Research Information:FOCUS ON ASIA
The University of Indonesia
research from Indonesia has a greater impact around the globe. Currently, despite Indonesia’s population being over eight times that of Malaysia, the latter country generates about seven times as many scholarly articles. Collaboration between academics in global universities and research centres improves the overall quality of the output, and this is critical for informing evidence-based policy.
Areas of national expertise such as agriculture, international relations, development studies, Islamic studies and Islamic finance deserve to have global recognition and this may come if more opportunities for international collaboration with researchers in Indonesia can be established. Without doubt, investment in the university and research sector must be sustained and
The digital age brings a multitude of opportunities to increase the visibility and accessibility of Indonesian research
this might start in the libraries with the latest IT infrastructure, and related vocational training. Furthermore the role of the library can evolve to include a hub where best practice in research methodology and publishing can be shared. Taylor & Francis is one of the most active academic publishers that provide help in organising such training opportunities, and I would be delighted to hear from anyone wishing to organise a workshop at their institute or department. The archipelago of
islands present challenges logistically, but the technology of the digital age should be harnessed to join the many islands together. The digital age brings a multitude of opportunities to increase the visibility and accessibility of Indonesian research. A first step might be to digitise scholarly material published in Bahasa and encourage its usage through social media which may immediately broaden educational opportunities. The promotion of a sustained scholarly and popular publishing programme in both Bahasa and English, the world can become better acquainted with those areas of national expertise such as how Indonesia as a progressive predominately Muslim nation has come to terms with its colonial past; or how it has recently made the transition to a successful democratic state.
Barry Clarke is managing director of Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific
‘Online visits are on average five times the number
of physical visits, and are
increasing’ Johan Noor, head of University Library at Brawijaya
corresponding days within the library and found that online visits are on average five times the number of physical visits and are increasing.’ Technology is also affecting the library and its patrons, as Noor points out: ‘The wake of IT has changed the way we work and serve. We have to drive our patrons to access our e-resources as well as to utilise our physical facilities.’
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It is essential for the library, as in all libraries across the world, that the IT services are adequate. This is challenged due to IT services continually changing in the region, especially in relation to procurement systems and procedures, all of which takes up time and money training the staff and library users. Noor says: ‘Human resources are our main problem as the world of the library is continually developing in the area of IT and services.’
Working with ProQuest The relationship between ProQuest and Brawijaya University Library has been in place since 2006. ProQuest assists the university in providing research content across the full academic spectrum as well as in specialist fields. The resources the university is now able to provide include the sought-after business research database ABI Inform Global and the comprehensive
healthcare package Health and Medical Complete.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global enables students and researchers at the university library to cross-search graduate works from other universities with scholarly material from the library’s own online service to further develop their research. Andrew Ding, regional sales manager for ProQuest in South East Asia, said: ‘The digital age has globalised education and learning and pushes beyond language and border where teaching is no longer confined to local text books. We are proud to work closely with Brawijaya University Library to expand their library resources and provide access to much needed electronic resources with scholarly contents from around the world – making it easier for the students and faculties to find and use materials that meet their research needs.’
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