The Constitutional Court’s Library staff welcoming the Regional Archives Library Office (Dispusipda) of West Java Province, Wednesday (2/1/2023). Photo by MKRI/Panji.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | 16:14 WIB

JAKARTA (MKRI) — Eight representatives of the Regional Archives Library Office (Dispusipda) of West Java Province visited the Constitutional Court’s (MK) Library on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. They were welcomed by head of Research and Case Review Yuni Sandrawati, librarian Hanindyo, and other library staff.

Ika Hasillah, head of Library and Archives Services at Dispusipda of West Java, said their visit was to learn more about the development of the digital card system implemented by the Court’s Library. They hoped to gain a good understanding of the shift from conventional to digital library services.

“We visit the Court on the recommendation of the National Library, hoping to gain additional knowledge about the development of digital cards at the Court’s Library, which we can then develop at our workplace according to our needs,” she said.

In response librarian Hanindyo, along with IT officer Ishak Purnama, shared various concepts and applications implemented by Court to advance the Library to improve literacy. Hanindyo also introduced the Court with a presentation on “The Library’s Contribution to the Constitutional Court.”

Hanindyo said the Library is a supporting unit of the Court under the Center for Research, Case Review, and Library Management (Puslitka). Its duty is to support the Court in terms of references and information as part of the Court efforts to produce quality and academically accountable decisions. The Library carries the vision of “Becoming the Most Complete and Modern Legal Reference Center” and providing library services based on information and communication technology, provide information and reference materials on law and the constitution, and provide reference support in the settlement of constitutional cases.

Next, Hanindyo talked about the Library’s history, whose various programs are continuously aligned with various regulations for improving literacy, including the Regulation of the Secretary-General (Persekjen) No. 35 of 2022. From 2004 until July 2006, the Library occupied the 3rd floor, then in 2007, it moved and occupied the 5th and 6th floors of the Court’s newly inaugurated building. The Library is equipped with workspaces, reading rooms, discussion rooms, outdoor reading spaces, and also a comfortable garden and seating arrangement. Then, in 2012, due to a change in the function of the space, it was moved to the 8th, 5th, and 6th floors, which were also used as the Constitution History Center. Finally, in 2022, it returned to the 3rd floor of the Court’s second building.

“In addition to carrying out its main duties, according to Persekjen No. 3 of 2019, the Court’s Library also carries out several other activities such as collection development, organization (processing), maintenance, service, publication/promotion, compilation of world constitutional books, and book-writing by Court librarians,” said Hanindyo.

After gaining knowledge about digital literacy and the Constitutional Court, the delegation was taken on a tour of the Library and the Constitution History Center to observe some collections and historical dioramas of the Indonesian Constitution.

Author       : Sri Pujianti
Editor        : Nur R.
Translator  : Berlian Febrina Viaraputri/Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

Translation uploaded on 2/15/2023 15:20 WIB

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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