Books can be renewed only once provided they have not been reserved by another patron. Renewals can be done online not later than their due date. Otherwise system is unable to generate request which will leads to fine charges if patron fails to return the book on its due date.
Library items can also be reserved online. Please refer to the Librarian on duty at the Customers Advisory Desk or the circulation counter for further information.
Provides inter library loan borrowings service for a printed materials, seminar proceedings, report or a copy of original replacement resources which are not available in the Library. These items will be acquired for temporary loan from other academic library institutions in Malaysia . The purpose is to facilitate and support teaching, learning and research in the University.
Which patron category is eligible?
Students of 2 nd year onwards, post-graduate students and lecturers. First year students are not eligible at the moment.
How to request?
Fill up the Inter Library Loan request form which can be obtained at the main counter.
Item request will be processed within five (5) working days.
Item will be in hand within two (2) weeks.
Items will be loaned for month duration.
Borrowing period can be extended subject to item availability from the borrowers' institution.
Provides hands-on classes for students or lecturers who need further information searching techniques. It can be tailored to a specific subject or theme. Each class is recommended to be small and not more than 25 people. Venue may takes place either at the Library's Multimedia Training room or faculty's computer lab. Each student will have access to a computer and will be doing life search together with a presenter. Facilitator(s) may also be present to assist learning and understanding. The Library may offer the said class from time to time depending on the needs. However, if it is made by request, the library can suit the teaching contents according to requesters' requirement. This is more effective as we can provide what customers really need by integrating customers profiling.
Liaison Librarian is a new service provided by the library, determine to strengthen the interrelations with the faculties, and make the communication between the library, faculties and academic departments in UMT.
Liaison's Librarian duty and functions
As Faculty's Liaison
Attend Faculty's committee meetings;
Provide reports for each faculty's committee meeting;
Make good relationship with each faculty members.
Manage the Faculty's Collection Development
Verify the Publisher's Catalogue to be distributed to each faculty members;
Verify and make some evaluations on selected materials and information by the faculty members;
Check and report the status each library materials that being queried under the Course Reading List.
User-Education Activity
Help in develop the modules for User-Education activity;
Handling classes/explanation sessions and library tour (based on the queries and time-table);
Ensure the place and equipments in good conditions;
Information Service
Communicate with all the library clients using any medium provided;
Fulfilled the reference questions needs;
Be aware for the needs of Information Alert service;
Provide any notices about .
Library Marketing and Promotions Activities
Provide the Book Fair needs based on the UMT's niche area themes;
Developed and updated the library portal's contents.
Open Shelves collection is a monographs collection in a various subjects. This is the main library's collection and it can be borrowed by users according to the level or user category. This collection located at 2th floor.
Reference
Reference Collection is a collection which is can be borrowed for two hour and referred by users only in the library. Its call number is begin with the letter 'r' (for e.g. r SB 403.2 R888 1996). This kind of collection consists of materials for example dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanac, indexes and etc. This collection can be referred at ground floor.
Red Spot Collection
Red Spot collection is a collection which is can be borrowed for two hour and referred only in the library. This is the most important collection and it's consists of the materials which is can be suggested by the lecturers as a main reference material and text book. Normally the material in this collection is highly demand and expensive.
Multimedia Collection
Multimedia collection consists of audiovisual collections such as cassettes, video tape, diskettes, CD-ROM and etc. This collection needs a special equipment to manage and use it.
Serials Collection
A serial collection refers to periodicals publications subcribed by UMT Library and consists of Printed Journals, Magazines, Electronic Journals and Online Databases.
