Study on Establishing Competency Profile Standard of Teacher Librarian in Optimizing the Use of ICT in Secondary Level School Library

Teacher librarians are expected to have good skills in using information and communication technology (ICT) so that they can assist both students and teachers in finding the information they need. The aim of this study was to establish the competency profile standard of teacher librarians using ICT at the secondary level. More specifically, this study would like to find out the competency profile of teacher librarians, the optimization of the use of ICT by teacher librarians, and the competency standard required in using ICT for teacher librarians in secondary level. This study used qualitative approach with survey method and the data was collected through interview and observation. The general conclusion is that the library administrators/teacher librarians in the schools presented in this research always met and enhanced the competencies that supported their daily tasks in the library and in their field of study by trying to take advantage of hardware utilization to improve the library service to the users. Specifically, this study shows that library administrators/teacher librarians are the subject teachers who receive additional tasks to manage the library; have a willingness to study and make innovations in the library; and try to have information, media and technology literacy skills, as well as the ability to enliven the life and career related to their fields. The competency standard of the majority of library administrators/teacher librarians in using ICT is considered good, they show good attitude, knowledges and skills but are often hampered by the lack of infrastructure, budget, and practice training to apply ICT in the school library. This research recommends that library administrators/teacher librarians should have functional status as librarians, not educative function as subject teachers.