THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY OF UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET IN EMPOWERING DIGITAL LITERACY FOR MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES: CASE STUDY IN JEBRES SURAKARTA, NGRINGO KARANGANYAR AND PALUR SUKOHARJO CENTRAL JAVA

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the Library of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta in empowering digital literacy in marginalised communities. This research method is a survey research based on data obtained in the field. The population of this study is marginalised communities, namely Jebres Village, Jebres District, Surakarta City; Ngringo Village, Jaten District, Karanganyar Regency; and Palur Village, Mojolaban District, Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The population sample for each village was taken purposively (purposive sampling) as many as 15 people, so there was a total of 45 respondents. The research design used is a qualitative and quantitative research approach, or mixed method research. This research is an explanatory research. The data collected in this study were obtained using several techniques: observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis in this research is descriptive analysis, cross-tabulation and SWOT analysis. The results of the study show that the number of family members who use and manage digital media wisely and appropriately is 1 person per family. The number of variations of digital media that are mastered in the family is as many as 3 variations (in the form of television, cellphones and laptops). The average length of time for using digital media in the family per day is around 11 hours per day. In addition, the average respondent stated that the Library of UNS had not played an optimal role in the process of empowering digital literacy in marginalised communities, namely as many as 21 people (46.67%), while as many as 24 people (53.33%) stated that they had played a role. This shows that the Library of UNShas played a role but has not been optimal in empowering digital literacy in marginalised communities. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the role of the Library of UNS in an effort to participate in empowering digital literacy to accelerate transformation in marginalised communities.