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4.3.1 Acquisition Unit

A library acquisition is the unit of a library responsible for the selection,
evaluate, purchase, and process the materials or resources such as periodicals, books,
reports, microfilms and etc. Acquisition unit may select vendors, negotiate consortium
pricing, arrange for standing orders and select individual titles or resources.

Functions:

 Managing acquisition of library materials through purchasing, which is
includes selection of materials, application for approval to purchase materials,
purchase order, payment of orders, cancelling orders and etc.

 To order, claim, receive and pay for all library materials.
 To check-in, organize and perform shelf preparation for all serials
 To select and evaluate sources of supply
 To negotiate licensing agreements for electronic publications and online

services
 To select and evaluate sources of supply
 To provide management and financial reports and statistics
 Review of Collection
 Weeding
 Purchasing items, coordinating licensing and access of electronic products,

conducting collections assessments

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Flow Chart Acquisition Unit

4.3.2 Cataloguing Unit

Cataloguing unit create and maintain libraries online catalog of both physical
and virtual collections. Cataloging librarians and staff describe, classify and provide
indexing of the libraries materials. Do a quality control of the catalog’s records and do
general database management so that the library’s materials are organized for retrieval
by library users

Functions:

 To ensure quality MARC records for effective information retrieval
 Managing cataloguing activities of library materials (monographs &

multimedia) which are includes original and copy cataloguing, labelling library
materials and assigned call numbers.
 To ensure quality MARC records for effective information retrieval

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Job description

 Categorize and classify library materials, including books, CDs, films, newspaper
or other documents

 Follow library standards and guidelines when classifying documents
 Consider rules of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Library of Congress subject

heading policies, Dewey Decimal Classification, Arabic subject heading,
MARC21 and catalogue materials in categories of advances specialized
backgrounds
 Ensure all materials can be retrieved conveniently using standardized methods
 Perform original and copy cataloguing and adapt online records according to
guidelines in all subject areas and languages
 Input details about new material into library catalog
 Adjust rules when new type of materials surfaces
 Consult with colleagues on improving cataloguing process
 Determine appropriate treatments for series or multipart times
 Organize large backlog of materials
 Organize materials according to highest priority
 Attend conferences and continuing education classes
 Serve on library committee

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4.4 Serial Department
Chief Librarian

Deputy Chief Librarian

Serial Department

Periodicals Unit Preservation and
Conservation Unit

The Serial Department can be defined as a publication that is published in parts for
an indefinite period of time. Serials include item such as periodicals, magazines, almanacs,
annual reports and other materials. The Serial Department is responsible for all functions to
obtaining and making periodicals available including receiving, processing, claiming,
assisting in preparing invoices for the business office, binding, shelving, holding lists
(alphabetical and subject) shifting and maintaining holding records in the library’s online
catalogue.

 Mission

The mission of the Serial Department is to acquire, sort, process, organize and
maintain current records and files that inform users of serial department at Kiddo
Children Library.

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Functions:

 Managing indexing of journal articles
 Managing binding activities of serial materials as well as damaged books
 Serial check-in, control, organization and shelf preparation
 Selecting and evaluating sources of supply
 Providing current awareness services
 Monitoring, coordinating, implementing and evaluating all collection related

activities

Services:

 Binding services

4.4.1 Periodical Unit

Periodical unit is a category of serial publication that appears in a new edition
on a regular schedule. For example, magazine typically published weekly, monthly or
quarterly

Functions:

o To obtaining and making periodicals available including receiving,
processing, claiming, assisting in preparing invoices for the business office,
shelving.

o To obtain the current and up to date library continues materials either in
printed or electronic forms that suits to the need library users

4.4.2 Conservation & Preservation Unit

The Conservation & Preservation Unit’s responsible to maintain the excellent
physical condition of the library’s print collections. This is done by performing
conservation treatments on individuals books and other library materials, protecting
fragile volumes with boxes or other physical enclosures, collecting data on treatment
needs and environmental or other physical enclosures, collecting data on treatment
needs and environmental conditions and promoting the facilities in the conservation

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lab, binding preparation and preservations units. This unit also works with those in
charge of audio, visual and digital collections to help preserve works in these formats.

