ABOUT

 Aqua Library Background

Name : Aqua Library

Location : Shah Alam, Malaysia

Coordinates: 3°5′00″N 101°32′00″E/ 3.0833333°N 101.5333333°E

WE ARE HERE!

Type of Library : Public Library

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Logo :

Figure 1

Book:
Colourful books represent our Library, which provides a wide range of
scholarly material network is available to users.

Coral:
Coral, which is in between the book, signifies the concept of our
Library. We chose the theme of water because water is essential for
us, just as knowledge.

Tagline : “SMART READING, SMART BEGINNING”

Opening Hours : Monday – Sunday (9.00 AM – 6.00 PM)

Close on Wednesday (Library Day’s)

Contact Us : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aqua-Library

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Type of Collection :

QUANTITY MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION

200 Fiction Books FLOWERHORN

150 Non-Fiction Books DOLPHIN

100 Folded Maps OYSTER

100 Video Cassettes PUFFER FISH

150 Software DVD STAR FISH

20 Posters SQUID

50 Collectible Classic Coins LOBSTER

30 Thesis and Dissertation CLOWN FISH

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50 Music Albums JELLY FISH

150 Journals CRAB

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  Library Objective

These goals are fulfilled through the following functions and operations:

1. Providing, organizing and making available for use a modern and rich set of specialized
information sources.
2. Publishing the new important information within the researchers in the university.
3. Presenting appropriate office and information services.

Contributing in publishing, keeping, organizing and getting back the copies made in the
university.

 Library Vision & Mission

VISION:

The Library will strive for excellence in support for the learning, teaching and research
mission by:

1. Establishing itself as a leader in information management

2. Promoting creative and critical thinking through information literacy.
3. Developing and maintaining collections in support of the academic pursuits.
4. Empowering users to locate evaluate and use information available in a variety of formats.

MISSION:

The Library supports the commitment by:

1. Providing high-quality services that meet and exceed the expectations of a diverse user
community.
2. Selecting, acquiring, organizing, preserving and providing access to library materials and
resources.

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3. Providing the physical facilities and the technical infrastructure that enhance the learning
and research environment.
4. The library is committed to providing users with the tools required for independent critical
thinking and life-long learning.

 Library Client Charter

OUR PROMISES TO YOU:

1. We will treat you with courtesy and respect.

2. The Library is convenient and accessible.
3. We work at connecting.
4. We share.
5. We are responsive.
6. We communicate.

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 Library Rules & Regulations

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 Library Organizational Chart

Chief Librarian

Deputy Chief
Deputy Chief
Librarian
Librarian
(Planning and
( Services)
Development)

Journal and
Collection and
Database
Acquisition Division
Division

System and
Information
Cataloging Division
Technology
Division

Technician Serial Divison

Circulation Division

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 ARRANGEMENT

1.1 Method of distinguishing information packages

We use the style of Sea Creatures to create our labelling at the shelves in
order to differentiate the materials.

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1.2 Standards used in arranging all collections

FLOWERHORN
Fiction Books

Non-Fiction Books DOLPHIN

Folded Maps OYSTER

Video Cassettes PUFFER FISH

Software DVD STAR FISH

Posters SQUID

Collectible Classic Coins LOBSTER

Thesis and Dissertation CLOWN FISH

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Music Albums JELLY FISH

Journals CRAB

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1.3 Reasons of why such standards are chosen

We chose to create our Library based on the trademark of Sea Creatures

because:

i. To make the users appreciate the value of knowledge just as the value
of water since the water are essential and be part of human being.
ii. To attract the users especially kids and teenagers where the Library
are provided with beautiful scenery like they are in the underwater.
iii. To create the peaceful environment of study.
iv. To introduce the Sea Creatures and appreciate the under water’s.
v. To be the first Aqua Library in Malaysia and promote new trend of
Public Library in order to attract outsiders.

1.4 Storage space

We stored our collection based on the types of collection, we arrange the

collection like that because too easy the user to find the collection and know
the classification of the materials collection.

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 Materials Storage space
Fiction books Open shelves
Non-fiction books Open shelves
Folded maps For display only
Video cassettes Reference only
Software DVD Reference only
Posters For display only
Collectible Classic For display only
Coin
Thesis and Dissertation Reference only
Music albums Reference only
Journals Open shelves

1.5 Promotional space for new item and new arrival

The new item and new arrival we put at special shelves to inform user
the material is a new arrival. The location of the special shelves near
with customer service area, the librarian will promote the new books or
other materials of collection. We also promote our new materials in our
website and Facebook page to our beloved user.

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 Figure 1: The plan Arrangement of our library

Thesis & Disertation

Library cafe
Journals

Fiction books

Software DVD

Folded maps

Collectible Classic
Coins

Garden area Posters

Video Cassetes

Non-fiction books

Music Albums

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 CLASSIFICATION

Way of Classification

The basic purpose of any library classification should be to arrange the documents in a
method most convenient to the users and to the library staff. The documents should be
arranged in classes, and based on the mutual relations between them. This would bring
together closely related classes. In other words, related documents would be grouped in
close proximity, the basic idea being that like classes are brought together and unlike classes
are separated.

A library classification is a system of coding and organizing documents or library materials

such as books, serials, audio-visual materials, computer files, maps, manuscripts, realia.
According to their subject and allocating a call number that information resource.
Bibliographic classification systems group entities together that are relevant to the same
subject, typically arranged in a hierarchical tree structure (like classification systems used in
biology). As the way of classification, the Aqua Library use the name and the physical
characteristic of sea creatures to classify the type each collection.

