Sabtu, 13 November 2010

Kenali Diri Sebelum Mengenali Orang Lain

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Pernahkan anda merasa bahwa diri anda berbeda dari orang lain? Atau anda merasa diri anda unik? Sebagai makhluk sosial, pasti kita tidak lepas berinteraksi antara satu dengan lainnya. Pasti suatu saat kita pernah mengalami benturan atau pergesekan yang efeknya bisa positif atau negative.
Pada tulisan sebelumnya di sini, saya menulis tentang pergesekan dan benturan yang terjadi sebagai efek dari karakter manusia terhadap pola asuh anak, sehingga mengakibatkan virus rendah diri yang sangat berbahaya.
Tidak berapa lama saya publish tulisan tersebut muncul komentar dari para kompasianer, yang paling membanggakan saya komentar dari Pak Prayitno Ramelan, begini beliau berkomentar:
“Benar Ibu Guru Lady, boleh rendah hati tapi jangan rendah diri. Harus yakin akan dirinya. Sepuh tips-nya itu bagus dan sangat berguna bagi Kakung ini dalam membangun dan meningkatkan motivasi cucu-cucu saya deh. Terima kasih pencerahannya ya. Good Luck. Salam, selamat tahun baru 2010.”
Ternyata virus rendah diri yang berbahaya itu juga pernah menyerang beberapa kompasianer pada masa kecil mereka, dengan tidak mengurangi rasa hormat saya menyebutkan abang-abang ahmed-tsar-blenzinky, Ferdi Xn, ragile, yasser fauzan, bahkan diri saya juga termasuk di dalamnya (sssst…jangan bilang siapa-siapa ya)
Komentar kang ibeng muncul juga akhirnya, walaupun tidak mengatakan pernah mengalaminya, namun beliau ada permintaan.
“Mantab….!!!! biar telat yang penting baca…hehehhee. Phlegmatis Melankolis dan Koleris Melankolis saya kurang paham. Minta tolong dikasih pencerahan dong…difinisikan maksudnya, hehehehe biar saya tambah pinter. Trims day”.
Menjawab permintaan Kang Ibeng, dalam tulisan ini saya menulis tentang penjelasan tipe dan karakter tersebut.
Dalam pergaulan sehari-hari sangat lazim kita merasakan perbedaan karakter manusia. Perbedaan karakter orang di sekitar kita terkadang sesuai dengan karakter kita, namun tidak sedikit membuat jurang perbedaan yang cukup dalam.
Hasilnya adalah, jika positif biasanya akan menimbulkan motivasi diri kita untuk bisa lebih baik dari orang lain. Sedangkan jika negatif biasanya akan rusaknya hubungan diantara sesama manusia, misalnya perkelahian, perceraian, permusuhan dan sebagainya. Rusaknya hubungan tersebut bisa jadi disebabkan kita tidak mengenali sifat dan karakter diri kita dan juga tidak mengetahui karakter manusia lainnya.


