About Borneo Research Library

Tun Hj. Mohd. Fuad Stephens Borneo Research Library was officially opened on 6 June 1980. The establishment of the library was brought about by the Research Department of Yayasan Sabah with assistance of a temporary committee consisting of the Chief Librarians of MARA Institute of Technology, National Library, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Sabah State Library and Sabah State Museum.

Library Objectives

• To serve as a reference, information and research source primarily for the government policy makers and planners, professional group as well as managerial and executive personnel

• To act as an information centre for Malaysian citizens in Sabah to undertake research

• To promote and participate in the development and advancement of Southeast Asian Studies

• To serve as a source of research with emphasis on Sabah and Borneo in general

• To serve as information source for various activities, projects ventures or interests of the Yayasan Sabah Group and to maintain the institution’s archives

• To serve as a one stop information centre for the seven project areas and to consolidate research findings of Research and Development Division, Yayasan Sabah Group

• To serve and facilitate students in Sabah at tertiary level

• Smart partnership and collaboration with other relevant agencies

The Collection

Our collection includes: Borneo Collection, General Collection, Reference Collection, Serials Collection, Newspaper and Clippings Collection, Bound Newspapers Collection, Pamphlets and Annual Reports Collection, World Bank Publication Collection, Prospectus of Higher Education Collection, Multimedia Collection and Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad's Collection.