International Students Friendly Library - Are We There Yet.

The number of international students attending universities in Malaysia particularly Universiti Sains Malaysia has been increasing steadily in recent years. This trend poses a challenge to the academic library in providing a high quality information services to meet the needs and expectations of students

Knowledge Management And Academic Library Performance: A Framework

The role of knowledge as a valuable resource to the organization has been recognized by academicians and practitioners. For that reasons knowledge management (KM) has been introduced to help organization managing the knowledge systematically and effectively. KM has been widely practiced by many organizations including academic library in order to improve the organization’s performance. In this 21st century, KM has become an essential mechanism for library organizations to provide a dynamic and effective service to library users. This paper reviews the concepts of KM and library performance and proposes a framework for further research. The paper tries to establish a relationship between KM and library performance that will be beneficial for the academic library

Oral History Collections at Research University Libraries in Malaysia

Oral history has usually meant as an account of historical event, person or place, a first person memory of the past, by an eyewitness. It is considered as living memories which have great importance in the history of mankind. It has also become a key resource for reconstructing, recreating and recording past and present knowledge of society. Academic libraries have served as repositories for books and manuscripts that help in revealing the stories of world’s civilization for centuries. These civilizations have secured their history by training particular individuals to remember, to record and to pass the updated tradition on to the next generation orally. Sadly, much of our pasts, in terms of oral history, have not been preserved in academic libraries. Even though Malaysia was among the first country in Southeast Asia which have started oral history program in 1960s, activities on oral history conducted or collected by academic libraries in Malaysia appear to be vague. Over the years, various factors in library management have affected oral history activities and program and has brought it to a standstill

Profesionalisme Pustakawan Akademik Berasaskan Penjenamaan Peribadi Autentik Di Universiti Sains Malaysia

Nilai teras profesionalisme bagi pustakawan akademik bermakna menyokong penyediaan perkhidmatan Perpustakaan untuk memenuhi keperluan dalam aktiviti pembelajaran, pengajaran, penyelidikan serta sosial selain memainkan peranan penting ke arah pencapaian matlamat Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT). Pustakawan perlu menerapkan kriteria Penjenamaan Peribadi Autentik (Criteria of Authentic Personal Branding) dengan menilai diri secara mendalam, mengenalpasti dan menggunakan kepakaran serta kebolehan yang dimiliki dengan konsisten tanpa meniru individu lain selain cuba meminimakan persepsi negatif dan stereotaip masyarakat terhadap profesion kepustakawanan. Kini, peranan yang dimainkan oleh pustakawan akademik di Perpustakaan Universiti Sains Malaysia, bukan hanya tertumpu kepada perancangan, pembangunan serta pengurusan sumber dan koleksi semata-mata, sebaliknya turut berperanan sebagai konsultan, koordinator, fasilitator, kurator, teknologis, jurutera, pemudahcara dan pegawai perhubungan awam untuk organisasi. Kertas kerja ini bertujuan untuk berkongsi pengalaman dan amalan pustakawan akademik di Perpustakaan Universiti Sains Malaysia dalam merencanakan program serta inisiatif bagi Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Pengguna & Literasi Maklumat, Perkhidmatan Rujukan & Maklumat Elektronik serta Perkhidmatan Sokongan Akademik & Penyelidikan dengan menerapkan kerangka Assocation of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

Perkhidmatan Pengurusan Data Penerbitan: E-Publication USM

Amalan pengurusan data yang sistematik dan menyeluruh amat penting dalam sesebuah organisasi. Amalan ini harus dilaksanakan oleh semua organisasi yang menyimpan dan mempunyai pelbagai jenis data. Secara umumnya, data penerbitan yang dihasilkan oleh penyelidik di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) diuruskan oleh perpustakaan atau Pusat Pengurusan Penyelidikan (RMC). Perpustakaan Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) secara khususnya telah diberi mandat oleh Naib Canselor untuk mengurus dan mengesahkan data penerbitan yang dihasilkan oleh penyelidik USM. Sehubungan dengan itu, Perpustakaan dengan kerjasama Pusat Ilmu Komunikasi dan Teknologi (PPKT) telah merancang, menyelaras dan membangunkan sistem pengesahan data penerbitan yang dikenali sebagai e-Publication. Kerjasama ini turut melibatkan Pusat Perancangan Institusi dan Strategik (IPSC), Bahagian Sumber Manusia dan Penerbit USM dalam proses pembangunan sistem. Objektif pembangunan sistem ini adalah untuk membangunkan sistem yang bersepadu dan komprehensif untuk mengurus dan menyimpan data penyelidik, data penyelidikan dan data penerbitan yang telah disahkan oleh Perpustakaan. Sistem ini juga dibangunkan untuk membantu memudahkan universiti secara amnya dan penyelidik secara khususnya dalam mengakses semula data yang dijana secara real-time, seterusnya dapat menjimatkan kos dan masa, serta ketepatan data dapat dipertingkatkan. Selain itu, sistem ini juga diharapkan menjadi sistem bersepadu yang akan membantu dalam proses kenaikan pangkat, laporan penilaian prestasi (LPP), pengauditan universiti, analisis data dan seterusnya membantu pihak atasan universiti dalam membuat keputusan

