Digitalizing and Cataloging Islamic Manuscripts in Pesantren

Abstract

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The Digitalization of Kitab Kuning

“…To anticipate the "buried" of Islamic treasure and to answer the community's needs on virtual reality, it is necessary to make an effort to conserve the manuscript and study the contents contained within it. This circumstance has been successfully realized through various innovations and creativities by santri in the digitalization of Islamic boarding schools' books [11]. The digitalization of books is presented in diverse forms.…”

“…To archive and maintain that is not be disappear, the preservation of classical literature of the Kitab Kuning is continuously carried out in various ways. They started reviewing the manuscript's content through the batsul masa'il forum to copy these books into more significant numbers [11]. The existence of advanced information technology in the current digital era makes the process of re-actualization of Islamic treasures easier and faster.…”

“…Santri presents as the idea initiator of digitalization the Kitab Kuning to re-actualize Islamic treasures (Fadlan, 2012). The idea was born based on the limited age of old Islamic treasure texts.…”