National Library of Malaysia
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| Country |
 Malaysia
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| Type | Library |
| Established | 1966 |
| Location | 232, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur |
| Coordinates | 3°10′13″N 101°42′40″E / 3.170368°N 101.711207°E |
| Collection | |
| Size | 4.78M items |
| Legal deposit | yes |
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| Director | Nafisah Ahmad |
| Staff | 500 |
| Website | www |
The National Library of Malaysia (Malay: Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia) (PNM) is a library establish under the National Library Act 1972 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The National Library is responsible for providing a collection of knowledge at national level for the present and future generations. In its effort to strengthen the library's collection, the National Library continues to play an active role in its acquisition of library materials through enforcement of the Deposit of Library Material Act 1986, acquisition, gift and exchange.
The pride of the National Library's collection is the Malaysiana Collection. It comprises library materials published in Malaysia and overseas whose whole or larger part of the content is related to the publications date or the language used. Another national intellectual heritage is the Malay Manuscripts and one of her manuscript the Hikayat Hang Tuah has been acknowledged by UNESCO in the Memory of the World Register. It is a MS ISO 9001:2008 certified library.
Vision
The National Library of Malaysia as a world class leader in library development, services and leadership.
Mission
Objectives
The main function of the National Library of Malaysia is divided into three (3) main activity that is Management Activity,Library Development Activity and Information Services Activity. Each Activities supported by sub-activity or division to achieve its goals and objectives of the National Library of Malaysia.
(a) Management Activity
(b) Library Development Activity
(c) Library Services Activity
The National Library total collection is 4.78 million units of which 4.52 million are printed materials, 98,406 non-printed materials, 4,974 Malay Manuscript and 158,316 digital materials. NLM's library catalogue can be accessed online via http://opac.pnm.gov.my .
The major role of a National Library is to preserve and expand the use of published collection from within a respective country as well as collection published in other countries that relates to it. As the National Library for Malaysia, this institution is the central repository for Malaysia's historical memory and culture as well as a library that stores, documentation and conserve intellectual achievement that has been translated into print and non-print form. The Malaysiana collection is a collection of national heritage and the Malaysian race.
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