Jurnal Berkala Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi
Vol 19 No 1 (2023): June

Representasi pustakawan dalam The Librarian Season 1

Nadzir Cahyo Utomo (Program Studi Ilmu Perpustakaan, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Diponegoro)
Christiani Lydia (Program Studi Ilmu Perpustakaan, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Diponegoro)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jun 2023

Abstract

Introduction. The success and acceptance of the community towards The Librarian Season 1, comic indirectly show an interest in the librarian profession. Although the library and librarian described in the Librarian Season 1 are fictional settings, the values in the world of librarianship cannot be ignored. This study aims to examine the representation of librarians in The Librarian Season 1 comic. Research Methods. The method used was qualitative. Collecting data was conducted by document study by exploring the website? Data Analysis. This paper used Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis focusing on the denotative, connotative, and myth levels. Results and Discussion. In the comic The Librarian Season 1, there are 13 episodes out of a total of 15 episodes that have librarian representation scenes based on ideal characters in the Basic Framework for Indonesian Librarianship (KDKI). Conclusion and Suggestions. Miche is a representation of the ideal character of a librarian based on KDKI. Therefore, the paper suggests that comic artists are considered to reproduce story ideas about librarians in comics, content, or other pop culture products. Librarian representation in the comic The Librarian Season 1 can be an alternative educational media for both prospective librarians and public.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

bip

Publisher

Subject

Library & Information Science

Description

Berkala Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi, with registered number ISSN 1693-7740 (print), ISSN 2477-0361 (online) is a scientific multidisciplinary Journal that published by Perpustakaan Universitas Gadjah Mada in the national level that covered many main problems in the science of library and ...