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Loans

All registered students are allowed to borrow from the library.

USER CATEGORIES NO OF BOOKS PERIOD OF LOAN

Postgraduate Student 6 14 days

Undergraduate Student 4 7 days

Renewal of reading materials can be done through the internet (Pendeta Web PAC)
according to the rules and regulations.

Inter-Library Loan Service

The facility is available to lecturers, researchers and postgraduates at the Faculty of
Engineering. This facility is to allow them to obtain articles which are not available in the
UM Library collection. Service conditions are according to the rules stated.

Information Sevice

The Library offers reference and information services. This includes attending to queries
and obtaining information from the database for users of UM Library within and outside the
campus.

User Services

Induction programmes are conducted at the Main Library and Engineering Library at the
beginning of each academic session. The main aim of this programme is to introduce the
use of the Online Public Access Catalogue, Pendeta Web PAC, and library facilities to
new students. Special information search sessions are also offered to postgraduate
students, lecturers and staffs from time to time. In these sessions, emphasis is given to the
use of Pendeta Web PAC, CD-ROM and online database to search for reference materials
in engineering and related fields.

Electronic Sources (online access via internet)

The UM Library subscribes to a number of online databases, including those related to
engineering. Registered library users may access these databases via the UM Library website
http://www.umlib.edu.my, in the ‘online databases’ section. The user is required to key in the
‘user ID’ before being allowed to access.

Catalogues in the online Engineering Library are a part of the online catalogue of the UM Library
and may be accessed through the UM Library website http://www.pendetaumlib.um.edu.my.