MODULE 3: Library & Campus Resources

MODULE 3:

LIBRARY AND CAMPUS RESOURCES

LECTURER:

PUAN NURFARAWAHIDAH BADRUHESHAM

TYPES OF RESOURCES

There is 3 major types of campus resources that you need to know:

Types of resources	Example	Uitm Cawangan Pahang, Kampus Jengka
Academic Resources	Library, Information Technology & Computer, Registrar	-al-Bukhari Library -Computer Lab -Administration buiding -HEA
Housing, Dining & Transportation Resources	Buses, Dining Places	-Surau -Food Court -Van, bus
Student Organisation Resources	Extra-curricular, Leisure Activities	-HEP -Rugby Field, Football Field

AL-BUKHARI LIBRARY

UiTM VAN




FOOD COURT

COMPUTER LAB

10 THINGS MUST KNOW ABOUT AL-BUKHARI LIBRARY

1	Operation hours
2	Loans and book returns
3	Lending step and book returns
4	Penalties when returning books after the prescribed time
5	What to do when a borrowed books is lost
6	How to do books lending between libraries
7	IT room usage
8	The zones in library -Leisure zone -Quite zone -Silent zone
9	i-Book KKM
10	URL >http://www.facebook.com/uitmpahang >http://librarypahanguitm.edu.my/ >http://libphg.blogspot.my/

HOW TO READ BOOK?

Tip to read books in the proper way:

1. Table of content
2. Index
3. Back of book summary

WHAT IS `APA` STYLE?

-APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources with within social sciences.

-APA Style was originated in 1929, when a group of psychologist, anthropologist, and business managers convened and sought to establish a simple set of procedures, or style rules that would codify the many components of scientific writing to increase the ease of reading comprehension.

-As with other editorial styles, APA Style consists of rules or guidelines that a publisher observes to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material. It concern uniform use of such elements as:

·        Selection of headings, tone, and length.

·        Punctuation and abbreviations.

·        Presentation of numbers and statistics.

·        Construction of table and figures.

·        Citation of references

-APA Styles rules and guidelines are found in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

EXAMPLE OF THE REFERENCES WITH `APA` STYLES

Van Blerkom, D.L. (2009). College Study Skills: Becoming a strategic learner (6^th ed.).MA:

            Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2010). (6^th ed). Washington,

            D.C: American Psychological Association.