Self - study (20/2/2013)

This assignment had given by En. Abdul Razak Idris to students.
The purpose of this assignment is to expose us to how educational resources and Information Management system.

 

There are some questions need to answer in this assignmnet:

1) How do you locate materials in the library ?

>  Library catalogue in OPAC Lestari ( Online Public Access Catalog)

2) How do you know that certain materials that you are looking for are available in the library ?

>  Through browsing and checking at library catalogue able to view the availability of        

     materials in the library.  If the book is check out, the book is showing unavailable.

3. What information is given about a library material ?

>  Titles, call number, publication year, item type, availability, key word, author, accession  

    number,  ISBN, pages number, summary , etc

4. Are there any tools / schemes used for such information / data in # 2 can be

    generated ?

>  Yes, able to access OPAC Lestari for PSZ in anywhere through

     (a) intranet - within UTM campus

     (b) Acid link - outside the UTM campus.

5.  How the materials arranged on the shelves ?

>  Classification System 

    a) Dewey Decimal System and 

    b) the Library Congress Classification System (LCC) 

>  According to given call number and subject matter.

6.  What is / are schemes used for such arrangement can be made ?

>  Dewey Decimal System and Library Congress Classification System (LCC) 

7.  Are there different shelves / area for different types of materials ? (AV, Journal, Large    

     books, Special collections, etc ... ) ?

>  Yes, different types of materials are located at different location.

Here is the answer I had done to make sure that I am able to understand the management of resources.