General collection

The library has about 37,000 collections of books and journals in the field of Malay language, literature and civilization. This includes a collection on Polynesian-Malay, namely, Surinam Malays, and Malays of Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Australia and Taiwan. This collection is situated at Level 2. All books in this collection can be borrowed.

Reference Collection

This collection is situated at level 3 and comprises dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, bibliographies, indexes, abstract and guide books.

Periodicals

Journals in current and back issues are housed in the same section as the Library's rare and special collections. Journals are treated as reference materials and not for loan.

Media collection

This comprises material such as slide, microfilms and microfiche. Videotape, audio, multimedia and CD-ROM. This collection is situated at Level 3.

Theses and Scholarly papers collection

This collection is situated at Level 3 and placed all theses in various field from local and overseas universities as well as undergraduates scholarly papers in various paper fields including in Malay art literature from Department of Malay Literature, UKM. The title list collection can also be accessed through PATMA website.

Special Collection

PATMA's special collection placed more than 18,000 materials of N. A. Halim collection which comprises  photographs, slides, maps and plan, copies of selective books and journals, approximately 5,400 copies of rare books related to Malay World and Civilization Studies, approximately multiple copies of books in Sunda literature, compact discs and books in Said Shukri collection. All materials are placed in special collection at Level 3. The list of each collection is provided for users reference.

Newspaper Cuttings

The library keeps a collection of newspaper cuttings on Malay world and civilization that appear in daily Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia since 1986-2000.