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Librarian Roles as Changes Agents: A Life History Studies

Presented By

Gani Nur Pramudyo

AUGUST 1-2, 2023

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BACKGROUND

OF THE STUDY

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Librarians are less familiar in Indonesia (Wahyuni, 2018), and considered as the bookkeeper. Furthermore, there is also a tendency and potential for the younger generation to become librarians (Fitriani, 2019).
Librarians can act as teachers , influencer, hoax antidote, and giving a thought.
Librarians have several roles not only for institutions but also for society. Librarian's role in the community is referred to as an agent of change.
Change agents are individuals who influence user innovation decisions in the direction deemed desired by the change agent.
The aim of study is to reveal meaning of librarian roles as change agents based on Wisnu's, Dewi's, and Ayu's lifes and their contributions

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METHODOLOGY

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Qualitative Methods
This study used a qualitative approach with life history analysis. Life history as a technique to reveal the meaning behind the person life experiences (Campbell, 1999). The selected person reflect: being successful in their field, having monumental works, having an impact on society, and being recognized by society (Shodiq, 2014). The collecting data was carried out through in-depth interviews and document analysis.

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Overview	Proponents
Librarians are civil servants who give full duties, responsibilities, and authority to carry out library management and services in a standardized system to meet users' educational, research, preservation, information, and recreation needs. Librarians as change agents are librarians who have innovation in increasing the value of information and its resources continuously, proactively, and creatively The characteristics of change agents: hemophilia, empathy, linkage, proximity, structuring, capacity, opening, reward, energy, and synergy.	(Peraturan Menteri Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara dan Reformasi Birokrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 55 Tahun 2022 Tentang Jabatan Fungsional Pustakawan) (Syahril, 2019). (Rogers, 2003).

FRAMEWORK

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Wisnu's, Dewi's, and Ayu's life as Librarians

The third informant actively contributes to society, science, and the profession. Wisnu worked at the Daniel S Lev Law Library, which made him more critical of librarianship organizations. His environment makes Wisnu active in organizing. He encouraged librarians not to be inferior to other professions and mobilized the younger generation to participate actively.
Dewi's life changed when he continued on magister at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta and she shows that being a librarian at the Muhammadiyah University of Magelang, being active in organizations, and participating in scientific forums.
Ayu aspired to become a lecturer, and he achieved his goal by assuming the position of librarian at Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta. Not just a librarian, but also teaches, conducts research, and contributes to society. She is active in conducting research related to library promotion media, information behavior, and mass media.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

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STRATEGY OF CHANGE

Giving a Teach

The librarian's role as a teacher can be seen from the actions taken by Wisnu, Dewi, and Ayu. Wisnu teaches a legal documentation course at the University of Indonesia. Meanwhile, Dewi and Ayu teach research methodology courses at Universitas Terbuka. They provide information literacy training for users and giving a teach provides valuable experience for librarians in interacting with students from various backgrounds and regions.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

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STRATEGY OF CHANGE

Giving a thought

The librarian expresses their ideas through the writing they make. Dewi succeeded in raising her name and institution at the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2018. Meanwhile, Ayu became a representative for the 2022 Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL). Wisnu often writes book chapters and is an editor and reviewer of national books in his field.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

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STRATEGY OF CHANGE

Mobilizing the community

To move the community, Wisnu, Dewi, and Ayu are actively involved in organizing in the scientific and professional fields. Wisnu is actively involved in giving his thoughts on the Forum of Indonesian Special Libraries (FPKI), Association of Library and Information Science Graduate (ISIPII), DKI Jakarta Scout Movement, Hipprada, Gugus Depan 05-205, and the Ruang Pustaka community as the supervisory board, chairman and member. Meanwhile, Dewi contributed to the Forum of Muhammadiyah Aisyiyyah Higher Education Library (FPPTMA), ISIPII, Indonesian Higher Education Library Forum (FPPTI), and the Indonesian Librarian Association (IPI). Ayu also contributed to initiating FPPTMA and is active in IPI.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

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Analysis librarian role as a change agent

Librarians as agents of change help implement social changes in society. Librarians must be creative, active and innovative so that they can contribute as teachers, thinkers and community mobilizers.

As teachers, Wisnu, Dewi, and Ayu carry out teaching activities and provide literacy training. They share their knowledge with the younger generation and the community. As thinkers, they make work that is presented in international scientific forums. As community movers, they actively network and organize within the scientific sphere and outside the fields.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

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CONCLUSION

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The librarian is not just a bookkeeper, but also plays an important role as a change agent. The three librarians have different educational backgrounds and experiences, but all of them have high enthusiasm and dedication to librarianship and community information literacy.

As an initiator, they lead the library in a progressive direction, to become a dynamic information center, capable of providing equitable and innovative access to information. They have proven that their role as change agents is to create a librarianship environment that is more advanced and has an impact on society. Their contributions can be an inspiration for us to keep innovating to achieve better goals in the world of libraries.