Services

 

 

Loan Section
No.                 Types of Loan 
Total Loan
Duration
Approval
Method
1.Member Loan  
3 weeks
Librarian
Automation 
2.Short-term-course loan (MAF personnel attending Malaysian Armed Forces Defence College or  Staff College)
10 
4 weeks
Librarian
Automation
3.Long-term-course  loan (MAF personnel attending courses at local Universities or Tertiary  Institutions)
10 
4 weeks
Librarian
Automation
4.Senior Management Loan
20
8 weeks
Librarian
Automation 
5.Batch Loan
200
3 months
Librarian/ Chief Librarian
Automation
6.Inter-library loan
4
3 weeks
Librarian/ Chief Librarian
Manual

 

Reference Section
No.Type of Service 
1.ReferenceProvides advice on reference service for users which include answering queries on references personally, or via telephone , fax, e-mails or  written correspondence.
2Distribution of Selected InformationProvides branch libraries  subject profile that are popular among users.
3Current Awareness.Informs users on current library services and  materials available.
4.Users EducationOrganizes  workshop to educate  users on maximum utilisation of library.
5Subject BibliographyPublishes subjects bibliographies on  current issues for user's  reference.
6PhotocopyProvides  users facilities to photocopy pages in books or reference materials at cost.
7Media SourcesProvides reference and recreational facilities for users to  collect media sources such as  audios, videos, softwares and others.
8MultimediaProvide users with on-line media facilities equipped with complete  audio and video  such as  internet and multimedia interactive materials

 

Index Section
  • Display current series on journals and publications.
  • Collect materials to be compiled into volumes.
  • Provide newspaper cuttings related to military.
  • Compile Military Data based on newspaper cuttings through the Doc-Open system.
  • Index military articles from journals using Information Retrieval System (IRS).

 

Facilities
  • Library auditorium which could be used for seminars,  lectures and meetings .
  • Training aids such as overhead projectors, screens, slide projectors and others that could be loaned by units within and outside MINDEF. Cameras, VCRs and televisions are  strictly  for use in the MINDEF library only.
  • Reading room for leisure reading and viewing television.