Membedakan orang dari sifat dan karakternya dapat dipelajari dari buku-buku psikologi, salah satunya buku yang ditulis oleh Florence Littauer yang berjudul “Personality Plus“. Dalam buku tersebut kita seperti terbawa kepada topik klasik psikologi, yang konon sudah ditetapkan Hippocrates 2400 tahun yang lalu, yaitu empat kepribadian: Sanguinis, Melankolis, Koleris, dan Phlegmatis.
Satu persatu dari keempat sifat dasar yang dikemukakan Florence Littauer dalam bukunya “Personality Plus” sebagai berikut :
1. Kepribadian Sanguis (Sanguis yang Populer)
Kemampuan orang Sanguinis yang Populer untuk melangsungkan percakapan yang mengasyikkan apakah mengenai sesuatu merupakan segi plus yang membuat iri hati orang lain; tetapi kalau dibawa sampai ke ujung yang ekstrim, orang Sanguinis yang Populer bicara terus-menerus, memonopoli, menyela, dan menyimpang terlalu jauh dari kebenaran.
Bergaul dengan orang sanguin ini sebenarnya menyenangkan, jika dia bercerita dia bisa menggambarkan sesuatu dengan baik, sehingga pikiran kita diajak untuk merangkai katanya-katanya seperti sebuah film di kepala kita, saking bagusnya penggambaran ceritanya.
2. Kepribadian Melankolis (Melankolis yang Sempurna) :
Orang Melankolis yang Sempurna memiliki pemikiran analitis yang mendalam dan merupakan ciri khas yang jenius, banyak dihormati oleh mereka yang pikirannya lebih dangkal, walaupun demikian kalau dibawa sampai ke titik ekstrim, dia jadi menyebabkan kemurungan dan menekan perasaan.
Kadangkala bergaul dengan orang melankolis menimbulkan kebosanan dalam diri kita, semuanya serba teratur dan teliti, segala sesuatu dikerjakan dengan langkah-langkah yang jelas dan terstruktur. Kalau lama dalam proses pengerjaan bukan karena malas tetapi karena hasilnya harus sempurna. Ciri-ciri kalau kita bertemu dengan orang Melankolis ini biasanya dilihat dari kamar tidur/kantornya, semuanya serba rapi, tertib dan terpola (keculai kalau punya asisten/istri yang siap membereskan arisip-arsip yang berantakan).
Dan orang Melankolis ini susah sekali diyakinkan, perlu data-data otentik yang mendukung argumentasi kita. Dan secara ekstrim dalam hal keuangan orang Melankolis cenderung (sory lho.. dalam titik extrim) pelit, tapi untuk mengenai hasil pekerjaan, Orang Melankolis jagonya. Sangat pandai mengorganisasi sesuatu.
3. Kepribadian Koleris (Koleris Kuat) :
Bakat orang Koleris yang Kuat untuk kepemimpinan yang cepat dan tajam sangat diperlukan dalam setiap tahap kehidupan pada zaman sekarang; tetapi kalau dibawa sampai titik esktrim, orang Koleris yang Kuat jadi sok berkuasa, mendominasi, dan manipulatif. Setiap pemimpin mempunyai sifat ini, tegas, lugas, dan salah satu untuk mengenai ciri-ciri kepribadian ini adalah selalu ingin di depan tidak mau kalah dengan orang lain.
Secara extrim, orang dengan kepribadian ini menjadi orang yang diktaktor, selalu tampil dominan dan tidak mau dibawah orang lain, pinginnya selalu diatas dalam segala hal. Orang dengan kepribadian Koleris sangat mahir untuk urusan mengorganisir banyak orang dengan sifatnya yang tegas.
4. Kepribadian Phlegmatis (Phlegmatis yang Damai) :
Sifat orang Phlegmatis Damai yang mudah bergaul merupakan perpaduan yang mengagumkan dan menjadikannya orang yang paling disukai dalam kelompok mana saja; namun kalau dibawa sampai ke titik ekstrim, orang Phlegmatis yang Damai tidak peduli melakukan apa pun, masa bodoh, dan tidak punya kepastian.
Ciri-cirinya yang mudah dilihat adalah tidak mempunyai sikap yang jelas dalam mengambil keputusan, tidak mau secara tegas memihak sesuatu yang belum diketahuinya, cenderung damai dan tidak mau berkonfrontasi secara langsung dengan orang lain. Terkadang orang Phlegmatis memang harus didikte untuk mengerjakan sesuatu (secara extrim), biasanya orang phlegmatis kurang mahir untuk urusan-urusan yang detail, seperti yang paling sederhana merapikan kamarnya, tetapi seorang Phlegmatis bisa menjadi peloby yang ulung dan bisa diandalkan untuk urusan berhubungan atau berkomunikasi dengan orang lain, karena sifatnya yang kalem dan tenang.
Kepribadian Campuran dari Kepribadian Dasar
Keempat tipe kepribadian tersebut, menurut Littauer, juga bisa bercampur dalam diri seseorang. Littauer membedakannya menjadi empat:
Campuran alami adalah: Sanguinis Koleris dan Melankolis Phlegmatis.
Campuran pelengkap yang berorientasi hubungan adalah: Sanguinis Phlegmatis
Campuran pelengkap yang berorientasi tujuan adalah: Koleris Melankolis
Campuran berlawanan dianggap sebagai pertikaian batin adalah: Sanguinis Melankolis dan Koleris Phlegmatis.
Sedangkan yang mempunyai sedikit dari segalanya, dengan asumsi sudah mengikuti tes kepribadian dengan benar, dianggap mungkin Phlegmatis, mungkin orang sempurna, atau mungkin orang yang masa kecilnya terlalu diarahkan, dikontrol, dan ditindas sehingga tidak mengenali diri sendiri.
Nah, kira-kira anda masuk tipe yang mana ya? Kenali diri kita sendiri sebelum mengenali orang lain.
Sumber: http://www.bagi-bagi-info.co.cc
 Sumber juga sebagai penulis aktif di www.kompasiana.com

Kamis, 11 November 2010

Mengolah Kertas Bekas Menjadi Barang Berguna

Mengolah kertas bekas menjadi barang yang berguna. Ide tersebut sudah lama bersemi. Makin berkembang setelah membeli buku kreativitas berikut ini dan ikut acara ibu PKK RW.













