Library Strategic Planning Workshop 2016-2018 for Librarians

Posted on December 18, 2015 by umlibrary

The Library held a workshop from 9 to 11 December 2015 at Awana Genting Highland Golf & Country Resort to finalise the Library’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2018. The three day workshop was facilitated by Associate Professor Dr. Kiran Kaur and Dr. Janaki … Continue reading →

Mallal’s Digest

Posted on August 13, 2015 by umlibrary

Mallal’s History Mallal or his real name, Bashir Ahmad Mallal was born on 26th February 1898 in Domel, Pakistan. He was the founder and editor of the Malayan Law Journal (MLJ) that exists today. He was the benefactor to the … Continue reading →

Collaborative Learning Area (CoLA), Level 3, Central Library

Posted on May 30, 2015 by MY

The Collaborative Learning Area (CoLA) in the Central Library is a comfortable and flexible study space. Designed to support active and engaged learning, students can opt to work quietly near the window or have group meetings using available tools which … Continue reading →

How to check the catalog & renew items from your smartphone

Posted on May 9, 2015 by umlibrary

BookMyne is a free mobile app for Apple and Android devices developed by SirsiDynix, the suppliers of the Symphony Library Management System used at the University of Malaya Library. BookMyne primary function is for searching the Library’s catalog. You can log … Continue reading →

Kalendar Sesi Akademik 2015/2016

Posted on March 31, 2015 by umlibrary

Berikut adalah kalendar pengajian bagi sesi akademik 2015/2016. Untuk makluman semua, Fakulti Perubatan (Sarjana Muda Perubatan dan Sarjana Muda Pembedahan) dan Fakulti Pergigian (Pra-Klinikal Tahun 1 dan 2) menggunakan kalendar yang berlainan. Program peringkat asasi di Kuala Lumpur dan Nilam Puri juga menggunakan kalendar yang berlainan.

Dr Nor Edzan Che Nasir
Ketua Pustakawan
Perpustakaan UM
27 Mac 2015

Malaysian Journals indexed in the Web of Science

Posted on March 31, 2015 by umlibrary

The Web of Science (WOS) is a citation database which has 8,718 journal titles indexed in it. To date, only 12 journals from Malaysia have made their way into WOS and this equates to 0.14% of total journal titles indexed.

The following is a list of the Malaysian journals which includes their ISSN and publisher. Two of the journals, namely the Malaysian Journal of Computer Science and the Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science are from our very own University of Malaya.

Al‐Shajarah (ISSN 13946870) – International Islamic University Malaysia
Asian Myrmecology (ISSN 19851944) – Penerbit UMS
Asia‐Pacific Journal of Public Health (ISSN 10105395) – Asia Pacific Academic Consortium Public Health & SAGE Publication
Bulletin of the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society (ISSN 01266705) – Malaysian Mathematical Society
Journal of Oil Palm Research (ISSN 15112780) – Malaysian Palm Oil Board
Journal of Rubber Research (ISSN 15111768) – Lembaga Getah Malaysia
Journal of Tropical Forest Science (ISSN 01281283) – Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Malaysian Journal of Computer Science (ISSN 01279084) – University of Malaya
Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science (ISSN 13946234) – University of Malaya
Neurology Asia (ISSN 18236138) – ASEAN Neurological Association
Sains Malaysiana (ISSN 01266039) – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Tropical Biomedicine (ISSN 01275720) – Malaysian Society of Parasitology andTropical Medicine

Dr Nor Edzan Che Nasir
Chief Librarian
UM Library
27 March 2015

Preparing citations in academic writing

Posted on January 20, 2015 by umlibrary

What is a citation? A citation is a reference to a specific book, periodical or media item. It leads a reader to the source where the information can be found. We need to provide proper citations in order :

To acknowledge the original authors
To provide evidence that reports are supported by valid facts
To avoid accusations of plagiarism
To serve as a guide for other researchers

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What is EndNote?

Posted on January 20, 2015 by umlibrary

EndNote is a bibliographic management software used to organize bibliographic references as well as to create a bibliography or reference list
It is freely available to all staff and students of University of Malaya and can be downloaded via a fixed line from software.um.edu.my
Currently EndNote X7 is being used.
Steps in EndNote includes :
- Inputting referencse manually
- Importing references directly From Online Databases and the internet
- Citing and creating a list of Bibliographies in Microsoft WORD

How to use EndNote