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Abstract
The purpose of this research is to find out how the school library management information system at SMP
Al Azhar 3 Bandar Lampung. The method used in this study is a descriptive qualitative method where data
collection uses interview, observation, and documentation techniques. The research samples were the
principal, the head of the library and the library staff. The results showed that the library of SMP Al Azhar 3
Bandar Lampung has implemented a library management information system called BAMBO MEDIA.
Implementations that are carried out ranging from processing, borrowing to the process of returning books
have implemented a library management information system. with the implementation of the system well, it
facilitates the process of managing the library in SMP Al Azhar 3 Bandar.
Keywords: Management information system, information system, school library,
Abstrak
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana sistem informasi manajemen perpustakaan sekolah di SMP Al-
Azhar 3 Bandar Lampung. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif deskriptif dimana
pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Sampel penelitian adalah kepala sekolah,
kepala perpustakaan dan staf perpustakaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perpustakaan SMP Al-Azhar 3
Bandar Lampung sudah menerapkan sistem infromasi manajemen perpustakaan bernama BAMBO MEDIA. Penerapan
yang dilakukan mulai dari proses pengolahan, meminjam hingga proses pengembalian buku sudah menerapkan sistem
informasi manajemen perpustakaan. dengan sudah diterapkannya sistem tersebut dengan baik, hal tersebut memudahkan
proses pengelolaan perpustakan yang ada di SMP Al-Azhar 3 Bandar.
Kata Kunci: Sistem informasi manajemen, Sistem informasi, Perpustakaan sekolah
INTRODUCTION
The development of information technology The system is interconnected and operates
(computer and telecommunications) is very together to achieve multiple goals or objectives.
perceived benefits in various fields of work, Information is data that has been processed in
especially in terms of accuracy and speed of such a way that it has a certain meaning for its
process. Various fields of work have utilized users. The usefulness of information is to reduce
information technology to handle routine jobs, uncertainty in the decision-making process about
such as administrative and financial work, a situation. Information used in an information
database management, data processing, and so system is commonly used for several uses.
forth (Suryanata, 2013). Information is used not only by one party in an
organization. A human-made system consisting
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according to the rules are systematically regulated information system of data management in the
so that it can be used as a means of information library, the library staff will be easier, effective,
sources by each use". IFLA (International of and efficient in managing book data. Likewise,
Library Associationsand Institutions) states "The students who can find book information quickly
is a collection of printed and non-printed and easily, so that students' reading interest will
materials and or sources of information in the increase (Malau et al., 2018).
systematically organized computers for the Libraries as one of the information agencies
benefit of the user. A library is a room, part of a are required to use and follow the development
building or building, or the building itself, of information on an ongoing basis. With the
consisting of collectible books, which are hope that the library can improve its role and
arranged and arranged in such a way that it is function in providing good quality services to
easy to find and use whenever necessary for musicians, especially in the activities of library
readers (Malau, Salim, Santoso, &Ramadan, database management, information tracing,
2018). Library as a container for collecting, circulation, and other activities. Software as one
managing, storing and disseminating information, component of information technology
its existence is vital especially in the world of development in line with the development of
education in particular and for human life in information technology itself (Suryanata, 2013).