Job description

 Organizes and manages the Preservation Program, including defining needs,
establishing goals, objectives, plans, assigning, training, supervising and
evaluating allocated staff. Preparing budgets and evaluating resources

 Organizes in collaboration with the Library Development Officer, external funding
request including grant applications and other proposals directed toward both the
public and private sectors

 Collaborates with technical services librarians through the Technical Services to
facilitate acquisition and cataloguing of preservation photocopies and microforms
as well as to define policies and procedures for use of technical systems to support
preservation activities

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4.5 Automation Department
Chief Librarian

Deputy Chief Librarian

Automation
Department

Planning and Library System Support System Digital Library
Maintenance Management Management Unit Unit

Unit Unit

The Automation Department is responsible in planning, designing, implementing and
maintaining the library’s computer system including databases and computer use by staff. The
responsibility also includes planning and coordinating activities involving the use of latest
technology in Library.

Functions:

 Development and introduction of a new information network technologies to the
library

 Support and development of system for computer communication in all building of
the library

 Development, support and management of a new information resources

Process:

 Identifying the library functions which could be computerized

 Operation involved
 Type and size of records
 Storage media required

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 Various outputs required
 Estimations of the volumes of information to be handles and the rate of growth
 Cost factors

Flow Chart System Prepare
Selection & Collection for
Prepare for Hardware automation
automation
Networking Implementing
OPAC the automated

Staff training system
and user
education Evaluating Planning for
the future

4.5.1 Planning and Maintenance Unit

Planning and Maintenance Unit responsible to handle technical issues related to
automation department, services, and facilities in these libraries

Functions:

 To carry out maintenance and minor repairs which includes the work of
building, electronics, mechanical and electrical

 Providing technical facilities and equipment such as public address system and
audio-visual

 Managing the maintenance/ landscaping at library
 Implementing the acquisition, recording, storing and maintaining assets and

inventory accounted for under Planning and Maintenance Unit

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 Inspecting the electrical systems, fire suppression system, air conditioning
system in library to be safe to use and functional

 Managing the pest control service at library

4.5.2 Library System Management Unit

This unit responsible manages system that involves in Kiddo Children Library.
For example, OPAC, website, and others network system.

Services:
 Internet Zone & Multimedia System
 Internal Library System
 Security gate
 Circulation system
 Self-Check machine
 Book Drop Machine
 CCTV Backdrop
 Staff PC
 KOHA

4.5.3 Support System Management Unit

Functions:

 Maintaining a large collection of audio-visual (AV) materials, including
microforms, videocassettes, CDs and DVDs

 Cover library auditorium
 Safety and security protection

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4.5.4 Digital Library Unit

A digital library is a collection of documents in organized electronic form,
available on the internet or on CD-ROM disks. The users may be able to access
magazine articles, books, papers, images, sound files and videos.

Functions:

 Access to large amounts of information to users wherever they are and
whenever they need it

 Access to primary information sources
 Support multimedia content along with text network accessibility on internet

and internet user friendly interface Hypertext links for navigation client server
 Advanced search and retrieval

Job description

 Maintains a library digital collection of books, serials, documents, audio visual
or other materials and assists groups and individuals in locating, obtaining and
using materials

 Trains others in creation or preservation of digital resources and the use of the
library digital system

 Responsible for the library open source projects and procures licenses for
digital content

 Interacts with IT staff in selecting/ developing, implementing and maintaining
the library technical infrastructure

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4.6 Special Service Department

Chief Librarian
Deputy Chief Librarian

Special Service
Department

Disabilities Unit Gallery and Children Unit
Archive Unit

Special service departments acquire, preserve and provide access to unique primary
source materials such as rare books, manuscripts, archives, artefacts, and media.

