Research Programs

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Since 2010, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (Pustaka) has been very active in contributing to knowledge creation, particularly in the fields of library and information science, reader development, early literacy, records management and archive management in Sarawak. These contributions are in the form of research programs and studies. Initially, these programs were outsourced from institutions of higher learning in Sarawak. Recently, some of the research works are done internally by its staff.

Selection of Research Topics

Areas to be studied shall be determined from the following sources:

1) Inputs, comments, and suggestions from Members of the Board of Management of Pustaka and the Sarawak Government.
2) Issues and concerns resulting from in-house analysis of data of all major products and services, including customer satisfaction surveys and customer feedbacks.
3) Issues and concerns resulting from in-house risk management activities on all major products and services.
4) Major breakdown of a core product or service.
5) Issues and concerns faced by the public libraries in Sarawak.
6) Issues and concerns in records management and archives management in Sarawak.

Completed Research Programs

Research Titles Initiation Dates Completion Dates Researchers Costs (RM)
1) The Reading Habits of Users of Public Libraries in Sarawak. 2014 2015

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
a) Dr Parveen Kaur
b) Dr Arif Jarwad

185,000.00
2) The Reading Habits Among Users of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak and Pustaka Miri. 2014 2015

Universiti Technology MARA Sarawak
a) Dr Rashidah Mahdi
b) Dr Norseha Unin

49,667.00
3) Information-Seeking Behaviour of the State Civil Officers. 2016 2019

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak
a) Dr Jee Teck Weng
b) Dr Lo May Chium
c) Dr Melinda Kong
d) Dr Ngui Kwang Sing
e) Adeline Sophia Ho

100,048.12
4) Information-Seeking Behaviour Among the Rural Dwellers in Sarawak. May
2018
March
2020

Universiti Technology MARA Sarawak
a) Dr Norseha Unin
b) Dr Awang Rozaimie Awang Shuib
c) Aiza Johari
d) Abdul Ismail Mohd Jawi

94,385.00
5) The effectiveness of records management programmes of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak. August
2021
July
2022

Universiti Technology MARA Sarawak
a) Imilia Ibrahim
b) Sabariah Samad
c) Norlida Ismailly
d) Zainon Bibi
Malaysia National Archives
e) Amy Ngau Ing

95,795.00
6) The Impact of Reader Development Programmes of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak. August
2021
July
2022

Universiti Technology MARA Sarawak
a) Dr Norseha Unin
b) Dr Awang Rozaimie Awang Shuib
c) Aiza Johari
d) Abdul Ismail Mohd Jawi

150,000.00
Estimated
7) The effectiveness of legal deposit programmes of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak. August
2021
July
2022

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
a) Dr Victoria Jonathan
b) Dr Lee Nung Kiong
c) Dr Bong Chih How d) Dr Nur Fatihah Abdullah Bandar
e) Dr Suhaila Saee.

100,000.00
Estimated
8) The Impact of Digital Inclusivity Initiatives in Sarawak. December
2021
December
2022
To be done by the PANDei Team of Pustaka. 20,000.00
Estimated

Upcoming Research Programs


a) Study on the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Public Library Services in Sarawak.