general. The existence of libraries and reading With the Management Information System, the
culture becomes one of the parameters of the information is well organized, so it will be in
retreat of society, educational institutions and accordance with the needs of customers. As a
even the nation and state. Along with the result the information on the library can work
advancement of technology and information fine, as it is supported by the accuracy that the
impacts on libraries that continue to be customer receives. This means that Management
accelerated in accordance with the conditions of Information System has a significant role,
the era. The thing that is very felt is the transition because it can help present accurate, fast and
from conventional models to digital models flexible data. Thus, automatically Management
(Ulinafiah &Wiyani, 2019). Information System in providing services to
The library information system is useful as users of education services can help in providing
an application with the resource management information to interested parties quickly, on
function of books in the library and transactions target based on information integrated in the
carried out in the field. All activities can be Management Information System (Ulinafiah
quickly reviewed because the database serves as a &Wiyani, 2019). It is also supported by (Hardi
place to store data (Sahab, 2015). With the & Hardianto, 2015) who said that with the
centrally organized by staff, professionally The school library is also called the heart of
prepared to offer services to students and the education program or the term heart of the
teachers that will enrich and support education. education program. For this reason, it is hoped
That is, the school library helps and supports that the library can be utilized as optimal as
school education programs by storing teaching possible in supporting learning activities students'
materials for use in teaching and laboratories for teaching and. Darmono said the library was
schools (Owate &Iroha, 2013). It could be said needed in educational institutions because the
that the school library is an indispensable school library was a source of learning in the
complement to education, a base for generating school environment, the school library was one
innovative thinking, cultural stimulus, and component of the approved system, the school
assistance for individual self-development (Önal, library was a source to support the quality of
2009). education and further, the school library as a
learning laboratory that enabled students to
School libraries are a unified part of the
sharpen and enlarge the ability to read, write,
education system that cannot be ignored, without
think and speak (Fitria, 2018).
which libraries can harm the quality of education
Based on the results of survivors conducted
in schools. School libraries are an important part
by Niels Ole Pors and Carl Gustav Johannsen
of primary schools and secondary school
showed that modern libraries must implement
programs without which students will not
leadership and management accordingly.
develop academically (Oluwadare Busayo, 2011).
Management and leadership used tend to
Library is a conducive space for creating and
emphasize the importance of democratic values
representing a safe campus culture or
such as tolerance, dialogue, cooperation,
community-space community (Everett, 2018).
motivation, mutual respect and distancing
The library is divided into three groups of
themselves from rules and regulations, governing
Libraries Academic, General and Special (Raghu
and controlling (Pors & Johannsen, 2003).
& Mothukuri, 2017). According to Darmono,
library is defined as a place for a collection of The importance of libraries cannot be
books or a place for books to be collected and overlooked in learning activities. By providing
organized as a medium for student learning access to the information and intellectual
(Almas, 2017). The definition of library was resources needed, libraries can greatly influence
raised also by Soedjono Trimo who said that the students' learning process and overall
library is a place where all human knowledge or performance. Thus, the library takes an
ideas are collected, both in print and in other important role in facilitating students (Jan
forms (Suhardi, 2011). &Anwar, 2019).
Based on the above opinion, it can be responsive to internal and external events, so as
concluded that, the school library is a library that to obtain accurate data and information as the
is located in the school environment as a center basis for intelligent decision making (Suryanata,
of information and science resources for all 2013).
school residents. The Purpose of the School Management information system is a
Library as a source of information and science. method used by information users to manage
“If the library can support all teaching and data into an information that then the results of
learning processes in the school then the the information are used as a consideration in a
objectives of the school library have been decision-making process (Kurniawan &
achieved and the success of a school library will Applications, 2013). According to (Ulinafiah
greatly affect the progress of the school itself”. &Wiyani, 2019) Management Information
School library management information system System is a necessary need for an organization to
Information system is a system whose input and achieve the effectiveness and efficiency of work,
output in the form of data and information, especially in today's modern technological
namely monitoring and controlling the development era. The development of
communication path of data and information technology encourages the development of
resulting from certain routine activities, organizational administration management from
responsive to internal and external events, so as traditional systems to information technology-
to obtain accurate data and information as the based systems. Library Management information
basis for intelligent decision making (Suryanata, system is also called automated library system is
2013). Management information system is a software developed to perform the functions of
method used by information users to manage work in the library. The software may perform
data into an information that then the results of only one job function, or integrate various
the information are used as a consideration in a functions. The main purpose of management
decision-making process (Kurniawan & information system is to assist the leadership in
Applications, 2013). making the right decisions. In connection with
School Library Management Information this, the challenges for an efficient information
System system are: The ability to provide the right
Information system is a system whose input amount of information is needed, and convey
and output in the form of data and information, information that is easy to understand.
