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Marina Square University Library Should Provide More Books Rather Than Invest In

New Technology Such s !"books and !"#ournals

Mr Lee $ei %hong

&ead o' (e)art*ent

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To: Lee Wei Chong, Head of Department

From: Ricky Ajung, Head of LibrarianDate: !ctober "#$

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& ha'e (ritten thi) report to ju)tify my propo)a* and to re+ue)t for the management to increa)e

the budget) for the purcha)e of book) in the *ibrary

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&n -a*ay *ibrary mean) Perpustakaan The (ord may be different in 'ariou) countrie) but the

*o'e for *ibrarie) i) uni'er)a* Library i) often kno(n a) the hou)e of kno(*edge and for many

%ometime), the (eekend i) ju)t better (hen )urrounded by )torie) and (i)dom -arina %+uare

.ni'er)ity Library i) )ituated ne/t to the 0etro*eum -u)eum -iri *ocated at one of the famou)

attraction) in -iri, Canada Hi**, or better kno(n a) 1ukit Tenaga by the *oca*) !rigina**y bui*t

a) the 2o'ernment !ffice) in 345, the -arina %+uare .ni'er)ity Library offer) more than

4#,### tit*e) on 'ariou) )ubject), (hich inc*ude fiction book), architecture, chi*dren book),

reference, and computer), among other) A *arge co**ection of audio and 'ideo materia*) a) (e**

a) e1ook) are a'ai*ab*e here &t i)con)idered one of the (e**6e)tab*i)hed *ibrarie) in %ara(ak

!'er the year), the admini)tration had in'e)ted huge amount in purcha)ing a great number of

academic and non6academic reading materia*), (hether in print form or e*ectronic form, in order

to in)pire) and encourage )tudent)7 academic performance to e/ce**ence The *ibrary not on*y

pro'ide) )er'ice to the )taff and )tudent), but a*)o to the )urrounding community

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With the ad'ance de'e*opment of &nternet and e*ectronic techno*ogy indu)try, e6book ha)

become a nece))ary part e)pecia**y in co**ege )tudent)7 )choo* *ife acro)) the (or*d today They

)pend hour) e'ery day on*ine on reading, doing cour)e (ork and )earching re*e'ant materia*) &t

i) often )aid that the printed (ord ha) )eem to *o)e it) po)ition of eminence in our *ibrary today

&f you go into any branch of a pub*ic or )choo* *ibrary today, you7** a*mo)t certain*y )ee more

peop*e )taring into the &nternet Termina* than f*ipping and through the page) of book) &t )eem)

that (ith the he*p of e6book), it i) becoming much ea)ier for )tudent) (hen dea*ing (ith their

)choo* (ork 86book) are becoming important component) of uni'er)ity *ibrary co**ection)

&t7) not )urpri)e, then, that )ome educator), *ibrarian), and parent) (ou*d begin to )ee book) a)

di)pen)ab*e %ome e'en fore)ee that the bookless libraryi) )oon becoming a rea*ity in our

)ociety in thi) "

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century 1ut if (e care about the depth of our inte**ectua* and cu*tura* *i'e),(e7** )ee that emptying our *ibrarie) of book) i) not an e/amp*e of progre)) &t7) actua**y an

e/amp*e of regre))

.ndoubted*y, keeping and maintaining traditiona* )choo* *ibrarie) up to date i) co)t*y, (ith the

con)tant need to ac+uire ne( book) and to find )pace to )tore them %ome *ibrarie) in the city

ha'e )een an ob'iou) dec*ine of )tudent) u)ing the *ibrary becau)e they find it )o much more

efficient to (ork on*ine !ne particu*ar )choo* *ibrary for in)tance, announced *a)t month that it

(ou*d gi'e a(ay mo)t of it) "#,### book)and tran)form it) *ibrary into a digita* center

Do )choo*) need to maintain traditiona* *ibrarie)9 What are the educationa* con)e+uence) of

ha'ing )tudent) read *e)) on the printed page and more on the Web9

For -arina %+uare .ni'er)ity Library, a )ur'ey (a) done by the *ibrary officia*) in from u*y to

