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FACULTY OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA<br />

The Faculty is located at UiTM Puncak Perdana Campus, Jalan Pulau Angsa, Shah Alam. We were<br />

welcomed by Prof Madya Dr Mohd Shariff Mohd Saad, Dean Faculty of Information Management and<br />

his staff. The Faculty provides professional education to fulfil the manpower need of the country in<br />

three very important fields, namely: Information Management, Library Management, and Records<br />

Management.<br />

Courses offered:<br />

• Doctor of Philosophy in Information<br />

Management<br />

• Master of Science in Information<br />

Management, Master of Science in<br />

Information Management (by<br />

research) Master in Library<br />

Science, Master of Science in<br />

Knowledge Management,<br />

• Bachelor of Information<br />

Management, Bachelor of<br />

Knowledge Management for<br />

Malaysians only)<br />

• diploma (long distance)<br />

We later visited the Library and saw an<br />

interesting self- service automated book<br />

dispenser for books on demand which is<br />

located outside the library.<br />

exchange of tokens.<br />

The visit ended with a delicious lunch and an<br />

RAJA TUN UDA LIBRARY SHAH ALAM : SELANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY CORPORATION<br />

We were welcomed by En. Mohamed Fadzil Mohd Fauzi, Librarian and Head of Corporate. The<br />

Selangor State Library is located in section 13, Shah Alam is a new, hi-tech and well-equipped with<br />

modern facilities. The RM70mil library has the ‘library in a park’ concept which is close to the Sultan<br />

Abdul Aziz Shah Golf Club. This library is beautifully located in a luscious green sprawling grounds<br />

with a man made lake in view.<br />

It is a 6 level library with 203,600 sq.ft of floor space for 2,500 readers. It has over 195,000 books and<br />

a book wall, 1 auditorium for 200 persons, 1 multipurpose hall for 150 persons and various seminar<br />

rooms for 30-100 persons, a mini theatre for 30 persons, an XD theatre (3D@RM7, 6D@RM10)<br />

The library also offers free WiFi for visitors and they can use any of the 100 personal computers<br />

placed in the premises ,3 gymnasiums, a creative zone children’s library, surau and a cafe.<br />

The transformation and rebranding of the library ‘My Second Home’ is to assist the government in<br />

reducing social problems and crimes among the young. Go to page 5<br />

Wadah Perpustakaan Bil.11, Nov 2013 Page 4

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