The library various collections of library materials which each collection has its own distinguished criteria. Some of the collections are permissible to be borrowed and some can only be referred in the library premise. So, the types of collection, its functions and usage are eminent to facilitate users to retrieve the library materials. To get access to our library collections, please visit to Library WebOPAC.

Below is the types of collections that available in the library:

The books of this collection consist of various subjects and areas. It can be borrowed according to the user’s qualification and located at Level 1.

The Special Collection is located at level 1 and generally can be borrowed only for 2 hours through Circulation Counter. Basically, the collection is divided into several others collections as follow:
  • Thesis Collection
  • Research Collection
  • Examination Papers Collection
  • Annual Report Collection
  • Serial Collection (Retrospective)
  • Retrospective News Paper Collection
  • Small Publication Collection
  • Multimedia Collection
  • Braille Collection

This collection specifically contains of law related materials, including:

  • (A) Acts (including amendment) and Statutes
  • (B) Report and Commentaries
  • (C) Serial (Journal and Magazine)
  • (D) Book

This collection can be found at Level 2. It consists of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesaurus, bibliographies, statistics, indexes, and so on. Materials of this collection can only be referred in the library.

Located at Level 2, the collection was built up and selected from materials contributed by an individual in vast quantity as well as according to library’s’ criteria. Recently, the library has 4 collections, such as:
  • DR.ADEL M. ABDUL AZIZ ALGERIANI (ama)
  • TAN SRI ABDUL KADER TALIP (akt)
  • DATUK HJ MOHD MORTADZA HI DAUD (mmd)
  • DR. MOHD RUMAIZUDDIN GHAZALI (mrg)
  • TUAN HJ MASHADI HJ SALAMON (thm)
  • WAN CHIK IBRAHIM (wci)
  • YAAKOB SODHY ABDULLAH (ysa)
  • PROFESSOR EMERITUS TAN SRI DATO’ DR. HAJI ABDUL SHUKOR BIN HAJI HUSIN (ash)
  • DR. SAFAR BIN HASIM (msh)
  • PROF. MADYA DR. BHASAH BIN ABU BAKAR (bab)
The call number of this collection is uniquely designed where it begin with the contributors’ aronym name as mentioned above mainly to differentiate each other. The materials can be accessed only within library area.

This collection is located at Level 2 and consists of current and latest journal, magazine, bulletin, and news papers. It can only be referred in the library.

This collection is basically derived from Serial Collection (Current). When all volumes of particular periodicals were completed, they will be bound and shelf at Serial Collection (Bound) at Level 2 as well.

Malaysiana Collection situated at Level 2, covering a range of topics about Malaysia. Materials of this collection are for reference use only and cannot be taken out of the library.

There are nearly 3,000 copies of books and resources from the Institute Fatwa and Halal (IFFAH) USIM that cover Fatwa-related topics. This collection situated at level 2 and can be borrowed from the circulation counter.

This collection is developed to cover a range of topics related to medical, health science, and dentistry. This collection mainly were located at FPg Library Branch for dentistry and FPSK Library Branch for medical.

The Archive Collection is for reference use only. Materials in this collection cannot be taken out of the library. The collection contains of book, news paper cutting, as well as other materials which have esthetical value to the university. The special gallery is placed at Level 3.

This collection is basically for reference use only. User need to get special approval in order to access the collection. For the time being, all materials are located at Circulation Section at Level 2 of the library.

This collection is basically for reference use only. User need to get special approval in order to access the collection. For the time being, all materials are located at Circulation Section at Level 2 of the library.

Children’s collection in a library is a designated section that specifically caters to young readers. This collection includes a variety of materials such as picture books, educational materials, storybooks and folktales. This collection is designed to encourage reading, provide educational resources, and to engage young readers. This collection can be found at Level 2.

There are 300 copies of publications from the Malaysian Institute of Translation & Books (ITBM), which include both fiction and non-fiction materials. This ITBM collection is only allowed to be referenced within the KPI library branch only.