Augu)t "#$ among the *ibrary u)er) The )ur'ey) re'ea*ed that majority of the reader) are not

making fu** u)e of the a'ai*ab*e re)ource) pro'ided About ;#< of them prefer to borro( printed

or paper book) rather than u)ing e*ectronic re)ource) a'ai*ab*e in the *ibrary !ne of the key

rea)on) for thi) i) that majority of them do not ha'e ea)y acce)) to the e*ectronic re)ource) They

(ou*d rather read print book) becau)e it i) *e)) ha))*e and *e)) comp*icated

Thu), there i) an urgent need for more print book)0er)ona**y, & am among tho)e (ho be*ie'e

that in near future, the)e argument) (i** )eem *e)) damning than they do no(

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Ho(e'er, &7m a*)o a(are of ho( deep*y book), and metaphor) of book), ha'e penetrated our

de)ign of digita* document) and digita* reading today & am con'inced that book) and *ibrarie)

are (orking mode*) of kno(*edge formation They are hand)6on and immer)i'e 81ook) u)er)

recogni=ed that dea*ing (ith charger), do(n*oad), fi*e), joy)tick), and keyboard) i) different

from dea*ing (ith paper, page), or pen), but they are deterred by the change

97 PR,BL!MS I(!NTI:I!(

97+ %urrent need o' students

We are encouraged that there i) an ob'iou) increa)e of )tudent)7 intake for our .ni'er)ity thi)

year &t i) compu*)ory for a** )tudent) to regi)ter them)e*'e) a) member of the *ibrary in order toenab*e them to acce)) reading materia*) and re)ource) in the *ibrary Thu), there i) an ob'iou)

increa)e in demand for reading re)ource) Right no(, the *ibrary faced it) *imitation and

inade+uacy to cater to the pre)ent need) and a'ai*abi*ity of re)ource) u)t becau)e there7) a *ot of

information on*ine doe) not mean that )tudent) kno( ho( to find it The a'ai*ab*e information

might not a*(ay) be the be)t information or the right information !ne of my primary

re)pon)ibi*itie) a) a *ibrarian i) to teach information *iteracy )ki**) To define re)earch +ue)tion),

)e*ecting and e'a*uating )ource), a'oiding p*agiari)m, documenting )ource) -y year) of

e/perience te** me thi) (ou*d (ork be)t (hen (e ha'e per)ona* interaction (ith )tudent)

Though that per)ona* interaction i) )ometime) )upported by the a'ai*abi*ity of materia*) on*ine, it

i) not rep*aced by it >o on*ine co**ection can rep*ace the uni+ue co**ection of re)ource) that our

*ibrary ha) bui*t o'er a period of year) to )er'e the )pecific need) of my )tudent), facu*ty and

curricu*um and the community -y other re)pon)ibi*ity a) a .ni'er)ity *ibrarian i) to encourage

reading Focu)ed, engaged reading occur) (ith printed book), and not )o much (ith on*ine

materia* Re)earch )ho() it i) crucia* to )tudent )ucce))

.n*ike a *aptop, (hich may pro'ide acce)) to many book) but i) *imited to a )ing*e u)er,

(herea), a printed book i) a re*ati'e*y ine/pen)i'e information de*i'ery )y)tem that i) not

dependent on any e*ectronic e+uipment for it) u)e That7) one of the beautie) of *ibrarie) that (e

keep up (ith ne( techno*ogie) but (e a*)o ho*d on to the thing) that (ork (e**

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97- Not every book released is on e"book collection and in digital 'or*at7

-ajor *ibrary e6book 'endor) offer ju)t a fraction of the tit*e) that academic *ibrarian) are *ike*y

to need &n "##?, )tati)tic done by .ni'er)ity of @entucky Library )ho() that no more than )i/

percent of the mo)t popu*ar academic tit*e) (ere a'ai*ab*e on*ine &n "#", the *arge)t *ibrary

e6book 'endor, e-library, (hich i) an on*ine digita* *ibrary of fu** te/t) of o'er 5##,### )cho*ar*y

e6book) &t i) a'ai*ab*e at many academic *ibrarie) and pro'ide) a )et of on*ine databa)e

co**ection) that combine )cho*ar*y book) from o'er ?B$ academic, trade, and profe))iona*

pub*i)her) &t a*)o inc*ude) )heet mu)ic of about 3,### tit*e) and go'ernment document) Thu),

ebrary offer) content )er'ice) for cu)tomer) to di)tribute their o(n 0DF content on*ine

