Author: Susan Zachariah

E-repository. Taylor’s e-Repository is a service of the Taylor’s Libraries to collect, manage, preserve and make accessible the intellectual output of the Taylor’s staff and students which are scholarly and heritage in nature in a variety of digital formats. The intellectual output includes articles, monographs, audio/visual presentations, working papers, journal articles, conference papers, posters, theses and dissertations
FACILITIES
Discussion Rooms. These are provided to students to do group study on a first come, first served basis for 2 hours.
Mezzanine Area. Students can use this area to study in small groups.
Lounge Area. Place where students can hold discussion as well as do leisure reading
AV Room. The computers in the room allow students to use multimedia items.
Print on Demand (P.O.D.) Service and Pay Station
With Print on Demand (P.O.D) Service, patrons can print, copy and scan with speed, quality and convenience. Copying, printing and scanning can be done in black and white and in colour.
A pay station machine is provided to facilitate students to reload their print quota.

Computers & Internet Access
All library computers have Internet access. Library is also Wi-Fi enabled. Patrons need to connect to I-Xcess, open a web browser and key in the username and password. The username and password are the same as that are used to access computers within Taylor’s Libraries.
Self-services Loans and Book Returns: Staff and students may use Self check Loans to borrow books. Book Returns facility is available for returning library books and is open 24/7 hours
LIBRARY HOURS
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
Note: Library opening hours are subject to change. Refer to Library Website for updates

Campus	Mon– Fri	Saturday
Lakeside	8:00am-9:00pm	9:00am-5:00pm
Subang Jaya	7:00am-9:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm
Sri Hartamas	8:00am-8:00pm	9:00am-1:00pm

October 2014

Taylor's College Sri Hartamas

Services and
Facilities

http://taylorslibrary.taylors.edu.my

E-mail: libraryenquiry@taylors.edu.my

LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
Main Collection
Most books in the library are part of the open access Main Collection. A small collection of popular fiction is shelved separately on the fiction shelves.
Reference Collection
The Reference Collection consists of items that are usually consulted for facts and figures, e.g. encyclopedias, handbooks, atlases and dictionaries. These items cannot be taken out from the library. Reference items are indicated by an 'R' on top of the Call Number at the spine.
Reserve Collection
This is a collection of heavily-used items which have been set aside to ensure equal access to high-demand items such as textbooks, items on reading lists and lecture notes. Items are placed on closed access behind the Lending Services Desk.
Periodical Collection: The Periodicals Collection is a non-circulating collection. Periodicals in the Library have three possible formats: Current, Bound, & Electronic. Current Periodical issues are arranged alphabetically by title in the ‘New Journal’ shelves. Bound periodicals are those with hard bound cover. Electronic Periodicals available in online full-text databases or as electronic journals can be accessed from any workstation anywhere with a connection to the Library's website.
Examination Papers
This collection comprises selected past-year examination papers that are submitted to the Library by certain programmes. Refer to Lending Services Desk for assistance.

Media Resources
Media resources include local access resources such as CD-ROMs, multimedia kits, CDs, sound discs, videocassettes, DVDs, VCDs and sound cassettes, and remote access resources such as online databases and general Internet resources. Local access resources (CD-ROMs, sound recordings, videos, DVDs, etc.) are kept on closed access. Students are allowed to borrow these items for viewing. Refer to Lending Services Desk for assistance.
Teaching Resource ( for Staff only )
This collection is reserved for staff and are kept in closed access. Refer to Lending Services Desk for assistance.
SERVICES
Student‘s Borrowing Privileges
All students and staff at the Taylor’s University are eligible to borrow material from any of the Taylor’s Libraries. The borrowing privileges are as follows:

Collection	Loan Entitlement	Loan Period
Main Collection	10 items	14 days (Graduate student 30 days)
Reserve Collection	1 item	2 hours or overnight loan
Media Resources	1 item	4 hours in the library only
Examination Papers	1 item	2 hours in the library only

Borrowing
Users may access materials via the Library Website, locate the books on the book shelves, and then check them out at the Self-Service Loan.
Returning
Books can be returned via the Book Returns which is open 24/7 hours.
Renewal
Books not requested by other borrowers may be renewed once either through Self-service Loan or via Library Website by logging in to ‘My Account’.
Intra Library Loan
Taylor’s students and staff may use and borrow (within their loan entitlement quota) from any of the Taylor’s libraries.
Inter Library Loan
Academic staff have full access to this service that allows them to request and utilize books, book chapters, journal articles that are needed but not available in the library’s collection. Refer to respective pages in the Library website and Document Delivery services e-Brochure for more information.
Library Orientation
All new students and staff are given library orientation to introduce them to library resources, facilities and services. Refer to Lending Services Desk for the schedule of sessions.
Information Literacy /Skills Workshops
All students and staff are invited to participate in the on-going workshops on research skills, effective usage of online databases and Taylor’s Catalogue. Refer to Lending Services Desk for more information.
MulT-search. This is a one stop access to all Taylor’s Library resources - an information retrieval technology that allows simultaneous search of multiple resources in a single query.

E-mail: libraryenquiry@taylors.edu.my