4.6.1 Disabilities Service Unit

A disability is a physical or mental problem that makes it difficult or impossible for a person
to walk, see, hear, speak, learn or do important things. Some disabilities are permanent or last
forever.

Functions:

o To ensure the provision of facilities for disabled students, staff & visitors
o To establish policies and administrative system with regard to meeting the

needs of disabled students, staff & visitors
o Offer advice on inclusive teaching practices

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o Develop strategic plans to ensure full implementation of Kiddo Children
Library Policy

4.6.2 Children Unit

Children department responsible for supervising the children’s service staff,
coordinating with other library services and directing children’s library programs.
Duties include selecting materials for the children’s collection, monitoring behavioural
of children, maintaining collection, and training staff. The work requires that the
employees have a considerable knowledge, skill and ability in every phase of the
children library field

Job description:

 Directs and supervises the operations of the children library services
 Coordinates children’s service operations with other library services and

functions develop programs and services to meet specific needs of children
 Provides reference services to children and teachers and provides reader

advisory service
 Assists in preparing and services and assists in the selection of materials for

library acquisition
 Preparing the presents library programs and supervises program presentation

by subordinate staff
 Monitors the conditions of the children’s service area and the security of the

children’s collection and area
 Assists in drafting children’s library service policy

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities

 Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of children library
functions

 Considerable ability in oral and written communications
 Considerate ability to develop a short and long term development and

operations plans and programs for a children’s library service

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 Good ability to make decisions in an environment of limited resources and
competing claims

4.6.3 Gallery Unit

Collects processes and makes available rare books, photographs, maps, posters,
CD, audio tapes, video tapes, slides, museum collection and art work.

Functions:
 Handle fragile or valuable display material with care, safe and in respectful

manner
 Promote the display by informing or share knowledge with the user and also

visitors
 Design, arrange and setting the exhibit furnishing, display area, equipment,

collections and lighting and others
 Prepare, arrange, construct and display collection regarding to theme or set by

the library

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5.0
COLLECTIONS

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5.0 COLLECTIONS

5.1 General Collections

General collections is designed to serve the needs of Kiddo Children’s Library
which is the purpose that we have this kind of collections in our library is to
supplements the state’s public, school, institutional and all of the community in this
country.

These types of collections covers the broadest spectrum of subject matter and
strives to represent the best authorities in all fields and to present a balance of differing
points of view on a controversial issues. While books comprise the majority of the
collection, magazines, newspaper, federal government publications, microform and
electronic resources are also included.

There a few collections that Kiddo Children’s Library provides;

 Children’s literature
 Family history
 Music
 Print disabilities

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5.2 Reference collection

Libraries nowadays maintains numerous and varied collections materials.
Reference collections are one of the collections that mostly libraries will have.
Reference collections used to gather together in one convenient location standard
references such as encyclopaedia, handbooks and dictionaries that will provide
answers to questions on any topic in any field of research.

Reference collections also called as a use of limited to in-library reference and
because it is used heavily by the library’s reference department to answer library
patron’s questions quickly.

In Kiddo Children’s Library we have few of collection that being managed by
our library, it is:

 Bibliographies

A bibliography is a list of all sources that you have used whether referenced or not,
it is still in the process of researching your work. Generally, few data that should be
included in bibliographies. It is the author’s names, the titles of the works, name and
locations of company that published the copies of the sources.

This material identifies books, articles and other resources available to researches.
Usually this kind of materials focus on a particular subject area like literature or
sociology or psychology, and also can be used to find classic studies in a field.

Bibliographies materials is being handle by References Department and usually it
will be shelved at the floor that there is an adult or teenager section have because this
material are usually used by that category of users

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 Biographies

These materials are very common components of any reference collection.
Although it is full length biographies that may be written on major figures in any field,
not every important person will be profiled in his or her own full-length biographies
are typically not kept in a reference collections.

