Digital Disaster Preparedness of Indonesian Special Libraries
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Yeni Budi Rachman
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Saiful Afidhan
Abstract
The literature about disaster preparedness, especially digital disaster in the library, is particularly limited in Indonesia. With the growing number of library collections in digital form, it is important for libraries to implement strategies for the protection of digital collections from various disaster threats. The purpose of this study is to provide information on the readiness of selected special libraries in Indonesia on the issue of digital disaster. A questionnaire containing 15 closed and open-ended questions was disseminated through an online survey to 10 selected special libraries in Jakarta and Bogor, Indonesia. The results indicate that most libraries have implemented digital data protection and are able to analyze any potential digital disaster threats that may occur. Most of the libraries do not yet have specific policies regarding digital collections, however. The minimal number of digital collections compared to the number of printed collections is assumed to be the cause of the lack of attention and protection of digital collections. Consequently, libraries need to develop a digital preservation policy first before implementing a digital disaster management plan.
Acknowledgements
This work is supported by Hibah PITTA 2018 funded by DRPM Universitas Indonesia No. 2016/UN2.R3.1/HKP.05.00/2018.
Appendix: Questionnaire
Note: The survey sheet was originally distributed and filled out in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language).
What kind of holdings or collection type does your library have?
What kind of digital collections does your library have?
Please describe the comparison between digital and printed collection (using percentages).
How does your library provide access to digital collections? (e.g. website/online access, onsite/intranet)
What kind of electrical power supply does your library have? (e.g. UPS for computer network)
Does your library regularly check the power supply?
Does your library have a written digital disaster plan and digital preservation policy?
Please describe the protection of software and hardware for your library.
Please describe the digital data protection (back up) for your library.
Where does the library keep their digital back-up files? (e.g. off site storage, external hard disk)
Has your library have ever conducted any digital disaster risk analysis?
Has your library experienced any digital hazards? What is the main threat of digital disaster at your library?
Has your library experienced any damage or loss of digital data?
Have you ever attended any training relating to digital preservation?
How do you improve your knowledge of digital disaster preparedness and digital preservation methods?
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- From the Editors, Karen F. Gracy and Leisa Gibbons
- Feature Articles
- Archiving and Preserving Social Media at the Library of Congress: Institutional and Cultural Challenges to Build a Twitter Archive
- Archive as Medium
- Digital Disaster Preparedness of Indonesian Special Libraries
- Beyond Findings: Conversations with Experts
- Currents and Comments
- Report on the 2018 Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI)
