Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) achieved national awards once more. UMM librarian, Dian Puspitasari, SAP got 1st place in the Indonesian Academic Librarian Award (IALA). The Indonesian Higher Education Institution Library Forum (FPPTI) held the agenda and announced the winners last Monday (11/10).

As reported in Tribun News, Dian Puspitasari, SAP explained that the competition preparation had been conducted for two months. During the time, she was active in writing and scientific work publication. She also attached the suitable articles in the competition, besides the portfolio she previously prepared.

The steps to accomplish 1st place consisted of several selection processes. Previously, the participants of the competition were the best librarian PPTI candidates at the regional level. All participants through the portfolio selection and suitable scientific works. In the process, the committee dropped the candidates to be five finalists. The five finalists headed to the final round, one of them was Dian.

As UMM Librarian, Dian’s article was “Information Literacy Transformation by Assistance Implementation to SINTA Publication in UMM.” She argued that her topic selection was based on the literacy transformation in the UMM library on the pandemic and the significant development of the scientific works. Through the program, she hoped that the students were able to submit scientific publications to SINTA. Also, she wished that she had always elaborated on librarianship.