This source is usually put at the adult or teenager section because mostly this
kind of materials is needed by them. But still children are allowed to use this material
but with the guidance of the staff of the library or their own parents.

 Chronologies

A chronology documents is a documents events over a period of time,
frequently in time-line fashion. If, for example you are interested in researching
scientific progress during the 19th century, a chronology of science will give you a
year-by-year, and possibly day-by-day, overview of the major scientific events for the
19th and other centuries. Usually, this collection is shelved near to the adult and
teenagers section and organized by the reference department librarian.

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 Dictionaries
It can be defined as an alphabetical listing of words and their meanings.
Dictionaries help users look up the definitions to get a better understanding of the
world and an overall better understanding of a language or field. Other than that,
dictionaries also stated as a resources for finding word meanings, part of speech, word
origins and even synonyms and antonyms.

Dictionaries of the English language or of foreign languages are not the only types
of dictionaries available in the reference collection. For nearly subject area, a
specialized dictionary of terms is available. Rather than giving a definition, many
specialized dictionaries are actually mini-encyclopaedias that provide concise
reference articles on major and minor concepts within a field.

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 Directories

Directory can be typically provide contact information for users and
organizations, but may also provide additional background of information. Directory
can be defined as an organizational unit, or container, used to organize folders and
files into a hierarchical structure. It is used to find names, addresses and other contact
information for individuals, organizations and business. They may also include brief
information about products and services sometimes.

 Encyclopaedias

Encyclopaedia defines as a book or a set of books that give information on
many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and usually put in a neat
alphabetically. They are obtainable on a variety of topics and can consist of one
volume or 20 volumes. Normally, professionals use them to check facts or to gain
additional knowledge on a specific subject area. In addition, to such complete, general
encyclopaedias, researchers can likely find specialized encyclopaedias that focus on
narrower fields of knowledge in a library’s reference collections.

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 Gazetteers
This book is a geographical dictionary that includes short descriptive,
geographical, historical, and statistical information on specific places. Library
reference collections in most cases have numberless gazetteers covering the whole
world or regions of the world. From time to time, a gazetteer may focus on a specific
subject area.

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 Handbooks
A handbook is a type of reference work, or other collection of command, that
is deliberate to furnish ready reference. Handbook is also a disquisition on a special
subject. Handbook sometimes mentions as a vade mecum or pocket reference that is
intended to be carried all times. Also, it may be alluding to as an enchiridion.
Handbooks also can distribute with any topic, and also can be interpret as general
collections of information in a certain field or about a certain technique.

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5.3 Periodicals Collections

Periodicals are publications that are receive regularly. There are few examples
of periodicals such as journals, magazines, newsletters and newspapers. A periodical
also anything that comes out with regular issues. It may be comes from a daily
newspaper, a weekly news magazines, a monthly journal, and an annual book series
are all examples of periodicals. This collection consist printed or non-printed materials,
electronic as well as online materials.

5.4 Audio Visual Collections

Beside the other collections, our library also provides audio visual collections.
According to The Librarian Glossary (1987) “Audio visual materials I a non-book
materials like tapes, slides, films which are renewed and recent to rather then read as
books.” While, Dike (1993) said that “Audio visual resources are those materials
which do not depend solely upon reading to convey meaning and present information
through the sense of hearing as audio resources or through a combinations of both
sense.”

Audio visual collection contains of films and videos, sound recordings,
microfilms, photographic images, as well as digitized materials. Other than that, this
collection has a wide range of content. Audio visual in our library are consist both

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online resources and multimedia items to borrow. Our library also prepared facilities
for users to watch and listen to audio visual material.

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5.5 Electronic Collections

An electronic collection in library utilizes both electronic information
resources. Electronic can be defined to manage and move those resources. Electronic
resources are also means any information source that the library provides access to in
an electronic format. It is also define as materials in digital format accessible
electronically. Other than that, this collections offer new methods of access and
enhanced functionally, electronic resources are becoming more prolific in the Kiddo
Children’s Library and more in demand by our users. The libraries acquires and
provides access to a growing collection of online databases, e-books, e-journals, and
any other digitally-based materials to expand the options for accessing and using the
information that we served for our client. Our library has purchased many
subscriptions to much electronic information to satisfy our user and to provide users
and client with a free of charge access.

