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Bil. 11
Nov 2013
ISSN 1609-4271
Pn Nellie, BA President led a delegation on a study visit to libraries in Kuala Lumpur from 6-8 November 2013. The visit was coordinated by the Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia. Libraries visited were the National Library Malaysia, the Inaternational Islamic University Malaysia Library, Faculty of Information Management of University Teknologi Malaysia, Selangor Public Library Corporation., Petroleum Resource Centre, Twin Towers and University Malaya Library, Our first stop was at the National Library Malaysia. We were welcomed by Dato Raslin Abu Bakar, Director General, PNM and Puan Chin Loy Jyoon of the Planning and corporate division. Go to page 3
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STUDENT FORUM
The Alumni Class of 64 and Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College hosted the 7 Student Forum on Thursday 21 November 2013 at the colleges auditorium. This years theme was the role of ASEAN Youths in maintaining our culture heritage. Four colleges took part namely Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College, Sufri Bolkiah Secondary School, Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah School and Jerudong International School.
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FACULTY OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA The Faculty is located at UiTM Puncak Perdana Campus, Jalan Pulau Angsa, Shah Alam. We were welcomed by Prof Madya Dr Mohd Shariff Mohd Saad, Dean Faculty of Information Management and his staff. The Faculty provides professional education to fulfil the manpower need of the country in three very important fields, namely: Information Management, Library Management, and Records Management. Courses offered: Doctor of Philosophy in Information Management Master of Science in Information Management, Master of Science in Information Management (by research) Master in Library Science, Master of Science in Knowledge Management, Bachelor of Information Management, Bachelor of Knowledge Management for Malaysians only) diploma (long distance)
We later visited the Library and saw an interesting self- service automated book dispenser for books on demand which is located outside the library. The visit ended with a delicious lunch and an exchange of tokens.
RAJA TUN UDA LIBRARY SHAH ALAM : SELANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY CORPORATION We were welcomed by En. Mohamed Fadzil Mohd Fauzi, Librarian and Head of Corporate. The Selangor State Library is located in section 13, Shah Alam is a new, hi-tech and well-equipped with modern facilities. The RM70mil library has the library in a park concept which is close to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Golf Club. This library is beautifully located in a luscious green sprawling grounds with a man made lake in view. It is a 6 level library with 203,600 sq.ft of floor space for 2,500 readers. It has over 195,000 books and a book wall, 1 auditorium for 200 persons, 1 multipurpose hall for 150 persons and various seminar rooms for 30-100 persons, a mini theatre for 30 persons, an XD theatre (3D@RM7, 6D@RM10) The library also offers free WiFi for visitors and they can use any of the 100 personal computers placed in the premises ,3 gymnasiums, a creative zone childrens library, surau and a cafe. The transformation and rebranding of the library My Second Home is to assist the government in reducing social problems and crimes among the young. Go to page 5
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from page 5 The PRC has about 30,000 volumes of books, 350 titles of periodicals, 895 volumes of conference proceedings, 1465 audiovisuals titles and small collection of corporate reports and speeches. PRC is a special library, serving the information need of its organization, i.e. PETRONAS. As such, its collections are specialized in the areas of oil and gas and management.
As an acronym for PETROLEUM Resource Centre & Information Services; PRECISE is the name used for our Digital Library web-site (Library Portal). PRECISE web site provides the connection between reader and the information, learning and knowledge resources. It offers online access to the bibliographic information (OPAC) named PULSE. Its branches are the PETROLEUM Resource Centre at Bangi and the PETROLEUM Resource Centre (Legal Division) at PETROLEUM Twin Towers.
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HAPPENINGS
18 Oct 2013 26-30 Oct 2013 3 Nov 2013 5 Nov 2013 8 Nov 2013 8-10 Nov 2013 8-10 Nov 2013 10 Nov 2013 12 Nov 2013 To page 8 Royal Brunei new DreamLiner flight to Singapore ASEAN Expo: towards building a sustainable trade community Panaga Triathlon Olympics 2013 st 1 Muharram 1435 Amateur Football Club Grassroots Football Festival, Belapan Track th His Majestys 67 Birthday International Amateur Open, RBA Golf Club Learning Ladders Charity Expo, Gadong Mall nd 2 Brunei Scorpion Urban warriors challenge Public Works Department awarded the ASEAN Excellent Engineering Achievement Award.
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from page 6 UM Library digital collection include: UM Research Repository is an Open Access digital archive containing the details of published and unpublished research work produced by the UM researchers. UM Memory is one of the digital initiatives by the University of Malaya Library. This initiative is to preserve and provide access to valuable photos with historical heritage of the University of Malaya for research purpose and reference for the nation at large . UM in the news -coverage relating to University of Malaya, its staff, students and alumni that have appeared in the local, regional and national newspapers. It also provides newspaper reports and pictorial coverage of events, announcements and achievements of the University newspaper Clipping - Malaysian Arts are news relating to events, exhibitions, artists, developments in the arts arena as reported in the local newspaper. MyManuskrip or Digital Library of Malay Manuscript enables repositories within Malaysia and those outside to participate in building and offering manuscript content as well as outputs of manuscript research such as articles, reports, theses and links to relevant sites. Electronic Journal of University Malaya (EJUM) is an internet-based journal management system that provides scholarly journal management system for the university. Initiated by the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, EJUM is currently hosting 14 journals. UM Refereed Academic Journal (e-Journal@UM) was developed by PTM, e-Journal system is an integrated publication management system which aims to collect information on the academic output of University of Malaya. It functions as a platform for lecturers, authors, editors and reviewers to collaborate and publish articles. Dspace @UM Project has the objective of developing a system that will preserve and disseminate digital materials created by or associated with the University of Malaya. This service, being maintained by the Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, increases the visibility of UM's research. Common Repository is an initiative by the library to preserve printed items digitally to increase accessibility, visibility as well as conserve old copies of items such as gazettes, magazines, journals and books. Students' Repository is an online archive for the written work of University of Malaya students such as academic exercises, dissertations and theses.
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HAPPENINGS
14 Nov 2013 15-17 Nov 2013 17 Nov 2013 20 Nov 2013 26-28 Nov 2013 1 Dec 2013-2 Feb 2014 7 Dec 2013 14 students left for Jakarta to participate in the World Robot Olympiad 2013 rd 23 CHOGM, Sri Lanka. Go Kart competition National Youth Day Pesta Kerja Industri automotif, logistik, & pembinaan. Brunei Salebration 2013 Civil Aviation Day
16th CONSAL Conference, ASEAN Aspirations: Libraries as Sustainable Advancement, 8-12 June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand 17th CONSAL Conference 2018, Myanmar
All materials are copyrighted and any form of reproduction is not permitted without the permission of the publisher. WADAH PERPUSTAKAAN is published by Brunei Darussalam Library Association, c/o Class 64 Library, SOASC, Jalan Tengah, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8411. email:pobox.bla@gmail.com. Editor: Nellie Dato Paduka Haji Sunny. Photo credits. Nellie, Hjh Pusparaini, Hjh Rosnani, Masnunah . Layout: Nooralizah Mohamad and Nurul Fajrina Kamaluddin
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