Events & Activities

Join Our “Fiction Getaway: A Break Powered by Books” Event

(26 May 2025 - 30 June 2025)

Dear Students and Staff,

This semester break, unwind and rediscover the simple joy of reading for pleasure—a rewarding and enriching habit, especially for students.

Borrow a book from our English fiction collection (just follow the designated call numbers) and stand a chance to win Touch ‘n Go reload pin vouchers in our lucky draw!

Let fiction take you away - adventure and rewards await!

Join the IOP Publishing Online Quiz 2025 – Great Prizes Await!

Dear Students and Staff,

We’re excited to announce that all TAR UMT students and staff are eligible to participate in the IOP Publishing Online Quiz 2025, taking place from 1 May 2025 until 15 June 2025.

Click HERE to join the quiz and stand a chance to win exciting prizes!

Join Our Webinar: Navigating iDiscover and Locate

Dear Library User,

We are pleased to introduce iDiscover, our new discovery platform powered by EDS, alongside the Locate (Online Catalogue) through an informative webinar!

Whether you’re a student or staff member, this session will provide an overview of the key features of both platforms.

Don’t miss out - register now! You'll need to log in with your TAR UMT Gmail credentials.

Join the Emerald Online Quiz 2025

Dear Students and Staff,

The Emerald Online Quiz 2025 has officially kicked off today, 1 April 2025 and will run until 30 April 2025.

Participate HERE for a shot at winning TNG eWallet reload PINs worth up to RM200.00! Don't miss out – join the fun now!

Reference Management Tool – Mendeley (Basics) Webinar

Dear Students and Staff,

The Library is pleased to invite you to our upcoming Mendeley (Basics) Webinar, where you’ll learn how to manage citations and bibliographies for research, projects and class assignments using Mendeley Reference Manager.

These sessions will be conducted via Google Meet in March 2025, and you can select the session that best fits your schedule.

Click on your preferred session date (hyperlinked) and log in with your TAR UMT Gmail credentials to secure your spot.

Students are welcome to attend multiple sessions. However, Graduate Attribute (GA) points will be awarded for only one session, provided you remain present for the entire duration of the session.

We look forward to your participation!

Join Our APA Referencing Style Webinars – March 2025

Dear Students and Staff,

We’re pleased to invite you to three upcoming webinar sessions on Citing & Referencing in American Psychological Association (APA) Style (7th Edition)!

Join us in March 2025 on Google Meet as we guide you through managing references and bibliographies using the latest APA referencing guidelines.

Choose the session that fits your schedule and secure your spot by clicking on the hyperlinked date below. Please log in with your TAR UMT Gmail credentials.

Students may attend multiple sessions, but Graduate Attribute (GA) points will only be awarded for one session, provided they remain present for the entire duration of the session.

We look forward to your participation!

Enhance Your Academic Journey: Join Our Library Information Skills Webinars!

Dear Students and Staff,

The Library is excited to announce three upcoming Library Information Skills webinars in March 2025, hosted via Google Meet. These sessions will cover basic information skills and provide valuable guidance on accessing and retrieving resources from the TAR UMT Library.

Choose the session that best fits your schedule and secure your spot by clicking on the hyperlinked date below. You’ll need to log in with your TAR UMT Gmail credentials.

Students are welcome to attend multiple sessions. However, Graduate Attribute (GA) points will be awarded for only one session, provided you remain present for the entire duration of the session.

Don’t miss out!

Library Induction for New Students

Hello Freshies of the February 2025 Intake!

Missed the recent in-person Library Induction? No worries! You can catch up by watching the Library Induction video online and completing the online quiz to earn your Graduate Attribute (GA) points.

Access the online quiz using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials.

Please note: Graduate Attribute (GA) points will be awarded for only ONE (1) session if you have attended both the PHYSICAL and ONLINE Library Induction.

Invitation to IEEE Authorship Talk

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to invite you to the IEEE Authorship Talk presented by Mr. Alex Liu from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This talk will take place on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 at 11.00 a.m. in the Audio Visual Room, Level LG, Main Library.

The topics covered include an introduction to IEEE and IEEE Xplore, differences between writing for journals and conference proceedings, paper formatting, writing ethics, navigating IEEE journals on IEEE Xplore, finding conference calls for papers, using the journal recommendation tool, accessing full text through personal accounts, advanced search strategies and browsing related articles for research support.

We encourage all students and staff to join this informative 1.5-hour session. Please register using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials HERE.