News & Announcement

TAR UMT x Wiley Quiz Time 2026

Dear Students and Staff,

We’re pleased to invite all TAR UMT students and staff to participate in the “TAR UMT x Wiley Quiz Time 2026”, running from 15 July 2026 to 14 August 2026 (until 11:59 p.m.).

Grab e-vouchers are up for grabs - don’t miss your chance!

Join the quiz here.

Learn to Manage Your References with Mendeley (Basics) Webinar!

Dear Students and Staff,

The Library is hosting three webinar sessions on the Reference Management Tool – Mendeley. These sessions will provide an introduction to Mendeley Reference Manager, a powerful tool for organizing references and managing citations and bibliographies for research projects, academic writing and class assignments.

Please select the session that best suits your schedule and register by clicking the hyperlinked date below. Kindly log in using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials.

Students may attend multiple sessions. However, Graduate Attributes (GA) points will only be awarded for one session, provided the student remains present for the entire session.

We look forward to your participation!

Citing & Referencing in American Psychological Association (APA) Style Webinars

Dear Students and Staff,

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

Join us to learn how to manage citations, references, and bibliographies in accordance with the latest APA 7th Edition guidelines.

Choose the session that best suits your schedule and click on the corresponding date below to register. Please log in using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials.

Students may attend multiple sessions. However, Graduate Attributes (GA) points will only be awarded for one session, provided the student remains present for the entire session.

We look forward to your participation!

Join Our Library Information Skills Webinars!

Dear Students and Staff,

The Library is hosting three upcoming webinars on basic information skills, designed to provide guidance on accessing and retrieving resources from the TAR UMT Library.

Select the session that best fits your schedule and reserve your spot by clicking the hyperlinked date below. Please log in using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials to register.

Students may attend multiple sessions. However, Graduate Attributes (GA) points will only be awarded for one session, provided the student remains present for the entire session.

Join us for “Reading Is An Adventure That Never Ends” Book Fair at the Main Library!

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to invite you to “Reading Is An Adventure That Never Ends”, a Book Fair organized in collaboration with Popular Book Co. (M) Sdn. Bhd.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2026 – Friday, 26 June 2026

🕙 Time: 9.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. (daily)

📍 Venue: Reading Area, Level G, Main Library

Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase books, stationery, IT gadgets, and more at attractive prices!

We look forward to seeing you at the Book Fair.

Invitation to IEEE Publication Workshop

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Publishing Your Research & Innovation with IEEE – Choices & Procedures workshop, presented by Mr. Alex Liu Yupeng from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Date: 23 June 2026 (Tuesday)

Time: 2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.

Venue: Audio Visual Room, Level LG, Main Library.

The workshop will offer insights into publishing in IEEE journals and conference proceedings, including the publication process and resources available to support authors.

Seats are limited—register now using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials to secure your spot!

Opening of New TAR UMT Arena Discussion Rooms

Great news for students!

The Library will commence trial operations for 36 new discussion rooms at Level 2, Arena Building — TA/263 (1–17) and TA/264 (1–19), effective Monday, 15 June 2026 (Academic Calendar 2026/2027). Official implementation will begin on 22 June 2026.

Access to the rooms is for study purposes only and is fully self-service:

• Book via the Student Intranet (Facility Booking)

• Check in by tapping the QR code on the door panel

• Check out using the exit push button inside the room

• Available during Main Library opening hours

Booking Guidelines:

• Up to 3 hours per booking

• Minimum of two students per booking

• Bookings can be made on the same day or up to one day in advance

Note: The maximum booking duration for Main Library discussion rooms has also been extended to 3 hours.

Happy studying and make full use of the new discussion spaces and extended booking hours!

ProQuest Ebook Central Bookshelf Backup

Dear Library Users,

The Library will be implementing a new, seamless and secure login experience to enhance access to our online resources.

If you use ProQuest Ebook Central and have saved content to your “Bookshelf”, please ensure that you back up or export your bookshelf contents by Friday, 19 June 2026.

Kindly follow the instructions provided HERE.

If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact the Library via:

• WhatsApp: 011-1068 2560

• Email: mailto:library@tarc.edu.my

• “Ask a Librarian TAR UMT” Online Chat

We appreciate your patience, understanding and cooperation.

Emerald Online Quiz 2026 – Winners Announcement

Dear Students and Staff,

We are delighted to announce the much-anticipated winners of the Emerald Online Quiz 2026!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to all the winners! The Emerald Publishing team will contact you directly regarding the arrangement of your prizes.

Join the Emerald Online Quiz 2026

Dear Students and Staff,

Good news! All TAR UMT students and staff are eligible and encouraged to participate in Emerald Online Quiz 2026. The quiz has officially kicked off today, 1 April 2026 and will run until 30 April 2026.

Take part HERE for a chance to win TNG eWallet reload PINs worth up to RM200.00!

Don't miss out – join the quiz now!

ACM Open (ACM's Transformative Model for Open Access Publication)

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.