Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) And Library Collaborative Partnership

GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY INDONESIA

Safirotu KhoirGadjah Mada University Library

Indonesia

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) AND

LIBRARY COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP


Outline Background

Methodology

CSR at Gadjah Mada University

Nation Building Corner (NBC)

History

Collection and Facilities

Activities

Partnership

Conclusion


Background

Corporate Law No. 40 Year 2007 title CSR

General issues happening in Indonesia > poor communities' shelter or housing, natural disasters, slum areas, forest logging, waste disposal, information centers in rural areas, women and disabled empowerment

Companies' mission and vision, human resources and external demand

Trends of companies' CSR > partnership with libraries


CSR

• corporate conscience, corporate citizenship, social performance, or sustainable responsible business.

• The goal of CSR is to embrace responsibility for the company's actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere.


CSR Activities

Building shelters or houses for poor community

Caring casualties after disaster

Helping slum areas

Forest conservation

Waste management

Building an information centre in a rural area

Women and disabled empowerment


Types of CSR

Building a foundation

Creating partnership with other parties

Joining a consortium


The Pyramid of CSR

Source: Carroll‟s Pyramid of CSR


Methodology

Direct observational study

Discussion

Documents and literature reviews


CSR at Gadjah Mada University

Building an outlet or „corner‟ > providing collections and IT equipments such as computers, cable TVs, internet connection and database subscription

American Corner

World Bank Corner

Sampoerna Corner

Hatta Corner

Nation Building Corner

Providing budget to support activities either for community through the Library

Supporting librarians for their career and development


Nation Building Corner (NBC)

History

Collection and Facilities

Activities

Partnership


NBC's History

Established in 2009 by National Power Plant Company Indonesia through a private foundation “Nurani Dunia”

Aimed at providing learning commons for students, lecturers and researchers as well as for community outside campus

To support the nation in building an Indonesian characters, to nurture the nationalism and to provide the community with the Indonesian information centre


NBCs' Collection and Facilities

Collections

local issues about Indonesia, Indonesian politics, history, economy, culture, religions, biographies of Indonesian outstanding people and heroes and encyclopedia in Bahasa

Facilities

space for individual and group-work room with the modern design, TV and internet connection, special design with red-and-white-tables and chairs and staff work station (symbols of the Indonesian flag).


NBC at Gadjah Mada University

NBC Learning Commons NBC Discussion Room


Activities at NBC

Seminars

Discussions

Book reviews

To keep awareness of recent issues happening in Indonesia

Topic is mostly about thecurrent issues in Indonesia

Monthly book review


NBC's Partnership

Creating partnership with Yayasan Kampung Halaman, a foundation supported by Ford Foundation

Amateur video database called Depot Video > show cultures, environment, politics, economics and other issues related to local community life

Depot Video


NBC's Partnership

Collaboration with publishers for community activities

Reviewing books > inviting an author of book to be reviewed by experts in their fields

Financial support


User Survey


Conclusion

CSR creates mutual partnership

CSR may be done by opening an outlet or a corner within a library building; supporting funding to hold activities and supporting staff to develop knowledge and skills

Gadjah Mada University Library has created a mutual partnership with one embassy and four other institutions through their CSRs.

Education

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) And Library Collaborative Partnership