UMJ FKK Lecturer Wins 2023 Best Library Book Award

 Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine and Health (FKK),  , Prof. Dr. Tria Astika Endah Permatasari, S.KM., M.KM., received the best library book award from the This award was given by the Deputy for Development of Library Materials and Information Services, Mariana Ginting, at the Award Week for the Handover of Printed and Recorded Works entitled Becoming Children of a Creative Nation : Winners of the Digital Era in the Auditorium, Information and Services Building of the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia, Thursday (07/09/2023). 

Tria won the first best library book award in the stunting subject category with the book title "Prevention of Stunting in Toddlers Through Improving Nutrition and Sanitation: Integration of Specific and Sensitive Nutrition Interventions" which was published in 2022.

Since the beginning of 2023, a special national library team has carried out the assessment process stages for the winners. “Personally I don't know because this is a direct selection by the national library. "We were informed that at that time we were one of the nominees and Alhamdulillah, it was selected through an extraordinary series of processes from various experts until it was chosen as the first best book on stunting ," said Tria.

"Hopefully this will be the start of motivation to write better and provide the best work, of course in larger quantities so that the benefits and knowledge can be spread to all corners of the archipelago," he added, expressing his hope.

On the same occasion, the Director of the National Library, Muhammad Syarif Bando, in his speech said that currently Indonesia is ranked 7th out of 49 countries in the world in the global publishing industry. “If you want to know the world, read. And if you want to be known to the world, write," emphasized Muhammad Syarif. Indonesia must not continue to mourn its fate of being judged by other nations for decades. "Because actually the judgment is a punishment that is inappropriate and should not be," emphasized Muhammad Syarif.

This event was organized by the National Library of Indonesia in order to select the best reference books taking four themes, namely Digital Transformation, General Elections, Stunting and ASEAN. Apart from the Director of the National Library, Muhammad Syarif Bando, who was also present at the event, the Deputy Governor of West Nusa Tenggara, Dr. Ir. Hj. Sitti Rohmi Djalilah, M.Pd., Police Commissioner. Dr. Leonardus Simarmata, S.Sos., SIK, MK M.Han., who attended online, Member of KPU-RI 2022-2027, August Mellaz, jury team, as well as participants nominated for the best Library book award in 2023. 

Sumber: Website UMJ