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EDUCATION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR

INDONESIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS : A SURVEY

Imas Maesaroh and Paul Genoni

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The aim of research project

to examine ways in which Indonesian academic libraries can be developed

in order to assist the higher education sector

to produce high quality research, teaching, and learning outcomes.

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Objective of the Research

Assess the current and required level of education qualifications and continuing professional development of librarians working in Indonesian academic libraries.

Establish a base for the understanding of the future development and implementation of LIS education and CPD in Indonesia

Desired outcome:

to develop Indonesian human resources

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The survey instrument was based on the NEXUS survey distributed to

Australian librarians in 2006.

Data collected in Indonesia December 2008 - March 2009

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This presentation will show a comparison

of survey results on key indicators for Indonesian and Australian library and information staff.

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Public Private TotalMoNE 81 2,347 2,428

MoRA 52 402 454

Total 133 2,749 2,882

% 4.6 95.4 100

Indonesian UniversitiesMoNE: Ministry of National EducationMoRA: Ministry of Religious Affairs

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Research Population

Librarians who work in Indonesian Public Universities.

Survey population : 1,282 librarians (December 2008)

Returned Survey : 812 (63.3%) responses

Compared to Nexus

800 respondents

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Private Universities?

To become a librarian in government employment in Indonesia requires accreditation.

While in Private universities, Pendit (2001) noted that it is difficult to identify their librarians because the system of accreditation has met resistance by the private institutions,

as a result it is difficult to identify the total number of qualified librarians working in private universities, or to assess their levels of qualifications and competency

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Indonesian Academic Library in the Picture

Watampone university library

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Institute Technology Sebelas Maret Library in Surabaya

Circulation Desk

Watampone University

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Circulation desk in ITS Library

Shelves and reading area in Walisongo University, Semarang

Shelves and reading area in Sunan Kalijaga University,

Yogyakarta

Computer rooms

in Walisongo University, Semarang

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Computer rooms

in ITS University, Surabaya

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Survey Results

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Indonesia % Australia %

Male 48.9 15.0

Female 51.1 85.0

Gender

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Age

Indonesia % Australia %21-25 0.4 2.926-35 20.6 18.436-45 26.3 29.446-55 44.5 33.656-65 8.6 14.366+ 0 1.6

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Status of LIS qualification

Indonesia %

Australia %

Already qualified 81.6 87.6Currently studyingLibrarianship

1.8 6.2

No libraryqualification/Studying

16.6 6.1

LIS Qualifications Academic Librarians

IndonesiaDiploma 1 Diploma 2 Diploma 3

47.5%Bachelor 42.5%Grad Dip 0.2%Masters 9.6%

Australia 0% 0% 0%

Bachelor 27% Grad Dip 52.1% Masters 18.2%

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Areas for improvement in LIS course

(Indonesia only)

% (of respondents)IT content (insufficient) 49.0

Financial support 15.2

Practicum (insufficient) 12.3

Tutorial time (insufficient) 8.3

Quality of lecturers 7.8

Foreign language instruction (insufficient) 6.9

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CPD Activity Performed

Function/ Activity Indonesia Australia

Professional organizations 31.2 31.0

Formal conferences, workshops and training events 37.8 30.2

Informal workplace learning 45.0 43.8

Research and publishing 16.1 5.8

Managing training and staff development 17.3 36.1

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Participation in CPD and impact on work

performance

Knowledge and skillsIndonesia Australia

Participating % Positive % Participating % Positive %

Job-oriented skills 83.4 34.6 79.8 66.9Technology skills 81.4 30.7 83.9 67.8Customer-service 80.1 29.2 59.1 58.0Management 75.1 23.2 60.5 44.7Other professional development (e.g.. subject skills)

77.3 27.2 59.1 62.0

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Perception of CPD: quality

Indonesia % Australia %

There is good quality training available for my profession

48.0 60.3

I spend too much time on training courses

8.6 54.1

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Perception of CPD: focus

Indonesia %

Australia %

My career would benefit from technology skills training

65.2 53.5

My career would benefit from management skills training

64.2 52.0

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Perception of LIS profession and career

Indonesia % Australia %

I believe people are interested in joining this profession

41.5 29.1

There will be lots of opportunities for LIS jobs in the future

76.9 37.6

I would be happy to spend the rest of my career in my current position

46.4 23.5

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Implications for Indonesia. . .

ILS recruitment required

Levels of education need to be improved

More focus on ICTs in education

Quality of CPD needs to be enhanced

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Next Stage Investigate the perception of Indonesian academic

librarians regarding their role in developing library services.

Investigate the perception of university and library managers in Indonesian higher education about the current and future role of academic librarians.

Assess the role of education and continuing professional development in the delivery of services by Indonesian academic libraries, when compared to other factors in the development of those services.

Develop a model to improve the effectiveness of Indonesian library education and CPD.

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