Bckground of the study: Professional development is an activity to increase and improve knowledges, attitudes, and skills that are useful for librarians in carrying out their duties in the library. Padjadjaran University librarians have participated in professional development activities such as attending seminars, workshops, conferences, etc. Librarians’ competencies are obtained from professional development activities which are the most important elements for librarians’ performance improvement. This study discusses how the influence of needs, resources, administrative support, and librarians’ professional development impacted on the performance of librarians at Padjadjaran University Library (UNPAD).Purpose: The purpose is to determine the extent of the influence of needs, resources, administrative supports, and the developments of the librarians’ profession on their performance.Method: This study uses a quantitative approach, with independent variables of professional development (Pan and Hovde, 2010) consisting of needs for professional development, resources for professional development, and administrative support; while the dependent variable is the librarians’ performance (Bernardin and Russell, 1993). The samples were collected using the total sampling method for 87 people in total. The data were tested using validity test, reliability test, multiple regression tests, and hypothesis testing with t-test and f-test.Findings:The results of this study indicate that simultaneously there is a significant influence of professional development on the performance of librarians. And partially, the needs for professional development has a significant influence on performance, resource for professional development has a significant influence on performance, while the Administrative Support does not have any significant influence on library performance. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is that librarians have participated in professional development activities, both internally and externally. Although they do not get support from a complete institution.

This research is about the credibility of librarians with user loyalty in the UNISBA library. This study uses the credibility theory of Hovland, Janis, and Kelly (1993). The aim is to find out how the relationship between librarian credibility aspects is expertise, trustworthiness, and attractiveness with user loyalty. Samples from this study were members of the UNISBA library, with sampling techniques using quota sampling techniques. This study uses a correlational method with descriptive and inferential statistical analysis techniques using Pearson product moment test. The results of this study are the relationship between the credibility of librarians and user loyalty which there is a significant relationship between the credibility of librarians and user loyalty and included in the medium category. Based on the test using the Pearson moment event method, the coefficient

Introduction. This research aims to obtain the mapping of research in the field of Library and Information in Berkala Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi(BIP) published by Universitas Gadjah Mada.  The Research Method.This was abibliometric analysis using Zipf (frequency spread of word) with research samples of 20 jurnal articles published by BIP in 2017.Data Collection Method. Every article was examined by the highest word frequencyresulting keywords and subjects for each article. Further analysis was conducted to classify subject grouping based on Hawkins theory.Results and Discussions. The results indicated that research topics in Berkala Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi UGM in 2017 were classified into two categories: (1) There were, 16 articlesrelated to the topic “Librarians”, (2) There were 4 articles related to the topic“Information Science”. The result is the tendency of research topics in the field of the IPI entered into a group of librarianship.Conclusion. The research topics in the field of Library and Information Science is more likely to enter the librarianship group. Future advice is that researchers are expected to develop research by raising other topics.

Increasing the utilization of internet technology gave birth to the new challenges in the protection of privacy and personal data, especially with the increasing collection practices, the utilization and dissemination of one's personal data. Regulatory instruments and failed to become one of the trigger mechanism of the weak protection of privacy and personal data in particular in the use of cloud storage technology. Cloud storage is a technology which uses the internet and a central server that much to keep or manage user data. Cloud storage allows users to use the application without the install so that personal files can be accessed anywhere and at any time through internet access. This technology enables efficiency by concentrating storage, data processing and memory. However, on the other hand, cloud storage has raised new legal issues, namely how the personal data of users of cloud storage are protected from a variety of disclosure and distribution by cloud storage service providers to third parties.

Introduction. The credibility of librarians is one of the factors that support user satisfaction  with library services. This study discusses the impact of the expertise, attractiveness and trustworthiness of librarians on the user satisfaction  at the Amikom University Library, Purwokerto. Data Collection Methods. This study uses a quantitative approach, quota method, with a total sample of 188 people. Data Analysis. The data were tested using validity, reliability, multiple regression, and hypothesis test involving t-test and f-test. Results and Discussion. H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. It can be seen that the credibility of librarians affects the user satisfaction by 31.7% and another 70% was influenced by other things that were not examined in this study. Based on data analysis, the results showed that authenticity, trustworthiness, and attractiveness have significant impacts on user satisfaction. Conclusion. Although several aspects are considered as supporting factors, a credible librarian supports user satisfaction significantly.