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Hamzah Sendut Library 1 & 2 | Services | Rules

  • Bags and parcels, except for handbags and files are not permitted to be brought into the Library. They must be left in the pigeon holes provided in front of the Library at the user’s own risk. 

  • Users can bring in their hand phones but are not permitted to receive and make calls. 

  • Silence is to be observed in all public areas. However, conversation rooms are provided for students who wish to use them. 

  • A few group study rooms are available on a first come first serve basis for those who wish to hold discussions in groups of at least 4 persons. 

  • Reservation of seats in the reading area is not permitted. All books and personal items which are left unattended on the chairs / tables for more than 20 minutes will be collected by Library staff. Users are advised to claim them from the Reader Advisory Desk. 

  • All items which are left behind in the reading areas during closing time may be claimed at the Reader Advisory Desk. These items will be subsequently handed over to the Security Center. 

  • The Library will not take responsibility for any damage and loss of personal items which are left behind in the Library. 

  • All users leaving the Library must show their belongings to the Security Staff on duty at the exit of the Library. 

  • All Library materials which are overdue are not allowed to be taken out of the Library. 

  • No chairs, tables and Library furniture should be shifted from their original position. 

  • Users who are caught hiding, defacing or damaging Library property will be subject to disciplinary action. 

  • Users are not permitted to eat, drink, smoke, litter or sleep in any part of the Library. 

  • Library users are not allowed to use other users’ membership cards. 
     

  • Any student who does not adhere to any of the rules in this section will face one or more of the following disciplinary actions: 

    • warning 

    • a fine which is not more than two hundred ringgit 

    • Suspension from any or all of the University Library facilities for a certain period. 

    • Banned from any part of the University for a certain period 

    • Expulsion from the University