Libraries and librarians in Indonesia in the information age: challenge and risks

Widharto, Widharto Libraries and librarians in Indonesia in the information age: challenge and risks., 2006 . In (Conference of South East Asian Librarians) CONSAL XIII, Manila (Philippinnes), March 25-30, 2006. [Conference paper]

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The information age with its electronic facilities has come with many challenges in all sectors of development since information is the base for all development activities. The libraries and information centers and librarians have a crucial roles to play, and to share of challenges and risks to partake in this major activity. As Asia enters the 21st century, it faces political, economic, and social challenges that transcend national boundaries. These technological, as well as socio-economic changes have had a major impact on every walk of life of the people, including library development. The rapid pace of development in the field of Information Technology (IT) and the advent of networked information have required libraries, information centers and librarians in Indonesia to adopt the latest developments in information technology. This include change in the functions of the library to make it service oriented rather than collection building oriented; preservation and access may be considered as vital; marketing of information and library service development of library professionals to cope with the new environment and to deal with the management. To bring about this change Indonesia will need to have a vision for the Information Age and each sector will have to adopt the latest developments in information technology. in supporting the entire spectrum of Indonesians in the lifelong process of acquiring new knowledge and skills - in Science and Technology. The programs and services being offered by libraries in Indonesia in the 21st Century are discussed here in this article.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Indonesia, Librarians, Information Profession, Information Technology
Subjects: A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AA. Library and information science as a field.
Depositing user: Imam Budi Prasetiawan
Date deposited: 12 Mar 2008
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:11
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/11274

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