The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool

The implementation of an institutional repository has never been an easy task since there are challenges that need to be addressed in the pre-implementation process. There are various factors that can interfere with the smooth development of the IR. Awareness, budgeting, technology and human factors such as staffing and depositors’ behaviour all become part of the challenges. Even with thorough planning, there is no guarantee that the IR will work smoothly as there are various post-implementation issues awaiting. As a result, institutions must provide solution plans to overcome all these challenges. This article is a brief comparative study on the challenges and issues experienced by the National University of Malaysia and the University of Liverpool on the establishment of an IR. The discussions are centered on issues such as depositors’ behavior, management, access and sustainability

Kajian jati diri kakitangan dalam organisasi Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Isu jati diri merupakan aspek penting dalam organisasi untuk memupuk penglibatan dan rasa setia individu terhadap organisasi. Berlandaskan konsep jati diri, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konsep jati diri dalam kalangan warga Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), di mana hasil kajian ini akan dapat mengenal pasti perkara yang perlu dilakukan untuk memupuk perasaan jati diri terhadap UKM. Teori yang mendasari kajian ini ialah teori Identiti Sosial (Turner & Tajfel, 1979). Kajian ini mensasarkan penyertaan warga kerja di peringkat pengurusan tertinggi dan profesional, ahli-ahli akademik dan kakitangan pelaksana. Instrumen kajian ialah sesi tembual. Soalan termubual dibangunkan berdasarkan tiga konstruk jati diri, iaitu setia, sayang dan bangga. Analisis data menunjukkan terdapat pemahaman jati diri yang berbeza dalam kalangan kakitangan UKM di mana ianya bergantung kepada jawatan kumpulan sasar tersebut. Walaupun terdapat perbezaan di mana segilintir responden bersedia untuk meninggalkan UKM sekiranya mereka mendapat tawaran yang lebih baik dari organisi luar, secara umum kakitangan UKM mempunyai semangat setia, sayang dan bangga yang agak tinggi dan positif terhadap UKM. Kajian lanjut pada masa hadapan boleh dilakukan bagi merungkai permasalahan yang timbul dalam kalangan warga UKM agar usaha memperkukuh jati diri UKM dapat dilaksanakan dengan lebih mantap dan komprehensif

Impak pameran dan perkhidmatan pandu lalu terhadap pinjaman buku baharu: kajian berasaskan Return on Investment (ROI)

The Library has purchased 10,050 copies of printed books for UKM researchers from 2009 to 2013. Nevertheless, the study found only 4,864 (48.4%) of books were borrowed. This problem should be overcome due to the fact that the estimated cost of books purchasing is RM8.72 million compared to the value of the books that were borrowed (RM4.5 million). A preliminary study was conducted by the Management Quality Improvement Team (QIT) with regards to borrowing transactions using Return on Investment (ROI) and Cost Benefit Ratio (CBR) methods. Several suggestions on how to increase books circulation were presented by the Management QIT to the Library. Two suggestions were implemented by the Innovative and Creative Group (ICG) KLIK in 2014/2015 which included new books display and Drive-Thru@PTSL service. The study has proved that new books display and Drive-Thru@PTSL service have increased the borrowing transaction rate from 1.6% up to 46.8% in nine months