5.6 Newspaper Collections

Newspaper is a serial publication which contains news on current events of
special or general interest. The individual parts are listed chronologically or
numerically and appear frequently, usually at least once a week but sometimes
fortnightly or monthly. Our library, Kiddo Children’s Library contains of newspaper
collection all over the country, state and there is also collection from overseas
newspaper. Other than that, the coverage of newspapers can range from complete runs
of many decades to scattered holdings of a few years or less. From within these larger

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collections, users can search across many newspapers or search and browse within
individual newspapers. The listing of newspaper can be found on our Library’s
Databases A-Z list while for the users that walk in to our library, they can just go to
the newspaper section to get and read it.

1. The Star
2. Harian Metro
3. Utusan Malaysia
4. China Press
5. Berita Harian
6. Sin Chew Daily
7. New Straits Times
8. Oriental Daily News
9. Kosmo
10. Malay Mail
11. Kwong Wah Yit Poh
12. Sinar Harian
13. Nanyang Siang Pau
14. Guang Ming Dily
15. Borneo Post
16. Sun
17. Harakah
18. Express
19. Edge (business newspaper)
20. Malaysian Reserve
21. Focus Malaysia
22. Akhbar International Times
23. New Sabah Times
24. Asian Correspondent : Malaysia

i. Malaysian News Sites; Page 75
 Malaysiakini.com
 Astro Awani

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 KiniTV
 Malaysia Chronicle
 Malaysia Today
 SAYS

ii. Ethnic/Multicultural Newspaper and News Sites;
 Vanakkam Malaysia (Tamil newspaper serving South Indian
Community)
 Maleisie Nieuws (Ducth newspaper)
 Malaysian Nanban (in Tamil)
 Tamil Nesan

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5.7 Special Collections

I. Bibliotheraphy Collection

Bibliotheraphy collection is the collection for the use for healing. The
concept goes back to the ancient Greeks: Libraries bore inscriptions: “The
Healing Place of the Soul”. This means that the bibliotheraphy collection can
helps the children to heal their soul if they have anything problems with their
friends, family, parents and community surrounding them. With the
availability of the bibliotheraphy collection in the Kiddo Children’s Library, it
cans helps the children can solve their problems with read all the books which
is relating with their issues and solve their problems easily.

Using bibliotheraphy collection also is the one way of the alternatives
that can makes by the parents to encourage their children. So, if the parents
will come to the library, the parents will able to makes their relationship
between them has boarding relationship. So, this is the one of the collection
that can attract the community to come to the Kiddo Children’s library. The
use of printed books in a therapeutic process to influence the way people think,
feel, and solve problems, appears to be underused by child psychiatrists. This
can be an excellent clinical tool to help young patients make sense of their
world and life experiences.

Type of the collection which covers the following issues:

1. Death
2. Separation/divorce
3. Illness/hospitalization
4. Separation anxiety
5. Parent away
6. Fears/nightmares
7. Anger
8. Depression
9. Sibling rivalry
10. Toilet training
11. Adoption

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12. Abuse
13. Bullying
14. Feeling alone or different
15. Moving
16. Being in a new environment
17. Making friends
18. Prejudice
19. Special needs
20. Growing up

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II. Disabilities collection

Kiddo children’s library offers a wide range of materials in alternate
formats for customers with visual impairments, physical disabilities, and learning
disabilities.

 Large print books are available at many of our library. Titles include a wide
choice of best-sellers, fiction and non-fiction. Some books are also available in
a lot of the language that can makes every disabilities people that have
different languages can get these knowledge and information in their languages
to easy understand.

