DISCUSSION The Roles of Learning Resources
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that has information that can facilitate learners to have the information that they need to support the process of learning. Based on this definition, learning resources are categorized into six
groups; they are messages, people, materials, tools, techniques, and also background AECT, 1986: 2, Januszewski, 2001:53-54. What is meant by messages is learning material that is learnt
in the form of concepts, theories, ideas, facts, meanings, or data and also curriculum. People can be used as learning resources because its function to deliver the messages both from teachers and
education administrators. Materials are things that contain messages such as textbooks and soft wares. Tools are media that can distribute the messages or often called as hardware which include
learningmediaand computers. Techniques are procedures or the process of how materials, people, tools and environment can deliver the messages. This also includes approaches, strategies, and
also methods in teaching and learning.And last background is the environment where the messages are sent and receive AECT, 1986: 9-10.
Kinds of Learning Resources
Learning resources based learning includes many ways and facilities. This approach provides many ways of learning such as teachers’ counselingand independent learning. Learning resource
based teaching BEBAS is a system that concern on learners where the process of learning uses independent learning resources or materials that is prepared by teachers.Learning resource based
teaching BEBAS also can be called as learning approach that oriented on learners that use optimally the humanistic and non-humanistic learning resources Brown Smith, inSiregar,
2010:131. Further, Dorrell inSiregar, 2010:131 states that learning resources based learning can be
divided into open learning, distance learning, flexible learning, learning resources, and resource based.
a Open learning is an open learning principle for everyone. In other words, there are no such pre-qualification criteria such as age, social status, economy and etc.The learners can choose
where, when and how they are going to learn and they are free from any interruption. b Distance learning is an education mode that connects the learners from different long areas
with the learning resources. The materials that are used in distance usually similar with open education.
c Flexible learning is a kind of learning that use several sources in many variety of forms. Flexible learning can be applied for any education mode that uses learning resources.
d Learning resources are the source that can be used as learning media which include videos, books, cassettes, audio CBTs, TV, andthe combination of these media.
e Resources based learning is a learning mode that adopts students centered learning and uses variety of learning resources. The wide application of this mode of learning can also be
implemented on open education, distance learning, and also flexible learning.
Learning Resource Center
As already explained above, many learning resources can be used for variety of learning aims. Education institutions like school usually have a library as its learning resources. Beside
library, some other institutions also have many types of laboratories such as science lab, language lab and various practical instruments and audiovisual aids. In order to maintain and make use of
these learning resources effectively, the schools need to have professional people that manage these resources in a working unit which later can be called as Learning Resources Unit – Unit
SumberBelajar USB or Learning Resource Center - PusatSumberBelajar PSB.
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The support from various parties is needed in order to revive and develop a library. It is not the responsibility of library boards and members only but also the responsibility of school as the
institution and other parties that wish to develop and improve education quality. The additional efforts like revising and re-examine the provision of library is also urgent as to intensify the use
of library as a learning resource center. Thus, a library needs to have and give better service in the provision of and information services in supporting the main task and function of home
institution. Best service means librarians’ attitude should use people-based servicesprincipleand also provides excellenceservices. It is hoped that these services can satisfy the users, increase the
users’ loyalty and possibly can increase the number of the users. The library should be able to make a new performance or new move, not only from the head
of the library but also from the employees that work in the library. The new performance or new move here means a breakthrough and new paradigm that can change the society or academician
perspectives on the library; from library that only provide books to library that full of information. The dependence on the head of the library should be left out and try to move and create the
systematic creativity and innovation. The head of the library should allow all of the people who work in the library to make new policy and let their creativity flow to develop and improve the
library quality and services. Further effort is how the library managers establish close relationship with other parties or
institutions and make mutually cooperation as to improve and develop the library. Not only the relationship with other institutions, but also the library has to improve the relationship with all of
the students such as providing mobile library, trainings on how to write an academic paper, and school competition like writing synopsis, article, and opinion, etc. It is hoped that these efforts
may increase students’ reading interest and increase their achievement.
