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Community Reading Corner is a reader development and information literacy promotion initiative of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak or Pustaka. It is an extension of the previously commissioned initiative of the same name, which was jointly implemented by Pustaka and the National Library of Malaysia.<br>
 
Community Reading Corner is a reader development and information literacy promotion initiative of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak or Pustaka. It is an extension of the previously commissioned initiative of the same name, which was jointly implemented by Pustaka and the National Library of Malaysia.<br>
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Physically, it is a room or part of room or part of a hall, equipped with information resources such as books, magazines, electronic and online resources; basic facilities such as bookshelves, tables, chairs or benches, and fans; and may include other facilities such as computers or offline Internet peripherals. It is to be used as a self-service information resource center by the community where it is set up.
 
Physically, it is a room or part of room or part of a hall, equipped with information resources such as books, magazines, electronic and online resources; basic facilities such as bookshelves, tables, chairs or benches, and fans; and may include other facilities such as computers or offline Internet peripherals. It is to be used as a self-service information resource center by the community where it is set up.
  
 
== Objectives ==
 
== Objectives ==
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The main objectives of this initiative are:<br><br>
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The main objectives of this initiative are:<br>
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c) to alleviate the information literacy deficiency among the rural dwellers<br>
 
c) to alleviate the information literacy deficiency among the rural dwellers<br>
 
d) to reduce the information literacy gap between the rural and urban communities<br>
 
d) to reduce the information literacy gap between the rural and urban communities<br>
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== Phase I Community Reading Corners ==
 
== Phase I Community Reading Corners ==
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In Sarawak, Community Reading Corners have been set up in places like<br>
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In Sarawak, Community Reading Corners have been set up in places like
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Due to financial and technical limitations during the time of implementation, all these community reading corners were commissioned as one-off projects. This means they are not routinely maintained by the project sponsor and implementer. Such arrangement is considered mundane and obsolete by current standard. Thus, all these community reading corners will be enhanced and to be maintained by the new project sponsor and implementer in Phase II.
 
Due to financial and technical limitations during the time of implementation, all these community reading corners were commissioned as one-off projects. This means they are not routinely maintained by the project sponsor and implementer. Such arrangement is considered mundane and obsolete by current standard. Thus, all these community reading corners will be enhanced and to be maintained by the new project sponsor and implementer in Phase II.
  
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== Roles and Responsibilities ==
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== Phase II Community Reading Corners ==
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Three main parties are involve in the planning and implementation of this program or project:<br><br>
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All community reading corners in Phase I will be included in Phase II in addition new ones, which will be established and commissioned in stages.
  
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*  National Library of Malaysia or Pustaka Negeri Sarawak as a project sponsor
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== Guidelines for Establishment ==
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* Pustaka Negeri Sarawak as a project implementer/coordinator and promote reader development programmes such as literacy skill classes, Born To Read, Reading Carnival etc.
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=== Proposal ===
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*  The community will be the provision and maintenance of the venue for the Community Reading Corner and daily operations of the Community of the Reading Corner
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a) A State Assemblyman, who is the project sponsor, may request for a community reading corner to be set up in his administrative area or locality.<br>
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b) The request for the establishment of a reading corner must done in writing.<br>
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c) A proposed site must go through a series of studies before any decision can be made on the establishment of a community reading corner.<br>
  
