1. Meeting LIS Competences to Serve Inclusive Community through Curriculum: Case Study in LIS Study Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta Indonesia
Marwiyah
UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta-Indonesia
Presented in ICRL 2018

2. Background
Inclusivity become global issue, more people has great concern on inclusivity
United Nations: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) with 2030 agenda
UNESCO highlights the fundamental contribution of quality, inclusive education at all levels and to the importance of lifelong learning opportunities for all
One of the key points of the agenda is the acceptance for development of inclusive community which means that people has equal access to education

3. Inclusive
UNESCO 2030 Agenda: leaving no-one behind that includes ending poverty in all its forms and reducing poverty within and among countries
refers to an inclusive group or organisation that tries to include many types of people and treat them all fairly and equally (Cambridge Dictionary)

4. Manifesto Public Library (IFLA, 2001) states that the services of the public library are provided on the basis of equality of access for all, regardless of age, race, sex, religion, nationality, and language.
Specific services and materials must be provided for those users who cannot, for whatever reason, use the regular services and materials, for example linguistic minorities, people with disabilities or people in hospital or prison
This means: public library also has promoted inclusivity related to library services

5. Questions
What competences librarians should have to serve inclusive society/users?
How to achieve those competences?
How LIS schools prepare students to work in inclusive environment?

6. Methodology Data gathering: Analysis: course content
Document: LIS curriculum
Interview: alumni, key persons from library with inclusive environment
Analysis: course content

7. Key concepts: Competence
a cluster of related abilities, commitments, knowledge, and skills that enable a person (or an organization) to act effectively in a job or situation
indicates sufficiency of knowledge and skills that enable someone to act in a wide variety of situations

8. Competencies for librarian/ information specialist
ALA:
Foundations of the Profession,
Information Resources
Organization of Recorded Knowledge and Information
Technological Knowledge and Skills
Reference and User Services
Research
Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Administration and Management

9. Inclusive element
Point no 2 (Information Resources): Concepts, issues, and methods related to the management of various collections includes for all ages and needs
Point no 4 (Technological Knowledge and Skills): Information, communication, assistive, and related technologies as they affect the resources, service delivery, and uses of libraries and other information agencies

10. Point no 5 (reference and user services): the principles and methods of advocacy used to reach specific audiences to promote and explain concepts and services (5E) and the principles of assessment and response to diversity in user needs, user communities, and user preferences (5F)

11. IFLA:
The Information Environment, Societal impacts of the information society, Information Policy and Ethics, the History of the Field.
Information Generation, Communication and Use.
Assessing Information Needs and Designing Responsive Services.
The Information Transfer Process.
Information Resource Management to include Organization, Processing, Retrieval, Preservation and Conservation of Information in its various presentations and formats.
Research, Analysis and Interpretation of Information.
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies to all facets of Library and Information Products and Services.
Knowledge Management.
Management of Information Agencies.
Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Outcomes of Information and Library Use.
Awareness of Indigenous Knowledge Paradigms

12. Inclusive element of the competence: IFLA
The Information Environment, Societal impacts of the information society, Information Policy and Ethics
Assessing Information Needs and Designing Responsive Services
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies to all facets of Library and Information Products and Services

13. Standard for inclusive library
IFLA Standard for managing service for people with disabilities
ALA’s guideline for library and information services for older adults
IFLA Standard for multicultural library

14. The role of LIS School
Prepare students to work in any type of libraries with various type of users through developing appropriate curriculum

15. LIS Dept UIN Sunan Kalijaga: why inclusive?
IFLA: to develop curriculum we have to consider constituencies being served and responsive to the needs of the country and should be consistent with the values of its parent institution
UIN Sunan Kalijaga as inclusive university
Students with disabilities in LIS
LIS Alumni work in inclusive institution: lack of knowledge on inclusivity
Stakeholders: LIS Sunan Kalijaga should provide Human resources that qualified to work in inclusive environment

16. LIS Dept UIN Sunan Kalijaga
Under graduate program (4 years program)
Start in 2002 but previously we have developed 3 years program
The courses consist of required and elective courses

17. LIS Curriculum: 7 clusters
organisation of information,
collection management,
library and information services,
language,
research methodology
information technology
information generation

18. Findings: curriculum content
Curriculum review: competence based curriculum and curriculum based on Indonesian National Competence Framework (KKNI)
Develop library competences and learning outcomes

19. Learning outcomes
master theoretical framework on librarianship, information and documentation
implement concept of collection management
organize information to provide information retrieval
provide library and information services
implement information and communication technology in librarianship task
implement the principles of library management
identify various information sources
implement preservation of library collections
implement enterprenership concept in library
generate information

20. Courses that contains inclusive values
Introduction to Cultural Studies
Documentation of Local Culture
Inclusive Library
Media Technology
Professional Ethics in Librarianship
Information in Social Context

21. Course content: 1. Introduction to Cultural Studies
focuses on the basic understanding of culture
Theories of culture
2. Documentation of Local Culture:
Goal: to enable students to preserve traditional culture that are not well documented yet through documentation of local culture
Topics: theory of information organisation, types of information sources, information preservation and conservation, Javanese culture,

22. 3. Inclusive Library
The goal: to equip students with deep understanding of inclusivity in terms of library services and management
Topics: 1) types of users and their information need 2) introduction to information retrieval tools 3) information sources 4) library facilities 5) library design 6) evaluation of information sources 7) information skill

23. 4. Media Technology
Goal: to provide information through creating information sources, included for users with specific information need (included users with disabilities) that make them have access library service and collections.
topics related to information producing such as open access, media technology, media processing software, and compression data technique.
Addition: involving LIS students to reproduce textbooks to accessible book format for users with visual impairment (in university library)

24. 5. Professional Ethics in Librarianship
Goal: to empowers students with interpersonal skill that is required in workplace primarily when students have to deal with diverse users
Topics: professionalism, teamwork, ethical code, and the awareness of the importance of professional association

25. 6. Information in Social Context
Goal: to introduce students with new issues on librarianship
Topic: issues on information relating to social and cultural aspects

26. Conclusion
Library and Information Science of UIN Sunan Kalijaga has developed curriculum that considers the values of parent institution, inclusive campus, through offering six courses which is its content consists of inclusive values.
Although LIS Program has developed curriculum which indicates inclusive values through several courses but unfortunately three courses are elective courses, Inclusive Library, Media Technology and Documentation of Local Culture.

27. Thank you