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Minggu, 16 November 2008

If Lord Care Library!

by Romi Febriyanto Saputro

Read Kompas Central Java on 6 May 2006 entitled "Regional Library lament" make the author feel concerned. This is considering the fate of the world's libraries in this country do not predicate a number of environment that disandangnya. Warehouse science, the world's window, it education, and ocean knowledge is at once sweet, sweet talk crap to laud the world's libraries. Why? Some praise was never blossom in the natural reality. It is only in the imaginary nature called with hopes, dreams, ideals, and obsession.
Look at our education! The world has a hobby curriculum change was not giving adequate library space to the interests of children read this. Library dipojokkan in the "rest room", "narrow space", while "space behind." Sometimes not even given the same room once in a world that, according to the official state able to improve the nation.
In some elementary school libraries really become the "warehouse of knowledge." Perhaps because so love with the "knowledge warehouse," teachers in the school forgot to open the door to the library. Day, a week ..., .. a month, ... .. and may be the year the library locked left the meeting. Really become a warehouse of knowledge, the "tersucikan" from the touch of human hands of children, I once ... ... not a science building.
Then, ... whether conditions in the high school library better? In fact, three-quarter money. Although the "little king" in junior high and high school is always after the four-wheel drive "rise throne," the fate library unremitting increase in dignity. Library left "live shrink, I would die." King always toss a small song "no funds" discussed when to decorate the library with a row of books of quality. He is quite happy with the decoration books package that really terpaketkan have been evacuated because of the expiration.
He seems never to forget "1001" range of charges from students with various labels for the sake of education. BOS funds that now when I meet with the library will soon turn sigapnya face with Buuussssss ... .... Bablassss angineee.
Now let us continue to travel higher education. Universities in Indonesia can not manage to have in the library. According to the Chairman of the FPPTI Abdul Rahman Soleh ideally each university to allocate funds as much as 5% of the household budget for the library.
However, based on the survey, only five universities that have been allocated a fund of 5% for the library, the remaining funds allocated under 5%. In fact, 40% from universities to allocate funds under 2%. The results of the survey also revealed that books in the library most universities have expired. (Media Indonesia, 24 September 2003)
Portrait opaque world of the library in the land of water The portrait is a reflection of the ruler of this nation. Rulers who prefer the skin than the content. No need to wonder if the building PKK (the wife of prominent dinahkodai by the district / city) is far more "wow" from the public library building. Do not be surprised if the cost of the procurement office, a car far more than the cost of collection for the new library.
Yes, my Lord! Why all the elements of authorities that no one seems to care about the library? Library seems to have become a monster frightening the Council for the country. Ask at the library guard, now pack of governors, regents, mayors, representatives of the people, rector, deans and lecturers take the time to predict the moment the library? What he is a respectable set foot in the building of this knowledge?
If not, please be advised if they consider the library as "another world". Library in the dictionary of life they may be just a "warehouse of books", "consoles", "space dust", "unemployment arena" and other paintings completely black.
This all-black paintings lead to forget that they need the library building, budget, human resources, new books, information technology, and facilities adequate to house a learning community. This forgetfulness is certainly a thorn for our work in the library world. Then I had to appear anecdotes, the budget will suffer itching eyes when met with the library budget. Finally eye library budget is dicoret.
Passivity of the authorities to make the library the library's position "on the subject under the subject". It is difficult for libraries to a community while satisfying demands for political will never satisfy the ruler of the library. How might a local library to increase public interest in reading if only boosted the amount of zero percent from the coma about budget?
Would the beauty of the authorities if we have a high awareness of the library as the ruler of the Khilafah Banu Abasiyah (750 - 1258 M). It is a golden period of science, marked by a high government attention to the library.
Authorities at that time to paint the library with gold ink. One of the famous library and the largest is the Baitul Hikmah. Librarian at the time it is a prestigious position. No one can work in the library, except have a tradition of reading, writing, and scholarly strong. Al Khawarizmi Math scientists is one example of librarian-born scientist who at that time.
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