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Kajian Dalam Bidang Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi: Filosofi, Teori, dan Praktik

karakteristik communities of practices di lingkungan para peneliti. Melalui
wawancara mendalam, dan observasi yang terlibat, penelitian ini mengumpulkan
data kualitatif tentang kegiatan penelitian di Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya.
Kesimpulan yang berhasil diambil sampai saat ini memperlihatkan betapa sifat
hubungan informal di kalangan komunitas peneliti di UI mampu mengimbangi
keputusan dan ketetapan formal/struktural yang dilakukan Fakultas. Proses
berbagai-pengetahuan di kalangan peneliti sangat dipengaruhi oleh hubungan
informal dan seringkali membaurkan batas institusional maupun epistemologi
ilmu. Telematika belum dianggap sebagai pengganti ruang-fisik, namun beberapa
fasilitas komunikasi WhatsApp menjadi sarana yang memudahkan hubungan.
Komunikasi melalui WhatsApp lebih banyak terjadi pada tingkatan operasional
daripada tingkatan penyusunan strategi penelitian.
Kata Kunci: penelitian, communities of practice, mengelola pengetahuan,
informatika sosial

Abstract

Research is part of academic efforts to find scientific solutions to human problems.
As a process, research is also determined by social processes that are related to
intellectual authority. The process is very much influenced by the conditions
of the community of scientists. These communities are communities of practice
characterised by the existence of relationships formed by common practices
and similar experiences. Social relations and shared practices certainly use
WhatsApp as a means of communication that is capable of supporting scientific
communication. This potential intersects with organisational contexts so that
telematics infrastructure cannot be called mere “tools”, but rather is a “socio-
technical networks”. This study aims to examine the community of researchers who
use telematics technology-based networks, or also known as cyber community or
virtual community. This community consists of Ul researchers who are related to
each other and to parties outside Ul, utilising WhatsApp for communication. The
use of WhatsApp can also be in the form of exchanging research information,
sharing knowledge and research experience. In order to achieve this goal, this study
uses the theory of technology appropriation. The Grounded Theory method is used
to understand the characteristics of communities of practices in the researchers’
environment. Through in-depth interviews and observations involved, this study
collected qualitative data about research activities at the Faculty of Humanities. The
conclusions that have been drawn to date show how the nature of informal relations
in the research community at UI is able to keep up with formal / structural decisions
made by the Faculty. The various-knowledge process among researchers is strongly
influenced by informal relations and often blends institutional and epistemological
boundaries of science. WhatApp has not been considered as a substitute for physical
space, but some WhatsApp communication have become facilities that facilitate

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