INTRODUCTION

This guide is to help users to familiarise with the services and facilities available at the Main Library of Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad (PSAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The Library Guide for the branch libraries is available separately at each library. It is our commitment to provide the best available services and facilities to students and academicians in their pursuit for intellectual excellence.

LIBRARY AT A GLANCE

Universiti Pertanian Malaysia was established in 1971 as a result of the merger between the College of Agriculture Malaya and the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Malaya.

The Library of the College of agriculture Malaya thus became the Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Library. The university was renamed as Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 1997 by than Prime Minister Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, and the Library later became known as the Universiti Putra Malaysia Library.

Soon after on the 23rd May 2002, the Library was finally renamed and now known as Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad (PSAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, after the late great-great-grandfather of the current Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj.

The present library comprises of the Main Library and four (4) branch libraries namely Medicine and Health Sciences Library, Veterinary Medicine Library, Engineering and Architecture Library and

Bintulu Campus Library, Sarawak. Later in April 2012 as part of the library expansion, the “Graduate Wing” was created as to provide a special and conducive area exclusively for the postgraduate students.

At this juncture the Main Library building comprises of two (2) blocks with a total floor area of approximately 19,007 square meters and able to accommodate about 2000 users at any one time. The building is fully equipped with Wi-Fi internet facilities which are available to registered users.

The PSAS holds a very comprehensive collection of printed, media, and digital materials. There are also prominent and sizable online research databases and full text electronic journals in a various range of subject disciplines available for it’s users. These online databases and journals can be accessed within and outside UPM through the Library Website (http:// www.lib.upm.edu.my). Other service such as the Library webOPAC is available and can be accessed from the same website.

LIBRARY OBJECTIVE

• To fulfill the University’s information needs in facilitating continuous learning, teaching, research and consultancy.

• To optimise usage of various information resources and facilities.

• To reinforce customers learning programme towards lifelong learning.

Private Institution of Higher Learning Officers and Students

2 copies /14 days

Yearly Fee = RM 300.00Registration + Card = RM

30.00

Private Organization Officers / Corporate Officers

2 copies /14 days

Yearly Fee = RM 500.00Registration + Card = RM

30.00

Daily members -

Yearly Fee = No ChargeRegistration + Card = RM 20.00/daily

Family Members of Permanent UPM staff

2 copies /14 days

FREE

No Membership

RenewalUPM Pensioners 4 copies /

14 days

Services & Facilities Eligibility Notes for External Registered Members:1. Full access to all Printed Collection *(except

embargoed thesis collection).2. Computer facilities are available in Electronic

Reference Room (BRE). However user access is depending on the availability of the computer and the utilization period is limited for 2 hours for each user.

3. Wireless Internet Service (WIFI), EZProxy & Document Delivery Services (ILL) ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

DRESS CODE

Students must obey the students Dress Code imposed by the University. Failing which, action will be taken by the Library.

CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS (Library of Congress Classification Scheme)

CLASS SUBJECT DISCIPLINE

A General Works

B Philosophy, Psychology and Religion

BP Islam

C,D,E,F History

G Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

H Social Science

HA Statistics

HB Economic Theory

HE Transportation and Communication

HF Commerce

HG Finance

HM Sociology

HN History and Social Conditions

HQ Family, Marriage, Women

HS Societies

HT Communities, Class, Race

HV Social Pathology

J Political Science

K Law

L Education

M Music

N Fine Arts

P Language and Literature

Q Science

QA Mathematics

QB Astronomy

QC Physics

QD Chemistry

QE Geology

QH Natural History

QK Botany

QL Zoology

QM Human Anatomy

QP Physiology

QR Microbiology

R Medicine

S Agriculture

SB Plant Culture

SD Forestry

SF Animal Science

SH Aquaculture, Fisheries

SK Hunting Sports

T Technology

TT Handicrafts

TX Home Economics

U Military Science

V Naval Science

Z Bibliography, Library Science, Informa-tion Resources (General)

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Fines for overdue books• RM0.20 cents for each day of late return• All fines can be paid at the Circulation

Counter of the Main Library and Branch Libraries.

• Users who have not paid their fines will be barred from all lending and renewal transaction.

• If students do not pay their fines after 2 months, the fines will be transferred into Students Debtors Ledger. For staff, salary deduction will be imposed.

