Developing and Disseminating Religious Information Among ASEAN Countries In Order to Get Understanding ASEAN Moslem Society

Abstract

This paper attempt to portray the library of Balitbangdiklat Kemenag in doing its role. There are three topics discussed in this paper. Firstly, it’s talked about the function of library in disseminating the research results and religious thoughts to the moslem society in Southeast Asia. Secondly, facts that there are minimum religious resources in understanding Islam in Indonesia especially and Southeast Asian moslem society generally. Thirdly, Library can hold a religious discussion about contemporary Islamic movements and harmony among the religious life between Southeast Asian countries. Furthermore, this paper also describe the demands that the library have to be more active in self portraying as the public institutions with competitive advantages and being able to build an extensive network. In this regard, Library should be a part of moslem society, and could be able to overcome some problems.