Librarians' Understanding and Support for Legal Entity Universities - Case Study of the Transition of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta to Become a Legal Entity State University

Sep 10, 2026

University rankings and shifts in higher education standards toward Legal Entity State Universities have become prominent across Indonesian institutions. Universities pursue these status changes to better align with global vision, mission, and strategic goals. This article examines librarians’ image, understanding, and support in advancing their universities toward Legal Entity State status. Using a qualitative approach, the study finds that librarians’ support can raise campus productivity and affect library service innovation and information resource management, providing implications for policymakers at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.

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Introduction

University rankings and legal entity status

PTN transitions to Legal Entity State Universities

Policy support and Islamic university transformation

ICOLIS The First Annual International Conference on Social, Literacy, Art, History, Library, and Information Science Volume 2024 Corresponding Author: Lolytasari; email: [lolytasari@uinjkt.ac.id](lolytasari@uinjkt.ac.id) [Published:](Published: 4 April 2024)[ 4 April 2024](Published: 4 April 2024) Publishing services provided by Knowledge E Lolytasari, Hayati. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use andredistribution provided that the original author and source are credited. Selection and Peer-review under the responsibility of the ICOLIS Conference Committee. Research Article Librarians' Understanding and Support for Legal Entity Universities: Case Study of the Transition of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta to Become a Legal Entity State University Lolytasari*, Nurul Hayati UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta ORCID Lolytasari: [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2308-2742](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2308-2742) Abstract. University rankings and changes in status of international standards and quality universities toward the Legal Entity State Universities have become a phenomenon in various universities in Indonesia. The university changed its status to Legal Entity State Universities in order to meet and improve its current global vision, mission, and goals. This article examines the librarians image in supporting their universities toward becoming Legal Entity State Universities. This research aims to analyze the understanding and support of librarians toward higher education in the context of Legal Entity State Universities. This research uses a qualitative approach. The research results found that librarian’s support for changes in university status could increase campus productivity. Involving librarians in planning and implementing status changes will influence library service innovation and information resource management. This research has important implications in revealing librarians’ understanding and support for the plan to change the status of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta from Public Service Agency State University to Legal Entity State University. The results of this research can be beneficial for UIN Syarif Hidayatullah policymakers to provide better and more equitable direction to the entire academic community, including librarians. Keywords: Legal Entity State University, librarian support, higher education 1. Introduction The current phenomenon in education is the rise of university rankings worldwide. Transparency, competitiveness, professionalism, and holding various ranking training have a significant impact on education. institutions. Universities do this to strive to become world-class universities[1] The fundamental difference between state universities and other state universities lies in the pattern of managing financial management.[2] Universities with legal entity status have full authority over financial management in providing educational services with quality values in the academic and non-academic fields.[3] Based on the data that the author has found, there are differences in data on How to cite this article: Lolytasari*, Nurul Hayati, (2024),“Librarians’ Understanding and Support for Legal Entity Universities: Case Study of the Transition of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta to Become a Legal Entity State University” in The First Annual International Conference on Social, Literacy, Art, History, Library, and Information Science, KnE Social Sciences, pages 18–29. DOI 10.18502/kss.v9i12 .15811 Page 18 the number of State Universities (PTN) that have changed their status to Legal Entity State Universities called (PTNBH). Puslapdik recorded that until 2022 there were 16. On the other hand, through its analytical dashboard, SINTA recorded 21 PTNs throughout Indonesia [4] . These PTNs include Gadjah Mada University, University of Indonesia, Air Langga University, Bogor Agricultural Inst

FAQs

What is the main focus of the study?

The study investigates librarians’ understanding and support for universities transitioning to Legal Entity State University status, using UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta as a case.

What research approach is used?

The research uses a qualitative approach to analyze librarians’ understanding and support in the context of the transition.

How do librarians’ support and involvement affect outcomes during the transition?

The findings indicate that librarians’ support for the status change can increase campus productivity, and that involving librarians in planning and implementation influences library service innovation and information resource management.

Sep 10, 2026

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