E-braryoffered ju)t B percent of the print tit*e) profi*ed by 10 ankee 1ook 0edd*er, &ncE

Library %er'ice) in the .%A 10 %er'ice) pro'ide) book ac+ui)ition) and co**ection

de'e*opmentservicesto academic librariesand corporation)

&n "##;, *ibrarian) at the .ni'er)ity of A*abama tried to bui*d an e6book co**ection for the %choo*

of -edicine but found majority of the tit*e) that are )uppo)ed*y compu*)ory reading for the

)tudent) (ere not a'ai*ab*e in any digita* format %tudie) of e6book a'ai*abi*ity in particu*ar

)ubject area) further demon)trate the prob*em Like(i)e, in "#, .ni'er)ity of 0itt)burgh

Hea*th %cience) Library conc*uded that no e6book 'endor cou*d pro'ide the tit*e) they needed fortheir core hea*th )cience) co**ection The)e are fe( e/amp*e) that many academic tit*e) are not

a** made a'ai*ab*e in e6book format Thi) i) an i))ue faced by *ibrarie) (or*d(ide that not e'ery

academic or )cho*ar*y tit*e i) found on e1ook

Thi) i) a key factor that (e are re*uctance to commit tota**y to e6book co**ection)The ab)ence of

re*iab*e )e*ection too*) a*)o remain) a )ignificant prob*em for majority in identifying the e6book)

that are mo)t re*e'ant for academic *ibrarie)

81ook) i) a*)o difficu*t to pre)er'e a) it can be comp*icated 8ach e6book con)i)t) of )e'era*

di)tinct e*ement) )uch a) the content and formatting of the (ork it)e*f, the fi*e format, the

)oft(are needed to acce)) and u)e the fi*e, the operating )y)tem needed to run the )oft(are, and

hard(are compatib*e (ith the operating )y)tem

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978 Building a strong e"book collection can be costly

81ook) ha'e their o(n uni+ue co)t) )uch a) on*ine ho)ting, )er'er and net(ork maintenance,

reformatting for mu*tip*e p*atform) or fi*e format), cu)tomer )er'ice, and technica* )upport

%ometime) (e (i** need to pay a much higher price to purcha)e an e1ook) %ometime),

academic and )cho*ar*y e6book) can co)t more than printed book)ForPerpetual access e-books

it cou*d co)t "# to ## percent more than the e+ui'a*ent hardco'er edition), and many 'endor)

charge annua* p*atform fee) a) (e** 0erpetua* acce)) refer) to the right to ongoing acce)) to

e*ectronic materia*) &n )ituation) (here digita* materia*) are *icen)ed, acce)) to the)e materia*) i)

often *o)t after the *icen)ing agreement ha) e/pired

Typica**y (hen a *ibrary *icen)e) acce)) to an e*ectronicjourna*,the journa*) content remain) in

the po))e))ion of the *icen)or The *ibrary often purcha)e) the right) to a** back i))ue) a) (e** a)

ne( i))ue)

!ften, (e tend to fee* that e6book) )hou*d co)t no more than print edition) %ome )ee the *o(

price) of ma)) market e6book) and a))ume that the )ame pattern mu)t ho*d true for )cho*ar*y

tit*e) &t i) not nece))ary true There i) a*)o a (ide)pread a))umption that e6book) are *e))

e/pen)i'e for pub*i)her) to produce That a))umption i) not u)ua**y 'a*id, ho(e'er 0articu*ar*y,

the (riting, editing, and formatting proce))e) are the )ame (hether the fina* product i) i))ued inprint, in digita* format, or both A*though print edition) re+uire printing, binding, and )hipping, e6

book) ha'e their o(n uni+ue co)t) )uch a) on*ine ho)ting, )er'er and net(ork maintenance,

reformatting for mu*tip*e p*atform) or fi*e format), cu)tomer )er'ice, and technica* )upport

