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Workshop on Essential Skills for Library Staff

Dah lama saya tak update blog ini. Maklumlah, kerja ofis yang tak tertanggung banyaknya. Tapi, Alhamdulliah, bulan ni dapat meluangkan masa untuk conduct satu kursus yang bertajuk Bengkel Kemahiran Asas untuk Kakitangan Perpustakaan.

Dulu tajuk bengkel tu adalah "Workshop on Essential Skills for Library Support Staff" atau "Workshop on Essential Skills for Library Assistants". Tapi tahun ni tajuknya ditukar kepada "Workshop on Essential Skills for Library Staff" kerana bengkel2 terdahulu dihadiri bukan hanya dari kalangan kakitangan sokongan atau pembantu perpustakaan tetapi juga dari golongan professional termasuk pustakawan.

Apa2 pun tujuan mereka adalah sama untuk berkongsi maklumat dan ilmu dalam dunia kepustakawanan. Itulah yang menarik. Kali ni peserta menjangkau 32 orang. Memang mencabar tetapi semuanya berjalan dengan baik dengan adannya kerjasama dari semua peserta yang ikhlas berkongsi ilmu.


Kandungan bengkel tersebut adalah seperti dibawah:
1. Roles of the library and information centres.
2. Different types of information.
3. Acquiring library materials: Ordering, Receiving and End Processing
4. Organizing information
5. Collection Management and Preservation
6. Library Customer Services: Circulation and Reader Advisory Services
7. Online information searching

Kita juga berbincang mengenai isu-isu luar dari kandungan bengkel seperti promosi dan reference services.


Penganjur bersetuju untuk menganjurkan bengkel-bengkel yang lain dimasa yang akan datang seperti Counter Service Excellence, Cataloging for Non Print Materials, Serials Management, AARC2, Cataloging for Print Materials, IT in Libraries, LCHS Subject Headings. Untuk keterangan lanjut email kepada kntech1@yahoo.com .

Knowledge Sharing

wCOMLIS 2nd Day Paper Presentations:

Ramlee Abdul Rahman (MIMA) & Dr. Basri Hassan (IIUM) presented an opinion paper. For their literature review, they found out the success factors to Knowledge sharing is the quality of human resource.
KM is about cultural change or behavioral change. They quoted few authors on the subject of Knowledge Sharing such as:
1. O’Dell, Elliot & Hubert (2000) mentioned about the context of knowledge sharing. The strongest resistance in organization is knowledge sharing.
2. Lack of understanding about the benefits from Knowledge Sharing and technological inadequate(Dore, 2001).
3. The promotion of KS within an organization depends on changing employees’ attitudes and behaviors – willing to share their knowledge.
4. Rewards and recognitions vital to encourage Knowledge Sharing. However, hard rewards provide only temporary effect(American Productivity Quality Center, 1999).
Most of the authors mentioned about rewards (monetary), attitudes and behaviors of people in organization.
The presenter referred to Islamic teaching that promote Knowledge Sharing.
1. Islam is a knowledge-based religion and the Islamic culture is a knowledge culture (Hosseini, 2006)
2. Muslims K workers – Kworker s of god (individual’s obligation); K-workers of Society
Ultimate goal for knowledge sharing:
1. Enhancement of individual capability and innovation
2. Acquiring knowledge it to be closer to Allah

FORMULA for Knowledge Sharing
KS = Ibadah = Recognising the supremacy of Allah

How to encourage(buy out) staff to share their knowledge. The following points may be implemented
1. Rewards (hard reward/monetary)
2. Treat Knowledge sharing an an Ibadah
3. The staff must have passion for knowledge (comment from : Ustaz Muhammady)
4. Sharing Knowledge is more powerful
5. Understanding the nature of Knowledge. The knowledge will not depleted when share with other; and knowledge is everchanging.
6. There should be an elements of trust and reciprocal.
7. Change to culture of documentation; listserve is a good example and give keyword and structure.

Exhibition Booths.. Promote your products and services at wCOMLIS 2008

Exhibits your products and services at the World Congress of Muslim Librarians and Informati0n 2008 (wCOMLIS 2008)!!
More than 300 delegates from over the world consisting of librarians, information scientists, information managers, etc. will be meeting at PWTC from 25th-27th November 2008. The wCOMLIS will be officiated by our Prime Minister, YAB Dato' Seri Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi.

