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Mazmin Mat AkhirUniversiti Malaysia Perlismazmin@unimap.edu.my
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PERLIS: WHO ARE WE?
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PERLIS
“THE WHOLE STATE OF PERLIS IN A UNIVERSITY”
Distributed campus across the state of Perlis
More than 28 locations across Perlis
The library operates in two locations; Kangar and Pauh
THE LIBRARY: A LANDMARK TO OUR NEW CAMPUS IN PAUH PUTRA
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF ICT IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES & WORK PROCESSES
TEACHING - LEARNING
RESEARCH
ADMINISTRATIVE
10 YEARS OF PROVIDING SCHOLARLY INFORMATION TO
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
Perpustakaan Utama UniMAPPauh Putra
(2011)
Perpustakaan Cawangan UniMAPKangar(2002)
Engineering, science & technology
Business and management
10 YEARS OF PROVIDING SCHOLARLY INFORMATION TO SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY
2003
Research databases
2007 2008 2009 2011
Federated Search engine
Bibliographic software
Citation Database
Institutional Repository
Teaching-learning tools
Collections analysis tools
Discovery toolsDiscovery toolsRemote access software
Discovery tools
THE IMPORTANCE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES IN UNIMAP
This book was published by UniMAP Press in year 2010
It analyses the importance of electronic resources to UniMAP community
Distributed Campus Systems is the main factor which contributes to development and progress of electronic resources in UniMAP
80% of our academic staff are below age 35
TYPES OF ONLINE DATABASES @ UniMAP LIBRARY
Electronic journals43%
Electronic books26%
Citations6%
Dis-covery tools3%
Standards
6%
Ref-er-
ence14%
Theses3%
Percentage (%)
As of January 2012
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ACQUISITIONS OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES (2004-2012)
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
25 25
35
47
60
66
72 7267
Percentage (%)
USE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES @ UniMAP
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of Downloads (2004-2011)
Number of Downloads
STATISTICAL INDICATORS FOR ELECTRONIC ACCESS
Number of downloads, number of searches, number of sessions (COUNTER)
Determine relevant and highly used databases
Some relevant, unique databases are not optimized by users
Academic staff plays important role in promoting online databases (teaching-learning)
ACCESS TO VARIOUS SOURCES OF SCHOLARLY INFORMATION (2009-2012)
Emer
ald
Man
agem
ent P
lus
EBSC
OH
ost
Spri
nger
Link
ACM
Dig
ital L
ibra
ry
ASM
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ASTM
Dig
ital L
ibra
ry
CLJ L
aw
IEEE
Xpl
ore
IOP
Scie
nce
Mic
ro/N
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aphy
MEM
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OEM
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JSTO
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SAE
Inte
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SAE
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ubri
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Scie
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Dir
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Sens
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Bern
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Libr
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Info
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Serv
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DATA COLLECTION FOR DECISION MAKING: RENEWAL OR CANCELLATION?
ENHANCING ACCESS TO SCHOLARLY INFORMATION
Finding the right information at the right time
Finding scholarly information from peer review, high quality sources of information
Finding relevant information across local, regional and international sources
User-friendly platform
Reduce requirements for technical know-how
Reduce barrier towards publishers’ policies, subject specialization, types of contents, etc.
CUSTOMER’S PREFERENCES TOWARDS INDIVIDUAL DATABASES
“I use this database all the time...”
“I used to get relevant articles from this database. However, it does not cover topics on technological innovations”
“Does this database contains journal articles published by A?”
“I dont have enough articles on this topic. Usual databases did not managed to offer good articles”
“Which databases should I use to find information on nanotechnology?”
“I search Google all the time”
“I only need the library to subscribe to this database. Does’nt matter how much it is”
INTERNATIONAL, LOCAL, FEE BASED, FREE BASED, OPEN ACCESS ...
“ALL IN ONE SEARCH BOX”
SEARCH UNIMAP LIBRARY
All database
Database in my profile
Suggested resources
Selected databases
Help!
IN SEARCH OF EFFECTIVE SEARCHING PLATFORM
EXPECTED FEATURES OF Federated Search Engine (2008)
User friendly search platform
Present search results from all subscribed
databasesOne search box for all
Search box available on library website
Effective and efficient searching
tools
Attractive and presentable to attract users
Customizable Simple administration
Main access point and gateway
THE FIRST “SINGLE SEARCH” SOLUTION
Federated search engine
User friendly search platform
Variety of themes available for users to choose
Easy to use and attractive
Offers screen and interface customization
Easy to manage, administratively
Excellent support systems
Communicating with individual publishers in terms of technical issues is time consuming
THE SECOND “SINGLE SEARCH” SOLUTION
The chosen “integrated search” offers enhanced features in every manners
Critical Success Factor (CSF) :
Searching speed Competitive pricing Relevance / ranking Subject facets Visibility of integrated search box
READY-MADE SOLUTIONS FOR UniMAP LIBRARY
SEARCH UNIMAP LIBRARY
All databases
Databases in my profile
Suggested resources
Selected databases
Help!
Showcasing your resources
Resource sharing
Not just another subscribed resources
It’s visible on your univerity ‘s portal & library
websites
Conducive searchplatforms
Exploratory
Resourceful
Competitive technology
Moment of truth
Discover more!
Single search? Really?
Pre-indexed data
“LOOK LIKE EVERYTHING BELONG TO US”
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