Managing Knowledge and Information Resources in Private Islamic University Library

Qudri Ali Abu Bakar,Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Hashim,Satirah Wan Mohd Saman Wan,Irni Eliana Khairuddin,Saiful Farik Mat Yatin,Abdul Jalil Toha @ Tohara,Nik Azliza Nik Ariffin,Sharulnizam Kamarulzaman Mohd

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v10-i11/8123

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Abstract

This article discusses on the finding of how Private University Islamic Library take control in managing its knowledge and information as source in the university in extent with their capabilities of their daily operations in utilizing top-notch resources available in order to support educational functionality as it pars with their core businesses institutions. The services offered, space design and layout, technology and application that implies accordance to the main subject of this case study at this Private University Islamic library. The services offered were commonly and conventionally been introduced by most academic library in the world and some of the technologies utilized in this library were obsolete due to few factors that has been contributed to the findings. The intention of this paper written is also to discuss about the recommendation for improvement on their services as well as other features based on the problems listed. This library should take necessary interventions in order to upgrade the current quality services with the outlined alternatives.

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The focal points of academic libraries are to highlight information management responsibilities with certain areas in most common library which is preservation, acquisition, organization and distribution of information to users regardless of their background
As Yilmaz, Beris & Serrano-Berthet, (2010), stated in their articles: '....the libraries, as they gather, manage, service information, respond to the needs of information in the business and concentrate information, are cultural and social institutions that are the catalyst for the transition to the information society.'. This aim of writing for this case study was to point out how the Private University Islamic Library in Malaysia manage their resources either information or knowledge held in their institution
The academic library is premeditated and complex, but the main objective is to make sure that the requirements of the main stakeholders is met

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The focal points of academic libraries are to highlight information management responsibilities with certain areas in most common library which is preservation, acquisition, organization and distribution of information to users regardless of their background. Most users were expecting to use the library resources in order to meet their informational desire by looking up to information repository, which is the libraries. It is crucial that most libraries roles are focus as a repository of information or knowledge, they referred as a catalyst for national level and social development. An article written by Owen Meredith (The Inspiring quotations, 2016), stated that "It is not, the museum, lecture hall and drawing school but the library which our humanity has to be completed. It's books that bring the cultural resources of the world from age to age. "It is an opening of our minds, as it encourages a lot of consumers to view this kind of vision

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