Corporate social responsibility and Library collaborative partnership

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) for libraries has been done by companies in Indonesia in the last few years. In an academic library, this partnership creates mutually beneficial collaboration for both company and library. Gadjah Mada University Library has established several partnerships with companies and other parties. The form of partnership is divided into two categories: building small and special spaces within an academic library and financially supporting library activities. Several partnerships have resulted in the establishment of the American Corner, Hatta Corner, World Bank Corner, Sampoerna Corner and Nation Building Corner (NBC). The latest is the newest partnership. This article discusses the collaboration between library and other parties to support the library users based on direct observation and in-depth interviews. NBC is the “youngest” corner in the Library. It was established collaboratively with the University, National Power Plant and Nurani Dunia Foundation in 2009. NBC has already supported the services of the Library with several facilities and activities for the users such as conducting events for users such as book reviews and discussions on recent national issues. The book review invites the author and another speaker to criticize the book from different perspectives. In its first year, NBC built partnership with Kampung Halaman Foundation and Ford Foundation which provides amateur community video about the Indonesian culture, economics, social life, ideology and others. Recorded by the local community and amateurs, these video can be accessed via special databases and are free to download and share for community development. The existence of CSR has contributed to the library services for users. The company benefits from CSR because the library users can identify company’s profile and its products. This mutual partnership supports both parties provisionin of excellent services

A Scientometric Analysis of Scientific Publications related to COVID-19 in Library and Information Science Research

Purpose: As part of social sciences, Library and Information Science (LIS) has experienced development in COVID-19 discussions through the academic lens. The increasing number of research related to COVID-19 across subject areas is a response by researchers to overcome this crisis, including research in the LIS field. This research aims to describe the characteristics and trends of the keywords. It also aims to describe the most productive journals, institutions, and countries related to COVID-19 in LIS research. Methods: We analysed 250 documents related to “COVID-19” in LIS research area indexed in Scopus during 2020-2022. VOSviewer was used to analyse the thematic trends and hotspot of the literature. Results: Two hundred and fifty articles were found in 77 journals. The analysis showed that the COVID-19 publications have increased in around 30 months. In terms of the journal, Library Philosophy and Practice published articles in a significant number. Meanwhile, the University of South Africa is the most productive institution. The content analysis found 5 themes dealing with academic libraries (n=56), public libraries (=22), library services (n=18), digital libraries (=12), and social media (n=12). LIS is an interdisciplinary field that has been dealing with various research areas such as social science, arts and humanities, and computer sciences. Conclusion: This study provides an overview of trends based on the most popular keywords. The results provide further information for both LIS researchers and other researchers in other areas. Future research should discuss the trend of combining non-LIS area

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

Measuring User Saticfaction At The Main Library Gadjah Mada University (A User Survey In 2007)

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Applications of Social Media by Digital Natives in the Workplace: An Exploratory Study in Indonesia

With the rapid development of the Internet, social media applications have achieved near ubiquitous penetration of the personal and social lives of digital natives. Increasingly, we also see the use of social media for work purposes in professional life. In this research, we present preliminary findings into an investigation of how social media is used by digital natives in the work place in Indonesia. Drawing on data obtained from semi-structured interviews with eight Indonesian digital natives in various professional occupations and organisations, we identify both the social media applications used and their application contexts. We analyse the potential development of social media in the workplace and suggest how users can enhance work performance via social media applications. We also discuss the research implications before concluding the paper