Archives as Information Infrastructure and Their Urgency Towards Research

Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate archives as information infrastructure in research. This term is used because archives are seen as the primary source for research. Thus, it is very fundamental and urgent for researchers regarding the data to be used and their accuracy is reliable. The research used a qualitative descriptive method in the frame of a constructivist approach in reading the phenomena of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Archives. Data collection was carried out using three main techniques, namely interview, observation, and documentation. The results of the study found three important issues related to the existence of archives as information infrastructure on research, i.e. archives as a means of historical preservation, primary document, and research development capital. As a curator of history, it seems that its function is very important in historical research because its birth was not intended to produce historical materials, but was born by itself following the interaction of the people. As a primary document, archives are important because they were born simultaneously with events, not from the stories of social actors. As for the framework of research development capital, archives are a source that has a high degree of accuracy, so that its function in research is very important to produce qualified research.

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“…Informasi dan data sangat di butuhkan oleh para stakeholder untuk memperlancar kerja administrasi sekolah salah satunya arsip yang sangat penting bagi lembaga pendidikan. Arsip bagi dunia Pendidikan dianggap sebagai infrastruktur informasi dalam menjalankan roda organisasi yang merekam semua kebijakan dan kegiatan organisasi (Nurdin, 2021). Penjelasan ini dapat dikatakan bahwa arsip merupakan hasil kegiatan bukti dari suatu kejadian atau kegiatan yang di rekam dalam bentuk nyata sehingga memungkinkan untuk di temukan kembali.…”

The Total Archives Theory for Building Collective Memory and Cultural Identity in Archive Management at the Archives Unit of Lampung University

“…Managing documents, information, and knowledge can contribute to business efficiency and effectiveness, enhancing the competitiveness of the organization (Chen et al, 2005). In this context, "Arsip" refers to an archival institution that is considered an organization responsible for assessing, collecting, and preserving important documents and records (Nurdin, 2021). According to Anderson and Blanke (2015), institutional infrastructure is a fundamental prerequisite for the existence of an institution and determines its ability scope of these management rules is still limited to matters concerning the preservation of archives under the authority and responsibility of ANRI.…”

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