Setelah saya search di google, ternyata sudah banyak yang mengaplikasikan ide Pak Rubiyar ini. Bahkan tak sedikit yang bisa menjadi lahan pekerjaan, membangkitkan ekonomi kerakyatan. Salah satunya bisa dilihat di sini www.suaramedia.com.

Kami di rumah juga telah mencoba menggabungkan inspirasi dari buku Kreasi Kertas Koran ini dengan kreativitas kami sendiri. Mau melihat hasilnya? Ini dia:















Teknik dasarnya adalah melipat kertas bekas (baik HVS ataupun koran) menjadi lipatan memanjang sehingga mirip dengan irisan bambu tipis yang biasa dipakai sebagai bahan baku anyaman, melinting koran sehingga menyerupai tali tambang, membuat kepangan seperti kepangan rambut (bisa dengan 3 helai atau 4 helai kertas yang sudah digunting seperti pita lebar).

Bahan pendukung selain kertas bekas sangatlah sederhana. Hanya berupa lem putih FOX (supaya lebih kuat), lem tembak (glue gun), dan pewarna makanan atau pelitur berbahan campuran air. Alatnya cukup gunting dan kuas.

Banyak benda bisa dibuat dari bahan kertas bekas ini. Secara bertahap insha Allah saya share di blog ini untuk bahan membuat prakarya bersama anak-anak. ATAU silakan beli buku Pak Rubiyar. Kreativitas lainnya akan mengalir dengan sendirinya. ^_^



RSBI Tidak Menghilangkan Nasionalisme Siswa

LUBUKLINGGAU-Ketua Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Selatan (Sumsel) B Trisman menilai Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional (RSBI) tidak menghilangkan nasionalisme kebangsaan. Menurut dia, usaha pemerintah membentuk RSBI di sekolah-sekolah negeri sangat berdampak positif dalam meningkatkan kompetensi siswa dalam berbahasa.

“Tak masalah kalau pakai bahasa Inggris di sekolah, apalagi untuk setiap mata pelajaran yang diajarkan di kelas, tetapi jangan adopsi kurikulum luar. Meski demikian, kita juga harus melihat apakah mereka bisa memahami pelajaran matematika atau pelajaran biologi jika gurunya mengajarkan dengan menggunakan bahasa inggris,” kata B Trisman kepada wartawan koran ini, Kamis (11/11).

Ia mengatakan, Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) No 17 tahun 2010 Pasal 1 No 35 menjadi, “Pendidikan bertaraf internasional adalah pendidikan yang diselenggarakan setelah memenuhi Standar Nasional Pendidikan dan diperkaya dengan standar pendidikan negara maju.”. Artinya bahasa asing boleh digunakan di tengah peserta pendidik dengan dalih untuk meningkatkan kompetensi peserta didik dibidang bahasa. “Jadi tidak masalah kalau kita mau pakai bahasa Inggris di sekolah, tetapi jangan adopsi kurikulum luar untuk sekolah kita,” jelasnya.

Kepala Bidang Pembinaan Bahasa Kementerian Pusat Jakarta Mustakim, mengungkapkan, konsep RSBI mengacu pada delapan standar nasional. Lebih lanjut ia mengatakan, dalam pasal 35 UU nomor 20 tahun 2003 tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional (Sisdiknas) secara tegas menyatakan tentang standar nasional pendidikan, yang kemudian dijabarkan dalam PP Nomor 19 Tahun 2005 tentang Standar Nasional Pendidikan.

Artinya, semua satuan pendidikan harus memenuhi delapan standar nasional pendidikan, yaitu standar kompetensi lulusan, standar isi, standar proses, standar sarana dan prasarana, standar pendidik dan tenaga kependidikan, standar manajemen, standar pembiayaan, standar penilaian,” terangnya.

