LIPUTAN PERPUSTAKAAN DALAM SURAT KABAR DI INDONESIA (BERITA TENTANG PERPUSTAKAAN DI SURAT KABAR REPUBLIKA, KOMPAS, KEDAULATAN RAKYAT, DAN BERNAS BULAN NOPEMBER 2006 — APRIL 2007)

Abstract

Library as one of information systems has vital role in collecting, arranging, and spreading information to public who need it. Library has strategic position in learning public because its role is to collect, arrange, and prepare knowledge recording to read and study. There haven't been many user come and utilize the facilities in library. One of factors is lack of promotion or socialization to public about library through mass media, in this case coverage in newspaper. To get general illustration about tendency of coverage with theme library and information literacy in Republika, Kompas, Kedaulatan Rakyat, and Bernas November 2006-April 2007 edition. This research has purpose to get general illustration about the tendency of coverage of library theme in Republika, Kompas, Kedaulatan Rakyat, and Bernas, November 2006 — April 2007.Research method in this research is descriptive qualitative method which coverage content of library in the four newspaper Republika, Kompas, Kedaulatan Rakyat, and Bernas. Data from research will be process and analyzed by category analysis and showed descriptively.Research data in the four newspaper, Republika, Kompas, Kedaulatan Rakyat, and Bernas showed that the amount of library coverage is still low. Based of more detailed category, those are (1) library management, (2) library facilities and medium, (3) library technology, (4) librarians, (5) non-substantive, (6) information literacy, the most amount of coverage is on Kedaulatan Rakyat. Coverage theme that often covered the four newspaper is just on coverage category which is not connected directly with library, that is non-subtantive coverage. In this case, it is connected with book information, consist of resensi or book promotin. Meanwhile, for information literacy coverage is placed in second range in its coverage. Key word: Library Coverage, Information Literacy, Newspaper