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Standardization

The list below shows all the collection of this library with the standardization:

NO ITEM CLASSIFICATION

1
Fiction books Flower horn

2
Non- fiction books Dolphin

3
Folded Maps Oyster

4
Video Cassettes Puffer fish

5
Software DVD Star Fish

6
Posters Squid

7
Collectible Classic Coins Lobster

8
Thesis and Dissertation Clown Fish

9
Music Albums Jellyfish

10
Journals Crab

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Identification

The identification for user to recognize the collection in this library is according to the various
types of sea creatures. The name of sea creatures that has been choose is according to the
physical characteristic of each collection.

This identification guide will assist user with our collection such as fiction, non-fiction,
software DVD and others collection that we have provided. We identify our library materials
with the each specific name and pictures in the every shelf. This is the way that can easily
user to find the materials in our library.

This library is providing an interactive medium to identify the collection. The system that this
library provide can help the user find out where the location of material. This system is act as
a map to the selves, so that it can help the user to retrieve needed material easily and
quickly. The stacks that show in that map are labelled with its classification that has been
chose which is sea creatures.

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Symbol of Classification and identification of our materials

MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION

Fiction Books FLOWERHORN

Non-Fiction Books DOLPHIN

Folded Maps OYSTER

Video Cassettes PUFFER FISH

Software DVD STAR FISH

Posters SQUID

Collectible Classic LOBSTER

Coins

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 Thesis and CLOWN FISH
Dissertation

Music Albums JELLY FISH

Journals CRAB

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3. Retrieval tools

a. Accessibility

I. How user access collection.

User in Aqua Library can access our library collection using our system that
we provide such as Aqua Public Access Catalog (AquaPAC), Facebook
and via SMS.

With the existence of Internet, AquaPAC can be accessed from a server to

users all over the world. The information can be retrieved by inserting access
point such as title, author, subject and year of publications in order to search
the materials in the library. Other than that, with AquaPAC user will know the
call number of the book and on which shelves the book is located.

Aqua Library also has a Facebook page. Information can also be retrieved
easily through facebook once the users ‘Like’ our library page. We will also
highlight and update our new arrival materials to let users know our recent
collections in the library. Current activities of our library will also be updated
through Facebook. Other than that, Facebook also functions as a medium of
communication for the users to give feedback to our library. Users can ask
questions and our librarian will try to answer those questions as quickly as
possible.

Other than AquaPAC and facebook, we also provide Short Message Service
(SMS) service to our user. The SMS service usually use to inform the user
about the date the user should return the book and also the current activity of
the library. With that alert, the user will remember the date and will return the
book on time.

II. Availability Period of Access

User can access AquaPAC 24 hours per day.

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b. Retrieve-ability

I. How user can retrieve the desired materials

The desired materials or information can be retrieved by the patron or
users using AquaPAC, Information Kiosk, Book-lending Machine,
Automated Book Dispenser, Facebook and also website.

In the library, we provide the Information Kiosk so that users are able to
find the desired materials in a faster way. Information kiosk helps in
showing the location of materials on the shelves in the library.

Other than that, we also provide Book-lending Machine for users to

borrow books without the need to go to a librarian. We also have
Automated Book Dispenser, which helps users or patron to borrow
books anytime they want.

Besides that, users can retrieve information on the materials from

facebook. Just type ‘Aqua Library’ and you will find our Facebook page.
We upload pictures of our library materials in the facebook. Users can
also ask our librarian personally if they face any problems or difficulties in
retrieving our materials. Our librarian will try their best to help users in any
way.

Users can also visit our website at www.aqualibrary.com to get

information. In the website we publish all collections that we have in the
library. User will just have to connect to the Internet and log in to our
website and they can see all the materials that our library have.

II. Is it user friendly?

It is user friendly, because all the tools in that library are easy to use and
also save user’s time.

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c. Searching features

I. Search by keywords
Every library in the world has their own searching tools in order to make it
easy for the users to search and find the material that they need. This
searching system develops from year to year.

Searching process in this Aqua Library can be in various types. For an

example, we can search the materials using Truncation, Wildcard and
Boolean searching.

Our library provides the same system that most library used for searching.
User can search the material that they need using keywords like title,
author, and etc for easier and faster searching option. This option enables
user to search the desired materials in the fastest way. If they are not
really sure of the title of the book, they can also search by the subject.

II. Filtering option (by year, by author, etc)

Aqua Library also provides Filtering Option for the users to search the
desired material. The Filtering Option can be used using four elements or
ways which are by year, by title, by place of publication, and lastly by
which library the book is available.

If user use filtering option by place of publication, all books that are
published in that place will appear on the screen. For example, if user
type the place of publication is Shah Alam, all books that have been
published in Shah Alam area will appear without considering the title or
year of publication.

By filtering, the results of the search can be reduced. Therefore, Filtering

Option can save a lot of time. This makes the library system more efficient
and user friendly. User can choose any method of filtering that is suitable
with their need.

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 Conclusion

As a conclusion, we are most satisfied with the result of this project, the requirements for the
library where met and the performance of the library exceeded our expectations. It has been
a fun challenge to develop the Aqua Library. The Theme of Aqua Library is water. It is make
the different library with other library. The other differents is the our library make sea creator
as classification such as squid, flowerhorn, crab, jelly fish and etc.

The accessibility were use Aquapac as our public access catalog. It is use for our user and
make user easy to find the book or the other materials. We are also make it friendly with our
user.

In our library use own searching tool in order to make it easy for the users to search and find
the material that they need. The Aqua Library is useful for our next generation and will make
next generation will spend time, more at the Aqua Library.

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