Knowing Your LibraryZa'ba Memorial Library

1. Introduction

   Perpustakaan Peringatan Za'ba (Za'ba Memorial Library) or popularly known as PPZ contains unpublished and published materials on Malaysiana. It is especially rich in the areas of Malay language, literature and culture. These materials are kept in closed stacks for preservation and users are allowed reference facilities at the designated reading areas.

   
   
   

2. Collection

   • Monographs
     Books on Malaysiana published locally or overseas, particularly in the areas of Malay language, literature and culture, Malay/Indonesian dictionaries ranging from those published in the 17th century to the present.
      
   • Conference papers
     Unpublished or published papers presented at the seminars or conferences held in Malaysia. The papers are indexed and retrievable through the Malaysiana index database INDXDB.
      
   • Malaysiana Serials and Official publications
     Published serials and official publications especially annual reports and other related materials, published by Malaysian government departments and statutory bodies.
      
   • Manuscripts
     Original manuscripts and manuscripts on microfilm/microfiche especially Malay language, literature and Islam.
      
   • Personal collections
     Collections donated by or acquired from the prominent individuals/scholars, such as the late Tan Sri Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad in the areas of Malay studies, including his personal letters (Za'ba Collection), Ungku Abdul Aziz an economist and a former Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya (Ungku Aziz Collection), a Malay nationalist lbrahim Ya'kob (lbrahim Ya'kob Collection) and the Father Pintado collection of books on the Portuguese Overseas.
   
   
   

3. Services

   • Reference and Information Service
     Enquiries can be made directly to the librarian.
   • Reprography
     Photocopying of PPZ materials is allowed depending on the condition and type of material. Academic exercises are not allow to be photocopied.
   
   
   

4. Photocopying charges

   TYPE OF MATERIAL	NUMBER OF PAGES	CHARGES
   		UM STAFF & STUDENTS	PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES & GOVERNMENT BODIES	PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES/INDIVIDUAL
   Books & Official Publications	10% only	20 cents/page ** Tiada bayaran perkhidmatan	RM10/1-10 pages+ RM2 (for each additional 10 pages)	RM15/1-10 pages + RM5 (for each additional 10 pages)
   Journal (Malaysiana)	No limit
   Conference Paper	Maximum of three (3) conference papers
   Academic Exercise	No Photocopying
   Personal Collection

   * Subjected to change