Library Outreach Program 2016

Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa Bahagian Perkhidmatan Akademik, PTAR  dengan kerjasama Akademi Pengajian Bahasa (APB)  akan menganjurkan Library Outreach Program 2016 pada butiran berikut:

        Tarikh  :   19 Februari 2016 (Jumaat

        Masa   :   9.00 pagi-12.00 t/hari
        Tempat:  Akademi Pengajian Bahasa (APB)

Tujuan program ini dianjurkan adalah untuk mewar-warkan maklumat perkhidmatan terkini PTAR disamping mendapatkan maklum balas daripada pengguna bagi tujuan penambahbaikan perkhidmatan perpustakaan.
 

Makluman Penyelengaran Server Sistem Perpustakaan UiTM

 

MAKLUMAN PENUTUPAN SERVER SISTEM PERPUSTAKAAN UiTM

Penutupan serverSistem Perpustakaan melibatkan kerja-kerja Migrasi Data bermula 4/9/2015 jam 5.00 petang sehingga 9 September 2015:

Pihak kami ingin memaklumkan bahawa semua perkhidmatan sirkulasi yang melibatkantransaksi berikuttidak dapat dilakukan melalui sistem perpustakaan:
i. Peminjaman
ii. Pembaharuan melalui Atas Talian Kaunter
iii.Tempahan buku
iv.Pendaftaran keahlian
v. Pembayarandenda
vi. Sistem Pembekalan Penerbitan (SPP)
vii Semakan maklumatlprofil ahlilpeminjam

Segala kesulitan amatlah dikesali

Kempen Pulang Buku PTAR

 

Tujuan kempen ini adalah untuk mengingatkan para pengguna untuk memulangkan buku-buku perpustakaan yang telah tamat tempoh peminjaman serta  masih berada dalam simpanan pengguna.

Kempen ini juga bertujuan untuk mendidik warga Universiti mengenai amalan nilai-nilai murni seperti sifat bertanggungjawab dan amanah.

Kerjasama daripada pengguna perpustakaan amat dihargai agar perkongsian bahan dapat dioptimakan bagi menjamin kecemerlangan universiti.

Bahagian Pengurusan Pelanggan (BPP)

Repost: Social Media: Libraries Are Posting, but Is Anyone Listening?

by Nancy Dowd

If there are over 1 billion people on Facebook and the Twitterverse can help topple governments, then it only makes sense that libraries would also be using these two social media channels to connect with their communities, right? Well yes and no.

Libraries are using social media, that’s clear. According to Library Journal’s Survey on Public Library Marketing Methods and Best Practices, 86 percent of libraries said they were using social media. The top two social media platforms used by libraries were Facebook (99 percent) and Twitter (56 percent). Pinterest is making some gains, with 30 percent of libraries reporting that they are pinning. 

The problem is that 48 percent of libraries surveyed said they weren’t measuring their efforts at all. While the survey didn’t ask if libraries are getting fans to interact with them, most libraries I have spoken with lately have said they were still struggling with that.

Original source: Library Journal

 

Picture: Google Image

Original link: LibraryScienceList website

 

Repost: Maximizing space at our libraries through innovation, shared collections

Maine libraries are searching for innovative ways to deal with the many challenges they are facing today, such as lack of space and budget cuts, which have affected their ability to store legacy print collections.

Growing evidence shows that many print materials were never checked out after being purchased. In addition, large-scale print digitization projects are making many low-use titles available online. Maine’s robust interlibrary loan system means that patrons have fast and easy access to materials stored in other Maine libraries. This allows libraries to discard material they can get from other reliable sources. However, the discarding process needs to be coordinated in a way to ensure that copies of the material are still accessible in Maine.

In 2010, nine Maine library partners — the Bangor and Portland public libraries, the Maine State Library, the University of Maine, the University of Southern Maine, Maine InfoNet and Bates, Colby and Bowdoin colleges — submitted a grant application to the national Institute of Museum and Library Services to create the Maine Shared Collections Strategy.

The institute approved the grant and released $821,065 to fund the Maine Shared Collections Strategy. The partners also contribute matching cost-sharing funds. The grant is administered through the University of Maine and is overseen by a project team that represents the respective library constituencies.

Original link: Bangor Daily News blog

Repost: Man Returns Library Book 41 Years Late And Pays $300 Fine

One Ohio bookworm learned the hard way just how much library late fees can add up.

Even though their book was a whopping 41 years past due, an unnamed borrower returned it to the Champaign County Library in central Ohio, along with $299.30 for late fees, reports The Consumerist.

"Sorry I've kept this book so long," a note enclosed in the book read."I'm a slow reader!"

It's a good thing he or she made good on their debt.  With city governments looking to pinch every penny, some libraries have started to turn even the smallest debts over to collection agencies and credit bureaus.