Terlepas dengan RSBI tidak hanya diharuskan untuk menggunakan bahasa inggris, namun cara dalam mengintegrasikannya. Jadi bahasa bukan konsep utama dalam RSBI. (10)

Selasa, 09 November 2010

6 "Dudukuy Nyungcung" Berpikir

"Sing enggal lulus, tereh damel, ari milari jodo enging anu tebih-tebih teuing bumi na"

-My grandmother-


6 "Dudukuy" Berpikir


Teman-teman, pernah dengar konsep berpikir yang namanya "Six Thinking Hats" alias "Enam Topi Berpikir"? Konsep ini diciptakan oleh Dr. Edward de Bono (kini 76 tahun) - seorang penulis, penemu, dokter, pemikir, sekaligus konsultan asal Republik Malta pada tahun 1985.

Menurutnya, manusia memiliki berbagai macam perspektif (sudut pandang) ketika melihat sebuah masalah atau mengambil keputusan bisnis. Macam-macam perspektif tersebut, diumpamakan sebagai enam macam topi dengan warna yang berbeda.

1. Topi putih. Dengan "memakai" topi ini, Anda memandang masalah dengan cara fokus pada data dan informasi yang tersedia. Melalui data dan informasi tersebut, Anda mempelajari situasi dan berusaha menganalisanya.

2. Topi merah. Anda yang "memakai" topi merah akan memandang masalah dengan menggunakan naluri, emosi, serta memikirkan reaksi.

3.Topi hitam. "Memakai" topi hitam akan membantu Anda untuk bersikap kritis dalam melihat berbagai kelemahan dari sebuah masalah/keputusan. Anda harus memikirkan dan mempertimbangkan dengan baik sisi-sisi negatif ini.

4.Topi kuning. Kebalikan dari topi hitam, topi kuning akan membantu Anda berpikir positif, optimis, serta bersikap ceria. Anda akan bisa melihat seluruh manfaat dan nilai yang dihasilkan dari sebuah keputusan, bahkan masalah yang terlihat begitu rumit.

5.Topi hijau. Topi hijau akan mengajak Anda berpikir kreatif - termasuk berpikir di luar kotak atau think out of the box. Anda yang "mengenakan" topi ini dapat mengembangkan solusi kreatif atau jalan alternatif dari suatu masalah.

6.Topi biru. Dengan "memakai" topi ini, Anda bisa melakukan kontrol dengan bijaksana dari suatu proses, kemudian mengambil kesimpulan. Intinya, think wise and BIG!


Nah, perlu diketahui, dalam pekerjaan (rapat) atau kehidupan sehari-hari, ada orang-orang yang "memakai" keenam topi ini secara bergantian untuk melihat sebuah masalah/keputusan dari sisi yang berbeda. Namun, ada pula orang-orang yang secara konsisten mengenakan satu macam topi saja!


Menurut para ahli, semua topi itu baik. Namun untuk menghasilkan solusi/keputusan terbaik, kita disarankan untuk mengenakan semua topi itu secara bergantian. Bisa juga, kita mengenakan salah satu/beberapa saja, sesuai situasi dan kondisi yang ada.

Bagaimana pendapat Anda?


Catatan:

DUDUKUY NYUNGCUNG,gunana pikeun niungan sirah boh keur panas poe atawa hujan. Loba naker mangfaatna (mun ayeuna mah praktis), sabab bisa niungan sirah teu karana ngaganggu kana kagiatan gawe. Sangkan panceg dina sirah (bisi katebak ku angin) aya oge anu make tali, dikaitkeun kana gado. Ukuranana panta-panta, aya anu sedeng, anau anu leutik, aya anu gede (rubak). Dudukuy nyungcung model kieu di Jawa oge aya, malah di mancanagara oge aya.

Sumber:

1. Andrie W.
2. 5S= Sanggar Seni Sumber Saadat Sunda

Minggu, 07 November 2010

Perpustakaan di Universitas Harvard


Saung Baca Cyber

Lembur Kuring

Visi

Menjadi Perpustakaan Kota (PusKot) Digital Terlengkap

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Misi

Membudayakan minat membaca dan menulis di kalangan masyarakat


Libraries aren’t just musty places to store books with librarians shushing anyone who makes a peep. They’ve become much more than that and the modern library is often home to sleek architecture and the latest technology. These 25 libraries, in no particular order, demonstrate how libraries have become part of the cutting edge of academia, information management, design and Web technology, and all of them can help you get some ideas on how to bring your library into the future.

