Biography

Ketua Pustakawan Pertama dari tahun 1968 hingga 1995.

Nama: Syed Salim Agha

Tarikh lahir: 29 Mei 1940

Anak: 3 orang

Pelajaran:

1. Bachelor of Science (Botany) 1962

2. American Library Association (ALA) accredits master's programs in library and information studies 1968

Pengalaman kerja:

1. Librarian, Ipoh Public Library from January 1965-January 1968

2. Librarian, College of Agriculture Malaya from February 1968 – December 1972

3. Acting Chief Librarian, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia from January 1973 – December 1975

4. Chief Librarian, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia from January 1976 – 29 May 1995

Keanggotaan professional

1. Member of the Council of the Malaysian Library Association from 1968-1975

2. President of the Library Association of Malaysia 1974-1975

3. Organised seminars and conferences for the Library Association of Malaysia

4. Member of other Ad Hoc and Standing Committees of the Library Association of Malaysia

5. Member of the Malaysia National Planning Committee to prepare for the implementation of NATIS in Malaysia (1975)

6. Conducted a Unesco sponsored survey of the information needs of the Malaysian agricultural sector along with other researchers

7. Have planned three university library buildings

8. Member of the national planning committees for the implementation of ASTINFO (1987), for the development of a National Information Policy (1987), for the development of a National Availability of Publications programme (1987), etc

9. Contributed as Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Standards for library buildings of the Library Association of Malaysia to the following publication “Library Building Standards for Malaysia: a guide eith recommendations”

10. Senior Vice President, International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD) 1990-1995

11. Secretary of the Publications Committee of the University

12. Head of the Malaysian National AGRIS Centre

13. Member of AGINFONET-SEA, a co-operative network of Southeast Asian agricultural information centres since 1978

Biography

PAMERAN "JASAMU DIKENANG"

Perpustakaan UPM mengadakan Pameran "Syed Salim Agha - 27 Tahun Memimpin Perpustakaan UPM" pada 23 Mei - 2 Jun 1995. Tujuan Pameran itu diadakan adalah untuk mengenang jasa Syed Salim Agha yang akan bersara pada 29 Mei 1995.

Pameran dirasmikan oleh Prof. Dr. Rahim Md. Sail, Timbalan Naib Canselor (HEP) pada jam 9.00 pagi di Perpustakaan UPM. Gambar-gambar, hasil penulisan dan pencapaian cemerlang Syed Salim Agha dipamerkan.

Sumber daripada : Berita Kampus Bil.13/95 20 Mei 1995

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