 Audiobooks are full length recordings of popular fiction and non-fiction books
on CD that the people can listen to on people computer or portable device.
Some titles are available in other languages also.

 The talking book collection comprises full-length recordings of fiction and
non-fiction books on CD. Our collection includes both multi-disc audiobooks,
and DAISYs, which are MP3-format audiobooks on a single CD with full
navigation. With DAISYs, listeners can jump from page to page, bookmark
pages as well as go directly to a specific page number. The Talking book
collection is available to customers who are unable to read print due to a
visual, physical or learning disability. Register by submitting a Talking Book
Application Form (PDF), which must be certified by a recognized health
professional such as a doctor, nurse, therapist or social worker.

 Descriptive videos are films with special narration which describes the action,
characters, costumes, locations and sets to a viewer with visual disabilities
without interfering with the movie's dialogue or sound effects. They are
available in both DVD and VHS.

 Closed captioned videos have subtitles that can be seen with a closed captioned
decoder or with a built-in decoder on newer televisions. Most feature DVDs
come with optional subtitles as well.

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5.8 Digital Collection

a) Adult

A digital library, digital repository, or digital collection, is an online database
of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, or other digital media
formats. Our digital collections are subscribes to a variety of database and other
electronic resources such as e-books, e-magazines and e-journals.

Some are freely available but most can only be accessed in our reading rooms in
our children library that provides in the shelve books for the community needs and
seeks. So, they can choose what is good for them whether the physical materials
collection and digital collection that can gives them opportunity to them.

b) Children

Using the digital collection with the children aims to familiarize children with new
media and encourage them to use new media, to read on new media and to read in
general as well as to experiment with creating their own creative works along of the
new era of information and technology. We continuously promote the collection to the
children when they visit the library and encourage them to read at home and with their
family.

Our library provides some of the junior book and tape for the children audience to
attract them to develop of the read environment in their soul. Kits thanks to a
generous donation from the Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia, the Kiddo children’s’
library created a collection of books with read-along cassettes. We now collect book
and CD kits as well. These editions of favourite picture books are great fun for any
child who loves a story and an enjoyable way for beginning readers to develop their

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skills. Cassette players and earphones (child-sized of course!) are available for use in
the library.

Videos children's videos offer a wealth of wonderful stories suitable for young
children. Many of these productions are based on folktales and classic children's books
contained within the library and may encourage a child to want to read the original
book. Children's non-fiction videos include many wildlife programs suitable for
younger viewers. Longer works for family viewing with older children can be found in
the adult video collection.

5.9 Leisure Reading Collection

I. Adult

Leisure reading, also known as recreational reading, pleasure reading, free
voluntary reading, and independent reading, is independent, self-selected reading of a
continuous text for a wide range of personal and social purposes. Readers select from
a wide range of extended texts, including but not exclusive to narrative fiction,
nonfiction, picture books, e-books, magazines, social media, blogs, websites,
newspapers, comic books, and graphic novels.

Our children library provides collections for teaching and learning but also for
leisure such as novel, comics, magazines and many more that can makes the adult
audience will also get the opportunity to get the benefits of the knowledge and

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information when they come to our library. We not only target the children’s audience
in the library but we provides with the same level of the services on our community to
makes them have all the benefits in our library.

II. Children

Leisure reading, also known as recreational reading, pleasure reading,
free voluntary reading, and independent reading, is independent, self-selected
reading of a continuous text for a wide range of personal and social purposes.
Readers select from a wide range of extended texts, including but not exclusive
to narrative fiction, nonfiction, picture books, e-books, magazines, social
media, blogs, websites, newspapers, comic books, and graphic novels.

Leisure reading is generally intrinsically or socially motivated and a
pleasurable activity for the reader. Students’ home environment, where
parents/caregivers encourage reading and model their enjoyment of reading,
has a substantial positive impact on children’s performance in reading (Mullis,
Martin, Foy, & Drucker, 2012; OECD, 2010). This means that the leisure
reading collection can helps the children will be encourage to read and model
their enjoyment to makes them will in love in their soul with the life-learning
education that library provided.

