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PERPUN: Enhancing academic libraries co-

operations and initiatives among public universities in

MalaysiaAmir Hussain Md. Ishak

Chief LibrarianUniversiti Putra Malaysia

Chairman of PERPUN

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Persidangan Perpustakaan Universiti dan Perpustakaan Negara (PERPUN)

(Conferences of University Libraries and National Library of Malaysia)

PERPUN Members

• Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia• 20 Public university academic

libraries• 5 GLC university academic

librarieso UTPo UniTENo OUMo MMUo UniKL 3

Platform for mutual co-operation between academic libraries and National Library of Malaysia

Based on mutual understanding Not governed by any statute or

law

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PERPUN

Areas of co-operation Information resources sharing

(MyUniNet) Database information sharing

(Molec) Interlibrary loan Training

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• System Librarian (MySLS) • Acquisition Librarian, • Research Librarian,• Online Database Librarian

(MOLEC)• Key Performance Indicator

PERPUN :Special Interest Group (SIG)

• 1st PERPUN International Conference and

Workshop: Key Performance Indicators For Libraries

2011 – UTM

• 2nd PERPUN International Conference and

Workshop on Value Management for Libraries 2012

- UniMas

• 3rd PERPUN International Conference : Strategic

Library Services” 2013 - USM 7

PERPUN :International Conference

Achievements

Upgrading 8 Chief Librarian’s post from Grade 54 to JUSA “C”

Guideline to Library staff Competency (Grade S17 to S54)

Malaysian Academic Library StandardMyUniNet Portal

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Centralized acquisition of databases & e-books under MHE (consortium acquisition)

EBSCOHost Business Source Premier & Academic Search Premier,

ProQuest DissertationsSCOPUSBERNAMA BLISNet-Library E-Books

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Achievements

MyUniNet

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• Information resource sharing initiative among PERPUN members

• Launched by Dato' Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of Higher Education, on 9 February, 2007 at Multimedia Malaysia University (MMU), Cyberjaya

MyUniNet

2008 - PERPUN submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Higher Education Centralized acquisition of

databases under MHE (consortium acqusition)

ScienceDirect, EBSCOHost Business Source Premier, ProQuest Education and BERNAMA BLIS

2 computer servers for MyUniNet

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MyULIS: Malaysian Union List of Serials

• Union List of Serials publications (including online databases and CD-ROMs) which are subscribed by Malaysian public and private GLC university libraries as well as government agencies in the country.

• Objective is to share serials and online database information, to assist librarian in acquisition and ILL.

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MALCat : Malaysian Academic Library Union Catalog

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MYUShare• an inter-library loan system • every library under PERPUN will appoint their own

administrator to have the overall control of the system.

• librarians process and approve the ILL requests made by the library’s patrons.

• ILL service is offered at no cost.

PERPUN’s Library Initiatives & Innovation• iQuest – UKM• JETP (Jurnal Elektronik Teks Penuh) –

UKM• Research Tools Subject Guide – UPM• ACQ Clicks – UPM• SiberPROP – UPSI• iPUSTAKA – UPSI• Pustaka Vendor Rating System – UPSI

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