“Archivum Est Potentia” UPT Archives Lampung University: Implementation of Archives as a Source of Information and Collective Memory Lampung University

Abstract

The issue of organizing university archives continues to be in the spotlight. In general, what often happens is that the organization of university archives is still not running optimally. One of the causes is the lack of understanding of policy makers and the magnitude of the tasks carried out by higher education archival institutions. The administration of archives must follow the rules and regulatory standards as mandated by Law Number 43 of 2009 concerning Archives and its derivative rules. In addition, in practice, business activities in universities will be largely determined by how the archives are organized. This study aims to reveal the following: (1.) Identify and analyze the business activities of the Unila Archives Unit; and (2.) Make a mapping of the existing condition of the management and implementation of tasks, functions and authorities in the archives sector at the Unila Archives UPT. This study uses a qualitative-action approach in order to solve research problems related to the administration of archives at the Unila Archives UPT. Operationally, data collection was carried out by means of interviews and focus group discussions (FGD) with archivists and leaders of the Unila Archives UPT. The results of the study show that the existence of the Uniila Archives UPT has a long-term goal, in accordance with its vision, namely, "As a Center for Information Services, Storage, Development of Archival Information, in Supporting University Research and Good Governance", which is reflected in the choice of the motto, "Archivum est Potentia".," namely archives which are interpreted as strength. So for future achievements and targets, namely to save the Unila archives so that they can become a source of information and collective memory at the University of Lampung. From the results of this study, it is also indicated that the administration of archives at the Unila Archives UPT which is so large and has a wide scope of work, especially in achieving its vision and mission has not run optimally, effectively and efficiently.