Practical training report: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak / Nurul Yasmin Musadad

• Main Author: Musadad, Nurul Yasmin
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: University Technology MARA Sarawak 2018
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); Study and teaching. Research
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/105331/1/105331.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/105331/

Pustaka Negeri Sarawak was established by Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud on 1st January 2000. It is known as one ofthe largest libraries in Sarawak. Sarawak State Library is set within a vast park that covers the State Mosque and the Minaret Gardens on the western side. The park includes a lake, areas for public performances and art exhibitions, a playground, picnic areas, a scenic drive, pedestrian walkways and bicycle lanes strewn with trees, shrubs and flower gardens Sarawak State Library is truly a place conducive for learning and reflecting with its beautiful environment. While the interiors of the Pustaka complex are a modern structure that fit right into the 21st century, its exteriors are as close as to nature as possible. Pustaka Negeri Sarawak is conceived as a major information resource centre and as the hub of information services for the public and private sectors. It will link with libraries, archives and information centers elsewhere in Sarawak and throughout Malaysia. It will also provide a gateway into and from publicly accessible international information centers.