Saturday, 15 October 2011

Knowing Us!

Head of ATMA's Library, Puan Aripah (center), Nor Asiah Mohamad (Librarian, left), Mariatual Qibtiah Isa (Librarian, right) with library's staffs.
Malay World & Civilization Library (PATMA) is a research library specializing in the field of Malay World and Civilisation, and the major contributor to Southeast Asian Studies. Founded in 1982, PATMA located at Level 2 and Level 3, Building of Institute of Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

The main goal of this library is to assist the Institute by collecting and developing the collection, enrichment and related materials documenting the Malay World and Civilisation. Now, after more than a decade old, PATMA determined to become a sustainable research libraries and advanced.

Starting with the collection amounted to about 5,000 copies has now reached over 47,000 volumes, including general collection, journals and collections of rare books. In addition, the collection also includes material on micro PATMA, special collections of the Library NA Halim, who amounted to more than 18,000 materials and collection of Malayo-Polynesian family.

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