Report: Renewals Keynote @ University of Indonesia Central Library (October 2023)

This week I offered a keynote for the University of Indonesia Library’s International Webinar Series, “Addressing Low Morale in Library and Information Workplace.” The event also included a keynote on burnout led by Ezra Putranto Wahyudi (M, Psi). Mr. Wahyudi is an Adult Clinical Psychologist and a Faculty member at the University of Indonesia. Over 540 people attended the webinar, hailing from all kinds of libraries across Indonesia.

My keynote was brief, and included opportunities to gather on-the-spot data about attendees’ experiences/perceptions of low-morale experiences, including:

• Feelings/thoughts about low morale;
• Abuse types experienced or observed in library workplace(s); and
•  Established countermeasures they would like to try or expand.

See below for photos reflecting attendees’ responses – do any of the responses resonate with you or pique your curiosity?

Responses to: “Low morale makes me feel/think” (N=38)

Responses to: “If you’ve experienced low morale, which kinds of acts have you endured or seen at work (Choose all that apply)?” (N=50)

• 54% indicated system abuse
• 50% indicated emotional abuse
• 28% indicated negligence
• 26% indicated written/verbal abuse
• 8% indicated physical abuse

Responses to: “Which countermeasures are you likely to try or expand (Choose all that apply)?” (N=2)

This was a wonderful opportunity to share my research and insights globally, and more importantly, to be in conversation and contemplation about similarities and differences in

• perceptions surrounding dysfunctional workplace culture and
• perspectives on how to improve and support the health of and advocacy for library workers.

I thank Dita Garnita and the webinar committee for their invitation, as well as my co-speaker, Mr. Wahyudi, for his engagement and expertise on burnout and neurodivergence in library workplaces.

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