Online catalog faces technical problem

Online catalog faces technical problem

A year ago, four private libraries in Jakarta agreed to develop a
joint website where the public could access the catalogs of the
four libraries.

Up until now, the website, www.pustakabersama.net, remains
under construction.

"We're having problems merging the catalogs. The job requires
a lot of time, and we have limited human resources willing to
devote time to the website," Yanti Susanti, the head of Freedom
Institute library, who is also responsible for the website's
development, said on Wednesday.

Therefore, she said, she outsourced the project two months ago
to a web designer.

"We expect the public to have access to the collective catalog
by the end of this month," she added.

In the beginning, the online catalog will boast a total of
43,000 titles of books.

"The public can search for the desired books or resources
through the planned website. The website will tell the location
of a book, whether it is in CSIS or Utan Kayu, for example,"
Yanti said.

She added that the four libraries did not allow people to
remove books from the libraries' premises, but could order
particular books online. -- JP

www.pustakabersama.net will carry the catalogs of:

- CSIS Library (26,896-title collection)

Jl. Tanah Abang III, Central Jakarta.

- Freedom Institute Library (8,000-title collection)

Jl. Irian No. 8 in Menteng, Central Jakarta

- Utan Kayu Community Library (5,000-title collection)

Jl. Utan Kayu No. 68H, East Jakarta

- Aksara Foundation Library (5,000-title collection)

Jl. Arco Raya No. C1, Cipete, South Jakarta