A.
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Name
of Institution |
METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL |
| Year
institution founded |
1954 |
| Name
of Library |
Methodist
Theological School Library |
Year
Library founded
(if different from above) |
|
| Full
Address |
Methodist
Theological School Library,
51, Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg,
96000 Sibu,
Sarawak,
MALAYSIA.
|
Mailing
address
(if different from above) |
|
|
Contact |
Telephone:
+ 6-084-321409,
+ 6-084-330870 |
| |
Fax:
+ 6-084-341409 |
| |
Others:
-- |
| Email |
library@mtssibu.edu.my
mtslib@yahoo.com |
| Website/Homepage |
http://www.mtssibu.edu.my |
B.
STAFF AND QUALIFICATIONS
Head Librarian
| Name |
Mr.
Rev. Lee Ai Sing |
Qualifications
(highest degree earned) |
Educational:
Bachelor of Theological |
| |
Professional:
Master of ministry major in library science |
Library
Staff (including Head Librarian)
| |
Full-time |
Part-time |
Voluntary/
Temporary |
| Total
no. of staff |
5 |
-- |
-- |
| No.
of staff with degrees in |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| •
Only Theology |
1 |
-- |
-- |
| •
Only Library Studies (or equivalent) |
2 |
-- |
-- |
| •
Both Theology and Library Studies (or equivalent) |
1 |
-- |
-- |
•
High School and Library Course |
|
-- |
-- |
C.
ACCESS
| Main
user community of the library |
Methodist
Theological School academic community and external
library members (Methodists and alumni) |
| Terms
of access |
Strictly
members only.
Others by appointment. |
| Opening
hours |
Monday-Friday:8:00a.m.-12:00
noon, 1:30p.m. -4:30p.m.
Saturday: 8:00a.m.-12:00 noon. |
|
Disabled friendly |
|
| Lending
|
Strictly
members only |
D.
COLLECTIONS & PUBLICATIONS
| Books/monographs |
No.
of volumes: 30.000 |
| |
No.
of titles: 24.000 |
| |
Language
percentage:
1.
English: 45%
2. Chinese:38.95%
3. Malay:16%
4. Others:0.05%
|
| Periodicals |
Total
no. of titles: 134 titles |
| |
Current/active
subscriptions: 129 titles |
| Coverage/collection
strengths |
1.
Theological studies
2. Biblical studies
3. Pastoral studies
4. Missions studies
5. Church history
6. Spirituality
7. Social studies
8. Asian studies
9. World religions
10. Denominational studies
11. Music studies
12. Wesleyan studies |
Special
collections
(give statistics, if possible) |
1.
Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference (SCAC) minutes
of annual conference
2. Local publications
3. Sunday school materials published by Board
of Christian Literature (SCAC)
|
| Others
(please specify) |
1.
Audiovisual and multimedia:325 items
2. Dissertations: 32 volumes |
Publications by the library
(e.g. bibliographies, indexes, periodicals, catalogs,
etc.) |
|
E.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Classification
system used & edition
(e.g. DDC, LC, Union, etc.)
|
Library
of Congress |
| Catalogue
type (retrieval system) |
Computer
catalogue
|
| URL
of catalogue |
|
| Automated
library management system & version |
VLib6.1 |
|
Facilities/Services |
Strictly
for affiliates and members:
1. Photocopying
2. Audiovisual room
3. OPAC terminals (3 units)
|
|
Others |
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F.
AFFILIATIONS AND NETWORKING
| Professional
affiliations and memberships in library associations |
1. Malaysian
Theological Libraries Association (MATLA)
2. Forum of Asian Theological Librarians (ForATL)
|
| Other
affiliations |
1.
Documentation of Christianity in Asia Consortium
(DCIA)
2. Association for Theological Education in South
East Asia (ATESEA) |
G.
GENERAL
Which
do you see as a priority in developing an Asian
resource collection? Choose ONE (please tick)
|
listing
of a basic bibliography on Asian theology and
culture
|
| Further
suggestions to enhance the development of Asian
theological libraries and/or Asian resources |
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| Other
remarks |
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Date:
January 2009
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