Pathfinder Koleksi Kaum Peranakan Asia Tenggara: Inisiatif Pengantarabangsaan

Kertas kerja ini akan menerangkan tentang inisiatif pengantarabangsaan Koleksi Kaum Peranakan Asia Tenggara melalui pathfinder series yang dilaksanakan oleh Perpustakaan USM. Pathfinder series atau panduan subjek dibina untuk Koleksi Kaum Peranakan Asia Tenggara yang mengandungi maklumat bagi bahan-bahan yang berkaitan dengan kaum Peranakan di Asia Tenggara khususnya Kaum Cina Peranakan, Kaum Jawi Peranakan, Kaum India Peranakan (Kaum Chetti) dan Kaum Siam Peranakan (Kaum Melayu Sam-Sam). Sejak sekian lama, para pustakawan telah menggunakan panduan subjek sebagai salah satu medium bagi membantu pelanggan Perpustakaan mengenalpasti dan mendapatkan pelbagai bahan sumber maklumat yang diperlukan bagi membantu pembelajaran, pengajaran dan penyelidikan. Selaras dengan perkembangan teknologi, Perpustakaan USM sebagai Sekretariat AUNILO (Libraries of ASEAN University Network) telah mengambil inisiatif untuk mewujudkan pathfinder atau panduan subjek atas talian bagi Koleksi Kaum Peranakan Asia Tenggara yang boleh dicapai secara maya

AUNILO Pathfinder: An Initiative in Promoting ASEAN Rare Collections

Librarians have been developing pathfinders as guide to resources for researchers to check and acquire various information resources needed to be used in learning, teaching and research. This paper would discuss the initiative taken by AUNILO (Libraries of ASEAN University Network) to create a pathfinder for rare collections and resources related to ASEAN which could be accessed online through AUNILO portal: http://aunilosec.org. AUNILO portal as a medium to share information about AUNILO and its activities will be the platform to promote and ensure the pathfinder listed could be accessed and benefitted by students and researchers inside and outside of ASEAN. The pathfinders linked in AUNILO portal are Kaum Peranakan Asia Tenggara (Peranakans), Lanna collection and .Mymanuskrip. Kaum Peranakan Asia Tenggara (Peranakans) consists of materials and documents related to the Peranakan people of Chinese, Jawi, Chetti and Sam-sam descendents developed by USM Library. Lanna collection consisting of materials about the Lanna people, their lifestyle and culture developed by Chiang Mai University Library while .Mymanuskrip developed by Universiti of Malaya has more than 179 titles of manuscripts in the archive. Pathfinders have enjoyed a particular niche and status in reference services and AUNILO is encouraging its members to showcase their online guides and to promote the ASEAN rare materials for research to the world

Khazanah Warisan Tempatan di Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut, Universiti Sains Malaysia: Koleksi Kaum Peranakan Asia Tenggara

This paper will describe the process of collection development of Southeast Asia Peranakans in Malaysiana and Archives Division, Hamzah Sendut Library, Universiti Sains Malaysia. As a central repository of knowledge and information, the Library plays an important role in ensuring the preservation of materials which have traditional and local knowledge values. Collection development is a main activity in a library, therefore, the purpose and significance are also described in this paper. The collection development on South East Asia Peranakan involves the collection, storage, preservation and dissemination of information relating to the Peranakan people in Southeast Asia, particularly Chinese Peranakan, Jawi Peranakan, Peranakan Indians (The Chetti) and The Siam Peranakan (Malay Sam Sam). Initiatives that have been taken to realize the collection development of the Southeast Asia Peranakan will be described and explained in detail. In addition, the challenges and obstacles faced during the development process of this collection will also be clarified. This collection will give a specific disclosure of the existence of the Peranakan people, help track and preserve traditional heritage treasures so as not to be diminished by the passage of time. This collection can also be used as a reference to assist the teaching, learning and research of future generations. This effort could also be benchmarked for the development of special collectio

Oral history in USM library: supporting reference and research needs

Oral history has usually referred to as an account of historical event, person or place, a first person memory of the past, by an eyewitness. It is regarded as living memories which have great importance in the history of mankind. It has also become a key resource for reconstructing, recreating and recording past and present knowledge of society. Academic libraries have assisted as repositories for books and manuscripts that support in revealing the stories of world’s civilization for centuries. The compilation of oral history at the library could help in reference and research if only the effort to record, document, preserve and promote information resources are well planned. Current technology could be of great help to be utilized in relaying the access to the researchers. Through institutional repositories, the visibility of the information could be increased. This paper will explain the importance of oral history, the background of the collection at USM Library and the initiatives taken to promote it as the primary and reliable sources that could play a role in historical research activities in the future

Empowering Librarians through Collaboration: Demonstrating Value

Academic libraries and librarians have always been involved in some kind of collaboration within the campus communities since ages. With the advent of technologies combined with violent funding crisis and perception of relevance battles, academic libraries are trying their best to demonstrate value to their campus community to stay afloat. This paper discusses the opportunities available for libraries and librarians to enhance their faculties and empower the librarians through creative collaboration in the areas of research and learning support; scholarly communication activities and research data management to ensure the sustainability and relevance of the institution and the profession