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Opening the series of the 42nd Anniversary of the National Library of Indonesia - 

Libraries are required to take the main role in improving the literacy ability of the community to produce superior human resources (HR) who have the ability to adapt technology.

This is needed to support the implementation of digital-based economic transformation. To that end, the National Library of Indonesia (Perpusnas) seeks to create a national digital ecosystem through library transformation.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday (17/05/22), the Head of the National Library of Indonesia, Muhammad Syarif Bando, when opening the series of the 42nd Anniversary of the National Library of Indonesia said that this year, the National Library of Indonesia carries the theme of Library Transformation to Realize a National Digital Ecosystem. It was stated that there were eight efforts made by the National Library to create a national digital ecosystem.

"One of them is library integration, namely the library as a medium for integrating knowledge and collaboration between scientists, and finding the best solutions from multiple perspectives," he said at the National Library of Indonesia Theater, Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 11, Jakarta, on Tuesday (17/5/2022).

Second, continued Syarif, libraries perform data visualization, both structured data and unstructured data. Third, libraries document and package in a multimedia format every intellectual capital of the community.

Fourth, libraries use semantic technologies to facilitate intelligent searches of various sources of knowledge for the community.

"The advantage of semantic technology is the ability to explore sources of knowledge online, without the need to open web pages one by one, by utilizing agents to browse thousands of websites," he continued.

Fifth, libraries in improving service quality utilize big data mining technology to disseminate various types of data to the public according to their needs. "Data mining aims to make the abundant data in the library more useful based on the patterns generated from the data analysis process," explained Syarif.

Sixth, he added, libraries also need to adjust to demographic developments and changes in the behavior of the millennial generation in accessing and using information and knowledge. Millennials read and absorb knowledge using social media such as YouTube, TikTok, Podcasts, and so on.

"With this description, library transformation is closely related to the distribution of knowledge through various social media channels as one aspect of the digital ecosystem," he continued.

Seventh, the library transforms printed and analog library materials into digital formats for the benefit of access and preservation.

Finally, libraries can optimize virtual space for library services. The library carries out various workshops, webinars, training, radio broadcasts to create positive content.

To create a digital ecosystem, the National Library of Indonesia has prepared 17 digital services, namely the iPusnas digital library, Indonesia OneSearch (IOS), e-Resources, INLIS-Lite, media transfer of library materials and ancient manuscripts, ISBN and ISMN online services, E-learning Librarian Training ( Eldika), ICT infrastructure development, online librarian competency test, Digital Reading Corner (Pocadi), multimedia mobile library car service, development of integrated interlibrary loan module in library applications, publisher header application development (Publisher Directory), virtual membership card application based on Android/ IOS, library data collection, e-Deposit, and library accreditation online visits//VOI