Read more: Business Insider

 

Image: Google

 

INFO SHARING@PTAR - Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin refuse to provide access to their e-books in U.S. libraries?

Sumber maklumat dalam bentuk elektronik seperti ebook  menjadi fenomena biasa dalam persekitaran perpustakaan di seluruh dunia. Walau perlu mengeluarkan perbelanjaan yang lebih tinggi untuk tujuan tersebut, perpustakaan perlu bergerak seiring dengan perkembangan dalam industri penerbitan dengan menawarkan buku-buku dalam format terkini di pasaran kepada  pengguna. 

Namun, bagaimana pula sekiranya ebook ini tidak memerlukan ruang seperti perpustakaan untuk sampai kepada pembaca?

InfoSharing@PTAR kali ini menampilkan beberapa artikel yang mengupas kenyataan di atas. Teks penuh artikel tersebut boleh dirujuk dengan melayari pautan berikut:-

1) An open letter to America's publishers from ALA President Maureen SullivanCHICAGO — The following open letter was released by American Library Association (ALA) President Maureen Sullivan regarding Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin refusal to provide access to their e-books in U.S. libraries.

2) A Guide to Publishers in the Library Ebook Market- By Michael Kelley
List of ebooks publishers for general and academic resources.
 
3) Has the Database Killed the Library?
In an article written in The Chronicle of Higher Education, commentary editorialist Brian T. Sullivan remarks: “The academic library has died. Despite early diagnosis, audacious denial in the face of its increasingly severe symptoms led to its deterioration and demise.” He goes on to address the contributing factors in detail, naming obsolete book collections, the disappearance of reference services, and replacement of librarians by information-technology departments. “Library buildings were converted into computer labs, study spaces, and headquarters for information-technology departments. Collection development became a mere matter of maintaining database subscriptions.

4) Palm Pilots: Controlling Hand-held Learning Devices
Hand-held devices can be traced back to as early as the 1968, with computer scientist Alan Kay’s Dynabook. Developed for “children of all ages”, it allowed access to digital media through a “portable, note-book sized device.” (Apple History, Featured News, April 2010.)

 

picture: Google

Library Supporting Research Communities in Developing Countries

 

In developing countries, libraries are often a hub of activity not only for information resources and services, but also for building foundational skills and knowledge within various user groups. With funding from an Elsevier Foundation grant, the Learning Resource Center (LRC) at Thai Nguyen University was able to substantially boost Vietnamese scholarship and scientific, technical and medical information exchange for scholars in Thai Nguyen Province and the north mountainous area of Vietnam.

The $40,000 grant, which began in April 2010, allowed the LRC to introduce hands-on training and mentoring programs, host interactive workshops, and publish a 150-page local language handbook on improving scientific writing and publishing. It also funded the implementation of an institutional repository using DSpace, open source software that enables sharing of content. 

Many American and Vietnamese LIS experts participated in the project. The two senior advisors - Patrick McGlamery, retired Director of Library Information Technology, University of Connecticut, and Terry Plum, Assistant Dean for Technology and GSLIS West program, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science - took a holistic approach, advising information technologists, administrators, librarians and researchers on how to work together to boost scholarly publishing and sharing.

Original post: Library Connect

Change needed to make national libraries more interesting

source: Google Image

KUALA LUMPUR: Boring, unexciting places that one would go to only if they had to. That was the honest answer given by some Malaysians when asked about the national libraries.


Some also found the library a place that is only suitable for children and university students. They believe the library is of no benefit to those past those ages.


Some Malaysians see the library as merely a place to search for references for their studies or research fields. It would be unfair to label these people as those who are not keen readers.


One may say this is because reading materials now have gone beyond what is printed on paper. We now have smartphone applications that feature all sorts of reading materials.


Perhaps, gaining access to such material no longer necessitates a visit to the library.


It is a different scenario at popular bookstores such as MPH, Kinokuniya, Borders and warehouse-type bookshops that sell books at a discount.
The number of visitors to such places is evidently greater than to libraries.
This quashes the theory that the latest technology has killed the public’s interest in reading printed books.


Interestingly, many are more willing to buy books from such bookstores than to read them for free at the libraries in the country. Why is this so?


Many studies have been done on the importance of environment in stimulating the interest of a person toward an activity or hobby.


An encouraging environment is a motivational factor in a person’s life. In addition to boosting a person’s work spirit, it can also help a person enjoy the time spent in a place, such as a library.


read more: The Borneo Post

Koha Library Software Community

KOHA adalah sumber perisian yang percuma dan terbuka untuk kegunaan perpustakaan. Pembangunan perisian ini adalah ditaja oleh pelbagai syarikat dari seluruh dunia. Maklumat lanjut boleh dibaca seperti dibawah;

KOHA is just another library management system. It’s an Open Source & its free. Being used by more than 1000 libraries around the globe. In Malaysia, we have installed 6 libraries in year 2008. 


