National Library targets 3.3 mln digital book usage this year

PASIR MAS: The National Library ( PNM) is targeting the usage of its digital book services to increase to 3.3 million this year compared with 3.1 million last year.

Its director- general, Datuk Nafisah Ahmad said this followed the large- scale promotion carried out by the agency for the past three years nationwide to inform the public on the facilities provided by the PNM.

“There are more than seven million information sources online which covered reading materials for all groups of readers comprising children, youths, adults and the professionals.

“So far, all the seven million information sources had all been taken up by online consumers registered with the PNM and there are still demands from subscribers who line- up to get

So far, all the seven million information sources had all been taken up by online consumers registered with the PNM and there are still demands from subscribers who line-up to get the books. Datuk Nafisah Ahmad, National Library (PNM) director-general

the books,” he said.

He said this to reporters after officiating at a programme Sympathising the Kelantan Flood Victims 2017 at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kedai Tanjong, here yesterday.

Also present were information manager of the Information Centre and Library News ( InfoLibNews) of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Hasnita Ibrahim, Malaysian Librarian Association ( PPM) Kumpulan Timur chairman Rugayah Ali and SK Kedai Tanjong headmaster Abd Alim Ali Amat.

Nafisah said any member of the public interested to read online digital books could register as PNM members without any fee charged at www.pnmdigital.com. my.

More than 1,000 books worth more than RM3,000 were also handed over to SK Kedai Tanjong at the programme contributed by Bernama, PNM, Kuala Lumpur Library, Resource Centre of the Communications and Multimedia Ministry, National Book Council, Kota Buku and Yayasan Bank Rakyat. — Bernama