By Foo Ming Li
The Library of Han Chiang University College of Communication (HCUC) is proud to announce the installation of Penang Digital Library (PDL) Station on October 1, 2020. Located at the library’s reading area, the station allows students and staff to browse and borrow a wide variety of e-books and audiobooks offered by the PDL.
HCUC Head Librarian, Mohd Jafri bin Abdul Wahab explained that the PDL Station is a HCUC-led initiative that has resulted in a collaboration between HCUC and PDL, confirmed by the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on November 25, 2019. This collaborative partnership between HCUC and PDL will be beneficial to HCUC students and staff.
With the signing of the MoU, HCUC students and staff can now gain access to an extensive collection of e-books and audiobooks collection from PDL from the HCUC library. Mr Jafri added that this initiative addresses the need for quality digital content specifically targeted to HCUC students and staff.
Mr Jafri clarified that the objective of the initiative is to utilise the convenience offered by technological devices or platforms as tools for access to information with the wider objective of encouraging a love for reading.
“Currently the library only offers e-journals from Open Access Journal, Wanfang Data, EBSCOhost, Elsevier, and Emerald Insight to students browsing for research materials when they are working on research papers and dissertations.
“With the introduction of the PDL Station, students can browse for the latest ebooks and audiobooks at leisure during their free time,” he said.
Mr Jafri said that the library is planning to increase the number of computers so that more students and staff can make use of the IT facilities at the library.
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