PERPUN: Enhancing academic libraries co-operations and initiatives among public universities in Malaysia Amir Hussain Md. Ishak Chief Librarian Universiti Putra Malaysia Chairman of PERPUN 1 Persidangan Perpustakaan Universiti dan Perpustakaan Negara (PERPUN) (Conferences of University Libraries and National Library of Malaysia) 2 PERPUN Members • Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia • 20 Public university academic libraries • 5 GLC university academic libraries o o o o o UTP UniTEN OUM MMU UniKL 3 PERPUN    Platform for mutual co-operation between academic libraries and National Library of Malaysia Based on mutual understanding Not governed by any statute or law 4 Areas of co-operation     Information resources sharing (MyUniNet) Database information sharing (Molec) Interlibrary loan Training 5 PERPUN : Special Interest Group (SIG) • • • • • System Librarian (MySLS) Acquisition Librarian, Research Librarian, Online Database Librarian (MOLEC) Key Performance Indicator PERPUN : International Conference • 1st PERPUN International Conference and Workshop: Key Performance Indicators For Libraries 2011 – UTM • 2nd PERPUN International Conference and Workshop on Value Management for Libraries 2012 - UniMas • 3rd PERPUN International Conference : Strategic Library Services” 2013 - USM 7 Achievements  Upgrading 8 Chief Librarian’s post from Grade 54 to JUSA “C”  Guideline to Library staff Competency (Grade S17 to S54)  Malaysian Academic Library Standard  MyUniNet Portal 8 Achievements  Centralized acquisition of databases & e-books under MHE (consortium acquisition) EBSCOHost Business Source Premier & Academic Search Premier, ProQuest Dissertations SCOPUS BERNAMA BLIS Net-Library E-Books 9 MyUniNet • Information resource sharing initiative among PERPUN members • Launched by Dato' Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of Higher Education, on 9 February, 2007 at Multimedia Malaysia University (MMU), Cyberjaya 10 MyUniNet  2008 - PERPUN submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Higher Education  Centralized acquisition of databases under MHE (consortium acqusition)   ScienceDirect, EBSCOHost Business Source Premier, ProQuest Education and BERNAMA BLIS 2 computer servers for MyUniNet 11 12 http://perpun.upm.edu.my/myuninet/ 13 14 16 17 MyULIS: Malaysian Union List of Serials • Union List of Serials publications (including online databases and CD-ROMs) which are subscribed by Malaysian public and private GLC university libraries as well as government agencies in the country. • Objective is to share serials and online database information, to assist librarian in acquisition and ILL. 18 19 20 MALCat : Malaysian Academic Library Union Catalog 21 22 23 24 25 MYUShare • an inter-library loan system • every library under PERPUN will appoint their own administrator to have the overall control of the system. • librarians process and approve the ILL requests made by the library’s patrons. • ILL service is offered at no cost. PERPUN’s Library Initiatives & Innovation • iQuest – UKM • JETP (Jurnal Elektronik Teks Penuh) – UKM • Research Tools Subject Guide – UPM • ACQ Clicks – UPM • SiberPROP – UPSI • iPUSTAKA – UPSI • Pustaka Vendor Rating System – UPSI 27 UMK