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Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies (CMCS)

Please click the item below to see the CMCS Publication List & List of academic books distributed by CMCS on behalf of other publishers

  • Catalogue of CMCS journals
  • Catalogue of academic titles distributed on behalf of partner publishers
  • Catalogue of CMCS publications 2026
  Title:  Pengenalan Penerbitan CMCS (Jan 2026) | 马来西亚华社研究中心出版品介绍 (Jan 2026)｜Introduction to CMCS Publications (Jan 2026)
  Publisher: Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies (CMCS)
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Tel: +603-2273 4035
  Summary: 

The Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies (CMCS) was established in 1985 and is a non-profit research institution committed to the study of the Chinese community in Malaysia as well as Chinese studies more broadly. The scope of CMCS’s research and publications covers history, society, culture, education, language, literature, religion, politics, and economics, with particular emphasis on archival work, field research, and comparative and cross-regional studies.

Since its establishment, CMCS has published a wide range of academic monographs, research paper collections, conference proceedings, journals, and reference materials, which have been widely used by universities, research institutions, and libraries both locally and internationally.

For more info, please visit the website.

Libraries in West Malaysia and Singapore: a short history

  Title:  Libraries in West Malaysia and Singapore: a short history
  Author: Edward Lim Huck Tee
  Source:  LIM, H. T. (1970). Libraries in West Malaysia and Singapore: A short history. University of Malaya Library.https://eric.ed.gov/?   id=ED059722
  Summary:  The Malaysian Public Library, Research and Development Centre  (MPLRDC), originally known as Malayan Public Library Association (MPLA) was officially founded in 1955 as a non-profit organisation. Its main objective was to promote culture and education by establishing public libraries and adult education classes throughout then Malaya.

Mr Lim TH (former Chief Librarian of University of Malaya) in his book “Libraries in West Malaysia and Singapore: A short history” (Pg 24-29), he gives a more detailed history of MPLRDC. For more info, please click here to read the eBook.