Open AccessThe Existence Of The University Of Muhammadiyah Malang Library During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Dian Puspitasari,
Moh Zawawi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jpua : jurnal perpustakaan universitas airlangga : media informasi dan komunikasi perpustakaan/jurnal perpustakaan universitas airlangga : media informasi dan komunikasi kepustakawanan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2723-0554
pISSN - 2356-1408
DOI - 10.20473/jpua.v11i2.2021.72-79
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , social distance , descriptive research , library science , political science , sociology , business , virology , medicine , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social science , disease , pathology , outbreak
The Covid-19 virus has caused a pandemic in Indonesia in 2020. This virus is classified as an infectious disease that results in policies such as physical distancing, social restrictions both small and large scale and lockdown. The impact of the Covid-19 virus has been felt in various sectors, including the college sector under which there are library units. The college library as an information center, of course, will provide information services to meet the needs of academic community. UPT UMM Library is one of the universities that still exists despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose in this writing analyzes how the existence of UPT UMM Library during the pandemic. The study method used by descriptive study type with qualitative approach and data analysis technique using descriptive qualitative analysis model owned by John W Cresswell. Innovations made by UPT UMM Library during the Covid-19 pandemic to remain in existence, namely to innovate library services including creating myUMM Library, changing the concept of information literacy services into digital (online) and more actively providing library services through social media. In addition, librarians during the Covid-19 pandemic can still exist and develop by attending various online seminars and actively writing various scientific works to gain several champions.Keywords: Covid-19, Existence, Higher Education Library Services, Librarian, UMM LibraryABSTRAKVirus Covid-19 telah mengakibatkan terjadinya pandemi di Indonesia pada tahun 2020. Virus ini tergolong dalam penyakit menular yang mengakibatkan adanya kebijakan seperti physical distancing, pembatasan sosial baik berskala kecil ataupun besar dan lockdown. Dampak dari virus Covid-19 telah dirasakan berbagai sektor salah satunya sektor perguruan tinggi yang di bawah naungannya terdapat unit perpustakaan. Perpustakaan perguruan tinggi sebagai pusat informasi, tentunya akan memberikan layanan informasi guna memenuhi kebutuhan civitas akademika. UPT Perpustakaan UMM merupakan salah satu perpustakaan perguruan tinggi yang tetap eksis meskipun adanya pandemi Covid-19. Tujuan dalam penulisan ini menganalisis seberapa eksistensi UPT Perpustakaan UMM pada masa pandemi. Metode kajian yang digunakan adalah kajian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan teknik analisis data menggunakan model analisis kualitatif deskriptif milik John W Cresswell. Inovasiinovasi yang dilakukan UPT Perpustakaan UMM pada masa pandemi Covid-19 agar tetap eksis yaitu melakukan inovasi layanan perpustakaan diantaranya menciptakan myUMM Library, merubah konsep layanan literasi informasi ke dalam bentuk digital (online) serta lebih aktif memberikan layanan perpustakaan melalui media sosial. Selain itu, pustakawan di masa pandemi Covid-19 tetap bisa eksis dan berkembang dengan mengikuti berbagai seminar online dan aktif menulis berbagai karya ilmiah hingga mendapatkan beberapa juara.