Abstract
Digital transformation has fundamentally reshaped the nature of archives, not only in terms of technological media but also in how archives are understood, interpreted, and accounted for. In this context, archival literacy is often narrowly framed as a set of technical skills or individual competencies, a perspective that inadequately captures the complexity of digital archives that are dynamic, distributed, and embedded in contemporary information practices. This article aims to reframe archival literacy as a conceptual lens within the landscape of digital transformation. Adopting a reflective and conceptual approach, the article situates archival literacy within information literacy discourse while examining shifts in the nature of archives in the digital environment. It proposes an understanding of archival literacy as a layered construct encompassing reflective ways of thinking, institutional capacity, and epistemic foundations. The discussion demonstrates that archival literacy should not be treated as a supplementary element of digital transformation, but rather as a conceptual prerequisite that shapes its quality and direction. This reframing underscores the role of archival literacy in sustaining context, meaning, and accountability of digital archives as integral to institutional memory and legitimacy.
Bahasa Abstract
Transformasi digital telah mengubah secara mendasar hakikat arsip, tidak hanya dari sisi medium dan teknologi, tetapi juga dari cara arsip dipahami, dimaknai, dan dipertanggungjawabkan. Dalam konteks ini, literasi kearsipan kerap direduksi menjadi kompetensi teknis atau keterampilan individual yang bersifat operasional, sehingga kurang mampu menjelaskan kompleksitas arsip digital yang dinamis, terdistribusi, dan terintegrasi dalam praktik informasi kontemporer. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mereposisi atau reposisi literasi kearsipan sebagai lensa konseptual dalam lanskap transformasi digital. Dengan pendekatan reflektif–konseptual, artikel ini mengkaji literasi kearsipan dalam diskursus literasi informasi serta perubahan hakikat arsip di era digital. Selanjutnya, artikel ini mengajukan pemahaman literasi kearsipan sebagai konstruksi berlapis yang mencakup cara berpikir reflektif, kapasitas institusional, dan fondasi epistemik. Pembahasan menunjukkan bahwa literasi kearsipan tidak dapat diposisikan sebagai pelengkap transformasi digital, melainkan sebagai prasyarat konseptual yang membentuk kualitas dan arah transformasi tersebut. Reposisi ini menegaskan pentingnya literasi kearsipan dalam menjaga konteks, makna, dan akuntabilitas arsip digital sebagai bagian dari memori dan legitimasi institusional.
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Recommended Citation
Sanbein, Primus
(2026)
"Reposisi Literasi Kearsipan dalam Lanskap Transformasi Digital,"
Jurnal Ilmu Informasi, Perpustakaan, dan Kearsipan: Vol. 28:
No.
1, Article 1.
DOI: 10.7454/JIPK.v28i1.1187
Available at:
https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/jipk/vol28/iss1/1