2. Loss of books / damped books / damaged book• Before borrowing, users are advised to

check the physical conditions of the book. If the books are not in good condition, users are required to have the book stamped with “Bahan telah rosak” at the Circulation Counter.

• Immediately report at the Circulation Counter of the Main Library or Branch Libraries, for further action:• Replacement of books + service charge

+ fines, or• Pay according to the price of the books +

service charge + fines.• Replacement / paying back for the lost books

should be made within 1 month after the report is made. Failing which, fines will be transferred to the Students Debtors Ledger / salary deduction.

• If the books are found damped or damaged during returning, users are also responsible to replace / pay the fines.

3. Fines will be imposed on users who steal or damage the library materials.

4. Any form of duplicating or copying of information using electronic equipments at the Special Collection and Media Collection are prohibited.

5. Users are not allowed to reserve seats in the Library.

6. Children below 10 years old are not allowed to enter the Library.

7. Students are required to display student card while in the library.

8. The Chief Librarian has the rights to amend the Library Rules and Regulations as and when necessary.

LOAN ELIGIBILITY

STAFF ELIGIBILITY / LOAN PERIOD

Management and Professional Staff (Permanent)

30 copies /60 days

Academic Staff – Lecturer (Permanent)

30 copies /60 days

Contract Lecturer / Tutor 10 copies /30 days

Support Staff 6 copies /14 days

Part Time Lecturer, Contract Officer, Support Staff (Non-Permanent, Research Assistant & similar position)

4 copies /14 days

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY / LOAN PERIOD

Post Graduate Students 20 copies /30 days

Clinical Medical Students / Veterinary Students

10 copies /30 days

Degree Students 6 copies /14 days

Diploma Students / Foundation Programme

6 copies /14 days

Distance Learning (Degree Students)

6 copies /21 days

Special Course (Short Term Course – more than 6 months)

2 copies /14 days

REGISTERED EXTERNAL MEMBERS

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MEMBERS FEE

Public Institution of Higher Learning Officers and Students /Government Staff / Statutory Bodies /Alumni UPM

2 copies /14 days

Yearly Fee = RM 100.00Registration + Card = RM

10.00

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Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul SamadUniversiti Putra Malaysia

43400 UPM SERDANGSelangor Darul Ehsan.

2014/2015

General Inquiry: 03-89468642Facsimile: 03-89483745

Website: www.lib.upm.edu.myFacebook: www.facebook.com/upmlib

DIRECTORY OF SERVICES

NO. SERVICES CONTACT NUMBERS

1. General / Reference Inquiry

03-89468642

2. Loan, Returning, Renewal

03-89468629 /03-89468631 / 03-89468445 / 03-89468448 /03-89468467

3. Membership, Fines, Report for book loss

03-89468631 / 03-89468629 / 03-89468445 /03-89468621 /03-89468448

4. Document Delivery 03-89468651 / 03-89468625

5. Literature Search 03-89468443 / 03-89468623

6. Information Literacy Programme

03-89468620

7. Liaison Librarians Services

03-89468620

8. Acquisition / Book Donation

03-89468652 / 03-89368647

9. Special Collection (Theses, Project paper, Red Spot, Malaysian Agriculture)

03-89468613 / 03-89468608

10. Media Collection (Audiovisual materials, maps, aerial photographs

03-89468616

11. Serials Collection (Journals)

03-89468644

12. Distance Learning Services

03-89468620 / 03-89468609

13. Photocopying, Computer Printout, Facsimile Services, Scanning

03-89468643

14. Medicine and Health Sciences Library• General inquiry

• Reference / Information literacy programme

• Loan, returning, renewal

• Membership, fines, report for book loss

• Acquisition • Book donation

03-89472321 / 03-8947231803-89472731

03-89472312 / 03-8947236103-89472361 / 03-8947231203-8947231603-89472733

15. Veterinary Medicine Library

03-86093868

16. Engineering and Architecture Library

03-89471575

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• Photocopying/Printing (Private)

• ASTRO Viewing Area

• Reading Area• Discussion

Rooms• Carrels• Pigeon Holes

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Agriculture Collection

• Red Spot Collection

• Company Report Collection

• Modules for Distance Learning Education

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LOCATION SERVICES FACILITIES