For further inquiry, please drop an e-mail at azmanrahim@unitar.edu.my

www.wcomlis.org

Online Databases

Online Databases Online Databases atau dalam bahasa kita Pengkalan Data Atas Talian. Ia merupakan koleksi bahan-bahan digital yang boleh diakses atas talian(online) samada melalui internet atau CD-ROM(CDnetworking). Bahan-bahan tersebut termasuk majalah, jurnal, transaction, berita, tesis buku dan lain-lain. Disini saya utarakan syarikat-syarikat pembekal, pengeluar dan penerbit online databases:

1.EBSCO
Contact Person: Noor-Ashikin Abas
Email:nashikin@epnet.com

2. ProQuest
Contact Person: Jennifer Chew
Email:jennifer.chew@asia.proquest.com
URL: http://www.il.proquest.com/

3. Elsevier
Contact Person: Cassandra Teo
Email: c.teo@elsevier.com

Harganya mungkin tinggi. Tetapi kita boleh tawar-menawar atas asas-asas berikut:
1. Populasi - jumlah pengguna
2. Minta akses melalui ID&password bukan IP
3. Harga Consortia
Kemudian minta syarikat berkenaan membuat demo kepada pihak atasan supaya mereka faham nilai/harga online databases.

Jika masih mahal.. cuba tanya perpustakaan yang dapat menawarkan keahlian untuk kita menggunakan online database mereka.

Selamat mencuba...

World Congress of Muslim Librarian and Information Scientist (wCOMLIS) 2008

The World Congress of Muslim Librarians and Information Scientists (wCOMLIS) is continuation of the Congress of Muslim Librarians and Information Scientists (COMLIS) one of the congresses that gather information professionals (consisting of librarians, information scientists, information managers, etc) from Islamic and non-Islamic countries all over the world.

The objectives of the conference are:

• To function as an effective and relevant forum to empower and to enrich Muslim librarians.
• To enhance cooperation, networking and information sharing amongst libraries in the Muslim world.
• To be updated on current library and information developments in the Muslim world.
• To work towards the establishment of guidelines and standards designed to improve library and information sciences in the Muslim world.
• To develop wCOMLIS 2008 as a source of strength and cooperation for the development of libraries and information professionals in the Muslim world.

Date: 25-27 November 2008
Venue: Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

For further information, please contact:
1. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Bakeri Abu Bakar
Tel: ++[6]03 - 6196 5672
(Location at Kuala Lumpur)
2. Mrs. Nor Azzah Momin
Tel: ++[6]06 - 798 8312
(Location at Nilai)
3. Mr. Mohd Zain Abd Rahman
Tel: ++[6]03 - 2031 1010 ext 571
(Location at Kuala Lumpur)
4. Mr. Ahmad Yazid Ahmad @ Abdul Rahman
Tel: ++[6]06 - 798 8346/ 8341
(Location at Nilai)

Mailing address:
wCOMLIS 2008 Secretariat,
Library of Islamic Science University of Malaysia,
Bandar Baru Nilai,
71800 Nilai,
Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus,
Malaysia.

Email: wcomlis@usim.edu.my
Websites: www.wcomlis.org

Fax: ++[6]06799 3508

ISO 9001:2000 in Academic Libraries

Nuria Balague Mola has compeleted her PhD thesis on "The use of ISO 9001 quality standard in higher education insitution libraries". The article (summary of the thesis) described the findings on libraries education insitutions that have received ISO certification. She examined reasons for seeking certification and the advantages and difficulties encountered by the libraries in applying ISO standard. She also touched on the future prospects of ISO standard 9001 in academic libraries. The results were based on 121 libraries from various countries including Malaysia.

We may have her as a resource person on the field of Quality Management or ISO 9001:2000. Contact :
Núria Balagué PhD
Deputy Director
Library Service
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Edifici N
08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona) SPAIN
e-mail nuria.balague@uab.es
web http://bd.ub.es/pub/balague/

Kursus Pencarian Maklumat

Organized by: KnowledgeTech Consulting Sdn. Bhd.Venue: KL
Date: 25-26 March 2008
Telefax : 03-6140 9295 / 013-268 0272.
E-mail : kntech1@yahoo.com

Conference on Customer Focused Culture

Organized by: Perpustakaan Sultanah Zanariha, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Date: 9 - 10 June 2008
Venue: The Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru, Johor
Details: http://portal.psz.utm.my/conference08

Workshops

1. Tajuk: Kursus "Essential Skills for Library Support Staff"
Tempat: Holiday Villa All Suite, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Tarikh : 27 & 28 November 2007
Maklumat Lanjut: KnowledgeTech Consulting Sdn. Bhd.
Telefax : 03-6140 9295 / 013-268 0272.
E-mail : kntech1@yahoo.com


2. Tajuk : Kursus "Pengukuhan ilmu dalam pengurusan perpustakaan & pusat maklumat"
Tempat: Universiti Teknologi MARA
Tarikh : 29 Oktober - 1 November 2007
Maklumat Lanjut: kmunit@salam.uitm.edu.my;
gcehc.kmunit@gmail.com;
http://www.gcehc.uitm.edu.my/ .

