?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Maintenance+management+practices+at+Sabah+State+Library+Headquarters&rft.creator=Siaw+%2C+Siew+Kong&rft.subject=TA+Engineering+(General).+Civil+engineering+(General)&rft.description=The+deterioration+of+assets+or+facilities+far+beyond+their+expected+life+are+because+lack+of%0D%0Amaintenance+being+carried+out+after+completed+built+up+or+during+the+period+in+which+the%0D%0Aassets+or+facilities+operating.+Therefore%2C+this+study+is+aim+to+explore+the+effectiveness+of%0D%0Amaintenance+management+practices+in+the+building.+All+the+process+of+this+study+is+carried+out%0D%0Aat+Sabah+State+Library+(SSL)+Headquarters.+The+research+instrument+is+applied+in+this+study%0D%0Athat+is+the+questionnaire+form+to+collect+data+from+the+respondents.+A+total+of+83+respondents%0D%0Ainvolved+in+this+questionnaire%2C+of+which+53+respondents+were+from+the+employees+of+SSL%0D%0AHeadquarters+while+another+30+respondents+were+the+visitors+of+SSL+Headquarters.+Besides%2C%0D%0Asemi-structured+interview+also+has+been+adopted+in+this+study+with+two+officers+of+SSL%0D%0AHeadquarters.+In+doing+so%2C+it+is+to+gain+an+in-depth+understanding+into+maintenance%0D%0Amanagement+practices+at+SSL+Headquarters.+The+findings+shows+a+very+encouraging+results+on%0D%0Athe+effectiveness+of+maintenance+management+practices+at+SSL+Headquarters.+Due+to+there+are%0D%0Aonly+minor+defect+factors+existed+instead+of+major+defect+factors.+But%2C+there+are+still+a+room+of%0D%0Aimprovement+to+avoid+major+defect+factors+occur.+As+a+result%2C+recommendations+are+provided%0D%0Afor+continuous+improvement.+In+short%2C+it+can+be+concluded+that+the+research+objectives+have%0D%0Abeen+achieved+in+this+study.+(Abstract+by+author)&rft.publisher=Open+University+Malaysia&rft.date=2021&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F1433%2F1%2Flibrary-document-1433.pdf&rft.identifier=++Siaw+%2C+Siew+Kong++(2021)+Maintenance+management+practices+at+Sabah+State+Library+Headquarters.++Open+University+Malaysia.++++(Submitted)++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F1433%2F