The dream of pursuing higher education abroad is becoming increasingly attainable for students of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Through the Let’s Understand Better (LUB) program, the UGM Library and Archives, in collaboration with the Office of International Affairs (OIA) UGM, organized an Info Session on Studying at Tunghai University, Taiwan, bringing prospective students together with international academics in a direct and interactive forum.
Access to reputable scholarly sources is key to producing high-quality research. Responding to this need, the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Library and Archives organized the ProQuest E-Journal Workshop as a Source for Research and Scholarly Writing to strengthen the academic community’s capacity to optimally utilize global academic databases.
The Library and Archives of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) reaffirm their commitment to developing professional and competitive young human resources through an orientation program for part-time student workers. This activity serves as an initial step before students are directly involved in supporting library and archival services at UGM.
The Library and Archives of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) received an educational visit from MAN 1 Sragen, consisting of students and school staff, on Thursday (January 29, 2026). The activity was part of efforts to strengthen literacy, introduce university library services, and support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4 on Quality Education and SDG 17 on Partnerships for the Goals.
A book is not born out of silence, but from encounters of ideas across professions, continuously refined through dialogue and reflection. This spirit was championed by the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Library and Archives through the ArchiTalk & LibSpeak Special Event, an online discussion forum that explored the creative process behind the book Masa Depan Pengetahuan: Transformasi Perpustakaan dan Arsip dalam Ekosistem Pengetahuan Baru, held on Wednesday (28 January 2026).
The Forum of Librarians at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) organized UGM’s LibSpeak 10, a national webinar titled “Automating Data Analytics with Artificial Intelligence for Library Service Development: Is It Necessary?”, on Tuesday (January 27, 2026), held online. The event was attended by 631 participants, including librarians, academics, students, and practitioners from various regions across Indonesia.
Closing out 2025, the Library and Archives of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) held a retirement ceremony for Joko Kristianto, a library staff member who devoted 28 years and 7 months of service to UGM. The occasion was not merely a farewell ceremony, but an important marker of his long-standing dedication to sustaining knowledge services in higher education.
A different atmosphere filled the Meeting Room of UGM Library and Archives on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Instead of the usual formal meetings or discussions, the room was lively with laughter and English conversations, awkward at times, but confidently delivered. This marked the first session of English for Librarians, a relaxed yet serious English learning program.
Two staff members of the Library and Archives of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Dr. Herman Setyawan, M.Sc., and Wasilatul Baroroh, S.S.I., have officially published a book titled Masa Depan Pengetahuan: Transformasi Perpustakaan dan Arsip dalam Ekosistem Pengetahuan Baru through Nasmedia Publisher in December 2025. This work serves as a reflective contribution that explores how libraries and archives must transform amid rapid digital acceleration and the changing global knowledge ecology.
The Library and Archives of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) have implemented a gate access system as a mechanism for managing visitor entry and exit. This policy is part of an effort to address two main objectives: enhancing security for library and archives users and monitoring visitor data as a basis for evaluating and developing service facilities. Through this system, visitor entry and exit activities are automatically recorded via an integrated information system.
