2017
Data Day@LLC 2017
19 October 2017
In conjunction with International Open Access Week, join us for Data Day@ LLC, an informal conversation from 12 noon - 2 pm on 24 October 2017 at the Library Seminar Room (7-2-05).
Library website - under construction: 12 – 21 September 2017
12 September 2017
The Library website will be under construction from 12 September –
21 September 2017. Some pages Certain updates will show that the
website is being updated.
Library Closure 9 & 10 September 2017
7 September 2017
In order to allow the contractors to carry out heavy construction works
on Level 4, Building 7, the Library will be closed on Saturday, 9 September
and Sunday, 10 September 2017.
Have Your Say: Library User Survey, 04-17 September 2017
5 September 2017
Here is your opportunity to let us know what you think we do best and
where we can do better. About 10 minutes is all you need to complete
the Library survey.
Library "Document Delivery Request" now online!
30 August 2017
You can now request for Document Delivery service conveniently via our online form.
Bridging academic excellence across the Himalayas
28 August 2017
A fine collection of 971 books from the Monash University Malaysia Library (LLC) travelled a distance of 4,150 km to the eastern edge of the Himalayas to find their new home at the Royal Thimphu College (RTC) Library, Thimphu, Bhutan; they arrived on 24 August 2017!
Book History Online - Brill is on trial till 07 September 2017
15 August 2017
Book History Online (BHO - Brill is the international bibliography in the field of book and library history. It provides a comprehensive survey of all scholarly
publications written from a historical perspective. Book History Online - Brill
is on trial and available on the database trials webpage until 07.09.2017
Migration to New Worlds: The Modern Era is now on trial
15 August 2017
Migration to New Worlds:The Modern Era is on trial and available on the database trials webpage until 30/08/2017
LLC anti-seat hogging campaign: survey 2017
7 August 2017
We are interested to hear your views on LLC campaign “Park Yourself, Not Your Bags” which took place from 29 May to 19 June 2017.
Welcome to the Library, Semester 2
28 July 2017
Whether you are returning after the semester break or new to Monash Malaysia, I wish to extend my warm welcome to the Library and Learning Commons.
Women’s Studies: Women’s Issues and Identities Now on trial!
26 July 2017
Women’s Studies: Women’s Issues and Identities is on trial and available on the database trials webpage until 15 August 2017.
LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II: On Trial till 15 August 2017
26 July 2017
LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part II is on trial and available on the database trials webpage until 15 August 2017.
Search system upgrade 2 - 6 July 2017
23 June 2017
Search will be offline on Sunday 2 July from 12:00 am to 1:00 am (Malaysia time)
for scheduled system maintenance.
Enhancing the student experience
22 June 2017
As part of the Campus Master Plan (Stage 1, Phase 1) set to commence on
28 June 2017, intensive hacking, drilling and piling works will take place
above the Library for approximately 3 weeks to make way for the new
Campus Informal Learning Space, including the demolition of the existing
Multi-Faith Centre and covered walkway at Level 4.
Leading the pack: Developing students’ research skills at Monash Malaysia
19 June 2017
Under the patronage of the Campus Education Committee, as part of
MUM strategy to enable research skills development across the curriculum, the
Library and Learning Commons organised a series of Research Skill
Development (RSD) framework workshops from May 30th to June 1st, 2017.
Asian Open Access Regional Survey
9 June 2017
Have you wondered about Open Access adoption in Asia? What does the Asian OA landscape look like?
Visit to Vietnam National University
5 June 2017
Ms. Isabelle Eula, the Director of Library and Learning Commons (LLC),
Monash University Malaysia, and her colleague Hien Tran, Liaison Librarian
(Engineering and IT), visited International University Library,
Vietnam National University on the 21st April 2017.
LLC Campaign “Park Yourself, Not Your Bags”
24 May 2017
In an effort to curb rampant seat hogging on campus, Monash Malaysia Library will launch a new campaign called “Park Yourself, Not Your Bags” on Monday 29 May 2017.
Extended Library hours, 29 May – 20 June 2017
24 May 2017
The Library and Learning Commons will extend its opening hours from 29 May 2017 to 20 June 2017.
New laptop zones now open
24 May 2017
After several months of transformation and renovation, the Library officially opened two brand-new laptop designated zones at Level 1.
Trial for SAGE Video until 31.05.2017
3 May 2017
Are you in the Social Sciences? Discover SAGE Video today until 31 May 2017.
Trial for “Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume V” until 30 May 2017
3 May 2017
Get your therapy on! Consists of over 400 mental health videos to practice
recognising mental health disorders and come up with an accurate diagnosis.
Explore Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume V until 30 May 2017.
Trial for Twentieth Century Religious Thought Library until 10.05.2017
17 April 2017
Twentieth Century Religious Thought Library is a multivolume, cross-searchable
online collection that brings together the seminal works and archival materials
related to worldwide religious thinkers from the early 1900s until the first decade
of the 21st century. The trial is available until 10 May 2017.
Research Skill Development (RSD) Workshops at JBCS, 15 & 16 March 2017
22 March 2017
11 Johor Bahru Clinical School academics participated in our
Research Skill Development (RSD) workshops on 15th-16th March.
Trial for Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda until 18 April 2017
21 March 2017
This collection of films from the communist world reveals war, history, current
affairs, culture and society as seen through the socialist lens. This trial is
available until 18 April 2017.
Welcome to Your Library
23 February 2017
Are you new to Monash? Starting another academic year? Either way, welcome to the Library and Learning Commons!
Update on LLC’s space transformation
23 February 2017
Check the latest developments about LLC's learning space transformation.
‘Like’ us on Facebook
23 February 2017
The Library and Learning Commons is now on Facebook! Find us by searching ‘Monash Malaysia Library’ on Facebook.
Information Day 2017
23 February 2017
Thirty of us from the Library and Learning Commons and Johor Bahru Clinical School Library campuses attended Library Information Day on
Saturday 21 January 2017.
Trial for Le Grand Ricci Online until 2 March 2017
16 February 2017
Le Grand Ricci was published in six volumes and 7,300 pages, in addition to a volume with appendices. The online dictionary offers approximately 300,000 Chinese words and expressions from the early beginnings of Chinese history to the end of the 20th century. Le Grand Ricci Online is on trial and available on the database trials webpage until 2 March 2017.
Trial for Chinese-English Dictionary Online until 2 March 2017
16 February 2017
This is the first Chinese-English dictionary devoted solely to the pre-modern language. Being a practical lexicon of more than 8,000 characters, arranged alphabetically by Pinyin romanisation, it is meant to facilitate the reading and translating of historical, literary, and religious texts dating from approximately 500 BCE to 1000 CE. Chinese-English Dictionary Online is on trial and available on the database trials webpage until 2 March 2017.
Trial for British Library's Early Arabic Printed Books
18 January 2017
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library (1475-1900) is the first
major searchable online archive of pre-20th century Arabic printed books.
Early Arabic Printed Books is on trial and available on the database trials
webpage until 11 February 2017.
East India Company database on Trial now!
16 January 2017
A new database from Adam Matthew, East India Company, is now available
for trial through the Library and Learning Commons. Students and staff can
access this database during the trial period which ends on 8 February 2017.
Ongoing renovations work in the Library
4 January 2017
Renovation work is taking place on Level 1 of the Library. Site-specific
demolition will occur 6 pm to 6 am from 4 to 8 January 2017. There may be
noise in and around the Library Training Room during this time.