Perpustakaan tidak hanya terbatas sebagai sebuah gedung tempat menyimpan buku. Perpustakaan dapat digambarkan sebagai lembaga sumber informasi, baik cetak maupun non cetak. Koleksi perpustakaan menjadi salah satu sumber belajar yang diperlukan oleh civitas academica khususnya di lingkungan UPI Kamda Sumedang. Koleksi-koleksi yang ada di Perpustakaan UPI Kamda Sumedang digunakan untuk bahan ajar yang mendukung proses pembelajaran dengan menyediakan berbagai macam sumber rujukan berupa buku, jurnal maupun layanan lain yang dapat menunjang kegiatan perpustakaan di Perguruan Tinggi. Di masa pandemi Covid-19 ini terdapat banyak perubahan yang terjadi. Perpustakaan sebagai bagian dari sektor pendidikan juga ikut terdampak terhadap keadaan ini. Aplikasi WhatsApp adalah salah satu media sosial yang banyak digunakan oleh mayoritas masyarakat di Indonesia. WhatsApp dianggap sebagai aplikasi yang mudah digunakan untuk tetap menjalin komunikasi dengan orang lain. Hal itulah yang diadaptasi oleh Perpustakaan UPI Kamda Sumedang, di mana perpustakaan kemudian memanfaatkan aplikasi WhatsApp sebagai sirkulasi sumber belajar untuk memenuhi kebutuhan informasi pemustaka. Penyediaan sumber belajar bagi civitas academika UPI Kamda Sumedang harus tetap dilakukan karena kegiatan pembelajaran juga tetap berlangsung meskipun di tengah pandemi. Harapannya, aplikasi WhatsApp yang digunakan di perpustakaan dapat lebih ditingkatkan lagi, agar dapat membuat pemanfaatannya menjadi lebih mudah serta dapat membuat pemustaka menjadi lebih nyaman dalam menggunakan aplikasi WhatsApp untuk menghubungi pihak perpustakaan.Kata Kunci: Aplikasi WhatsApp, Perpustakaan; Sirkulasi; Sumber Belajar The library is not only limited as a building to store books. Libraries can be described as sources of information, both printed and non-printed. Library collections are one of the learning resources needed by the academic community, especially in the UPI Kamda Sumedang environment. The collections in the UPI Kamda Sumedang Library are used for learning materials that support the learning process by providing various reference sources in the form of books, journals and other services that can support library activities in universities. During the Covid-19 pandemic, many changes have occurred. Libraries as part of the education sector are also affected by this situation. The WhatsApp application is one of the social media that is widely used by the majority of people in Indonesia. WhatsApp is considered an easy-to-use application to stay in touch with other people. This was adapted by the UPI Kamda Sumedang Library, where the library then used the WhatsApp application as a circulation of learning resources to meet the information needs of users. The provision of learning resources for the academic community of UPI Kamda Sumedang must still be carried out because learning activities also continue even in the midst of a pandemic. It is hoped that the WhatsApp application used in the library can be further improved, in order to make its use easier and to make users more comfortable using the WhatsApp application to contact the library.
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