Thu), our *ibrary might need to increa)e in our year*y financia* budget and a**ocation to either

purcha)e ne( )oft(are or upgrade the e/i)ting one

With the increa)e of )tudent7) intake, additiona* computer (i** need to be purcha)ed for more

reader) to be ab*e to read e1ook Thi) (i** perhap) increa)e the financia* burden of the

-anagement 8*ectronic de'ice) are a*)o 'u*nerab*e to fai*ure), and ma*function Thi) (ou*d

increa)e the maintenance charge) for the *ibrary computer) each year

979 %o*)uters need constant checking 'or security vulnerabilities7

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Computer )y)tem ha) great*y impro'ed our communication) )y)tem 1ut, the number) of 'iru)e),

(orm) and Trojan) ha'e a*)o increa)ed dramatica**y F*a() in operating )y)tem) *ike Windo()

or fi*e )haring program) and other (ide*y di)tributed net(ork )oft(are may open backdoor) to

your computer %ome peop*e con)tant*y *ook for a backdoor or entry (ay into your computer )o

they can run ma*iciou) code, infect your )y)tem, or u)e your computer for their o(n per)ona*

benefit Giru)e) can )pread 'ia any of the method) u)ed to get information into your computer

)uch a) net(ork connection), )hared fo*der), e6mai*, and )hared media )uch a) f*a)h memory,

CD), pen dri'e and hard di)k !nce they are e)tab*i)hed on your computer, 'iru)e) (ork at

tran)ferring them)e*'e) to other computer) !(ing to that, by ha'ing more computer) in the

*ibrary a*)o mean) more maintenance and higher e/pen)e) in'o*'ed

There i) a*(ay) a need to in)ta** an anti'iru) program and keep it updated A 'o*ume *icen)e foranti'iru) )oft(are ha) to be purcha)ed and made it a'ai*ab*e for do(n*oadby )tudent), )taff and

facu*ty

@eeping anti'iru) program) updated i) imperati'e 1ecau)e ne( 'iru)e) are re*ea)ed e'ery day,

there) a*(ay) )ome ri)k that our *ibrary computer (i** be infected by a 'iru) that our anti'iru)

program doe) not "know" about .n*e)) a rapid*y6)preading 'iru) i) re*ea)ed, (e )hou*d be

rea)onab*y )afe if (e update our anti'iru) program (eek*y

97/ Most o' the books in the library are outdated

!ne of the main empha)e) for -arina %+uare .ni'er)ity Library i) to gi'e our *ibrary u)er)

correct and credib*e information !utdated book) gi'e )tudent) mi)information Were (orking

to(ard better under)tanding of a g*oba* (or*d, to(ard mu*ticu*tura* )en)iti'ity The)e goa*) are

not promoted by outdated information Furthermore, if you dont ha'e nice ne( book) that

)tudent) (ant to read, they (ont read Were trying to get our )tudent) to read more

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0erhap), our *ibrary need to *ook carefu**y at any book dated ear*ier than the 33#) in fie*d) )uch

a) )cience, )e/ education, geography, and tra'e*

Another danger of )he*'e) fu** of outdated book) i) that they fo)ter comp*acency A) *ong a)

outdated book) are on *ibrary )he*'e), it i) ea)y to ignore the fact that many of tho)e book) may

be (orth*e)) a) information re)ource) and they are mere*y occupying )pace &t might )eem odd

that a *ibrary (ou*d di)cardbook) &t )eem) *ike the oppo)ite of (hat a *ibrary (ou*d do, )ince

(e are trying to pro'ide our )tudent) (ith re)ource) rather than taking them a(ay 1ut remo'ing

materia*) from a *ibrary i) an e))entia* part of keeping the *ibrary up6to6date, 'a*uab*e, appea*ing,

and re*e'ant to the our )tudent) and )urrounding community it )er'e) The a'erage age of book)

in our co**ection i) o'er "# year) o*d !b'iou)*y, )ome book) ne'er gro( o*d and (ou*d con)ider

a) c*a))ic 1ut for topic) )tudied by mo)t of our )tudent), current and up to date materia*) aremo)t needed

