The Role of Library as a Learning Source, Information Center and

Innovation

Marhendyah Respati Purbarini and Reza Mua’dzatul Masrurah

Library Studies, Faculty of Vocational Education, Universitas Airlangga, Jalan Airlangga 4-6, Surabaya, Indonesia

Keywords: Library Role, Learning Resources, Information Centre, Innovation.

Abstract: The role of the library as a learning resource, information centre and innovation. This study aims to determine

the importance of the role of the library as a learning resource, information centre and innovation. This type

of qualitative descriptive research. Sources of data in this study are librarians and library visitors. Data

collection techniques were carried out through (1) interviews, (2) observations, (3) documentation. Based on

the results of the study showed that: (1) the role of the library as a learning resource was good (2) the role of

the library as an information centre was good (3) the role of the library as a source of innovation was good.

Libraries that are well organized and systematically directly or indirectly can provide an important role.

1 INTRODUCTION

Libraries play an important role in Indonesia, one of

which is as a knowledge bridge for the public to

obtain information (Sunyowati et al., 2022). The

library today is no longer a place for stacks of books

arranged and ready to read, libraries today are also

required to be able to innovate so that library visitors

feel at home in the library and come back to visit. So

far many have not understood the importance of

destruction (Suhariono et al., 2022). During

widespread socialization about the importance of

libraries and the development of libraries that are now

present in every educational institution.

Many various learning resources can be used as

learning resources, one of which is a library, as a

process of a system that is inseparable from various

other components that interact with it. One

component is a learning resource. The source of

learning is as a place or environment, objects and

people containing information that can be used as a

vehicle (Subagyono, Chumaida and Romadhona,

2022).

One of the learning resources that is often used in

the learning process is libraries and books. Sudono

(2006) says the function of other learning resources is

to improve children's development in language

through communicating with them about matters

related to learning resources or other things. Libraries

as the current development has been used as one of

the centers of information, learning resources,

innovation, research, recreation, cultural treasures,

sources of knowledge and providing various other

services. Libraries everywhere can play a role in

increasing reading interest. It is hoped that Indonesian

people will be more intelligent and skilled in

anticipating the challenges of the times (Romadhona,

2022).

According to the exposure put forward by the

Association for Education and Communication

Technology (AECT), learning resources are

everything that facilitates the learning process,

including service systems, learning materials, and the

environment (Romadhona, Subagyono and Agustin,

2022). Learning resources are all things in the form

of data, both separately and in full, so as to facilitate

the learning process that will achieve the learning

objectives to be achieved.

According to Yusup (1995) the source of

information is the container of the content, and the

center of information sources is the place where

information sources or containers are collected. If the

contents of a book are the information, then it is called

the source of information is the book itself which

serves as a storage or information store, while the

center of information sources can mean a place where

books or other sources are collected. According to

Hasugian (2009) Information centers are a center that

is tasked with providing information processed from

other sources regarding a particular field or specific

field of science (Romadhona, 2020). Examples of

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agricultural information centers, tourism information

centers and so on.

Information is data that has been processed into

a form that has been presented as an important study

useful for the data seeker. This information must be

actual and factual so that all information obtained is

used properly and correctly in decision making

(Harisanty and Anugrah, 2022).

Innovation is an idea, research and development

activity that has specificities that are carried out with

the aim of developing new applications of various

sciences, as well as new ways to apply various

existing knowledge and various technologies into

products that will be renewed or replaced.

According to Wicaksono (2006), one of the

components in the application of knowledge

management is the availability of tools as a means of

sharing knowledge. This is as the industry does in

implementing knowledge management. For this form

of realization of knowledge management in the

library by building several facilities or sharing

knowledge.

Laudon and Laudon (2004) knowledge

management functions to improve the ability of an

organization to learn from its environment and

combine knowledge in an organization to create,

collect, maintain, and disseminate knowledge of the

organization. Information technology plays an

important role in knowledge management as an

enabling business process that aims to create, store,

maintain and disseminate knowledge.

