The history of University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) library started with the establishment of UPM Fisheries and Maritime Science Centre (Pusat Perikanan dan Sains Samudera UPM) in May 1979. The library were manned by two library clerks. At that time, the library is just a small room in the Administration Unit. The area was 40 feet X 30 feet with 28 chairs.
The library had changed its location 4 times. The first move was on December 1984, from the Administration building to the Net loft building. Second moved was on June 14th, 1986 from the Netloaf building to the Hostel A building, and the third was on November 28th, 1988 from the Hostel A building to its own building, and had been used till 31 July 2004. On January 1987, the library's staff increased 6. They are:
- 2 Library assistants; 2 Library Checkers;
- 2 Library Attendants;
A librarian from UPM Serdang join the library in 1996.
On 5th May 1999, UPM Terengganu (UPMT) ceased to exist and was replaced Kolej Universiti Terengganu (KUT). KUT attained its autonomy as a university college on 1st May 2001. KUT was officially renamed as Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUSTEM) on 1st July 2001. The library appointed a Chief Librarian and 3 librarians.
Library Chronology
Date | Events |
| 1979 | A small room in Administration building. |
| 1980 | Transfer to the Net loft building. |
| 14/6/1986 | From Net loft building to the Hostel building (Block A) |
| 28/11/1988 | From Hostel building (Block A) to the old library building (Block A). |
| | Has been given additional area - Block B |
| | Has been given additional area - Block C |
| August 2004 | Transfer to the present building |
| February 1st, 2007 | KUSTEM have been renamed as University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) |
| May 13th, 2007 | Library has been renamed as Perpustakaan Sultanah Nur Zahirah (PSNZ) |
