Wakil Rektor bidang akademik Universitas Hasanuddin, Prof. drg. Muhammad Ruslin, M.Kes.,Ph.D. menghadiri Lounching penggunaan Digital Corner (Dicor) Pojok layanan Digital sebagai salah satu spot layanan penyedia referensi elektronik pada Rabu, 4 April 2024 di Lounge Perpustakaan Unhas. Pada awal sambutannya Prof. Ruslin menyampaikan apresiasi kepada Kepala Perpustakaan, Dr. Fierenziana terhadap gerak cepat (gercep) dan kerja-kerja nyata yang membuat perpustakaan Universitas Hasanuddin lebih maju dari keadaan sebelumnya. Ia sering kali menyebutkan bahwa di Perguruan Tinggi manapun di seluruh dunia ini, perpustakaan menjadi jantung institusi. Perannya sangat dibutuhkan dalam pengembangan kualitas pendidikan pengajaran serta riset dan pengabdian masyarakat pada perguruan tinggi.
Perpustakaan menjadi indikator penunjang utama dalam penilaian bersama dengan fasilitas lainnya seperti rumah sakit, sarana olahraga, dan laboratorium pada asesmen akreditasi internasional semisal ASIIN, PIBAA, AUN-QA dan lainnya. Jadi peran pustakawan sangat membantu dosen dan peneliti dalam penyediaan reseources.
Sementara itu Dr. Fierenziana Getruida Junus mengatakan bahwa “di perpustakaan saat ini banyak penambahan ruang fasilitas layanan yang dapat dimanfaatkan oleh pemustaka sivitas akademika diantaranya : Pojok baca inklusif Braille Corner, Layanan KUBANTUKI, Ruang kerja mandiri (carrell rooms) disediakan buat mereka yang sedang dalam tahap penyelesaian studi doktor atau peneliti. Kami juga punya bookdrop, kotak untuk menyimpan koleksi hibah atau sumbangan dari pemustaka
Beberapa layanan yang dulunya dilaksanakan manual, kini kita alihkan ke layanan digital semisal layanan bebas pustaka online, layanan setor dan verifikasi tugas akhir, baca koleksi skripsi, thesis dan disertasi saat ini dapat dibaca di repository Unhas.
Kegiatan Lounching ini dihadiri oleh sejumlah pejabat Fakultas, antara lain : Wakil Dekan 1 Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Wakil Dekan-1 Fakultas Farmasi, Wakil Dekan-1 Fakultas Vokasi, Dr. Ida Leida, M.Sc., Kepala Pusat Studi Disabilitas Universitas Hasanuddin, Dr. Muhammad Ishaq, M.Sc. sejumlah mahasiswa dan dosen serta seluruh pustakawan lingkup Universitas Hasanuddin.
Setelah acara pembukaan di library_lounge, audiens pun segera ke ruang Dicor untuk pengguntingan pita sebagai tanda ruang tersebut secara resmi digunakan.
Prof. Muhammad Ruslin segera mengecek ketersediaan e-resources yang dilanggan Unhas. Seorang pustakawan Ahli bersama Ibu Kepala perpustakan menunjukkan berbagai portal ejournal yang dapat diakses fulltext secara geratis. Berbagai layanan baru yang sempat dikunjungi antara lain adalah layanan informasi perpustakaan KUBANTUKI dan juga carrel rooms.
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Vice Rector for academic affairs at Hasanuddin University, Prof. Drg. Muhammad Ruslin, M.Kes., Ph.D. attended the launch of the use of the Digital Corner (Dicor) Digital service corner as one of the service spots providing electronic references on Wednesday, April 4 2024 in the Unhas Library Lounge. At the beginning of his speech, Prof. Ruslin expressed his appreciation to the Head of the Library, Dr. Fierenziana regarding fast movement (gercep) and real work that makes the Hasanuddin University library more advanced than its previous state. He often mentioned that in any university throughout the world, the library is the heart of the institution. Its role is very much needed in developing the quality of teaching education as well as research and community service in higher education.
Libraries are the main supporting indicators in assessments together with other facilities such as hospitals, sports facilities and laboratories in international accreditation assessments such as ASIIN, PIBAA, AUN-QA and others. So the role of librarians is to really help lecturers and researchers in providing resources.
Meanwhile Dr. Fierenziana Getruida Junus said that “in the library currently there are many additional service facilities that can be utilized by academic community users, including: Braille Corner inclusive reading corner, KUBANTUKI service, independent work space (carrell rooms) provided for those who are in the stage of completing their doctoral studies or researchers. We also have bookdrops, boxes for storing collections of grants or donations from library users
We have now transferred several services that were previously carried out manually to digital services, such as free online library services, final assignment deposit and verification services, reading collections of theses, theses and dissertations which can now be read in the Unhas repository.
This launching activity was attended by a number of Faculty officials, including: Deputy Dean 1 of the Faculty of Public Health, Deputy Dean 1 of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Deputy Dean 1 of the Faculty of Vocational Studies, Dr. Ida Leida, M.Sc., Head of the Center for Disability Studies, Hasanuddin University, Dr. Muhammad Ishaq, M.Sc. a number of students and lecturers as well as all librarians at Hasanuddin University.
After the opening ceremony at the library_lounge, the audience immediately went to the Dicor room for a ribbon cutting as a sign that the room was officially in use.
Prof. Muhammad Ruslin immediately checked the availability of e-resources subscribed to by Unhas. An expert librarian together with the head of the library showed various ejournal portals that can be accessed in full text for free. Various new services that were visited included the KUBANTUKI library information service and also carrel rooms.