Patron-driven acquisition: perception on e-book selection practices at academic libraries in Malaysia / Norliya Ahmad Kassim and Che Zainab Hj Abdullah

Library is the core business of higher institution. The acquisition department in the library, act as catalyst in selecting and providing information resources for university in achieving its mission and vision. In most academic libraries in Malaysia, the selection of e-books is done by the collection development officer. These phenomena lead to a situation whereby the titles selected are not being borrowed by the customers. To avoid the uneconomical situation, the academic libraries must develop relevant e-book collection policies based on the users' needs. The purpose of this study is to find out the perception on the current practices of collection development policy of e-book at academic libraries in Malaysia. The specific objectives are: (1) to ascertain the practice of e-book selection practices among academic libraries in Malaysia, and (2) to determine the Return on Investment (ROI) regarding e-book selection practices among academic libraries in Malaysia. To achieve the objectives of this study, the researcher considered the appropriateness of using the quantitative method. A survey using questionnaire is used as the instrument to collect data. A semi-structured interview is conducted in the initial stage of the study to explore background information and to help with the development of the instrument. The population for the study comprises of all professional librarians in the acquisition department at the academic libraries in Malaysia as listed in the directory of Malaysian University libraries' website. Statistical Package & Service Solution (SPSS) Version 17.0 is used for data analysis. The findings of the study will produce a guideline in the selection of e-book libraries in Malaysia

The implications of library 2.0 tools in Malaysian academic libraries towards reference services / Rafidah Abdul Aziz, Zuraidah Arif, Ruzita Ramly... [et.al].

A library 2.0 application is an adaptation of Web 2.0 into a library environment to strategically adopt new technology in enhancing the role of libraries. Usage of Library 2.0 tools is just recently present in Malaysian academic libraries. In this paper, the authors attempt to study the implications of implementing Library 2.0 in Malaysian academic libraries. The study is about the implications brought on by e Library 2.0 in Malaysian academic libraries. The purpose of this research is to identify the current trends of the Library 2.0 tools in Malaysian academic libraries towards reference services. The paper attempts to determine the use and the implications of Library 2.0 in reference services in the Malaysian academic libraries. The study covers six research questions including, Which academic libraries fully utilized Library 2.0 tools?, Which Library 2.0 tools are highly used by the academic libraries in Malaysia?, What is the usage statistics of Library 2.0 tools?, What are the implications of Library 2.0 tools in the Malaysian academic libraries?, Which Library 2.0 tools are appropriate for reference services in the Malaysian academic libraries?, and How does Library 2.0 tools assist reference services?.The study used the qualitative method whereby the research performed two approaches: website observation of 15 Malaysian academic library websites and semi-structured interview with five librarians from different academic libraries. The results indicated that Facebook is the most popular with 9 of 15 academic libraries in Malaysia had used this application. Most of the academic libraries used Library 2.0 for the purpose of increasing the interaction with library users in informal ways. Findings from the research are useful for librarians and researchers in studying the usage of Library 2.0 in Malaysia and the benefits gained by the libraries