A Model of Preservation in Managing Old Collection at the Library of Kolese St. Ignatius Yogyakarta, Indonesia

This paper is aimed at finding out a preservation model in managing old collection at the library of Kolese St. Ignatius Yogyakarta. It is believed that the model has become important in the way to approach the old collection. Besides, the library is regarded as one of the oldest in Yogyakarta that has been established in 1972. This means that it has a lot of old collection which need preservation and conservation. Object of this research is activities of preservation and its subject is the staffs who are responsible for the preservation. The research uses a qualitative method. The result shows that the model of preservation is based on three approaches: namely preventive, curative, and restorative. Those approaches have been used and implemented systematically and regularly. Keywords: Preservation Model, Preservation Management, Library of Kolese St. Ignatius Yogyakart

CURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH LIBRARIES

Libraries, museums and archives hold valuable collections in a variety of media, presenting a vast body of knowledge rooted in the history of human civilisation. These form the repository of the wisdom of great works by thinkers of past and the present. The holdings of these institutions are priceless heritage of the mankind as they preserve documents, ideas, and the oral and written records. To value the cultural heritage and to care for it as a treasure bequeathed to us by our ancestors is the major responsibility of libraries. The past records constitute a natural resource and are indispensable to the present generation as well as to the generations to come. Libraries preserve the documentary heritage resources for which they are primarily responsible. Any loss of such materials is simply irreplaceable. Therefore, preserving this intellectual, cultural heritage becomes not only the academic commitment but also the moral responsibility of the librarians/information scientists, who are in charge of these repositories. The high quality of the papers and the discussion represent the thinking and experience of experts in their particular fields. The contributed papers also relate to the methodology used in libraries in Asia to provide access to manuscripts and cultural heritage. The volume discusses best practices in Knowledge preservation and how to collaborate and preserve the culture. The book also deals with manuscript and archives issues in the digital era. The approach of this book is concise, comprehensively, covering all major aspects of preservation and conservation through libraries. The readership of the book is not just limited to library and information science professionals, but also for those involved in conservation, preservation, restoration or other related disciplines. The book will be useful for librarians, archivists and conservators. We thank the Sunan Kalijaga University, Special Libraries Association- Asian Chapter for their trust and their constant support, all the contributors for their submissions, the members of the Local and International Committee for their reviewing effort for making this publication possible

EVALUASI EFEKTIVITAS KOMUNIKASI PUSTAKAWAN KEPADA PEMUSTAKA DI PERPUSTAKAAN POLITEKNIK KESEHATAN BHAKTI SETYA INDONESIA YOGYAKARTA

The aims of this research is to know the effectiveness of librarian communications to library users in the library of Politeknik Kesehatan Bhakti Setya Indonesia Yogyakarta. The type of this research is descriptive quantitative, with the research subjects being registered members of the Library of Politeknik Kesehatan Bhakti Setya Indonesia Yogyakarta, and the object of this research is the effectiveness of communication carried out by librarians to library users in the Library of Politeknik Kesehatan Bhakti Setya Indonesia Yogyakarta. The population in this study was an active member of the Politeknik Kesehatan Bhakti Setya Indonesia Library with 947 members. Based on the total population, samples were taken using the Slovin formula, so that the final results obtained a sample of 90 members. How to determine the sample in this study using non probability sampling with incidental sampling technique. The technique of collecting data uses questionnaires, interviews, observations, and documentation. The variables in this study are the effectiveness of librarian communication to library users in the library of Politeknik Kesehatan Bhakti Setya Indonesia Yogyakarta. The results of this study show that the overall average of the eleven subvariables calculated using the Mean and Grand Mean formula obtained results of 3.14 and included in good category, with details for Helpful 2.90 good category, considerate 3.13 good category, emphaty 3.01 good category, attentive 3.21 good category, polite 3.33 very good category, respectfull 3.29 very good category, audible 3.15 good category, clarity 3.07 good category, trust 3.15 good category, care 2.98 good category, humble / down to earth 3.31 category is very good. Based on this, it is suggested to librarians to pay more attention to convenience in terms of providing assistance in accessing information to users, and it is hoped that librarians will pay more attention to users when communicating