Architecture

While traditional libraries still abound, these libraries have opted to create spaces that are modern and user friendly.

  1. Library of Picture Books in Iwaki City of Fukushima Prefecture: This library challenges the old ideas of what a library space should be. Integrated into the landscape with beautiful views from almost everywhere, this library is bright, airy and free from the stodginess that infects many older institutions. Books are arranged in cubicles, with their colorful covers exposed encouraging children to pick them up and read them. Changing the face of educational institutions from quiet, controlled places to playful and free places help bring libraries into the modern era and instill a love of reading in children.
  2. Det Kongelige Bibliotek: The Danish Royal Library, or the Black Diamond as it’s often called due to the shape of the building, is a modern facility inside and out. Featuring cutting edge design by Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen, it employs marble and glass to create a distinctive form on the outside. The design continues to the inside, with open spaces and playful walkways. Of course, the collections are extensive as well, with loads of online resources, old manuscripts, a large number of photographs, and access to a number of IT resources.
  3. Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Some have suggested that the French National Library is a bit too modern, creating a sterile space too cold for people and unfriendly to books. While not all would agree, the library does attempt to create a wholly modern approach to library space, focusing on computers more than books, including services from four super computers. Of course, it does have quite a few flaws as well, as the ultra modern building designed by Francois Mitterrand isn’t easy to navigate and none of the services offered by the library are available without a cost. If anything, this building is a lesson in creating modern spaces that aren’t just focused on design but on function as well.
  4. Seattle Public Library: This award winning building designed by Rem Koolhaas is the central home of Seattle’s library system. Modern on both the inside and the out, the library creates an easy-to-navigate and unique space for readers, browsers and students alike. The library doesn’t just look modern, however; it’s filled with loads of technological features as well. The library employs an RFID system that allows patrons to check out their own materials and leaves library staff free to deal with other matters as well as working with online resources and creating their own podcast.
  5. Malmo City Library: This bright, glass enclosed Swedish library was designed by Henning Larsen. It employs design that is both functional and attractive while embracing many modern features that help the library run more smoothly and efficiently as well. The new FKI Logistex self-service check-in kiosks allow books to be checked in without the assistance of library staff, visitors use internet and other computer services, and plans have been made to link library data nationwide to make finding and using materials easier and more efficient. Perhaps most notably, the library offers the ability to check out a person for a 45-minute chat in an attempt to promote understanding and break down stereotypes.
  6. Geisel Library: This library isn’t particularly modern in function, but is notable for its design which resembles a large metal and glass treehouse. The library boasts several stories and is home to five of UCSD’s on campus libraries. It shows that libraries can be innovative and sometimes even notable parts of the architecture of cities, countries and universities.
  7. Halmstad Library: For a library that blurs the line between the indoors and outdoors, check out this Swedish design. Built to extend over the nearby Nissan River, the building is bright and airy, allowing in plenty of light. An atrium at the center of the building surrounds an existing chestnut tree, bringing a bit of the outdoors into the library’s interior spaces and creating an innovative and soothing library experience.
  8. National Library of the Czech Republic: While this library is still in the conceptual stages only, it represents one of the most distinctive and unique architectural plans for a library in the world. The current design for the library is an organic green form resembling a hill, a blob, or some say, an octopus. Created to blend in with the surrounding landscape while providing bright and thoroughly modern interior spaces, the library reflects an increasing attitude of playfulness and daring when it comes to design, hopefully reflecting the attitudes within the library as well.

Technology and Innovation

These libraries have found new and creative ways to use technology and design.