Babies and young children love books, cuddling up and sharing a book

is a great way to spend time together and gives the child a head start when it

comes to learning to read. Leisure reading collection can helps the children

with the advancement of the new era of technology and information with the

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availability and accessibility of the many types of materials of the technology
such as e-books, e-magazines, social media, blogs, and website that the library
provided to the children to ensure that the children will get the opportunity
along the era of digital. It shows that this platform can makes the children will
get the opportunity to make them can easier, fun, interest, and enjoyment with
the platform that the library provides.

Lastly, the library provides support for the educational process and the
children’s library deals with self-education and leisure reading for the children
in their leisure time with the interactive and interesting interior design that
makes the children will come again and again in the children’s library zone. It
wills helps the children will get the new friends in the library itself. It also will
develop land for growing in terms of makes the children love to read and love
to go to the library from the early childhood.

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5.10 Children Collection

Collections are selected from the array of materials available from various
publishers and tailored according to the needs and interests of children. In the past,
librarians would call themselves as “gatekeepers of good literature”, restricting
materials in the collection to only “worthy” reading and quality materials. This lead to
low volume of materials published specifically for children.

Children’s librarians save the time of the reader by helping young people find
appropriate information through reference and homework assistance and through
reader’s advisory and book talks. Creating booklists and special displays helps
children and parents quickly find materials for annual activities like the science fair or
holiday reading. Normally, children’s libraries contain more of audio-visual and
graphic materials that may include photographs, pictures, diagrams, realia (real
objects), etc. The other materials that are available in children’s libraries are books,
magazines, etc. (Luban, 1998).

Type of children collection

A. Picture book

Picture books includes board books, concept books (teaching an alphabet or
counting for example), pattern books, and wordless books. A picture book
combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young
children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints,
acrylics, watercolour, and pencil.

These collections are appropriate for pre-readers ages between from the early
childhood or toddler until 5 years old of ages. Usually 32 pages long, oversized
books with illustrations on every page.

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B. Pattern books

C. Wordless books

D. Alphabet and counting books

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E. Board books

These (almost) indestructible books are for very early reading with babies and
toddlers. They introduce new vocabulary and basic concepts such as counting, shapes
and colours - something to chew on.

F. Traditional literature books
Traditional literature books include folktales, which convey the legends,

customs, superstitions, and beliefs of people in past times. This genre can be further
broken down into myths, fables, legends, and fairy tales.
There are ten (10) characteristics of traditional literature:

1. Unknown authorship
2. Conventional introductions and conclusions
3. Vague settings
4. Stereotypes characters
5. Anthropomorphism
6. Cause and effect
7. Happy ending for the hero

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8. Magic accepted as a normal
9. Brief stories with simple and direct plots
10. Repetition of action and verbal patterns.

G. Fiction books
Fiction books include modern stories, sub genres of fantasy, and realistic

fiction (both contemporary and historical) and historical fiction. These genres also
include the school story, a genre unique to children’s literature in which the boarding
school is common setting.

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 Non-fiction and reference materials

Information books on a wide variety of topics are shelved here by the same
call numbers used in the adult library. Readers will find great material for
school projects and intriguing titles on personal interests - knights, kites,
sharks, space, costumes, cooking, and more.

Non-fiction and reference materials are the form of any narrative, account,
or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are
understood to be factual. Many children read non-fiction for fun. Whether on
cars, dinosaurs or baseball players, non-fiction books with photos and other
visuals appeal to many children.

With the advent of the Internet, many libraries have reduced the number of
reference books they carry. Having the World Book Encyclopaedia on hand is
essential if all the computer terminals are in use, children can still find
something on the topic an atlas, almanac, dictionary and thesaurus are still
helpful to have in hard copies.

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H. Children’s Magazine

Magazines are a great way to get a “non-reader” to read. Many children who
do not like to read chapter of books will sit and read magazine since these features
characters and actors are from their favourite movies and television shows.