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== Components ==
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=== Site Studies and Inspection ===
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Each community reading corner is equipped with<br><br>
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a) A proposed locality for a community reading corner shall be feasibility-studied to determine its eligibility. For a locality to be eligible for the establishment for a community reading corner, it has to meet the following minimum criteria:
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1) It has minimal library services<br>
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2) The nearest library services are 15 kilometres away<br>
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3) It has a ready building or a room in a building or a part of a larger hall, which is installed with stable supply of electricity of at least 12 hours<br>
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4) It has a minimum population of 250<br>
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5) It must be accessible by road or water
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b) Once the minimum criteria have been verified, a requirement study will be conducted to determine what are required for the implementation of the project. It is common for a feasibility study and a requirement study to be conducted simultaneously.
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The requirement study will determine the following:
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1) The size of the information resource collection<br>
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2) The number of user tables and chairs<br>
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3) The number of bookshelves<br>
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4) The number of offline Internet equipment<br>
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5) The number of other related equipment
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* Book collection
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c) The requirement study will also determine the initial project cost.
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* Bookshelves
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* Carpets
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Initial project cost for Type A Community Reading Corner (576 square feet room or space).
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* Stools
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* Standing fans
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* Internet hotspots
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== Processes ==
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| style="width:10%"| <big>'''Units'''</big>
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The workflow for the planning, implementation and commissioning of the Community Reading Corner program involves four processes:<br><br>
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| style="width:10%"| <big>'''Cost (RM)'''</big>
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# Feasibility study - exploring the potential site to determine the suitability in terms of users, locality, land ownership
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# Requirement study - determining and planning the space and equipment requirements
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# Implementation - Procurement, delivery and installation of components at the site
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# Commissioning - Testing and handing-over of project
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| style="width:20%"| a) Book collection
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| style="width:10%"| -
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| style="width:10%"| 5,750.00
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| style="width:20%"| b) Bookshelves
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 4
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 3,200.00
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| style="width:20%"| c) Tables
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 2
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 1,000.00
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| colspan="5"|
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| style="width:20%"| d) Chairs
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 16
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 800.00
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| style="width:20%"| e) Long benches
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 4
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 1,000.00
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| style="width:20%"| f) Carpets or mats
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 4
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 1,000.00
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| style="width:20%"| g) Standing fans
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 3
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 900.00
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| style="width:20%"| h) Air-conditioning system
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 1
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 2,000.00
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| style="width:20%"| i) Tablet computers
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 2
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 1,000.00
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| colspan="5"|
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| style="width:20%"| j) Installation of broadband connection
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 1
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| style="width:0.5%"|
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| style="width:10%"| 350.00
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Revision as of 14:57, 17 May 2020

Community Reading Corner is a reader development and information literacy promotion initiative of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak or Pustaka. It is an extension of the previously commissioned initiative of the same name, which was jointly implemented by Pustaka and the National Library of Malaysia.
Physically, it is a room or part of room or part of a hall, equipped with information resources such as books, magazines, electronic and online resources; basic facilities such as bookshelves, tables, chairs or benches, and fans; and may include other facilities such as computers or offline Internet peripherals. It is to be used as a self-service information resource center by the community where it is set up.

Objectives

The main objectives of this initiative are:
c) to alleviate the information literacy deficiency among the rural dwellers
d) to reduce the information literacy gap between the rural and urban communities
e) to advocate equal access to information and knowledge.

Phase I Community Reading Corners

In Sarawak, Community Reading Corners have been set up in places like

Localities Districts Divisions
Kampung Ensengei Iban Simunjan Samarahan
Kampung Sageng Ulu Simunjan Samarahan
Kampung Sual Simunjan Samarahan
Kampung Temiang Simunjan Samarahan
Kampung Ensengei Melayu Simunjan Samarahan
Kampung Bijurey Mongag Bau Kuching

Due to financial and technical limitations during the time of implementation, all these community reading corners were commissioned as one-off projects. This means they are not routinely maintained by the project sponsor and implementer. Such arrangement is considered mundane and obsolete by current standard. Thus, all these community reading corners will be enhanced and to be maintained by the new project sponsor and implementer in Phase II.

Phase II Community Reading Corners

All community reading corners in Phase I will be included in Phase II in addition new ones, which will be established and commissioned in stages.

Guidelines for Establishment

Proposal

a) A State Assemblyman, who is the project sponsor, may request for a community reading corner to be set up in his administrative area or locality.
b) The request for the establishment of a reading corner must done in writing.
c) A proposed site must go through a series of studies before any decision can be made on the establishment of a community reading corner.

Site Studies and Inspection

a) A proposed locality for a community reading corner shall be feasibility-studied to determine its eligibility. For a locality to be eligible for the establishment for a community reading corner, it has to meet the following minimum criteria:

1) It has minimal library services
2) The nearest library services are 15 kilometres away
3) It has a ready building or a room in a building or a part of a larger hall, which is installed with stable supply of electricity of at least 12 hours
4) It has a minimum population of 250
5) It must be accessible by road or water

b) Once the minimum criteria have been verified, a requirement study will be conducted to determine what are required for the implementation of the project. It is common for a feasibility study and a requirement study to be conducted simultaneously.
The requirement study will determine the following:

1) The size of the information resource collection
2) The number of user tables and chairs
3) The number of bookshelves
4) The number of offline Internet equipment
5) The number of other related equipment

c) The requirement study will also determine the initial project cost.
Initial project cost for Type A Community Reading Corner (576 square feet room or space).

Items Units Cost (RM)
a) Book collection - 5,750.00
b) Bookshelves 4 3,200.00
c) Tables 2 1,000.00
d) Chairs 16 800.00
e) Long benches 4 1,000.00
f) Carpets or mats 4 1,000.00
g) Standing fans 3 900.00
h) Air-conditioning system 1 2,000.00
i) Tablet computers 2 1,000.00
j) Installation of broadband connection 1 350.00
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