INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE

UTP Information Resource Centre (IRC) was established in July 1997 as a support centre for academic activities of the university. Housing an approximately more than 200,000 volumes of items, the collection comprises a wide variety of printed and non-printed materials ranging from books, periodicals, in-house reports, audiovisuals and multimedia. The collection also includes an expanding range of electronic resources such as interactive CD-ROMs, e-books, e-journal and online databases. With intent focus on the field of engineering and technology, IRC aims to provide adequate and up-to-date information resources to cater for the increasing demands of the clientele, which has different levels of information needs for their researches, self-teaching or multi-learning environment. In line with the rapid IT development, IRC is committed to incorporate high-tech and up-to-date IT infrastructure. At present, IRC is equipped with integrated library system known as Millennium (by Innovative Inc.) to promote efficient information retrieval thus enables users to explore not only resources at IRC but also from all over PETRONAS Group-wide Resource Centres.

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Rules and Regulations

All users should adhere to Rules and Regulations set by Academic Resource Comittee. Any infringement of the rules and regulations will result in certain penalties by the Information Resource Centre management. The rules and regulation are as follows:

1.     UTP Student of Staff cards must be worn at all times within the Resource Centre premises. 

2.  Conduct prejudicial to the proper use of the Resource Centre is forbidden. Particularly, silence must be observed at all times in or within the Resource Centre premises. 

3.     Eating, drinking and smoking are prohibited in the Resource Centre. 

4.   Usage of hand phone is not allowed in the Resource Centre. Users must switch of their handphones before entering the Resource Centre area. 

5.   Personal items such as bags, umbrellas, parcels, cases, etc. are not allow to be brought into the Resource Centre except for files, books and personal stationaries.

6.  Users of Resource Centre should be properly attired. Sandals, slippers, shorts, singlets and tight-fitting garments are strictly prohibited in the Resource Centre. Resource Centre staff has the right to ask/demand any users who is considered improperly dressed to leave the Resource Centre.

7.     Caps, hats, helmets or pets are not allowed in the Resource Centre.

8.   Resource Centre does not supply telephone service for users and does not accept any incoming calls on their behalf.

9.    Seats in the Resource Centre cannot be reserved. Unattended books, files, bags or other personal belongings left on the tables may be removed by the Resource Centre staff to make room for other readers.

10.Cleanliness must be maintained at all times in or within the Resource Centre premises.

11. Users should use Resource Centre facilities and equipment with care. Resource Centre materials should not be removed from the Resource Centre unless the Resource Centre staff has properly issued them.

12. Resource Centre books should be placed on trolleys, while newspapers and journals on their designated racks and places after being used. 

13. All books and personal belongings must be shown to the staff at the Resource Centre Circulation Counter whenever required to do so. 

14. Users must adhere to all rules and regulations governing photocopying and shall be fully responsible for any breach thereof. 

15. All Resource Centre books and materials must be returned to the Resource Centre before or on their respective due dates and before any academic; and non-academic staff goes on sabbatical or annual leaves. Any late due will be fine RM0.20 per day per book. 

16. Resource Centre staff have the right to ask any user who is considered causing disturbance to leave the Resource Centre. Sleeping is not permitted in the Resource Centre. 

17. Resource Centre will not be responsible for any loss, damage or misplacement of users' belongings. 

18. Resource Centre has the right to suspend or terminate the users' membership or borrowing privileges for any infringement of Resource Centre Rules and Regulations. 

19. Lost of Resource Centre membership card must be reported immediately to avoid irresponsible/illegal usage of borrowing privilege. Students/staff are to bear all costs incurred if such facility is abused. Resource Centre will not entertain any complaint whatsoever as users is fully responsible for the safety of their membership cards.