Libraries in the modern era like today already cannot run away from information technology, for whatever reason dross library need even inseparable from information technology. So that the library can apply information and communication technology with the necessary readiness appropriate, to assess the readiness of libraries in implementing information technology readiness level it needs to be measured with the e-readiness method, to determine the level of readiness of libraries in applying information technology as a whole from all aspects. This study discusses the readiness of libraries in applying information technology, Harvard CID using a model that has been modified by Mutula and Brakel to measure e-readiness at a company that deals with access to information. Tools used in this study comes from the CID which has been developed by Mutula and Brakel, and which was adopted in this study is a model Mutula and Brakel consisting of five (5) segments that the readiness assessment is divided into 112 parts. And then the component library so adapted to the conditions of 112 parts to 83 parts corresponding to the state library. Furthermore, the results of this study are getting on the readiness of the institution is ready to Regional library and archive agency in Yogyakarta (BPAD DIY) implementing information technology. And to increase the level of well-prepared then needs improvements in all segments, ICT Readiness segment which is at a level sufficiently prepared which included the lowest level.
The development of information technology so rapidly leads to profound changes in various aspects of life. Among them, we can feel the speed of delivery of information technology is the information. Application of information technology continues to evolve allows a person to receive information more quickly. For an institution with the information distribution speeds utilization of information technology is an opportunity. In the current era of globalization, such information plays a very important in all aspects of. Persons always in need of information as part of the demands of life, supporting activities, and compliance needs. In the process, the information needs of users will also be changing both in terms of diversity of content and access to such information [1].
Information technology is a part of science and technology, in general, are all technologies related to the capture, collection, processing, storage, distribution, and presentation of information. This technology is the result of a combination of the two technologies previously developed separately, namely the computer for data (digital) and communications for voice (analog) [2]. Developments in the world of information technology have changed the way people work, learn, interact and communicate. The role of information technology becomes more substantial and real in today’s modern era because people are now heading in the era of the information society. Included in the library field, the development of information technology provides opportunities for wider use in supporting the process of information services at the library. The use of the Internet in the library world are increasingly widespread, a fact which indicates that the media is enabling the delivery of services process information effectively and efficiently in the library. The library as an institution that is directly related to the information, of course, do not miss the utilization of information technology [3]. Information technology has the ability to help the library improve the quality of services provided to users, expanding the performance and affordability provide faster service. In the context of the application of information technology in the development of the library, it is necessary to “readiness”, which referred to the e-readiness [4]. Simply put, e-readiness can be interpreted as readiness in adopting information and communication technology in certain contexts [5]. The development of information systems such as today’s fast demanding a library to improve the service system so as to serve community information quickly and accurately. With the development of information technology is motivated by the need to have a library service system in line with the development of information technology, in other words, the library should have an information system that can be accessed by public users anytime and anywhere. Libraries realize that the involvement of information technology has become a must have a requirement and used to improve the quality of library performance. Although many development issues based library and information technology and digital communications, in the implementation in the library are not compensated the readiness of infrastructure, human resources and the user community the ability to use information technology. So do not go according to expectations will be addressed.
Issues library development is still a phenomenon that cannot be resolved. The movement toward library based information and digital technology is interesting because it forces the manager to accept the library in order to facilitate performance. However, the weight to be applied because the public has not been fully able to absorb the concept of the development of information technology library. Meanwhile on the other side of the librarians had to adjust to the culture of information technology. The development library is a necessity to enter the era of the digital library and it is not an easy thing to achieve. Have not completed the perception of librarians and information technology have not all librarians understand computers and the internet, are now required to understand information technology based library. Thinking ahead to the library based information technology is a supporting factor to be able to resolve the existing problems. Then the parameters for the development of the library can be seen from the readiness of the library itself so that the shifts or changes to the library is an information technology based development cannot be ruled out again [6].
For each organization, including library institutions, information technology is a valuable asset and play a major role in helping the library to perform the information retrieval process as a bridge between the library and the user community. Therefore, the library should be aware that the proper management of the application of information technology will be able to have an effect on the development of an advanced library. Because of the importance of the role of information technology at the library, then the library should have a readiness in the application of information technology. To determine the readiness of the library in the use and utilization of information technology, the application needs to be an assessment of the readiness of information technology (e readiness) in the library. Which of these assessment results to determine how prepared the library in the application of information technology.
Overall views of the informant’s perception of both the library staff and the user, it can be concluded that BPAD DIY has been on the stage ready for all categories, and there are some categories are quite ready, so it needs to be encouraged to be on stage so prepared, starting from the least readiness categories, namely ICT Readiness, then successively category Enterprise Readiness, Readiness Information, Human Resources Readiness, Readiness to categories that have the External Environment approaching the levels are very prepared. And the main factor affecting the readiness is a factor of human resources and infrastructure facilities factor.
Suggestions for BPAD DIY to consider are as follows:
• The first thing to do is to make a BPAD DIY specific strategic ICT plan that is consistent with the overall strategic plan for the library, followed by the manufacture of the ICT development master plan in BPAD DIY.
• Librarians and staff current ICT needs to be empowered by their participation in professional training and is involved in the development of ICT to be used in BPAD DIY so that in case the problem can be directly handled by existing ICT staff and no need to call in a consultant from outside.
• Leadership ranks of the library should have an educational qualification in library science and have a good willingness to continuously develop ICT in the library. So it does not stop the desire alone but can spawn policies and rules that can support the development of ICT in the library.
• Future studies are expected to design stage models or new models to improve readiness in applying information and communication technology in libraries in Indonesia.
• Future studies are expected to develop and assess the readiness of implementation of information and communication technology readiness study using the model of the other, more complete and effective.
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