The Library Development Based on Social Inclusion: SWOT Analysis and Socio-Religious Role

<p>Rural libraries have an essential role in providing information services for rural communities. The heterogeneity of rural communities from social, economic, and religious aspects is the basis for the importance of social inclusion-based library services. This study uses qualitative methods to describe the implementation of an inclusion-based village Perpustakaan Muda Bhakti (Permubha) Ngablak Village, Srumbung District, Magelang Regency and its role in the social, economic, and religious life of the village community. Through a SWOT analysis, this study resulted in several research findings. First, three things become Permubha's strengths in providing services: information disclosure and access policies, communication in services, and circulation of library facilities. Second, Permubha's weakness is the unavailability of a computer-based library catalog. Third, the opportunities/opportunities that exist in Permubha are descriptive and normative officer ethics, responsibility in providing services, the role of citizen donations, and infrastructure. Fourth, Permubha has several challenges ahead in terms of service evaluation, increasing the competence and qualifications of officers, and increasing responsibilities. Fifth, in addition to library services, Permubha plays a role in social, economic, and religious activities through programs that can be participated in by the Ngablak Village community, such as the salak library program, Suluh Libraries, satellite reading, and commemoration of Islamic holidays.</p><p> </p><p><em>Perpustakaan desa memiliki peran penting dalam memberikan layanan informasi bagi masyarakat desa. Heterogenitas masyarakat desa dari aspek sosial, ekonomi, dan agama menjadi dasar pentingnya layanan perpustakaan berbasis inklusi sosial. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penyelenggaraan perpustakaan desa berbasis inklusi pada Perpustakaan Muda Bhakti, (Permubha) Desa Ngablak Kecamatan Srumbung Kabupaten Magelang serta perannya terhadap kehidupan sosial, ekonomi, dan keagamaan masyarakat desa. Melalui analisis SWOT, penelitian ini menghasilkan beberapa temuan penelitian. Pertama, ada tiga hal yang menjadi kekuatan Permubha dalam memberikan layanan, yaitu keterbukaan informasi dan kebijakan akses, komunikasi dalam layanan, dan sirkulasi sarana perpustakaan. Kedua, kelemahan yang dimiliki Permubha adalah belum tersedianya katalog pustaka berbasis komputer. Ketiga, peluang/kesempatan yang ada di Permubha adalah adanya etika petugas secara deskriptif dan normatif, tanggungjawab dalam memberikan layanan, adanya peran donasi warga, dan sarana prasarana. Keempat, Permubha memiliki beberapa tantangan ke depan dalam hal evaluasi layanan, peningkatan kompetensi dan kualifikasi petugas, dan peningkatan tanggung jawab. Kelima, selain layanan pustaka, Permubha berperan dalam kegiatan sosial, ekonomi, dan keagamaan melalui program-program dapat diikuti oleh masyarakat Desa Ngablak, seperti program salak pustaka, suluh pustaka, satelit baca, dan peringatan PHBI.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p>

Disclosure and Subsequent Innovation: Evidence from the Patent Depository Library Program

How important is access to patent documents for subsequent innovation? We examine the expansion of the USPTO Patent Library system after 1975. Patent libraries provided access to patents before the Internet. We find that after patent library opening, local patenting increases by 8–20 percent relative to similar regions. Additional analyses suggest that disclosure of technical information drives this effect: inventors increasingly take up ideas from outside their region, and the effect is strongest in technologies where patents are more informative. We thus provide evidence that disclosure plays an important role in cumulative innovation. (JEL D83, K11, O31, O34, R11)

Enabling School Librarians to Serve as Instructional Leaders of Multiple Literacies

Research has demonstrated that school leaders have little to no understanding of the instructional leadership role of the school librarian and have received little to no training in how to lead this population (Lewis, 2018; 2019). Though the standards of the school library field state that school librarians should be equipped and able to serve as instructional leaders of multiple literacies in K-12 education, barriers exist that inhibit this from becoming a reality in many schools. One of these barriers is a lack of administrative support in the form of a district library supervisor to develop a vision for and provide support to the district’s school library program and its personnel. Very little research has been conducted to examine the support needs of in-service school librarians (Weeks et al., 2017), and no research has been conducted to explore how to equip existing leadership to effectively lead its population of school librarians in a school district that lacks an official district library supervisor. The purpose of this study is to explore how school district leaders can foster the development of an effective school library in which school librarians serve as instructional leaders of multiple literacies.

