Optimalisasi Manajemen Perpustakaan dan Signifikansinya Bagi Peningkatan Mutu Pembelajaran di Sekolah/Madrasah

Abstract

Library has an important role in school/madrasa for educational process lastingly. It supports the learning process achievemnet aims and fosters student interest in reading. In fact, school community has not used the library as learning sources optimally. This article discusses the optimization of school/madrasa library management to improve the learning process quality. The result shows that the library is a place in which information and knowledge are selected, held, organized, stored, maintained, used and borrowed. Library management is a study about what and how come something be done through theory and practice, so the library can be managed efficiently, such school library management as planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling. Librarians are people who are experts in helping facilitate access to information and knowledge needed by public and other users. Librarians are required to have proficiency and skills in managing information and knowledge, and they have to understand the user’s needs as well. The manager must be able to manage the library effectively, and resulted school policies, foundations, government and other policies can be carried out then they are in accordance with the shool needs.