  1. DOK (Delft Public Library): Billed as a "library concept center" rather than a traditional library, this Dutch library takes modern libraries to a new level. Filled with bright colors and sleek modern design, this library makes use of professionally designed graphics, comfy furniture and shelving made from recyclable materials. Patrons have access not only to traditional books but to video games, listening stations, toys for kids to play with, comic books, a piano and even an art collection. On the technology side, the library is wired to deliver a text message to your phone when you enter, welcoming you. Additionally, books and cards use RFID, LCD screens around the building filled with information, stations for podcasting and videocasting and what is planned to be a "genius bar" to give technology help to the public.
  2. Turku City Library: This modern library building in Finland is full of all the normal resources found in libraries like books, DVDs, CDs, and magazines but with one big difference. While most libraries are organized by the type of material, putting books in one place and DVDs in another, the Turku library is arranged entirely by subject, putting all related materials together in one place. Staff placed in the sections are specialists in each subject, and patrons are able to check out their own books with automated machines.
  3. Bow Idea Store: This library is yet another that is taking a different approach to what a library is, preferring to call itself an Idea Store rather than a library. The idea is to combine traditional service provided by libraries with access to technology and lifelong learning opportunities. The library wants to not only provide resources, but to educate and improve the lives of those in the community. Patrons are encouraged to hang out in the library, meet friends, have coffee at the cafe and pursue hobbies using the library’s resources.
  4. Cerritos Library: Called the "Experience Library," Cerritos was designed to be an open and modern space that takes a different approach to library services. The library is home to more than books and also includes a saltwater aquarium, sculptures by Dale Chihuly and a replica of a T-Rex fossil encouraging exploration and the pursuit of knowledge. Rooms in the library are designed by themes ranging from Old World reading to World traditions. Info Stations are located around the library to help assist patrons in finding what they need, and the local intranet allows users to customize their viewing experience. Additional technology in the library is found in the huge multimedia lab, thousands of laptop stations, wireless headsets and computers for librarians and an RFID tracking system for books.
  5. Cuyahoga County Public Library: Ranked as the top library by Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings in 2006, this Cleveland, Ohio, library works to keep up to date with the latest technologies. Their website was ranked as the best by Ektron in 2006 and gives patrons the ability to access their accounts, purchase tickets to library events and much more. The library also offers text message delivery of library notices, the first in the nation to offer this service. The library offers access to 85 colleges and universities through its online OhioLink program as well as a host of other Ohio libraries, greatly increasing the number of resources patrons can draw upon. If that weren’t enough, the library also participates in a podcasting program and places videos of speakers and visitors to the library online for all patrons to enjoy.
  6. Pace University Library: This university library in New York has made it easier than ever to get access to library materials. The library was granted the Library of the Future award for an innovative media network it has implemented. An internal streaming system called MediaPatch allows the library to share various types of media across campuses quickly and easily, allowing patrons at one branch to access the resources from another at the touch of a button. This solves several copyright concerns as the information never leaves the school’s secure servers but still allows distance learners and those in the classroom to quickly and easily access information. The library also participates in a podcasting program designed to cover a variety of subjects.
  7. Richmond Public Library: Billed as the "library of the future" when it was opened in 1998, the Richmond Public Library’s Ironwood Branch employs a modern design that attempts to bring together technological resources with a comfortable and warm environment. A large computer center, laptop stations and a digital resource center form a large part of the library. There are also numerous listening stations for music, a quiet study room, a large children’s section and a huge Chinese language collection to reflect the area’s large Asian population. The library also uses express check out stations so librarians are free to do other things, and the library boasts a huge online collection of resources.
  8. Denver Public Library: The Denver Public Library, housed in a whimsical modern facility designed by Michael Graves, has worked to make the Internet a major part of its operations, even having its own MySpace site. The library also has an extensive webpage, a podcasting series, and a huge digital download site. Users of the digital downloads can get audio books, online movies and ebooks for use on their computer or MP3 player. Additional modern conveniences include Denver Library Firefox plug-ins, an iGoogle catalog gadget, and a toolbar for IE.
  9. San Diego Public Library: This library was one of the first to embrace wireless technology, offering free wifi at all of its locations. The website for the library is extensive with services for live online homework help, a variety of ebooks and audio books, online assistance and more. Sleek modern design at its present location, plans to build an ultra modern facility and self checkout systems help make this a modern facility.
  10. Cleveland Public Library: The Cleveland Public Library offers patrons a wide range of downloadable materials on its website including audio books, ebooks, music and video. The library is part of a network of libraries in Ohio and offers patrons access to materials not only at the main location but at other locations as well. The library works with a NetNotice plan sending information on the library or reserved materials directly to patrons’ inboxes. Additionally, the library has an iGoogle gadget for its catalog, a Twitter feed, and participates in the Library Elf notification program.
  11. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: This library is one that is making big strides to be different than the traditional library. With online services that provide patrons with online chat with librarians, an RSS feed, a blog, podcasts, online requests, downloadable media and more, the library is making the move into the next century. Of course, their services extend beyond the web with career classes, gaming competitions and self checkout kiosks on site to keep patrons engaged as well. The library has made an effort to reach out to teens with MySpace and Facebook pages, gaming nights, art and anime clubs and a variety of teen centered programs and organizations.
  12. New York Public Library: The New York Public Library is one of the largest in the nation offering patrons access to millions of books, periodicals, CDs and more. It also offers a large number of digitized collections that include images, prints and photographs. The library worked with Google to create a selection of digital books and offers patrons a large number of online text collections. The library is also highly tech savvy with an active RSS feed as well as podcasts on iTunes U. Patrons can download ebooks, video and audio directly from the website or enjoy video storybooks, video on demand and webcasts as well.

