Library Security In Library

The security has become an issue that quite importance for library planning in this recent year. Both Perpustakaan Sultan Badlishah and Perpustakaan Universiti Malaya also take their own security measure to overcome it. There are a few numbers of resources to assist on the safeguarding patrons, employees and property. In the 21st century, it focuses on the extension towards Internet safety and security. Many libraries now establishing resource guides with in-depth information related safety and security. The motivating step in establishing a security program in an academic library, is establish with set of web pages on the public side of the web site with basic information on safety and security within the context for parent institution. For

This can be seen with each computer is also protected with latest antivirus software since they offer and have more computers in each level. This is because virus mostly comes from the pen drive, thumb drive and hard disk. In addition, CCTV is placed in selected area to overcome theft issue and for safety purpose since this library sometimes operated 24 hour during study week. CCTV is very useful in playback mode and if connected to a digital recorder or downloading to a server as an asset when needed to verify event occurrences, especially if crime involved, but also when just needed to observe readers using high value materials. Moreover this library also integrating a fire and emergency protection plan into a library protection policy to avoid and lessen losses to the library such as fire extinguisher, water spray and others. So, there is library evacuation plan and displaying emergency exiting diagrams and instructions for staff and patrons, including persons with disabilities as Perpustakaan Universiti Malaya offer services to this kind of people too. Thus, in each level the reliable early warning fire detection and annunciation systems that is both visual in the form of strobe light and audible by a bell or horn, with signals clear and distinguishable from other signals and easily understood by all users of the library, including persons with disabilities are placed. RFID exit gate

But, it only happen on certain time such on study week for both diploma and degree student. This is because most of the student come to the library during study week as some of them feel that library is the best way and place to make revision. For heating and ventilation path, sometimes the air condition can be a little bit hot and stuffy if too much patron enters the library especially in peak hour usually from 10.00 am until 2.00 pm. This is because most student come to the library during that hour basically for reading newspaper, for waiting the next class or just to cool their self as library is a cool place and building compared to outside. However, it is not occur every day as only in certain particular day depends to the air conditioner condition