The Importance of Rural Library Services Based on Social Inclusion in Indonesia

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Author(s): Lasenta Adriyana (Bhakti Husada Mulia School of Health, Indonesia)and Dwi Fitrina Cahyaningtyas (Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mohamed Taher (Canadian Multifaith Federation, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8363-0.ch010

Keywords: Civic Engagement & Social Justice / Information Science Reference / Library Administration / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Libraries provide services for anyone, regardless of their social or economic interests, so that they have a non-discriminatory nature in providing good services in the library. Rural library into the container provision of reading materials as a source of education and community empowerment. Facing COVID-19 is not easy. It becomes a challenge for community to stay active and productive. Social inclusion has been introduced in many public libraries in Indonesia. Through this social inclusion, the library wants to further improve the welfare of community, especially in the rural areas. This chapter discusses the conceptualization of information for development which accommodates the concepts of advancement of literacy and development information for the community. The purpose of this service is to be able to provide services to rural communities so that it is easier to access information.

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