COLLECTIONS

There are several categories of books in the Library. These are arranged according to their respective collections and call numbers.

1. Open Shelf Collections

This is the main collection of the library materials, where users can have FREE ACCESS to the collections (as stated within the borrowing privileges of PMU Library).

Registered users may borrow these items within the terms stipulated in the Procedures and Borrowing Privilege of the library.
  • Regular Student (standard membership) = max. 3 books for 2 week
  • Regular Student (club membership) = max. 5 books for 3 week
  • Academic Staff = max. 5 books for 1 month
  • Support Staff = max. 5 books for3 week
  • Staff children = max. 2 books for 2 week
All books in the Library are categorize as Open Shelf Collection (can be borrow) EXCEPT for Periodicals (magazines, newspapers, journals, etc.), Reference & Special Collections which can only be use / refer to within the library premises only.


2. Reference Collections

This type of collection is a non-circulating material. Reference collection is RESTRICTED to the library premises only.

Books such as dictionaries, handbooks, encyclopedias, directories, almanacs and unique or expensive academic works are common reference books that are not available for borrowing, except under special circumstances.

Reference collections can be found at the Reference Shelf of the 1st floor of the PMU library and are identified with the initial 'R' before the call number.


3. Special Collections

This collections are special collections and cannot be borrow, taken out of the premises, or photocopied. It can only be read  at the designated area with permissions from the Library staff.

Among the Special Collections in PMU library are the Industrial Assignments, Examination Papers, the PMU Building Operation & maintenance manual, PMU structural drawings, etc.


4. ACT Collections

The Act collections are collections that consist of subjects related to the Malaysia government law, policies & procedures.


5. Kids Collections

PMU library also provide books for the younger generation (for the staff children). The kids collections consist of junior non-fiction books, junior fictions, fairy tales, and also some CDs.



6. Other Collections

Other collections in the PMU library are the fictions, large books, magazines, bulletins, yearly reports, newspapers, CDs, and VCDs.




CATEGORY
LOCATION
KIDS
LEVEL 1
ACTS
LEVEL 1
REFERENCE
LEVEL 1
FICTIONS
LEVEL 1
LARGE BOOKS
LEVEL 1
PHILOSOPY & PYSCOLOGY (100)
LEVEL 1
RELIGION (200)
LEVEL 1
LANGUAGE (400)
LEVEL 1
ARTS & RECREATION (700)
LEVEL 1
LITERATURE (800)
LEVEL 1
HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY (900)
LEVEL 1
YEARLY BOOKS, BULETINS & JOURNALS
LEVEL 1
NEWSPAPERS
LEVEL 1
INDUSTRIAL PAPERS
LEVEL 2
EXAM PAPERS
LEVEL 2
OTHER LARGE BOOKS
LEVEL 2
GENERAL WORKS (000)
LEVEL 2
COMPUTER & SCIENCES (300)
LEVEL 2
PURE SCIENCE (500)
LEVEL 2
TECHNOLOGY (600)
LEVEL 2
MAGAZINES
LEVEL 2