UIN Jakarta Library Receives National Recognition for Outstanding Leadership

Yogyakarta, UIN News Online – The Library of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta has received Second Place in the Outstanding Library Leadership Award 2026 category at the FKP2TN Award 2026, recognizing its leadership, adaptive management, and contribution to strengthening the literacy and knowledge ecosystem in higher education.

The national award was presented during the Forum Kerja Sama Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi Negeri (FKP2TN) Award 2026 at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The achievement is documented in Certificate No. 50/FKP2TN/hm/2026.

The Outstanding Library Leadership Award recognizes university libraries for strong leadership, effective institutional governance, responsiveness to the evolving needs of library users, and meaningful contributions to literacy and knowledge development.

Head of the UIN Jakarta Library Agus Rifai, S.Ag., S.S., M.Ag., Ph.D., said the award reflected the collective efforts of the library team, supported by the university’s leadership and academic community.

“This award is the result of the hard work, dedication, and collaboration of the entire library team, along with the full support of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta’s leadership and academic community,” he said.

He added that the achievement would further motivate the library to pursue innovation, strengthen institutional governance, and improve technology-based services to support the advancement of research and education.

The library’s achievement is supported by the continued development of its collections and services to meet the needs of learning, research, and community engagement. It currently holds 96,172 digital collection items and 48,916 print books, serving 42,088 registered members with the support of 27 librarians.

To expand access to digital resources, the library provides several platforms, including UIN Go Library for mobile devices and Windows, the UIN Jakarta Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), the UIN Jakarta Repository, and UIN Jakarta Journals.

Academic community members also have access to a range of electronic scholarly resources, including Taylor & Francis, Sage Publishing, JSTOR, Sage Research, and Cambridge.

In addition, the library provides research and academic writing tools such as Mendeley, Turnitin, Zotero, and Grammarly. These resources are intended to strengthen information literacy, improve the quality of academic work, and broaden access to scholarly knowledge.

The award further reinforces the UIN Jakarta Library’s commitment to improving its leadership, governance, collections, and technology-based services. Beyond its traditional role as a place to store and borrow books, the library continues to develop as a center for learning, research, and knowledge creation in support of the university’s academic goals.