A BlockGround Level

• Media Collection• Maps Collection• Circulation Counter

(Media/Maps)• Archives Collection

• Facsmile• Photocopying• Scanning• Computer

Printout• Termasa Room• Malawati Room• Auditorium

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• Wi-Fi / Hotspot Registration Counter

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TYPES OF COLLECTION

Printed Materials

• General Collection• Reference Collection• Media Collection• Serials Collection (Journals)• Red Spot Collection• Theses Collection• Project Paper Collection• Foreign Language Collection• Modules for Distance Learning Education• Malaysian Agriculture Collection• Archives Collection• Maps Collection• Prof Chin’s Collection• Company Reports Collection• Malaysian Newspapers• Microfilm and Microfiche Collection

Electronic Materials

Databases• American Association for the Advancement of

Science (AAAS)• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery)

Digital Library• ACS (American Chemical Society)

Publications• American Institute of Physics (AIP)• The American Physical Society (APS)• American Veterinary Medical Association

(AVMA)• American Journal of Veterinary Research

(AJVR)• Journal of the American Veterinary Medical

Association (JAVMA)• Annual Reviews• ASCE (American Society for Civil Engineering)

Online Journals• ASME (American Society of Mechanical

Engineers International) Publications• Bankscope• Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection• BioOne Collection 2• Bernama Library and Infolink Service (BLIS)• Bond Pricing Agency• Britannica Online• CAB Abstracts with fulltext • CABI Compendium• Cambridge Journals Online (CJO)• Complete Cambridge Science Collections

(Previously CSA Illumina)• Commerce Clearing House (CCH) Online• Computer Database• Datastream• Derwent Innovations Index• EBSCOhost on the World Wide Web• EBSCOhost - Communication & Mass Media

Complete• EBSCOhost - PsycARTICLES• EBSCOhost Medical Collections• Emerald Management Plus• Passport GMID (Euromonitor International)• IEEE Xplore• InCites• Indian Agriculture Journals• Institute of Physics Electronic Journals @ IOP

Science• IGI Global’s InfoSci-Journals• Journal Citation Reports (JCR)• Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)• JSTOR• Karger • LawNet (Online Library of Malaysian Laws)• Lecture Notes in Computer science• MarketLine• MASTICLink• MS Online (Malaysian Standards)• Nature Journals• NSTP E-media (NSTP Integrated Electronic

Information System)• Ovid Online• Ovid- Evidence based Medical Reviews• Oxford Journals Online• Patsnap• PALMOILIS• Proquest ABI/INFORM Complete and Proquest

Agricola Plus Text• Proquest Arts & Humanities• Proquest Health & Medical Complete• Proquest Dissertations and Theses with Fulltext• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Publishing

Online• SAGE Journals Online• SAGE Research Method Online (SRMO)• Scival Sportlight• Science Direct• SciFinder Scholar• SIAM Journals Online• Scopus• SpringerLink• Springer Protocols• Taylor & Francis• Veterinary Science• Wiley Online Library

• World Scientific Computer Science Journals

Local Databases• UPM Institutional Repository (UPM IR)• Malaysian AGRIS Database• Malaysian Theses Online• Pertanika Journal Online• Bernama Library and Infolink Service (BLIS)• LawNet (Online Library of Malaysian Laws)• MASTICLink• MS Online (Malaysian Standards)• NSTP E-media (NSTP Integrated Electronic

Information System)• PALMOILIS• Malaysian Union List of Serials

Research Tools• Derwent Innovations Index (Patents)• InCites• JetP• Journal Citation Reports (JCR)• MS Online (Malaysian Standards)• NSTP E-media (NSTP Integrated Electronic

Information System)• Patsnap• Refworks (Citation Manager)• SAGE Research Method Online (SRMO)• SciVal Spotlight• Scopus• Turnitin (Plagiarism Detector)

E-Books• Amstredam University Press eBooks (AUP

eBooks)• Anmol Publication• CABI eBooks• Columbia University Press • EBSCO eBooks• Emerald eBooks• Gale Virtual Reference Library• Karger eBooks• Manson Publishing• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

eBooks• RSC eBooks• Science Direct eBooks• SCI-tech eBooks• SIAM eBooks• Springer eBooks• Wiley eBooks• Woodhead Publishing eBooks• World eBook Library

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