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by UT to for support learning material development or on collection related to

distance education.

Entering the third year, many more study programs were offered by UT.
Library collections also developed accordingly. During these years, academic
staff fe lt the need to perform three fundamental functions of the university (or so

called Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi), namely teaching , research and community
services . Because of the increasing demand for library services, UT library
needed to develop its collections in various subject matters, not only for the

need of writing learning materials and distance education management, but also
for the needs of students, researchers, and UT staff.

In 1999, UT formulated its vision to become a center for excellence in the
delivery, research, and information dissemination of open and distance

education . In accordance with this vision , UT library also focused itself on the
development and information · dissemination of open and distance higher

education . Library materials related to this vision was expected to be made
available abundantly. This effort has lead to the development of UT library to
become digital library.

Library Office

UT library has moved several times . At first, it was allocated a space in the

second floor at UT Head Office at PSB IKIP Building in Rawamangun , Jakarta
Timur. When UT Head Office moved to Pondok Cabe in September 18, 1985, the

library office also moved too. At first, it was allocated a space which is now
called Operations Room in Gedung Umum (General Building) . All of University
administrative activities focused in this building. Not long after that, Gedung

Rektorat and Gedung Umum (now called Gedung Lembaga), was ready to use.
Rector and Vice Rectors moved to Rectorat Build ing (Gedung Rektorat) while
Biro Administrasi Umum dan Keuangan (General Administration and Finance

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