The Management Principles of Learning Resource Center a Information Center Management Principles
There are several principles in establishing information center as one of learning resources center that must be fulfilled by the libraryboards; they are: thereports that received from other
unit then will be sent to unit facilities that used computer laboratory system and later make the preparation to publish the report. Some of the data will be sent to documents reproduction unit
the microfilm, microfiche or copies will be made based on these data. Then, a part of these products will be sent to refence center in each faculty and the other part will be printed in
university printing house. The best approach in order to determine several things that are needed by the system areby learning how to keep the files in orderly fashion and also how to
provide the information to the customers. The other way to know the information from a system is by investigating where the system obtained the information. In addition to that, the
library also has to put the concern on how the filingsystem is arranged and kept. Further, it also has to put attention on how the reports are made, which include the requirements on how
to write a report,whether it is an annual reportandwhat sort of information that should be include and how the report will be made and etc.
b Services management principles
Learning resource center services are the activities that are done in the library such as finishing activities, procurement, coaching, and the arrangement and delivery of books to the
visitors or the users. This is done in order to make use of printed and non-printed materials that can maximally use by the users and haveeasy and quick access.To make it happen, a
library should provide a proper and better service to the users. There are several things that
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can determine a service in the library, they are 1 Books collection, the availability of books can provide the services and not do used as decoration and display only and also how the
collection of books are arranged and developed; 2 Facilities which include the kinds of services, the system, service procedures, and location, and etc.; 3 Services and or the librarians
function as a bridging source. Theycan be the experts, technicians,orhiring the technician; 4 Users, an individual that make use of library services that can be an expert, learnersstudents
or, common people in the society.
c Instructional Development Management Principles.
Instructional development that works in a particular learning resource should have particular competencies in this field which can be gathered through special education or
trainings in order to have enough experience, knowledge, and confident performance and have capabilities in evaluation and assessment that later allow them to work maximally in their
work.
d Production Management Principles
Production management principles relate to the function of the production unit itself; that is the function as a unit that has the responsibility to provide the materials or instructional
materials that obtain from other sources. Thus, there are three stages of production management: 1 Identifying and examining communication problems; 2 Designing and
producing messages; 3 Administrating facilities and media production personnel. What is meant by administration here is the implementation of production arrangement which includes
supervision, planning development, internal and external communication, and also evaluation. In general, the function of learning resource center can be developed based on the need of
school orinstitution. Further concern on the establishment of learning resource center is the effectivelyof each function to achieve the aims and learning competencies. However, there is a
main function in every learning resource center; that is the function asinstructional development system.The other functions are: learning media services, production, trainings and administration
function. a Instructional development system; this is the main function because it is the core of all activities in learning resources center which then spread to other functions.This function can
help teachers, lecturers and facilitatorsin designing learning activities in order to improve the effectively and efficiency of teaching and learning process b Functions of learning media
services; this functons give services for teachers, lecturers, and facilitators toward the need of learning media. The services can be in the form of choosing suitable media, techniques in using
the media, and also the other services such as the utilization of other types of learning media. The services are not only limited for teachers only buat also for learners. The services such as individual
or group learning service based media especially for audio-visual media or other kinds of electronicmedia c Production function; this function relates to the provision of learning media in
which these mediaunavailable in the market, so it must be made to fulfill the need of curriculum. d Training function; this function is responsible towards human resource development, both for
teachers and other administration staff. Through this function, teachers can improve their teaching competencyespeciallythe competency in using learning media and other resources. In the other
way, training function can help the administration staff in managing and arranging learning resources and improve the services for learning resources center users e Administration function;
this function is responsible for the services management, learning resources, and administrating of the other functions. Thus, it is hoped that the services system may improve and run in orderly
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manner. It has been stated before that a learning resource should not always have all of these functions, as long as they can give better services and reach the goals and learning competencies.