COLLECTIONS

To date IRC has approximately 170,000 volumes of collections. These collections are catalogued and classified using Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and Library of Congress Classification Scheme (LCCS).

IRC is planning to acquire more items and sufficient resources to cater the increasing demands of the projected 7000 students by the year 2010. By then the collections will grow to approximately 300,000 volumes in order to be at par with the standard set by Persidangan Perpustakaan Negara dan Perpustakaan Akademik (PERPUN), the national monitoring body for academic libraries.

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TYPE OF COLLECTION

Open

These core book collections can be borrowed out and are located from Level 1 to Level 3. Below is a guide how to locate the books on shelves: -

Class No: A - G (Level 1)
Class No: H - P (Level 1M)
Class No: Q (Level 2)
Class No: R - TJ (Level 2M)
Class No: TK - Z (Level 3)

References

Reference resources are located on Level G. The collection may consists in variety of reference tools such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, handbooks, standards, indexes, bibliographies, manuals, etc. These resources are meant for library use only.

Multimedia

Consists of audiocassettes, CDs, videotapes, slides, etc. Viewing rooms and AV carrels are provided on Level 3.

Red Spot

This collection consists of books recommended for reading by lectures and located near to User Advisory, Level 1. Red Spot collections can borrowed daily for 3 hours or over night loan after 5.00pm except Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays.

Malaysiana

The collection consists of monographs about Malaysia or any items related to Malaysia. The location symbol “m” or “mr” identifies these items as an additional to Library of Congress call number. For your information, the location symbol "mr" is for reference and library use only. These collections are available on Level G.

Journal & Serial

It is one of the most important and up-to-date collections in IRC. The collection may consist hardcopies of academic journals, popular magazines, etc. Hardcopy journals are located on Level G and consist of loose and bound journals. These resources are also for reference and library use only. Most of the materials are related information on the field of Engineering, IT, Research and Petroleum.

Online Database

The resources are provided for UTP patron only. Accessing the databases can be done seamlessly through IRC linkpage within UTP local area network. Some online databases do have specific login ID and password to access from Internet. IRC is also providing PC terminals to surf the Internet at IT Zone Level G to Level 1. Users are required to read the Disclaimer before proceed to enter any online databases. For further information, please does not hesitate to contact Customer Services.

Theses & Practical Reports

At the moment, the collection comprises of theses and practical reports from UTP undergraduates and Master graduates from the year 2000. Apart from that, there are also a few PETRONAS scholars’ theses, which were donated by Petroleum Resource Centre (PRC) at KLCC. This collection is located on Level 1.

Examination Papers  

The hardcopy collections can be obtained at Level G next to User Advisory Counter. In the near future, the digitised version will be accessible via WebOPAC and later via UTP e-learning facilities.

Special

The collection consists of Antiquarian, Standards, Conference Papers, Lecture Notes, Brochures, etc. Most of the collections are available in Special Collection Room, Level 1. For your information, IRC also display a permanent exhibition of Platinum Collection on Level G.