News & Announcement

Dear Students and Staff,

We’re pleased to announce that starting 23 November 2024, the Main Library and i CHILL Study Space will have new Saturday hours: 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. during the semesters. This change is designed to better support your study, research and assignment needs.

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to invite you to the webinar, "Role of Generative AI in Higher Education Institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region" hosted by ProQuest (part of Clarivate). This webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, 22 October 2024 at 3.00 p.m. via WebEx.

The webinar will discuss findings from a survey conducted by Clarivate, addressing critical issues related to generative AI policies, the influence of national policies on research and the necessity for standardized research ethics education.

We invite all students and staff to join this informative 1-hour session. Please register with your TAR UMT Gmail credentials HERE.

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to invite you to the Science Communication Training for Researchers webinar, "Curtain Raiser: How Researchers Can Boost Their Careers Through Science Communication," hosted by CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). This webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, 16 October 2024 at 7.00 p.m. via Zoom.

The webinar aims to equip natural and social sciences researchers with the confidence and skills to effectively communicate their findings to policymakers and the public.

We encourage all students and staff to participate in this informative 1-hour session. Please register using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials HERE.

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new selection of 115 essential eTextbook titles from Pearson, recommended by our Faculties. This collection is now available for online borrowing through VitalSource Bookshelf. You can borrow up to five Pearson eTextbooks at a time.

To take advantage of this valuable resource, simply create a VitalSource Bookshelf account using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials.

Start borrowing today and support your studies or teaching with these essential materials!

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to invite you to the ACM Open - Author’s eRights Workflow webinar organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), scheduled for Wednesday, 9 October 2024, at 9.00 a.m. via Zoom. The webinar will cover topics including how to use the ACM Digital Library, an overview of ACM Open (ACM's Transformative Model for Open Access Publication) and a walkthrough of the Author's eRights Workflow.

We encourage all students and staff to join this informative 1-hour session. Please register using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials HERE.

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to invite you to the Research Integrity Webinar Series, organized by Elsevier and the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia.

Webinar 1

Date: 27 August 2024 (Tuesday)

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Topic: The Top 10 Ethical Pitfalls of Well-Intentioned Researchers

Speaker: Dr. Olivia Nippe (Elsevier)

Registration Link 

Webinar 2

Date: 17 September 2024 (Tuesday)

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Topic: GenAI: New Policies, Opportunities and Risks

Speaker: Dr. Daniel Stuckey (Elsevier)

Registration Link 

We encourage all students and staff to join these insightful webinars. Please register using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials.

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to announce a webinar on publishing with the IEEE Computer Society, led by Ms. Robin Baldwin from IEEE Computer Society, scheduled for Wednesday, 14 August 2024, at 10.00 a.m. via Zoom. The session will include a Q&A with Dr. Ford Lumban Gaol from Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia, who will share his publishing experiences with the IEEE Computer Society.

We encourage you to join this 1-hour webinar. Please register using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials HERE.

Thank you.

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new selection of essential Wiley eTextbook titles, recommended by our Faculties. This selection includes 309 that can be borrowed online via iPublishCentral. 

You can borrow up to five eTextbooks simultaneously for a 7-day loan period. To start exploring this valuable resource, create an iPublishCentral account using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials. 

Lastly, a friendly reminder: please return borrowed eTextbooks promptly when you no longer need them. 

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new selection of essential eTextbook titles from Cengage Learning, recommended by Faculties. This collection features 500 titles available for online borrowing through VitalSource Bookshelf. You can borrow up to five eTextbooks simultaneously for a 7-day loan period.

To take advantage of this valuable resource, simply create a VitalSource Bookshelf account using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials. 

Dear Staff and Students,

Great news! Starting from 15 January 2024 until 31 December 2026, TAR UMT authors have the opportunity to publish an unlimited number of open-access research articles across the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) journals, conference proceedings and magazines through ACM Open. Best of all, this comes at no cost, with an exemption from article processing charges (APCs)!

Learn more about ACM OPEN HERE.