Appetite for life - WALK OF LOVE

The efficient and user-friendly
Millennium Library Management
System serves as a one-stop access
point to all the services and facilities
provided by the centre.
An Online Suggestion Box is available
for patrons to suggest materials to
be acquired. The Online Interloan &
Document Delivery Service Form can
be filled up for unavailable materials.
Online Patron Registration Form is
available for outside communities
to use its services and facilities. This
significant contribution is to assist the
communities to have easy access to
information and knowledge in this
era of life-long education.
The campus community can reserve
available facilities through the
Facility Booking Module.
The Material Flow Management
System supports and automates
daily activities in security, materials
processing, self check-in and check
out as well as inventory control. The
smart-in system or the Book Drop
allows daily 24 hour check-in. Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) tags
further enhances stocktaking.
CAIS Digital has been created to
provide patrons with more efficient
access to knowledge as well as
develop the University’s intellectual
property. All the University’s
publications are contained in
the database. These include
monographs, serials, theses and
undergraduate’s final year project
papers, papers/proceedings of
seminars, conferences and
workshops, research papers as
well as photos/videos of the
University’s activities.
The Extended Modules were
acquired to further enhance the
effectiveness of services available.
Smart Library Skills module is a
web-based self-learning module
of instruction. It supports and
complements the existing information
Skills Classes.
The Smart Reference Desk is a user
enquiry system to provide online
InfoTalk
information. It facilitates interaction
between individuals and a virtual
reference desk. Ask the Librarian
provides quick reference service
and basic answers to brief factual
questions, while the FAQ database
contains answers to questions
asked.
Visitor Tracking allows for the
monitoring of visitors as well as the
automatic registration of interested
visitors as members.
CAIS is a living testimony to excellence
that offers patrons an impressive
array of services and facilities. Like
a magnet it pulls the very best in
information from all corners of the
globe to be made available at the
push of a button. Technological
excellence is now at our doorstep
thanks to CAIS. The community
friendly centre welcomes people
from all walks of life to quench
their thirst for knowledge here. Its
user-friendly one-stop accessibility
makes CAIS the go-to place for all
your information needs.
For further information, please contact
Centre for Academic Information Services,
UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia. Tel: (6) 082 581000 Fax:
(6) 082 665088 Website: www.unimas.my
Enquiries can also be sent to The Chief Librarian:
mag@cais.unimas.my
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