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Engineering
LIBRARY
Introduction
The Engineering Library is situated on level 6, Laboratory Wing of the Engineering Tower at the Faculty of
Engineering. It started out as a Reading Room at the Faculty of Engineering. In 1985 this library was absorbed
under the University of Malaya Library System and is known as the Engineering Library. The library provides
services and facilities for lecturers, researchers, students and staffs of the Engineering Faculty, including the
Faculty of Built Environment. This library also open to all students in campus, and registered members of the
UM Library.
General Collection
This library has a general collection of text and reference books, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, manuals, guide
books and technical reports. A large portion of the collection can be borrowed.
Books in this library are
arranged according to subject
matter, based on the Library of
Congress Classification System,
i.e. according to alphabetical
order.
Final Year Project Reports, Dissertations and Thesis
The collection is the result of research undertaken by students of the
Faculty of Engineering. A large portion of the collection is the Final Year
Project Report. The collection is used for reference purposes only.
Standards
This library has a collection of standards including that of, the British Institute (BSI) (until the year 2000),
some Malaysian standards from the Standards Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), and other
standards such as the American Standards for Testing Material (ASTM). These standards are arranged
according to the index arrangement provided by the issuing bodies for these standards, such as the British
Standards Institute or SIRIM. These standards are for reference purpose only.
Audio Visual Materials
The audio visual material available at the Library include film rolls, film strips, diskettes, compact discs,
audio tapes, videos and slides on topic related to Engineering and Architecture. Facilities to view these
materials are provided by the library.