A.
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Name
of Institution |
SEMINARI THEOLOJI MALAYSIA |
| Year
institution founded |
1979 |
| Name
of Library |
SEMINARI
THEOLOJI MALAYSIA LIBRARY |
Year
Library founded
(if different from above) |
(same
as above) |
| Full
Address |
The Library
Seminari Theoloji Malaysia
Lot 3011 Taman South East
Jalan Tampin Lama Batu 3
70100 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
MALAYSIA |
Mailing
address
(if different from above) |
The
Library
Seminari Theoloji Malaysia
P.O. Box 175
70720 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
MALAYSIA |
|
Contact |
Telephone:
+606-6322815 |
| |
Fax:
+606-6329766 |
| |
Others:
-- |
| Email |
library@stm.edu.my |
| Website/Homepage |
www.stm.edu.my |
B.
STAFF AND QUALIFICATIONS
1.
Head Librarian
| Name |
Miss
Christabel Wong |
Qualifications
(highest degree earned) |
Educational:
Bachelor of Divinity |
| |
Professional:
M.A. in Library and Information Studies |
2.
Library Staff (including Head Librarian)
| |
Full-time |
Part-time |
Voluntary/
Temporary |
| Total
no. of staff |
5 |
-- |
Ad
hoc |
| No.
of staff with degrees in |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| •
Only Theology |
1 |
-- |
-- |
| •
Only Library Studies (or equivalent) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| •
Both Theology and Library Studies (or equivalent) |
1 |
-- |
-- |
C.
ACCESS
| Main
user community of the library |
Seminari
Theoloji Malaysia academic community and external
library members |
| Terms
of access |
Strictly
members only.
Others by appointment. |
| Opening
hours |
Monday-Friday
: 9:30am – 5:30pm |
|
Disabled friendly |
Wheelchair
access available, but some of the shelves are high.
|
| Lending
|
Strictly
members only |
D.
COLLECTIONS & PUBLICATIONS
| Books/monographs |
No.
of volumes: 45,000 |
| |
No.
of titles: 40,000 |
| |
Language
percentage:
English:
65%
Chinese: 30%
Tamil: 3%
Malay 1% Others 1%
|
| Periodicals |
Total
no. of titles: 250 titles |
| |
Current/active
subscriptions: 200 titles |
| Coverage/collection
strengths |
1.
Theological studies
2. Biblical studies
3. Pastoral studies
4. Missions & Church history
5. Spirituality
6. Social studies
7. Asian studies
8. World religions
9. Denominational studies |
Special
collections
(give statistics, if possible) |
1.
Archives on the history of Christianity in Malaysia
and Singapore
2. Special emphasis on collecting publications by
local and Asian Christians |
| Others
(please specify) |
1.
Audiovisual and multimedia: 1000 items
2. Microfiche and microfilm
3. News clippings
4. Dissertations: 500 volumes |
Publications by the library
(e.g. bibliographies, indexes, periodicals, catalogs,
etc.) |
Online
listing of journals holdings and theses (in process) |
E.
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Classification
system used & edition
(e.g. DDC, LC, Union, etc.)
|
DDC
22 |
| Catalogue
type (retrieval system) |
Computer
catalogue
(and card catalogue as back-up) |
| URL
of catalogue |
None |
| Automated
library management system & version |
VLib 6.2 |
|
Facilities/Services |
Strictly
for affiliates and members:
1. Document delivery (only to affiliates)
2. Photocopying
3. Comb-binding
4. Lamination
6. Computer lab for wordprocessing & Internet
access (5 terminals)
7. WiFi facilities
8. ATLASerials
9.
Audiovisual room with TV, DVD/VCD player, VCR
player, CD/tape deck, microfiche reader
10. 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. Documentation, Archives, Bibliography, Oral History
Study Group (DABOH)
3. 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:
September 2008
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