News & Announcement

The Library is seeking your feedback on the recently introduced discovery platform (iDiscover) and OPAC (Locate).

Your input will help us improve these tools to better support your study and research needs.

Thank you for your participation!

Dear Students and Staff,

We are thrilled to announce the much-anticipated results of the Emerald Online Quiz 2025!

Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to all the winners! The Emerald Publishing team will be in touch with you to arrange your prizes.

Dear Students and Staff,

We would like to inform you of an upcoming library system maintenance scheduled for Saturday, 17 May 2025, from 5.00 p.m. to 2.00 a.m. During this time, the Locate-My-Account login, along with online renewal and request functions will be unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Dear Students and Staff,

We’re excited to share that a new selection of essential Wiley eTextbook titles is now available - recommended by Faculties! This collection features 303 titles, all accessible online via iPublishCentral. 

You can borrow up to five eTextbooks at a time, with a 7-day loan period. To get started, simply create an iPublishCentral account using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials. For added convenience, you can also download the Wiley eText app to enjoy reading on the go.

A friendly reminder: Please be sure to return (check in) any borrowed eTextbooks promptly when you're done, so others can enjoy them too.

Happy reading!

Dear Students and Staff,

We’re excited to share that a new selection of essential eTextbook titles from Cengage Learning is now available! Recommended by our Faculties, this collection includes 500 titles that you can access and borrow online via VitalSource Bookshelf.

You may borrow up to five eTextbooks at a time. To get started, simply create a VitalSource Bookshelf account using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials. For added convenience, you can also download the Bookshelf app to enjoy reading on the go.

Dear Library User,

We are excited to announce that we have successfully implemented the open-source FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP). 

Our Online Catalogue is now called ‘Locate’, offering the same essential services - searching for materials, placing holds and renewing item - with a new interface. 

Our discovery service has migrated to EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) and remains known as ‘iDiscover’, allowing you to search across all library resources, including books, e-books and more from a single search box.

To help you navigate these new platforms, we invite you to explore our user guides [HERE].

Thank you for your continued support!

Dear Students and Staff,

We would like to inform you of an upcoming disruption to library services due to the migration to the new library system, FOLIO, scheduled from Friday, 21 March 2025 to Sunday, 23 March 2025.

During this period, the following services will be unavailable:

1. Borrowing and renewal at the counter and RFID self-check station.

2. Returns via the RFID book drop machine.

3. Library InfoWeb - My Account login, including online renewal and request functions. 

However, borrowed materials can still be returned at the library counter and the Library InfoWeb - Online Catalogue will remain accessible. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding. Our services will resume on Monday, 24 March 2025. Library InfoWeb will be replaced by ‘Locate’, a new OPAC, on the same day.

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). This session will take place on Wednesday, 12 March 2025 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 its benefits and a walkthrough of the Author's eRights Workflow.

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

We look forward to your participation!

Dear Students and Staff,

Join us for a webinar led by Ms. Kane Kang from Cambridge University Press on Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 11.00 a.m. The session will focus on open access publishing with Cambridge University Press, covering the benefits of open access, providing a step-by-step overview of the publishing process and highlighting the available platform support.

Register using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials HERE - don't miss this 1-hour session!

Dear Students and Staff,

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new selection of 163 essential eTextbook titles from McGraw Hill, recommended by our Faculties and Centres. These eTextbooks are now available for online borrowing through VitalSource Bookshelf. You can borrow up to five McGraw Hill eTextbooks at a time to support your studies or teaching.

To get started, simply create a VitalSource Bookshelf account using your TAR UMT Gmail credentials and start borrowing today!

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 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.