The Greatness of Clove : Challenges in Preserving Historic Newsprint Collection in Monumen Pers Nasional Solo, Indonesia

Abstract

Monument Pers Nasional Solo is a center of press documentations situated in Central Java, Indonesia that has a collection of newspapers in printed form amounting to two million more, originating from various regions in Indonesia. Newspapers have a vital value for Indonesian and press history. The collection of newspapers in Monument Pers Nasional are dated from the period before Indonesian independence in 1945 until now. This fact shows that the physical and intellectual preservation of the newspaper collection information as an object for administrative, legal, fiscal, evidence and historical research purposes is a central function of an integral component of information center management. The purpose of this research is to identify the implementation of the preservation program in Monumen Pers Nasional, and to reveal the challenges faced in the newspaper preservation actions kept since the Indonesian independence era and the constraints faced in the preservation efforts of the collection. This research is a qualitative research using case study. The method used are interview and document study. The findings of this study are special collections displaying information about the history of the press in Indonesia divided into two are the intellectual property and press objects. An intellectual collection of newspapers, magazines, books, and bulletins. Newspapers are stored and organized by classifiying it accordingly by title and year of publication. The classification aims to facilitate the...