J. Quiet Book/ Busy Book

The quiet book is quite literally quiet. It is a book that is made of fabric
(typically felt). Each page is focused on a different skill. They are colorful, provide a
new platform for learning, and inspire independent play and creativity. These books
are great for travel or moments when the children in the library might need to keep
them occupied and quiet/focused.

This book is actually great for children of all ages, but is best geared towards
children 1-5 years old. The possibilities for page ideas are endless.

Here are some of the more popular pages that are included in the typical
book:

 Shape identification/matching
 Using snaps, buttons, buckles and zippers
 Matching and sorting activities
 Spelling words
 Counting
 Nature/Animal exploration (picking apples, fishing, seasons )

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6.0
SERVICES

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6.0 SERVICES

Administration Department

6.1 Media Services

Media service is located at first floor (Level 1). This service is serve the user
about the media service such as CD-ROM, DVD Player, Microfiche, Microfilm,
Newspaper, Sound Record, Video, digitize material, E-book, E-Journal and anything
regarding media.

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6.2 Suggest Purchase

Recommend materials to be added to the Libraries collections in support of
library innovation. If the Library buys an item that you suggest, a staff member will
place a hold for you. It usually takes two to three weeks for the decision to be made
and the hold to be placed.

Fees and Pricing
Memberships fees pricing:
RM10 (Children)
RM 15 (Adult)
Seminar Room Rent:
RM 10/ hour
RM 90/ half days
RM 200/ days
Fines:
RM 1 and above per book (depends on lost books, due date slips, damage
plastic cover, torn, scrambling and stains food / drinks on page)

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6.3 Programmed / Events

Kiddo Children’s Library has provided programme or events every weekend with
several slot depends on time and situations such as:

 Storytelling Programme (third level)
 Cooking Class with volunteering room housewife
 Martial Arts Programme
 ICT Classes

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Customer Service Departments

6.4 Photocopy & Printing Services
Kiddo Children’s Library provided those machines to make our user feel more

easier to photocopy or print whatever they want to do through using our computer or
the material that we provided that especially for the material that cannot be borrowed.

6.5 Reference & Information Services
Kiddo Children’s Library provide reference desk to user asking about the

material or anything. Reference desk has in 2 floor which is second floor and third
floor

2nd Floor 3rd Floor

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6.6 Circulations Service

Circulation service has provided in two floor which is in second floor and third
floor. This service provide to user borrowed and returned the books through the
counter and self-service borrowing machine.

Circulation Counter Self-service Borrowing Machines

Book drop Machine in Library Book drop Machine for outside of library

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6.7 ICT Service
Computer lab or computer services that provided by our library is located on

level 2 only

6.8 Consultancy & Advisory
This service given the service to user to do the free service of consultants about

many things and types. This service located at first floor in Kiddo Children’s Library.

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Technical Service Departments
6.9 Interlibrary Loan Service
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is located in two floors which is first floor and second
floor. An ILL service is serve user to make another borrowing material from other
library that helped by librarian Kiddo Children’s Library.

6.10 Loans
Books for loans are available on level two. This service loan eligibility:
 Borrow according to privileges.
 Should not borrow material for another user.
 Not allowed to borrow if user has overdue fine or book.
 Users are responsible to ensure that all borrowed materials have been
properly recorded.

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6.11 Online Public Access Cataloging (OPAC)

This section is located at every floor except for the fifth floor. Kiddo
Children’s Library given the services to user access the OPACs is through tablets and
we don’t prepare the common computer because we want to make the library more to
digital technology.

Tablet OPACs OPAC Sections

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Serial Departments
6.12 Newspaper Services
Kiddo Children’s Library provided newspaper free to user read and access to
the online newspaper. This newspaper for the physical of newspaper is located at
every level.

6.13 Journal Service
We provided journal as reference to users and it is free access through our

system which is KOHA.

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