There are )ome 'ery practica* rea)on) to di)card book) !ne i) )paceI (e ju)t can7t keep

e'erything e'er bought and peop*e bro()ing for book) need to be ab*e to get to the book) ea)i*y

The book) them)e*'e), and the )he*'e), need )pace, too, to protect them Thu), the management

need) to )eriou)*y *ook into the funding for ne( *ibrary book) for -arina %+uare .ni'er)ity

&n 'ie( of that, & (ou*d propo)e that a re)earch need to be conducted to gather our )tati)tic)-ake our )tati)tic) into picture) or graph), (hich can be a po(erfu* (ay to i**u)trate our *ibrary)

need)

We can make u)e of the techno*ogy a'ai*ab*e to get an)(er) about the )tate of our current *ibrary

co**ection Ha'e our )tudent) and community )ho( )ome o*d book) from the *ibrary) co**ection

The )choo* di)trict i) p*anning )e'era* reading6promotion program) to make u)e of the ne(

materia*

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The propo)ed purcha)e i) in accordance to the uni'er)ity 'i)ion that i) to be a well-class

knowledge providerto a** )tudent) a) (e** a) to the )urrounding community We (ou*d *ike to

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)ee that -arina %+uare .ni'er)ity Library to be the mo)t6u)ed )pace on campu), (ith

co**aborati'e *earning area), )tudy )ection), and increa)ed reference and circu*ation )tation) for

our *ibrarian) &t )hou*d be an a'enue (here )tudent) and facu*ty gather, *earn and e/p*ore

togetherThe )choo* *ibrary i) idea**y p*aced to fo)ter inno'ation, in+uiry and curio)ity The

dynamic en'ironment of )choo* *ibrarie) i) a key )ource and capab*e for moti'ating *earner) and

igniting a )pirit of curio)ity, di)cu))ion and debate

;7 :INN%IL IMPLI%TI,NS

Here, & (ou*d *ike to propo)e the purcha)e the fo**o(ing book) ba)ed on the )ur'ey that (e had

conducted recent*y There i) a need to purcha)e of book) of 'ariou) di)cip*ine) and fie*d) to meet

the demand of )tudent) from different facu*tie) The propo)ed tota* co)t of the purcha)e of thebook) i) R-B$, ### 1e*o( i) the breakdo(n of book) to be purcha)ed:


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o'ember The book)

)hou*d be ready for u)e (hen the ne( )eme)ter begin) in ear*y anuary "#4

+.7 %,N%LUSI,N

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1a)ed on the report abo'e, & hope that the admini)tration) )eriou)*y con)ider my propo)a* & am

po)iti'e that if my propo)a* i) taken up by the admini)tration, it (i** bring po)iti'e change) on

e'eryone a*ike )taff, facu*ty, )tudent) and the )urrounding community

our) )incere*y,

Rickie Ajung

Re'erences@

A*e/ @oohang "##5EReading In A igital Age!E-ooks Are #tudents Ready $or %&is 'earning(b)ect*J!n*ineK A'ai*ab*e: http:(((ijk*oorgGo*umeB&@L!'Bp"B36

"$#1u==ettopdfJ4 !ctober "#$K

Chri) Arm)trong "#BE +&allenges In ,anaging E-ooks +ollections In . Acade/ic

'ibraries0 J!n*ineK A'ai*ab*e:

http:(((tandfon*inecomdoiab)##;#?4?3#$$"##$#544#B9journa*CodeMu*ca"# J4 !ctober "#$K

2onca Cumaog*u 8)ra %acici N @erem Torun "#BEE-ook 1ersus Printed ,aterials!Pre2erences (2 niversity #tudents J!n*ineK A'ai*ab*e:

http:cedtechnetartic*e)?"?"BpdfJ4 !ctober "#$K

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ooks In An Acade/ic Researc& 'ibrary0J!n*ineK A'ai*ab*e:

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