Integrated Library Management Systems Open Source Software

Previously, I did not recommend a library to use Open Source Software(OSS) due to unknown reason. Might be a preception that "free no quality". Now, I realize the advantages of the OSS beside cost. To begin with, I discovered slides on comparison made between various type of OSS for library management systems.

Video on Libraries

Work out in Libraries

Library YellowPages 2007

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Shelves, Pigeon Holes, Cupboards,Vertical Filing Cabinets
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Garly Equipment MKTG. Sdn. Bhd
Mr. Bryan 016-2012812 / Mr Leong 016-201 2810

AL 121, 13th Mile, Jalan Subang, 47000 Sungai Buloh,
Selangor D.E. Malaysia.
Tel: 603-6156 4377/8 Fax: 603-6156 4539
URL: http://www.garly.net/
E-mail: garlyequip@yahoo.com

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Book Scanners
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1. ZEUTSCHEL The book-scanner A2 for libraries and archives
OMNISCAN 5000 TT(Estimated Price: RM 135,000)

ZEUTSCHEL The color scanner A2 for libraries and archives OMNISCAN 8000 COLOR (Estimated Price: RM 180,000)
Contact: Galaxy Automation Sdn Bhd. ; Phone: 03-79570800

Pencinta Buku di Malaysia

Bagi mereka yang minat dan taksub dengan buku bolehlah berkongsi minat anda dengan pencinta buku (biblioholist) yang lain di http://bukuonline.org/index.htm

IEEE Computer Society Digital Library

Now you may subscribe the IEEE Computer Society Digital Library thru local agent. Kindly contact Sherly Yap from Access Dunia Sdn Bhd at 03-56312629 / 012-6660646. E-mail: shirley@accessdunia.com.my.

The company also has Britannica Encyclopedia Online.

Arabic Cataloguing

One of my blog readers is offering service for catalouging of Arabic books. If you are interested to outsource your Arabic collections for cataloguing, please contact Contact h/p: 019-2198239 Abd Rashid or email rashid9109@yahoo.com.

Cataloguing Service

Too many Back Logs!! Too many books to be catalogued with staff constraint? Need helps? Contact University Library of UNITAR. They can assist your library to catalogue the books. Contact Person: En. Zahari Mohammad at 03-78092179 or email at zahari_m@unitar.edu.my.

ARENA 2000

Perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan:
1. Mengkatalog bahan koleksi
2. Memasukkan data pengkatalogan ke dalam sistem automasi perpustakaan
3. Menukar format video VHS ke format VCD/DVD
4. Membersihkan video VHS
5. Merakam sebarang program/aktiviti perpustakaan dalam format VCD/DVD
6. Menerbitkan korporat video
7. Mencetak bahan seperti buku,flyer,broucher, banner dan bunting

Untuk Maklumat lanjut:
Lukman Al-Hakim Ibrahim
Pengurus
Tel: 016-3313490/016-3313481
Arena 2000 Sdn Bhd (551533T)
12, Jalan 2/10B,
Spring Crest Industrial Park
68100 Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

UNITAR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WON THE BEST QUALITY MANAGEMENT AWARD 2006

The University Library of UNITAR had received the Best Quality Management Award 2006 from the CEO of KUB, En. Izham Yusof on the 26th January 2006. The panel of jury has unanimously chose the University Library to be the winner of the award.

Book Fairs

2007
1. KL International Book Fair 2007, 27 April - May 2007. Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
2. London Book Fair, 16-18 April 2007, Earls Court, London.
3. World Book Fair, 25 May - 3 June 2007, SUNTEC, Singapore.
4. BookExpo America, 1-3 June 2007, New York City.
5. Frankfurt Book Fair, 4-8 October 2007, La Cultura Catalana (Quest of Honor)

2008
New Delhi Book Fair, February 2008, Pragathi Maiden, New Delhi