be made

X tra features and facilities such as Book drop for the return of books at times when the

available online via the library’s homepage.

Q uality Management System complying with

library is closed; TV for public viewing MS ISO 9001:2000 with a commitment to

showing videos on motivation, continual improvement is implemented in the

communication, literature and recreation; a library for all work procedures. Suggestion

comfortable Free Range Reading area; car boxes are placed at strategic locations

park slot for handicapped students; and throughout the library network for users to

exhibitions held from time to time are all part comment or make suggestions to improve the

of the library’s efforts to be user friendly. library services, facilities and collection.