Issues and Challenges in Cataloguing Arabic Books in Malaysian Academic Libraries

Education in Library and Information Science is a requirement to become a librarian. There are a lot of syllabuses and subjects to concentrate on such as cataloguing and classification, information retrieval, knowledge management, and reference. Library as a centre of information has been developing year by year with various types of collections written and presented in many languages such as English, Arabic and Malay. The different languages come with different letters, words, pronunciations and characters. They can bring problems and challenges in cataloguing process including determining the access points, subject headings and call number. The objective of this study is to identify the challenges in cataloguing Arabic books for cataloguers in Malaysian academic libraries

Impact of ICT on privacy and personal data protection in two Malaysian academic libraries

The rapid advance of information and communication technologies (ICT) has permitted the creation of digital libraries. However, the development of the digital library has created certain threats in some aspects especially in terms of privacy and personal data protection which is generally regarded as confidential between the library and the individual. This study aims to investigate the policies, preparedness and awareness of two Malaysian public academic libraries i.e. International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) on the issues of privacy and data protection

Impact of ICT on Privacy and Personal Data Protection in Two Malaysian Academic Libraries / Nurul Azurah Mohd Roni, Mohd Kamal Mohd Napiah and Basri Hassan

The rapid advance of information and communication technologies (ICT) has permitted the creation of digital libraries. However, the development of the digital library has created certain threats in some aspects especially in terms of privacy and personal data protection which is generally regarded as confidential between the library and the individual. This study aims to investigate the policies, preparedness and awareness of two Malaysian public academic libraries i.e. International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) on the issues of privacy and data protection. This study also attempts to discover the library users‘ perceptions with regard to the collection and use of their personal data and to examine the policies and practices adopted by libraries in relation to users‘ privacy. The methods of the study were interview and questionnaires. The library staffs in charged personal data collection from the two public academic libraries were interviewed. Questionnaires were distributed randomly to the library users from the two public academic libraries. The findings showed that the majority of library personnel were aware and observe the privacy and data protection policies in their libraries even though there were no official written statements concerning this subject. They also realized that these issues were still pending in term of implementation at their parent organizations (university) as well as in their libraries. The finding also shows that library users were aware about their privacy and personal data protection and they realize that their privacy and personal data protection were threatened

LET’S READ TOGETHER: GETTING CLOSE WITH PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA

Cultivating reading habits among children from the early stage is a big challenge in information age. Reading habits is a starting point to be a literate person; who is able to read and have formal or informal education. Indeed, children’s with healthcare condition needs special support from all parties include parents, caregivers, teachers and hospital administrators to nurture reading habits among them. Bibliotherapy technique has been applied to help pediatric patients in solving problems and coping with life changes by using books or reading materials especially related to their health. This technique will help them to undergo recovery process and treatment from caregivers. Book Buddies project conducted by Hamdan Tahir Library implements this technique on paediatric patients at Hospital USM. The impacts of the project measure via observation, discussion and involvement of pediatric patients in activities scheduled. A mobile library service was introduced as an extended of library services to pediatric patients and guardian. The service will help the needy people to increase knowledge and spend their leisure time with a benefit activity. The number of book loan transactions increased from time to time which is achieved the project’s objectives. May this project will create a good dimension and increase reputation of library and university’s role in the eyes of Malaysian society

Let’s read together: getting close with pediatric patients at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Cultivating reading habits among children from the early stage is a big challenge in information age. Reading habits is a starting point to be a literate person; who is able to read and have formal or informal education. Indeed, children’s with healthcare condition needs special support from all parties include parents, caregivers, teachers and hospital administrators to nurture reading habits among them. Bibliotherapy technique has been applied to help pediatric patients in solving problems and coping with life changes by using books or reading materials especially related to their health. This technique will help them to undergo recovery process and treatment from caregivers. Book Buddies project conducted by Hamdan Tahir Library implements this technique on paediatric patients at Hospital USM. The impacts of the project measure via observation, discussion and involvement of pediatric patients in activities scheduled. A mobile library service was introduced as an extended of library services to pediatric patients and guardian. The service will help the needy people to increase knowledge and spend their leisure time with a benefit activity. The number of book loan transactions increased from time to time which is achieved the project’s objectives. May this project will create a good dimension and increase reputation of library and university’s role in the eyes of Malaysian society

Perkhidmatan Sokongan Penyelidikan Perpustakaan Semasa Pandemik Covid-19 : Pengalaman Perpustakaan Universiti Sains Malaysia

Penularan pandemik Covid-19 yang melanda pada penghujung Disember 2019 telah memberikan impak yang sangat besar kepada kehidupan masyarakat dunia. Ia menukar gaya hidup dan cara kerja masyarakat dalam sektor politik, sosial, dan ekonomi termasuk juga sektor pendidikan. Perpustakaan USM sebagai perpustakaan akademik yang menyokong USM selaku Universiti Penyelidikan juga perlu mengadaptasi pelbagai kaedah baharu bagi memastikan perkhidmatannya sampai kepada pengguna. Berpaksikan kepada slogan "Information at Your Doorstep", pelbagai inisiatif dan inovasi telah dilaksanakan oleh pustakawan bagi menyokong aktiviti pengajaran, pembelajaran, penyelidikan dan perundingan agar sentiasa berjalan lancar. Perkhidmatan pendidikan pengguna, sokongan penyelidikan, perkhidmatan perbekalan artikel dan pengurusan data penyelidikan telah ditransformasikan perkhidmatan sepenuhnya secara dalam talian. Perhubungan dan komunikasi antara perpustakaan dan pengguna juga menggunakan aplikasi dalam talian yang tersedia bagi mendekatkan dan memberi ruang penyampaian perkhidmatan secara terus kepada pengguna. Semua inisiatif dan inovasi penyampaian yang telah dilaksanakan ini tidak lain bertujuan bagi memastikan Perpustakaan USM kekal relevan di setiap masa, situasi dan keadaan

Sosialisasi Organisasi Melalui Pementoran di Perpustakaan USM

Pementoran merupakan elemen penting dalam proses sosialisasi organisasi namun ia bukan suatu konsep baharu dalam pengurusan sumber manusia mana-mana organisasi. Walaupun pementoran jarang dibincangkan, namun terdapat pelaksanaan secara tidak formal dalam persekitaran perpustakaan akademik Malaysia. Perpustakaan Hamdan Tahir, Kampus Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) baru-baru ini melaksanakan program pementoran untuk menyokong inisiatif peningkatan kemahiran dan sebagai proses penyesuaian staf yang baharu dipindahkan ke jabatan baharu hasil penstrukturan fungsi Perpustakaan. Pandemik Covid-19 semakin mengukuhkan lagi kepentingan program ini kerana kakitangan perlu bekerja secara bebas dari rumah atau dari pejabat pada gilirannya. Penulisan ini menerangkan tentang program pementoran, manfaatnya kepada Perpustakaan dan mengapa program ini harus diperbaiki dan diteruskan sebagai sebahagian daripada program latihan dalaman bagi meningkatkan pengembangan kompetensi staf perpustakaan untuk mengatasi perubahan dalam persekitaran perpustakaan akademi