Digital Collections

These libraries boast extensive digital collections.

  1. National Diet Library: Japan’s National Diet Library provides a huge online catalog system so that it’s easy to locate and request many of the library’s materials. Users of the catalog can search the library’s entire collection from anywhere in the world, with sites in both English and Japanese. This service allows anyone to request materials from the library. Perhaps more impressive, however, is the library’s digital collection of Meiji era books, numbering around 60,000. Users can search through these and see actual digital images of the materials. Additional online collections include almost 37,000 rare books from the pre-Edo periods of Japan, making researches of Japanese history easier for those who cannot physically travel to Japan.
  2. Bavarian State Library: Located in Munich, this large library was named Germany’s library of the year last year. It’s part of a nationwide program called Libraries-Link which serves as an access portal to all of Germany’s libraries making it easy to find information on any library. Additionally, it has partnered with Google to scan and make public many works that are public domain. The library is home to many rare books, numerous online databases and journals and a fast and nationwide resource search program. The library is working to digitize much of the rarer elements of its huge collection so that those within Germany and around the world can enjoy them from anywhere.
  3. Library of Congress: The Library of Congress has some of the most impressive online collections of material that you will find anywhere. With materials ranging from historical photographs to sheet music, the library offers high quality digital images of tens of thousands of items from its collection. The library’s American Memory site provides visitors with a visual, audio and historical account of some of the most important events in American history. Visitors to the site can also search through the library’s catalog, request materials, and get detailed information on the goings on of congressional matters. In 2005, the library announced plans to begin putting together a World Digital Library that will put together important text, photographs, rare books and recordings from cultures all over the world.
  4. The British Library: As one of the largest and most prestigious libraries in the world, the British library has loads of resources to offer researchers and patrons from all over the world. The library has access to its complete catalog online so that anyone can see what materials the library holds. Of course, online resources are much more extensive than this. The sound archive has placed over 4,200 hours of archival sound recordings online for download. The main online collections are housed in the digital library which contains rare items like Leonardo Da Vinci’s notebooks. There are approximately one hundred million items available digitally, including journals, patents, dissertations, reports and more.
  5. National Library of Australia: The National Library of Australia is Australia’s largest reference library, providing access to millions of items related to Australia and cultures abroad. This library is a world leader in digital preservation techniques and has so far digitized over 105,000 items from its collection including a range of photos, maps, manuscripts, books, sheet music and audio recordings. These materials are accessible to patrons both in Australia and around the world.



Dalam arti tradisional, perpustakaan adalah sebuah koleksi buku dan majalah. Walaupun dapat diartikan sebagai koleksi pribadi perseorangan, namun perpustakaan lebih umum dikenal sebagai sebuah koleksi besar yang dibiayai dan dioperasikan oleh sebuah kota atau institusi, dan dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat yang rata-rata tidak mampu membeli sekian banyak buku atas biaya sendiri.

Tetapi, dengan koleksi dan penemuan media baru selain buku untuk menyimpan informasi, banyak perpustakaan kini juga merupakan tempat penimpanan dan/atau akses ke map, cetak atau hasil seni lainnya, mikrofilm, mikrofiche, tape audio, CD, LP, tape video dan DVD, dan menyediakan fasilitas umum untuk mengakses gudang data CD-ROM dan internet.

Oleh karena itu perpustakaan modern telah didefinisikan kembali sebagai tempat untuk mengakses informasi dalam format apa pun, apakah informasi itu disimpan dalam gedung perpustakaan tersebut atau tidak. Dalam perpustakaan modern ini selain kumpulan buku tercetak, sebagian buku dan koleksinya ada dalam perpustakaan digital (dalam bentuk data yang bisa diakses lewat jaringan komputer).


