TUN HAJI MOHD. FUAD STEPHENS,
BORNEO RESEARCH LIBRARY

Historical Background

Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Research Library was approved to be established in 1977 and was officially opened on 6 June 1980 in memory of the contributions of the Late Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens, and his struggle in developing and uplifting the quality of life of all Malaysians in Sabah, especially in improving education standard and knowledge.

The establishment of the Library was brought about by the Research Department of Yayasan Sabah with the assistance of a temporary committee consisting of the Chief Librarians of MARA Institute of Technology, National Library, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Library, Sabah State Library and Sabah State Museum.

Objectives

^ To serve as a reference, information and research source primarily for the government policy markers and planners, professional group as well as managerial and executive personnel.

^ To act as an information centre for Malaysian citizens in Sabah to undertake research.

^ To promote and participate in the development and advancement of Southeast Asian Studies.

^ To serve as a source of research with emphasis on Sabah and Borneo in general.

^ To serve as information source for various activities, project ventures or interests of the Yayasan Sabah Group and to maintain the institution's archives.

^ To serve as a one stop information centre for the project areas and to consolidate research findings of Research and Development for Yayasan Sabah Group.

^ To serve and facilitate students in Sabah at tertiary level.
^ Smart partnership and collaboration with other relevant agencies.

Borneo Collection

This collection consists of special and rare materials on Borneo. These materials cannot be taken out of the Library premises. Being a Library member also allows access to the Library collections in Sabah Nature Club, Danum Valley Field Centre and Maliau Basin Study Centre.

General Collection

The General Collection comprises materials on various fields such as management, economy, forestry, education and others. Only registered members of the Library are permitted to borrow materials from this collection.

Reference Collection

This collection is made up of materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, guidebooks, abstracts, indexes, bibliographies, statistics, etc. Reference materials can only be referred to in the Library premises.

Serials Collection

This collection comprises magazines, bulletins and serial publications acquired locally and overseas.

Newspaper and Clippings Collection

This collection consists of only New Sabah Times and Daily Express. These are displayed at the newspaper reading area. As of October 2003 the rest of the National newspapers and archives of newspapers clippings are available on-line through Bernama Library Infolink Services database (BLIS). Newspapers consists of200 subject headings, covering wide range of subjects such as environment, economy, agriculture, women, biotechnology and etc as at 15th April 2003.

• Bound Newspapers Collection
  
  Bound newspapers encompass of local newspapers such as Borneo Mail, The Borneo post, Daily Express and The New Sabah Times.

• Pamphlets and Annual Reports Collection
  
  This collection constitutes publications acquired from government departments and the private sectors.
• World Bank Publications Collection
  
  Materials in this collection are deposited by the World Bank. The Library has been designated as the World Bank's Depository Centre for East Malaysia since November 1994.
• Prospectus of Higher Education Collection
  
  This collection comprises prospectus from local and overseas universities/colleges.

• Multimedia Collection
  
  This collection comprises materials in the form of microfilms, microfiches, video tapes, films, audio cassettes, slides, maps and compact discs. Only the duplicates of video tapes, audio cassettes and compact disc are allowed to be borrowed by registered Library members.

• Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad's Collection
  
  This collection consist of books, speeches, by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad himself or written by others about him covering various subjects from the beginning of his political career up to the present.

Library Opening Hours

Monday-Friday : 8:30 a.m-5:00 p.m.

Saturday/Sundays   Public Holidays : Closed

Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens
Borneo Research Library
YAYASAN SABAH GROUP

Menara Tun Mustapha, Yayasan Sabah
Likas Bay, Locked Bag 190
88996 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Tel: 088-326492, 088-326300 ext. 6492/1154
E-mail : library@ysnet.org.my
Fax: 088-427077
Website:http://www.ysnet.org.my

INDEX : Kota Kinabalu  September 28, 2007 04:20:48 PM