History

The UiTM Perak Branch Library services were initiated in January 1985, concurrently with the establishment of the ITM Perak Branch in Seri Manjung. This section was provisionally located on the ground floor of the Faculty of Architecture, Planning, and Surveying (FSPU) building when it relocated to the permanent campus in Seri Iskandar in January 1997.

The Library Division was officially renamed Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak (PTAR) in April 2003 to correspond with the main library at UiTM Shah Alam. Simultaneously, it is housed in a new three-story structure that is adjacent to the ILQAM Unit. Following renovations in May 2013, the entire building was transferred to PTAR, with a capacity of 700 users at a time.

On January 24, 2011, PTAR expanded its services to the UiTM Tapah Campus in addition to the primary campus in Seri Iskandar. During that period, it was provisionally referred to as the "Resource Centre" and was situated next to the campus auditorium.

Starting on April 18, 2014, the Resource Centre transitioned from the Phase 1 building to Phase 2. It commenced operations in its permanent facility on May 20, 2014, under the name Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak Kampus Tapah. The building is located between the Administration office and the lecturers' building and has the capacity to accommodate up to 640 users simultaneously.

UiTM Cawangan Negeri Sembilan Library in Kampus Melang began operating on 1 June 1999, simultaneously with the official opening of the first campus of UiTM Negeri Sembilan branch situated as a temporary location at the East Negeri Sembilan Agricultural Complex, Jalan Melang, Kuala Pilah. At that time, only two study programmes were offered, namely Pre-Diploma Science and Pre-Diploma Business.
On 2 June 2009, the UiTM Cawangan Negeri Sembilan Library then moved to a permanent campus located in Beting, Kuala Pilah, where it was located on Levels 1 & 2, Faculty of Applied Sciences building – complete with facilities such as Meeting Rooms, Discussion Rooms, Computer Laboratories, gallery and University Archives. Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak, Kampus Kuala Pilah, to date, has 16,513 physical collections, including syllabus resources focused on study programmes under the Faculty of Applied Sciences and the Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies for the Halal Management programme, and is capable of accommodating up to 600 users at a time.
Along with the rapid development of the establishment of UiTM, the Seremban campus officially operated in January 2024 as PFI status. Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak, Kampus Seremban now has its own building equipped with various facilities including Seminar Rooms, Computer Labs, Discussion Rooms, Meeting Room, disabled facilities and a spacious reading room with a view of the artificial lake that provides tranquility. PTAR Kampus Seremban has 8,247 physical collections to date, including syllabus materials that meet the needs of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Policy Studies, the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, and the Faculty of Sports and Recreation Sciences, and able to accommodate up to 900 library visitors.
In February 2017, the third campus of UiTM Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, UiTM Kampus Rembau, was officially opened with an area of 80 acres and as PFI status. Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak Kampus Rembau, with a three-storey building, can accommodate 900 visitors at a time, complete with Meeting Room, Discussion Room, Audio-Visual Room, SmartClassroom, Computer Labs and facilities for the disabled. PTAR Rembau Campus currently has 5,870 physical collections from various genres including syllabus resources to meet the needs of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Faculty of Information Science, and Faculty of Business Management.

Perpustakaan UiTM Kampus Machang, Kelantan ditubuhkan pada tahun 1985 di kampus sementara Kem Kijang dan telah berpindah ke kampus tetap Bukit Ilmu bermula tahun 1996.

Pada 15 Julai 2008, Perpustakaan UiTM Kelantan telah dirasmikan oleh DYMM Sultan Kelantan, Sultan Ismail ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad IV dan diberi penjenamaan semula dengan nama Perpustakaan Tengku Anis (PTA) bersempena nama Mantan KDYMM Raja Perempuan Kelantan, Tengku Anis Ibni al-Marhum Tengku Abdul Hamid.

Perpustakaan Tengku Anis UiTM Kampus Machang memainkan peranan bagi menyokong semua program pembelajaran, pengajaran, penyelidikan dan pembangunan ilmu dengan menyediakan berbagai jenis perkhidmatan, kepelbagaian koleksi, teknologi dan sumber maklumat terkini dan mantap.

Penubuhan Kampus Kota Bharu pula bermula daripada cetusan idea Menteri Pengajian Tinggi Dato' Seri Naib Canselor UiTM dan juga Rektor kampus bagi meningkatkan jumlah kemasukan pelajar.

Penubuhan UiTM Kampus Kota telah diumumkan oleh Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, YB Dato’ Mustapa Mohamad pada 18 Oktober 2006 dan sesi pertama pengajiannya telah bermula pada Julai 2007. Penubuhan Kampus Kota mengambilkira beberapa kriteria antaranya ialah lokasinya berada di kawasan bandar Kota Bharu dan mestilah strategik bagi tujuan penonjolan imej.

Susulan dari pengumuman itu, sebuah Jawatankuasa Penubuhan Kampus Kota yang dipengerusikan oleh Pengarah Kampus telah dibentuk. Jawatankuasa ini dianggotai oleh ketua-ketua bahagian serta unit di UiTM Kelantan. Wisma KUB yang mempunyai 4 tingkat dengan keluasan lantai keseluruhan 24,522.75 kaki persegi telah dipilih sebagai kampus sementara UiTM Kampus Kota atau nama rasminya Universiti Teknologi MARA Kelantan,Kampus Kota Bharu.

Pada tahun 2008, Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Eksekutif, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia seterusnya meluluskan penyewaan 2 blok bangunan 3 tingkat dengan keluasan lantai keseluruhan 19,200 kaki persegi yang telah beroperasi pada Julai 2009.

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