AUTOBIOGRAPHY

COMPOSED AS AN ASSIGNMENT FULFILLMENT IN PERPUSTAKAAN DAN INFORMASI DALAM KONTEKS SOSIAL BUDAYA LECTURER : PROF. DR. SULISTYO BASUKI

By: TASNING HETY WIDIAYANTI,SE 1320011007

Magister Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi Program Studi Interdisiplinary Islamic Studies Program Pascasarjana Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta 2013

In a small town in Bali named Tabanan, on 21 October 1974, I was born as the second child of Tasmadi and Suparti. I grew up like other child in common. When I was 4, I went to a kindergarten school, TK Pertiwi Tabanan. During early days of my kindergarten, I was so a dependent-girl I refused to be dropped-and-left at school. I always asked for companionship during school hours. At least it took a year for my mother to sit beside me in the class. Even I cried when she left me to the rest-room. Yet though I was considered as a dependent-child, in the second year when I was 5, I insisted to go to the elementary school. Of course, being boring for kindergarten became my main reason to leave. Finally, I was accepted in Saraswati Elemtary School with a 2-weeklong probation. If in my probation I could not catch up the lessons, it would be an avoidable consequence for me to go back to kindergarten. Being aware of such a consequence, I became more enthusiatic to attempt to catch up the lessons. Fortune came to those who work hard I could make it, even I could make a tradition of reaching the runner up position for academic ranks. Since I was a child, if I was asked for what I want to be, I always replied that I wanted to be an agricultural engineer. And if I was asked for my idol, I always replied that my idol was BJ. Habibie. I was very impressed with him for his personality and capability. My parents told me that if I want to be like BJ. Habibie, I had to be keen in reading. So, since I could read book well, I became a book-worm-girl. Prior to my fourth-grade graduation, my father who worked for the governments Bureau of Land Management was relocated to Blitar, a small town in East Java Province. In Blitar, I went to Bendogerit Elementary School III. Well, there was nothing special in my academic achievement, but surprisingly on the final graduation examination, I got a cummulative average of 9.37, so I could be accepted to a favourite school in Blitar, SMP Negeri I. There, in SMP Negeri I Blitar, I went through my early teenage and academic achievement like other common teenagers. After I passed, I went to SMA Negeri I Blitar. After three years in SMA, I continued my study in Accounting Academy of YKPN in Jogjakarta. After I got my diploma degree, I was jobless for about 2 years. I was very lucky to be accepted as a government officer at Temanggung Government in 1997. Was it the end after you were a government officer? No. Not for me. In 2004, I decide to continue my study pursuing a Strata-1 degree in the Economic Faculty of Tidar

University in Magelang, and graduated in 2006. In the same day of my graduation, I was relocated to Bagian Keuangan Setda from Kantor Arsip Daerah. Due to my physical weakness, in 2006 I was relocated to Kelurahan Kertosari. Sincerely I felt uncomfortable to work there. Finally, I proposed a relocation, back to Kantor Arsip dan Perpustakaan. My proposal was approved, and then I moved to Kantor Arsip Perpustakaan dan Dokumentasi, with a first position as an ordinary staff in Seksi Perpustakaan. Meanwhile, there was a good offering to attend Diklat Calon Pustakawan Tingkat Ahli, which demanded a non-library Strata-1 degree as the main requisite. I caught a good moment of career development opportunity, and I took it instantly, and finally I took the training for 3 months. After finishing the training, I proposed an official rank adjustment. But unfortunately, my proposal files was rejected by Badan Kepegawaian Negara in Jogjakarta. The main reason of such a rejection was that my degree in accounting was undecent for a librarian. According to them, those who would fit for the position were those who in maximum were highschool graduated. Of course such a rejection broke my heart. What a superficial point of view if there were no need for an advanced education in library, why there were diploma-3 (D3), Strata-1 and post-graduated programme in library? Also, why the government spent a lot of money to conduct Diklat Calon Pustakawan Tingkat Ahli which required a non-library Strata-1 degree? And when I asked these questions to them, they were speechless and still, my files was rejected. Finally, I did not want to bump my head on a concrete wall I gave up, and waited for a regular official rank adjustment. Finally, on 1 April 2009, my official rank adjustment from II/d to III/a was approved. Therefore, I started to compile the prerequisites to become a librarian. The next year, on 1 April 2010, I was officially assigned as a librarian, with the Pustakawan Pertama position. One of my intriguing moments in being a professional librarian was when one of my guided elementary school library could participate in school library contest, and they could reach the Karesidenan-level. Though they did not win the contest, at least I could prove that a Strata-1 degree in economic holder like me was able to guide and assist a school library to be the best in Kabupaten Temanggung. Eventually I went through my career as a professional librarian, and finally in 1 April 2013, my official rank was adjusted to III/b. On June 2013, I was assigned to attend for Pustakawan Berprestasi Tingkat Jawa Tengah. I realized, there were a lot of things in being a

librarian, so I thought this event could be a good opportunity for my career path, especially my knowledge and experience. I did not know what had motivated me, but for sure, after I finished the event, I had a strong will to take a more advanced education. Whatever it would be, at any cost. When I talked about it to my husband, he said that he would support me. He thought in a more wisely point of view that knowledge was more precious than materials. Materials could end whenever, but not with the knowledge. Knowledge was everlasting. And when I talked about the burden, namely financial burden, my lovely husband said that as long as our will was good, Allah SWT would give us a way to find out. Finally, with a strong will of goodness, I subscribed to Pasca Sarjana Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta Program Studi Interdisipinary Islam Studies Konsentrasi Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi, and I started a new day as a housewife, mother, government officer and a civitas academia member. I thanked a lot to have a big family the big family of Mbah Karsi Banyuurip that also supported me a lot. One of my dream for my big family was, the big family of Mbah Karsi Banyuurip would a have a family and communal library, which would be useful for everyone around. I wanted to prove that being a professional librarian was not a merely nifty job, but a great, important and useful job. I wanted my big family will be proud that one of its members was a proven and professional librarian. Finally in this simple autobiography, I wanted to thank to my lovely parents, who raised me with their sincere love, struggle and good will things that I could not pay for yet my beloved husband, and my one-and-only kid, brothers and sisters, and all of my big family members. Very much obliged for you all, because without you, what would I be right now?