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Digital Collections at Harvard

Harvard provides open, online access to a growing number of its subject-specific collections, including Daguerreotypes at Harvard. View more collections.

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Faculty of Arts and Sciences (back to top)
The Afro-American Studies Reading Room brief info
Arnold Arboretum/Horticulture Library (Jamaica Plain) brief info http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/library/library.html
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory Library brief info http://library.seas.harvard.edu/
Botany Libraries brief info http://www.huh.harvard.edu/libraries/index.html
Center for Hellenic Studies Library brief info http://chs.harvard.edu/chs/chs_library
Chemistry and Chemical Biology Library brief info http://www-chem.harvard.edu/library/
Child Memorial Library brief info
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library brief info http://www.doaks.org/library/
Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology brief info http://library.mcz.harvard.edu/
George David Birkhoff Mathematical Library brief info
Gibb Islamic Seminar Library brief info
Gordon McKay Library of Engineering and Applied Sciences brief info http://library.seas.harvard.edu/
The Grossman Library and Resource Center for the Harvard Extension School brief info http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k11950
Harvard Forest Library brief info http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/
Harvard MIT-Data Center brief info http://www.hmdc.harvard.edu/
Harvard University Development Office Library brief info
History Departmental Library brief info
History of Science Library brief info
Linguistics Library brief info
Medieval Studies Library brief info
Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature and the James A. Notopoulos Collection. brief info http://www.chs.harvard.edu/mpc/
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Library brief info http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/about/library.html
Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Library brief info
Nieman Foundation Bill Kovach Collection of Contemporary Journalism brief info http://www.nieman.harvard.edu
Office of Career Services Library brief info http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/resources/library.htm
Physics Research Library brief info http://library.physics.harvard.edu/
Robbins Library of Philosophy brief info http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~phildept/robbins.html
Sanskrit Library brief info
Smyth Classical Library brief info
Social Relations/Sociology Library brief info
Statistics Library brief info
Ukrainian Research Institute Reference Library brief info http://www.huri.harvard.edu/library.html
John G. Wolbach Library brief info http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/lib/


Harvard Business School (back to top)
Baker Library (Knowledge and Library Services) brief info http://www.library.hbs.edu/


Harvard College Library (back to top)
Cabot Science Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/cabot
Fine Arts Library brief info http://www.hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/finearts/
Fung Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/fung
George Edward Woodberry Poetry Room brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/collections/poetry_room.html
Government Documents and Microforms Collection brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/ssp/government/index.html
Harvard Film Archive brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/hfa
Harvard Map Collection brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/maps
Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/collections/htc.html
Harvard-Yenching Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/#hyl
Houghton Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton
Lamont Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/lamont
Loeb Music Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/loebmusic
Quad Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/quad
Tozzer Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/tozzer
Widener Library brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/widener

Widener Call Number Locations Chart:
http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/widener/docs/wid_loc_chart.pdf


Graduate School of Design (back to top)
Frances Loeb Library brief info http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/library/


Harvard Divinity School (back to top)
Andover-Harvard Theological Library brief info http://www.hds.harvard.edu/library/


Graduate School of Education (back to top)
Gutman Library brief info http://www.gse.harvard.edu/library/


John F. Kennedy School of Government (back to top)
Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs Library brief info http://bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu/library.cfm?program=CORE&pb_id=56&gma=5
John F. Kennedy School of Government Library brief info http://www.hks.harvard.edu/library/


Harvard Law School (back to top)
Harvard Law School Library brief info http://www.law.harvard.edu/library


Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health (back to top)
Countway Library of Medicine brief info http://www.countway.harvard.edu/
Primate Center Library brief info http://www.hms.harvard.edu/nerprc/


Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (back to top)
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America brief info http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/


Harvard University Library (back to top)
Harvard University Archives brief info http://hul.harvard.edu/huarc/
Weissman Preservation Center Library brief info http://preserve.harvard.edu


Other (back to top)
Biblioteca Berenson brief info http://www.itatti.it/menu3/library.html
CRL brief info
Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning brief info http://bokcenter.fas.harvard.edu
Fred Norris Robinson Celtic Seminar Library brief info http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~celtic/library/index.html
Historic Scientific Instruments Collection brief info http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsdept/chsi.html
Master Microforms brief info http://hcl.harvard.edu/info/imaging/
National Master Microforms brief info
Networked Resource brief info
Property Information Resource Center brief info http://www.upo.harvard.edu/pirc/


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