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The winners of best librarian 2024 (Photo : Perpusnas) - 

VOInews, Jakarta : National Library librarian Edi Wiyono was selected as the first best in the 2024 National Best Achievement Librarian Selection event. Second best was a librarian from the Parepare City Library Service, Hery. And the third best went to librarian Rahmawati from MAN 4 Aceh Besar.

Deputy for National Library Resource Development, Adin Bondar, on the eve of the election peak, said that the achievements achieved were not easy. A librarian is someone who has competence, both skills, expertise and attitude. A librarian's duties are very heavy, apart from being a library manager and service provider.

"Librarians must ensure that people's rights to information and knowledge are fulfilled for their life skills and the realization of inclusive development goals which are centered on improving the quality of human resources," said Adin.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Thursday (27/0624), the progress of digitalization and artificial intelligence today has an impact on the degradation of library functions, including changes in people's behavior. Like it or not, libraries are also required to improve their service quality.

Libraries need to carry out transformations in the form of creativity and innovation to make them more dynamic, added Adin.

Acting Head of the Center for Librarian Development, Nurcahyono, said that from data on 21 thousand librarians and librarians, only around three thousand have been certified.

"We will continue to improve this because to manage a professional library there are professional people behind it, namely librarians who are equipped with professional competencies," concluded Nurcahyono//VOI