Our Library's Librarians Need Some Criticizm

Our Library’s Librarians Need Some Criticism
Written By : M. Wakhid Qomari

Library, which is constantly familiar on our ears, is one of the most important aspects of getting more knowledge in our life. It is much like and advancer when it is in an engine and maybe a lung when it is in a body. Library can fasten our movement, in reaching science, to be better and better. As Elly F. Said, “I can get some knowledge without library, but with the library, I’ll get much more knowledge.”
Library’s existance at any University is extremely important since it has some advantagous. First, it provides so many kinds of books which will enable the students to know any science they intend. Because of that reason, they will be much more interested in reading books and exploring the matters they want to know. They also will always be thirsty in science and be attracated to step away from the lower level to the higher level. It’s why library can be said as a place that can stimulate students’ interest in searching and reaching science matter.
Second, it can lighten the teacher’s work to explain the lesson in detail because the students will suddenly find out the lesson in it. Even they will be able to master the lesson wider, by themselves, than getting explanation from their teacher since, in the library, they will have more time, concentration, and even proper books as the sources. As Mr. Gatot, my writing II lecturer, Said” students, who are active in library, are extremely helpful. They are always more active than others when the class running”.
Third, it may be able to be a nice place to make a discussion of any science matter if it provides a discussion room. One of the most important things we have to know about library is that it contains so many kinds of books. Then, because of the books, the meeting will be able to run well with sufficient references. Moreover, Library is a silent place so that the meeting can also run focusly on concentration. It will be very good making a meeting in a silent room such in the library.
Finally, it may be able to bring up the name of the University since the library will devote some trophies for the University. The University, which contains library, will create some talented students by the library. Then, by the talented students, the uiversity will be able to win at any contests or even championships at any level. Finally, by the achievement, the University’s name will be well know in its environment. It’s why the library can bring up the name of the University.
As Unirow has, the name of library is, actually, useful and helpful. As it’s been told above the library, in fact, can be used as a place to make some aducational activities such, reading and discussing. These all are actually according to its function, that library is a place for studying. However, why not more than 300 students who are reading or discussing science in it? Whereas, if we look at the totally amount of the students of Unirow are more than 2000 students, in morning and afternoon classes. Its extremely a big question we have to investigate and answer.
After disdussing and investigating with some friends of mine, I can conclude that there are three aspects we have to analyze to answer the big question. First, book aspect. After knowing the amount of the science books there and relating it with the level class of Unirow, as third level university, we can’t say that it’s bad. It’s been complete enough with the variety boks, although, actually, it also still needs to be added more.
Second, place / room aspect. In fact, the width of Unirow’s library room has been wide enough. It’s been comfortable to make the room busy in education activity because it has had adequate place for reading and discussing. However, it also still needs to be extended. Evenmore, it also has been completed with sufficient pentilators, ligth and air conditioner (cailing fan).
Third, official (librarian) aspect. From the three aspects, librarian aspect is the only aspect which needs much more lackness than the other aspects (according to the investigation). Some of the lacknes are : the librarians, some time, aren’t being polite. As MJ (hidden name) said,” I used to come to the library, but I’ve never gone there again just after the librarians hurt me several times. Then, they also often can’t be discipline in the case of time. They’re always late to open it and early to close it. In this case, hundreds students have stated their same statement that they were dissapointed with the librarians for their indiscipline in time. More over, when they asked the reason why they always do the bad habit, they always answered with futile reason, like : “ my home is far from here, there is something I have to do at my home, and many other reasons”, which always make them hurt. It’s why then they decided not to go there as often as before again. Maybe it’s the main reason why the visitors of the library have never increased, but contrarily.
As the conclusion of these statements, it’s constantly important providing a library at a university. Its existance is really useful and helpful. Although, it’s not a formal place for studying, but it’s existance can promote the students’ knowledge progressly. A lot of scientists can be professional scientists because of library. Library, whatever its shape, is a palace of science. However, Unirow’s library hasn’t been a real library yet. It still needs much more remidy, especially its librarians !!!