The Disparity Between Availability and Needs in Indonesian Libraries
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Low literacy rates in Indonesia are underpinned by several factors, one of which is the availability of libraries. The public still faces challenges in accessing libraries, especially given the imbalance between the number of available libraries and the need for them.
Special libraries experience the greatest disparity between availability and need. According to 2016 data, only 7,132 libraries were available, or 2% of the target need of 384,633 libraries. Special libraries are usually under the auspices of specific institutions (public/private) and only provide resources on specific subjects.
Overall, Indonesia has 154,359 libraries, or 20% of the need. Up to 2016, Indonesia still needed 767,952 libraries, as cited from the 2016 Government Institution Performance Accountability Report (LAKIP) of the National Library within the Ministry of Education and Culture.
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