2 RESEARCH METHOD

We in this study used a descriptive approach.

Descriptive means that it can be in the form of a

problem that is categorized or in other forms such as

documents, photos, and notes when research. The

subjects of this study were librarians and library

visitors.

Whereas for data collection techniques and get

our users' perceptions through interviews,

observation, and documentation. We observe and

collect information about libraries as well as

suggestions and criticisms for constructive libraries.

The results of this study will be written in the form of

qualitative reports that can address obstacles.

Respondents from this study were librarians and

library visitors by asking a few questions from

drawing conclusions.

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The library is a place where records are accessed.

Public libraries as an embodiment in terms of the

development of public interest in reading, in terms of

learning centers and information centers for

innovation to educate the lives of the nation.

According to law NO.42 of 2007 article 1

paragraph 6 which reads "public library is a library

that is intended for the wider community as a means

of lifelong learning without distinguishing age, sex,

ethnicity, race, religion, and economic status.

The public library is an educational institution for

the public by providing various information,

knowledge, technology and culture as a learning

resource to acquire and improve knowledge for all

levels of society ". Based on the explanation above,

public libraries have an important role for the most

important community in terms of learning resources,

information centers and innovation. Each library can

maintain its existence if it can carry out its role. In

general, the roles that can be performed are:

1. As a learning resource center

The library is an effort to maintain and improve

the efficiency and effectiveness of the teaching

and learning process. Libraries that are organized

well and systematically directly or indirectly can

provide convenience for the teaching and

learning process. This is related to the progress

of the education sector and with the improvement

of teaching and learning methods that are felt

cannot be separated from the problem of

providing educational facilities and facilities.

When we observed in the public library of

Surabaya, which was in the Rungkut Asri, we

found that the learning process went well.

Starting from elementary school to high school.

The library that we observed also often held

activities such as traveling and introducing all

parts in the library.

The usual activities are book subject recognition

activities and introduction to classification

numbers in the library. Although not in-depth

providing information to the children who

participated in this activity, it is expected that

visitors will understand that the children do not

even know the book classification number in the

library. Also expected children’s visitors to

subjects in the library even if only knowing.

2. As an Information Center

The library is one place that has an important role

in providing information. This is because a

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library must have a book collection not only one

can be hundreds or even tens of thousands. In it

there are various types of books. Not only library

books are now also equipped with a collection of

magazines, newspapers, or articles that can be

used as other sources of information.

Some of the Surabaya city library visitors who

are in Rungkut Asri make the library as a

gathering place and a place to find the latest

information in newspapers published every day.

Almost every day there are visitors who come to

the library to read kora daily.

3. As an innovation

The library as a place for storing various

information that used to be just a place for storing

books is now also a place for creative ideas to

grow. For example, if someone reads a book

about cultivation of Angora cats. If the person is

a creative and resilient person, then from reading

the book, the idea might be to cultivate a feline

cat and could open jobs that are certainly useful

for others.

Another innovation from the Surabaya city library

is to build TBM (Taman Baca Masyarakat) which is

spread throughout the Surabaya city environment.

Every TBM is managed by one officer who is

responsible for all TBM activities. Usually the TBM

is in every RW, the collection of which comes from

the procurement of library and archival services in the

city of Surabaya

4 CONCLUSIONS

The library is one of the information centers or places

to gather, store and maintain library collections both

books and other readings, which are used for

information sources as well as a fun learning tool. The

library has the benefit of maintaining and improving

the efficiency and effectiveness of the teaching-

learning process. Libraries that are well organized

and systematically directly or indirectly can facilitate

the learning process. Having a library role include as

a center of innovation and as a center for learning

resources. It is expected that the library has complete

reading of sources and references and is

systematically organized and facilitates users. It is

expected that library users will be able to increase the

use of libraries as a source of knowledge, sources of

information and learning resources. The library is

utilized effectively and efficiently as possible so that

the awareness of reading interest will grow and

further improve intelligence.

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