Tuesday, 07 February 2023, a Socialization of Library Services was carried out in order to introduce the campus facilities to Faculty of Biology UGM Postgraduate new students. The activity was carried out offline, starting at 09.30-10.00 WIB in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Biology UGM and attended by lecturers and students of the Faculty of Biology Postgraduate Program even batch of 2022/2023. On this occasion the UGM Faculty of Biology Library presented librarian Rusna Nur Aini as a resource person. Before the presentation started, Mrs. Rusna, representing the person in charge of the Library, Drs Ign Sudaryadi, M.Kes, conveyed her welcome and welcome to join the Library to all participants. In her presentation, she gave a glimpse of the library staff, location and service time of the UGM Faculty of Biology Library.
Then a profile video of the UGM Faculty of Biology Library was shown, which can also be accessed via the UGM Faculty of Biology Knowledge Channel YouTube. Furthermore, it was also explained about the library services of the Faculty of Biology such as circulation services and online services to make it easier for new postgraduate students to support their academic activities. In addition, the BIO-DIGILIB application, which is the Digital Library of the Faculty of Biology UGM, can be accessed via windows or Android smartphones. After that, it was explained about the activities of the UGM Faculty of Biology Library which is not only responsible for providing library services but also making contributions such as literacy classes for new students, community service, collaborating with other units, reviewing books, training and others.
At the end of the presentation, it was also conveyed about the types of online services that students can enjoy, including member registration/member activation, free references, final project files submission, extension of borrowing books through simaster account, and lastly about renting space in the library itself. In the last session, it was also explained about the presence of visitors to the UGM Faculty of Biology Library through the simaster account of the student concerned. It was hoped that this type of event can add some insight and knowledge to new students about how to get access to services in the library.
