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Libraries to Go at State University of Malang

Library is a place that is important to search for some references. In State University of Malang, many libraries have been built. Those building can assist the students to raise their knowledge. In each faculty in this university, we may find some libraries which are built to help the students getting some information. Two of them are the main library and the faculty of letters’ library. We can find them in our campus and also visit there whenever we want. Nevertheless, we must also recognize that there are some differences between the main library and the faculty of letters’ library.

First of all, the main library provides complete facilities. It is because facilities are the main aspects to attract the students to come there. The main library gives lots of hotspot areas, thus we can browse the information freely. However, we actually need a wider spot in the main library to access the internet. Unlike the main library, the faculty letters’ library provides the limited network and also the limited place to access the hot spot. The students also have to ask the assistant when they borrow or return some books from library. There are a few computers to search for some sources in catalog. Different from the faculty of letters’ library, the main library has some online computers that can help the student to borrow or return some books. They can do those themselves without asking to the assistant and also standing in line for a long time. Then, the main library has large reading room while the faculty of letters’ library has small reading room which is divided by four rooms. Hence, the main library is more comfortable than the faculty of letters’ library.

Second, like the main library, the faculty of letters’ library should provide more references. It can provide more various books, not only literary works but also other subjects. So, the student will be interested in coming there. They are able to read the book, exercise their homework, and also discuss with their friends. By adding many interesting books, providing more great novels written by the famous authors and also expanding the room for reading room, perhaps the students will be more interested to come. Thus all students from other department could visit there also. In brief, the faculty of letters’ library is expected to assist the students to add their knowledge easily.

In addition, different from the faculty of letters’ library, in main library, we know that some books are too old to be used. Many of them are worn out. Sometimes, when we read some, there are several missing pages each book. It influences the student to get the information, so they will be difficult to search for the information. Therefore the main library’s assistant should replace with the new ones and that are suitable with the demand of the modern age.

In conclusion, it is clear that the main library and the faculty of letters’ library are different. We can look at from the hotspot areas till the quality of book. The main library is more complete than the faculty of letters’ library. That is because the main library provides many facilities that can help the student to improve their knowledge, but it does not mean that the faculty of letters’ library is the worst. The main library must also replace some books that are worn out, so the students will feel comfortable to go there.