Quick Facts

 

Established: 1987, moved to the New University Building in 2015
Serving: Serves Sunway University and Sunway College and years 11-12 of Sunway International School. 
Mission: To support teaching, learning, and research efforts of the academic community at Sunway University and Sunway College KL
Quality Initiative: Accredited to ISO9001:2015
Area: Three levels: 72,000 sq. ft
Membership:
(31 Dec 2022)

21,952 students, 727 academicians and 291 admin
Seating: 1,244 users at any one time
Usage (2022) 760,595  entries (108,368 unique entries)
26,358 loans of physical items
1,593,471 electronic articles downloaded
508,877 e-Books downloaded
146,349 e-Textbooks downloaded
 
  Library Staff
Number: 33 professional, technical and other support staff
Graduate staff: 19 graduate staff 
 
     

Library Collection

Library Collection
(As at 31 December 2022)

 
  TITLES VOLUME
Print Books: 110,325 150,479 
E-Books: 270,567 270,567 
Print Serials (Individual titles + Bound Serials + Annual Reports):   1,869 6,982
E-Journals: 72,911  72,911 
E-Databases (Subscribed + Open Access): 241 241
Audiovisual Items (DVDs + Sound recordings): 8,755    12,144   
Streaming Videos (Proquest Academic Videos Subscribed Database): 60,000 60,000
E-Dissertations & Theses: (Proquest Dissertations & Theses Subscribed Database): 1,000,000   1,000,000
 

Services and Facilities

The Tun Hussein Onn Sunway Library is fully automated since July 1999.
- The Library system is called "SirsiDynix Symphony ".
- "Library Catalogue" (Library's OPAC: Online Public Access
Catalogue), is web-based.
- Discovery service, SearchAll
- Facial Recognition

LIBRARY SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Loan Services
- Library orientation and tours
- Information Skills workshops
- Help Desk
- DocDel (document delivery) services
- Access to e-databases from within and outside the campus
- Renewals & Reservations Online: from within and outside the campus
- Academic Language Learning Service (ALLS)
- Homepage
- Shelf guides online
- Library and subject guides
- Exam papers online
- FAQs online
- Online listing of new titles added monthly
- Online tutorials
- Online reading lists
- Research Workshops and Consultation Services for PGRs
   
   
Access to Electronic Resources From Other Universities  
   

Access For Victoria University Students
- E-databases from Victoria
University Australia
- Online exam papers

 

 

 
   

 

LIBRARY FACILITIES INCLUDE:

- Computer facilities: 115 wired PCs for assignments and surfing.
- Instructional Lab
- Printing (4 printers)
- Wireless access in the Library.
- Viewing Zone: to view VCDs and DVDs for coursework or leisure.
- Training Room 1 & 2(Both sound-proofed).
+ Both can be reserved for group viewing.
- Conference Room
- Collaborative Areas
- Group Project Pods
- Silent Zone
- CCTV to protect users and library collection
- Self-checkout machines
- Book-drop for self check-in/return
- Extended Hour Study Area
- Postgraduate Hub
- Sunway Education Group Archives

Document no.

WP/016 Issue 8     22 March 2022