{"id":122412,"date":"2018-07-14T09:33:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T01:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=122412"},"modified":"2018-07-14T09:33:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T01:33:03","slug":"rnr-cafe-a-common-learning-and-refreshing-area-in-iium-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=122412","title":{"rendered":"RnR Caf\u00c3\u00a9 a common learning and refreshing area in IIUM library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Fachri Mirza<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>GOMBAK, 14 July 2018: IIUM Dar al-Hikmah Library now has a Rest and Refresh (RnR) caf\u00c3\u00a9 located at level two, a space which was previously used for gallery, encyclopaedia, and Muslim scholars collections. Launched recently (5\u00c2\u00a0July) by the Rector, Prof. Dato&#8217; Sri Dr. Zaleha Kamarudin, the caf\u00c3\u00a9 remains open during the library operating hours.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of RnR caf\u00c3\u00a9 was earlier proposed by former Chief Librarian, Dr. Basri Hassan and his assistant, Sharifah Abdullah, but had been rejected as it was considered inappropriate to have a caf\u00c3\u00a9 inside the library.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal was later reviewed by the management when it was decided to make the RnR caf\u00c3\u00a9 more as a common learning area for students to discuss, study, socialise and refresh. This follows the current trend in modern nations today where a self-service caf\u00c3\u00a9 is available inside the library.<\/p>\n<p>The RnR caf\u00c3\u00a9 provides a vending machine, coffee, biscuits, bean bag, plugs, massage machines, and bar chairs to accommodate over 40-50 people within the area. These services are aimed at making the caf\u00c3\u00a9 a more comfortable and cosy place for discussion and relaxation.<\/p>\n<p>\u0153The RnR caf\u00c3\u00a9 is mainly intended as a common learning area where students can refresh and discuss over a cup of coffee or beverage provided inside the area. But, one must note that food and beverages are not allowed outside the RnR caf\u00c3\u00a9 area, and library users must maintain the hygiene at all time,\u009d said the librarys Head of Corporate Section, Leenawati Razali.<\/p>\n<p>She advised visitors to\u00c2\u00a0maintain the hygiene inside the caf\u00c3\u00a9 where students are not allowed to bring any food from outside and they need to throw the trash into the bin provided.<\/p>\n<p>According to the library record, as per year 2016-2017, the daily visitors increased to 1.2 million, whereas virtual visitors (online database, exam paper, thesis paper, etc.) were up to 3000. In 2017, active members of the library from among students, staff, and lecturers had reached 25,760. ***<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122422\" src=\"http:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0536-500x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122423\" src=\"http:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0537-500x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122424\" src=\"http:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0538-500x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122425\" src=\"http:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0569-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122421\" src=\"http:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0535-500x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fachri Mirza GOMBAK, 14 July 2018: IIUM Dar al-Hikmah Library now has a Rest and Refresh (RnR) caf\u00c3\u00a9 located at level two, a space&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[91,186,185],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[],"suggestedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122412"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122412"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122441,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122412\/revisions\/122441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}