Achieving Transformational Change in the School Library Program

Much of our professional conversations revolve around the concept of change—changing the way books are organized in a library or changing policy on checkouts and fines. These changes are exciting and oftentimes come with quick recognition and praise. But when we discuss changes in the way we collaborate with teachers or the way the school library program situates itself in the daily life of a school, frustrations mount, and our desire for silver-bullet solutions becomes evident. Differentiating the types of change we seek may help us understand how to frame our expectations and set our professional goals.

Georgia Depository Libraries: Expanding Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the Government Publishing Office (GPO) provides materials published by government agencies to designated libraries in the United States and its territories. In return, these libraries offer free, public access to the materials in their depository collections. The state of Georgia has 23 federal depository libraries—one Regional and 22 Selectives. All but two of these libraries are affiliated with academic institutions, and the majority are part of the University System of Georgia (USG).

Weeding Digital Government Information Resources: Considerations and Strategies

Weeding is a systematic approach to the removal of resources from a library’s collection. In the weeding process, materials are identified for withdrawal in order to maintain a collection that is accurate, updated, well-used, meets the needs of the users, and is in line with the library’s mission. When weeding tangible resources that are part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), a depository library must ensure that its weeding policy follows the Legal Requirements & Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library Program and any separate guidelines set by the Regional Depository. However, there are no specific rules or guidelines to follow when weeding digital FDLP resources. This means that individual libraries have more leeway to craft digital weeding procedures that best serve their institution, patrons, and the community at large. In this article, we will discuss initial considerations when developing a process for weeding digital depository materials, we will examine different methods for analyzing a digital collection’s size and usage, and we will review methods for maintenance and weeding of digital resources.

MANAJEMEN PERPUSTAKAAN DALAM PENINGKATAN KUALITAS LAYANAN DAN MINAT BACA

This research aimed to find out about library management which included planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling for the improvement of service and students reading interest at SMPN 3 Salatiga. This research used qualitative approach. Type of this research was descriptive. The research was done in Adyama Pustaka Library of SMPN 3 Salatiga. Data was collected by observation, interview, and documentation. From the result of the research, it can be concluded that: 1) planning of library work program at SMPN 3 Salatiga is in accordance with the planning of library program which are purpose, policy, strategy, and program. All of formulated work program has described about the purpose, policy, strategy, and upcoming program to achieve the desire result. 2) Implementation of library work program at SMPN 3 Salatiga in improving the quality of service and reading interest includes; implementation of differentiation program, processing literature, implementation of service program, implementation of data analysis program, implementation of students activity program, implementation of promotion program, and implementation of inventory taking. The implementation of library work program at SMPN 3 Salatiga has been running well. Then, added by establishment with intern and extern part. 3) Evaluation of planning and implementation of library work program is as a basis for determining policies in the following year.Keywords: Service Quality; Library Management; Reading Interest

Implementing Flexible Scheduling in Elementary Libraries

Flexible scheduling in school libraries can provide a mechanism for achieving the learning goals and objectives of both the school library program and the curriculum by making information available at the point of need and by promoting use of the library and its services at a relevant moment instead of on a predetermined schedule. This study examined the successful implementation of flexible scheduling in six elementary schools where no funding was received to support implementation. Telephone interviews with librarians, principals, and teachers provided the data. The preliminary results indicate that, in those schools with successful implementations, flexible scheduling was only a tool to achieve another internal curricular objective, such as curriculum integration or literacy improvement. In addition, education of stakeholders is essential; and it must emphasize strategies for effective use of the programs supported by flexible scheduling and their potential learning outcomes rather than simply provide information on how flexible scheduling works.