The Faculty of Dirasat Islamiyah (FDI) of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta held an Introduction to Academic and Student Culture (PBAK) activity for new students of the Dirasat Islamiyah Master Study Program on Tuesday, 8 September 2025. This activity took place in the FDI Meeting Room as the main location.

Fifteen new students participated in this activity, with two of them being international students. The PBAK activity was opened with a briefing session from the Head of FDI UIN Jakarta Master Study Program, Willy Oktaviano, Lc., MA and continued with a visit to the university library which aims as a special briefing related to the utilisation of UIN Jakarta Library services. In addition, this session is also expected to strengthen academic literacy and improve students' ability to access various digital scientific information sources available.

The briefing material was delivered directly by the Head of UIN Jakarta Library, Agus Rifai, Ph.D., explaining in depth the various excellent services available at UIN Jakarta Library. Starting from the utilisation of e-resources subscribed by UIN Jakarta Library, starting access to reputable international journals, to guidelines for using UIN Jakarta Digital Library facilities. He also emphasised that students have full access to digital collections through an official portal that can be accessed anytime and anywhere.

"UIN Jakarta Library not only provides physical books, but also opens a window to the academic world through thousands of journals and e-books that can be accessed anytime and from anywhere. This is an important resource to support graduate studies and research," said Agus Rifai.

In addition to technical explanations, students are also invited to get to know the digital catalogue system, the campus scientific repository, and tips on using databases so that research becomes more focused and efficient.

"All students have legal and full access to various journals and digital collections. This is a great opportunity to strengthen the base of research and quality scientific work," said Agus Rifai. He also gave a live demonstration of using the UIN Jakarta Library portal and tips on how to search for scientific references effectively.