Five in year 2009 and 4 libraries for this year. Our installation projection for next coming years would be double, triple or more than ones expectation are based on the interest and confidence level of library user on Open Source Environment.


KOHA is a comprehensive system and it really meant for all kind of libraries or information centres. Beside KOHA is a FREE system, it also designed and technology used able to suite to all types of libraries, such as academic, public, college, school etc. 


KOHA is a system for the 21st Century – the beginning of new library system.


more details:-


KOHA Malaysian Blog
KOHA Community
KOHA Book

[photos] Modern Library Design over the world

".. A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, 

a place where history comes to life..." [Norman Cousins ]

pictures full credit to:

Momoy.com

Using the iPad for reference services: Librarians go mobile!

Megan Lotts is fine arts librarian, e-mail: mlotts@lib.siu.edu, and

Stephanie Graves is humanities librarian at 

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, e-mail: sgraves@lib.siu.edu

Background and setup

The Virtual Reference Coordinator submitted a proposal for the purchase of several iPads when end of fiscal year contingency monies were released in the spring of 2010. The Friends of Morris Library were also hosting their first grant process and a similar proposal was submitted. With the help of both the Library Administration and Friends group, we were able to purchase three 32GB, Wi-Fi only iPads and cases. University requirements also necessitated the purchase of the Apple Protection plan for each device.

picture credit: HERE

In summer of 2010, the iPads arrived and were distributed to the virtual reference coordinator, the Fine Arts librarian, and a member of the library systems staff. Each person tested the device, explored the available apps, and recorded their experiences in a shared document. This testing phase lasted approximately eight weeks. After the testers were comfortable with the devices, we began discussing how best to share the iPads among nine reference librarians for use during the Fall 2010 semester.

We began by labeling each iPad, both by writing on the device and naming the device in the iTunes account. This would help us identify which device was checked out to staff and would also help us keep track of which device needed updates or servicing. We indulged a sense of playfulness and named each after a variety of apple: Fuji, Pink Lady, and Red Delicious.

Next, we configured them to work with the campus VPN client for Internet access. Because the iPads are primarily designed as personal use devices, we had to adjust them to facilitate use by multiple librarians. Each university user has a unique username called a Network ID and password. We were unable to obtain a generic Network ID for the iPads from the Information Technology (IT) unit. Instead, we had to use the iPad Setting menu and establish individual Network ID accounts for every librarian.

Each librarian’s account had to be typed into the three iPads separately. The virtual reference coordinator set up all the accounts with the help of several student workers. The set up is also impermanent, because the university requires a change in Network ID password every 120 days. Every time a librarian changes passwords, their account on each iPad has to be altered. This setup is less than ideal and requires constant maintenance. We are working with IT to develop a generic user ID that will establish a Wi-Fi connection independent of individual accounts. Ideally, we would like to hand the librarians an iPad that “just works” on campus without any intervention by the individual user.

read more: HERE

Seminar Pustakawan 2010

SEMINAR PUSTAKAWAN PUiTM 2010

Senarai Ahli Jawatankuasa Seminar PUiTM 2010

Penasihat

Tuan Haji Haron Wee Ah Boo

Pengerusi Bersama

-Pn. Anuar bt Awang

-Pn.Khasiah bt Zakaria

Setiausaha

Cik Rahamah bt Abdul Ghafar

Bendahari

Pn. Anuar bt Awang

AJK Penginapan

Pn. Rohaida bt Yusof (09-8400189)

AJK Makanan

Pn.Widawati bt Ariffin

AJK Buku Program

-En.Mohd Shahnizam b.Mat Zain

-En.Jim Alzuhri b Md Rozali

-En.Abdul Halim b Abdullah

AJK Cenderahati

-Cik Selamah bt Md Yunos

-En.Zulkifli b Salleh

AJK Pengangkutan/Peserta

-Pn.Kamariah bt Ahmad (09-8400189)

-Cik Norsyida bt Yusof Ali (09-8400182)

Urusetia

-Cik Nur Rabita bt Rouzan (09-8400186)

-En.Mohd Noor b Mustaffa

-En. Khairuddin Salleh (lawatan: 09-6175255)

-En. Ahmad Syukri b Ali

-En. Che Amri Che Sulong

-En. Amdan Mamat

AJK PTAR

- Peserta & Pengangkutan

- Pn Mariah Baharuddin

- En Shahrol Nizam Johol

- Pn Rosmah Sulaiman

-En Shahrul Hairy Shahruddin

- Penceramah / Kertas kerja seminar

-Pn Khasiah Zakaria

- Siti Rohayu Mohd Yusof

-MC

Nurul Aida Noor Azizi