namely monitoring and controlling the Application of Information Technology in
communication path of data and information Libraries According to Bustari (2007:80) the
resulting from certain routine activities, application of information technology in the
library can be functioned in various forms, in the library that concerns, among others:
among others: procurement, processing of library materials,
1. The application of information technology is Services articulated library materials, statistics of
used as a library management information visitors and borrowers (Subrata &Kom, 2009).
system. Fields of work that can be integrated
with library management information 1. Procurement of library materials
systems are procurement, inventory, Procurement of library materials is an
cataloguing, circulation of library materials, activity carried out to add to the library
management of members, statistical data and collection. Library material procurement
so on. This function is often termed as a activities are also tailored to the types,
form of library automation. functions, objectives, plans and budgets
2. Application of information technology as a available. Procurement of library materials is
means to store, obtain and disseminate intended to make the library collection in
science information in digital format. This accordance with the needs of the user.
form of information technology application Kesesuain is expected to increase the
is often known as digital library. utilization of library collections.
Library collections must be built from a
Library Automation systematic and targeted selection tailored to
Library automation system is a set of the objectives, plans, budgets, available.
computer applications for activities in libraries With the procurement of library materials,
that mainly characterize the use of large library collections can be built as best as
databases, with dominant textual listing content, possible so that the library objectives can be
and with key facilities when it comes to storing, achieved.
discovering, and presenting information (Pendit, The function of procurement of library
2009:154). With the existence of information materials is to collect and provide library
technology, the library can improve services and materials that will be used as library
in the process of fulfilling information needs collections. The library's materials
both as users and information providers will run procurement department also strives to have
smoothly. Library Automation System is the the books needed in the collection. The
application of information technology to procurement of library materials is also in
administrative work in the library to be more desperate need of coaching library materials
effective and efficient. The application of or collections. The construction of library
information technology on administrative work collection is one of the technical service
work that must be done by the library in its considered the spearhead of library services
efforts to provide information services to because this section is the first to deal with
users. Therefore, it is necessary to be based users or users and is most often used by
on officers, staff members, and users that in users, therefore for the work of circulation
general keeping the library collection is a staff it can affect the image of the library.
shared responsibility. circulation service isactivities that must exist
2. Processing of library materials. in the library related to the borrowing and
One of the core activities of the library is return of library materials so that they can be
the processing of library materials, where the used by users to the fullest. so that the
books that will be used as library materials library can play its role properly / efficiently,
are not directly placed on the library shelves. the library must be supported by facilities,
But it must be processed first so that all infrastructure and a reliable management
books are recorded neatly and placed in the workforce. For this reason, library
right position. management staff need to be equipped with
Processing library materials is one of the knowledge and skills to manage libraries,
mandatory library activities where library especially in the circulation service section.
materials that will enter must be processed 4. Statistics of visitors and borrowers
first, in order to facilitate access to Visitor and borrower statistics is the
information and orderly administration by process of making part of the list of visitors
usersService to Users, Facilitating Managers and borrowers and then statistically both
in Finding Books, Maintaining Book data in the form of monthly and yearly so
Quality, that librarian can review and improve
reading interest in libraries in schools.
3. Library materials circulation service
RESEARCH METHODS
Circulation services are work activities in
This research method is a case study using
the form of providing assistance to library
qualitative approach (Maxwell &Reybold, 2015).
users in the process of borrowing and
data collection was carried out through
returning library materials. One of the main
observation, in-depth interviews, and
activities or services of the library is the
documentation relevant to the topic of this study.
borrowing of books and other materials.
Participants in this study were determined by
This lending activity is often known as
purposive sampling method (Jupp, 2015; Lewis-
circulation, which means
Beck et al., 2012), consists of the principal, the
borrowing.circulation desk, is often
head of the library and the library staff. Data
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