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The University

of Malaya Library

Dr Nor Edzan binti Che Nasir
Chief Librarian, University of Malaya

1 Our print he Library of the University of Malaya in collection of 10,000 volumes, 9,000 square
collection on Kuala Lumpur was opened by the then feet of space with a seating capacity of 126
Levels 2 to 4
2. Main Library TUnited Kingdom High Commissioner and a staff totaling eight. Within a span of
for Malaya, Sir Geofroy Tory K.C.M.G. on ffty years, the Library has expanded into a
15 December 1959. At that time, it had a network comprising of the Central Library,
three branch libraries (Za’ba Memorial Library,
T.J. Danaraj Medical Library and Tan Sri
Professor Ahmad Ibrahim Law Library) and
seven special libraries (Malay Studies, Islamic
Studies in Kuala Lumpur and in Nilam Puri,
Built Environment, Language & Linguistics,
Engineering and Dentistry). The East Asia
Studies and Indian Studies libraries now form
part of the Za’ba Memorial Library.
The Library continues to develop in line
with its vision - in support of the University of
Malaya’s global mission, the Library provides
professional expertise, diverse information
resources, and knowledge-based services
for the advancement of its quality research,
2 teaching and learning. Following from this,

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