Research Article
Analyzing the Library Information of Semarang Special Education School
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.13-8-2019.2290178, author={Rukiyah Rukiyah and Jazimatul Husna and Girindra Putri Ardana Reswari}, title={Analyzing the Library Information of Semarang Special Education School}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Culture, Literature, Language Maintenance and Shift, CL-LAMAS 2019, 13 August 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={CL-LAMAS}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={the information need disability school library state special school of semarang}, doi={10.4108/eai.13-8-2019.2290178} }- Rukiyah Rukiyah
Jazimatul Husna
Girindra Putri Ardana Reswari
Year: 2019
Analyzing the Library Information of Semarang Special Education School
CL-LAMAS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.13-8-2019.2290178
Abstract
This study aimed at analyzing information needed, efforts of the students with disability in fulfilling their information need, and to find out the obstacles experienced. The study uses a qualitative method by having 7 informants: students with disability, parents, and teacher of Special Education School in Semarang. The methods of data collection are observation, interview, and documentation. The data sources are obtained from a primary and secondary data source. By analysing the data based on Miles and Huberman, it is found that, 1) Varied efforts used by students in fulfilling the information needs. Most of the students tend to use the information from teacher, parents, friends and also use audiovisual media like information technology and television in fulfilling their information needs. 2) Different obstacles experienced by each student with disability in order to fulfill their information need. However, the common obstacles are reading, listening, speaking and physical accessibility orientation.
