Elva Rahmah, Yunus Winoto, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan, Marlini, Gustina Erlianti, Rini Asmara, Yona Triska
Background of the study: One of the important roles of libraries is to build a knowledge-based society ecosystem by making libraries an open interaction space through a library transformation strategy based on social inclusion. Purpose: The study was designed to investigate the issues associated with retooling and re-skilling cataloguing librarians in the digital era. Method: The design used is a qualitative analysis based on a detailed case study of the impact of the Social Inclusion-Based Library Transformation Program on Community Welfare in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Findings: The core impact of the Social Inclusion-Based Library Transformation Program is summarized by five objectives: enhancing access to information (via digitalization/literacy), fostering community skills development (via targeted training), reducing unemployment rates (via job skills/entrepreneurship), promoting social participation (via community engagement), and improving the local economy (via business development/creative economy). Conclusion: Through the programs implemented, libraries can strengthen their role as public libraries in improving the quality of human resources, so that community literacy skills increase, enabling them to play a more active role in sustainable development and achieving the goals set out in the SDGs. © 2025, Airlangga University Faculty of Vocational Studies. All rights reserved.
Faculty of Language and Art, Universitas Negeri Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia; Faculty of Communication, Universitas Padjajaran, West Java, Indonesia; School of Information Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia
