Preserving Memory through Media Migration Rare Books in Bogor Botanic Gardens Library for Researcher Community
Syifa Adiba, Febriyanto Febriyanto
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2018.
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Link: http://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v10n4/ijisv10n4_1.pdf
Abstract:
This paper is about Bogor Botanic Gardens Library which is one of the oldest libraries in Indonesia. The library
collected the rare and old books, containing memory knowledge in botany field which is widely used by researchers. To keep
the information contained in the memory for the benefit of knowledge development, librarian conduct preservation by transferring
the rare collection media into digital form. Reformatting library material in preservation activity is one of a way to
reduce/repair library material. Rare books are library collections that rarely get any attention. Rare books condition that is
not maintained well will affect the retrieval information process by the users. The purposes of this article are to explain library
materials reformatting activity, especially rare books in Bogor Botanic Gardens Library, alongside with strengthens and
weakness. The result from this research then will be linked with library material preservation and retrieval information; in this
case, itâ€™s a rare book. Bogor Botanic Gardens is chosen for research object because the library has so many rare books and
cannot be found in any other place; also the rare books need special treatment. This research is conducted using observation
method with qualitative analysis. At the end of this article, it will afford criticism and suggestion about reformatting process
in Bogor Botanic Garden.