PREPARATORY ASSIGNMENT MPT 1233

Graduates taking this course are encourage to have pre-knowledge and skills of
Resource Center management, skills of using the material, problem and the issues in
relation to its existence in schools today. Students are expect to be familiar with the
Resource Center set up, the various terminologies used, tangible and intangible
concepts of management, environment, tools use by the comprehensive Resource
Center.

Visit and Report of your Visits:

1.0 Visit a school Resource Center and get the following information.

1.1 Management and the Organization of the Resource Center

a. School Enrolment : 2218 Students

b. Location of Resource Center. Give your opinion in this resource centre?
The resource center of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato Ali Haji Ahmad
( SDAHA) is located at the forth floor. There are five students’ classroom at first
floor of this building and the teachers’ room located at second floor. There are
another 5 students’ classrooms located at third floor and two classrooms are
located at the same floor as school resource center. This location is convenient for
all the students and teachers. There are only two classrooms next school resource
center so the place is quiet and this environment is suitable for those who like to
concentrate on their job or study. It is convenient for all the teachers since it
located at the same building with teachers’ room.

c. The size of the Resource Center

d. Length: 82.02 feet Width: 26.25 feet Total Area: 2153.025 Square feet
e. Number of seating seats: 56
f. Collections ( Books and Non book materials): Fiction Books, Non-fiction books,
Reference books, dictionary, encyclopedia, magazine, newspaper.

1.2 Name the space available at the Resource Center and how they use.
a. Registration counter/ Kaunter Pendaftaran
The students who like to enter the resource center need to register themselves at
this counter. There is a record book for student to write the purpose and the
duration they stay at resource center.

b. Books Return Counter/ Kaunter Pemulangan

This counter is for the user to return the book that they borrowed from resource
 center.
c. Management Room/ Bilik Pengurusan/ Bilik Kerja Pusat Sumber Sekolah
A place for resource center to keep all the documents, files, stationary. Librarian
will do their paperwork at this area too.
d. Access room/ Bilik Akses
There are 10 computers in this room. It provides internet access for the user.
e. Reading Corner
Sofas, coffee table, magazines, newspapers are provided at this corner.
f. TV Watching Corner
A LCD television with Kampus Astro service are provided for student or teacher
at this area.