The usage of internet as a new media in the libraries
The library is a provider of appropriate information and updates for the academic community in making research, journal articles and also teaching materials. Formerly the library is a source of information, especially the library in the world of education. But at this time with the growing of the in...
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Summary: | The library is a provider of appropriate information and updates for the academic community in making research, journal articles and also teaching materials. Formerly the library is a source of information, especially the library in the world of education. But at this time with the growing of the internet and also the change of behavior of information seekers then the library is no longer the main reference and is a problem for the current library, especially the college library. The internet has become a new media for all kinds of activities at this time, almost all of the people use the internet to meet their information needs. This become one of the challenges for libraries from time to time. This research aims to describe the library changes with the internet as a “friend” and also a “rival” in providing information for the academic community. This research is a type of desriptive quantitative research that aims to explore and clarify about a phenomenon or social reality, especially related to the useof internet media in the library of Indonesian universities. Sample in this research are documents available in online media on the internet. From the results of this research in additon to providing changes to the library with the internet also provides an understanding of how the internet can be well matched with libraries to support all library activities in reaching libraries that are always visited by users both online and offline. |
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