Personal Information Management oleh Mahasiswa: Finding, Keeping and Organizing, dan Meta Level
Keywords: personal information management, penemuan informasi, penyimpanan informasi, pengelolaan informasi, meta level
Abstract
Fenomena information overload terjadi ketika jumlah informasi yang diterima seseorang melebihi kapasitas kognitifnya untuk memprosesnya secara efektif. Hal ini dapat mengakibatkan penurunan kualitas pengambilan keputusan dan peningkatan stress. Tujuan utama penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan gambaran aktivitas personal information management mahasiswa prodi perpustakaan dan sains informasi FIP UPI yang meliputi aktivitas finding information, keeping and organizing information and meta level. Teori yang digunakan yaitu Personal Information Management dipandang sebagai upaya untuk membangun, menggunakan, dan memelihara pemetaan antara kebutuhan dan informasi. Aktivitas penyimpanan dan pencarian digerakkan oleh interupsi (seperti yang dipicu oleh informasi atau kebutuhan yang masuk). Aktivitas tingkat M (meta-level) memiliki fokus yang lebih luas dan lebih strategis sifatnya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Analisis data dengan bantuan aplikasi SPSS. Partisipan pada penelitian ini yaitu mahasiswa aktif pada tahun 2025 dengan jumlah 354 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan simple random sampling dengan jumlah sampel 100. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Hasi penelitian menunjukan aktivitas PIM mahasiswa prodi perpustakaan dan sains informasi FIP UPI mengakses website sumber informasi dan menjelajah (browsing) ke semua source untuk meperoleh informasi yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan, pengorganisasian folder di komputer merupakan strategi efektif dalam mengumpulkan, mengklasifikasikan, menyusun, menyimpan, serta merawat informasi, sehingga memudahkan dalam menemukannya Kembali, dan pada tingkat meta mencakup upaya menjaga dan mengatur informasi, termasuk pengelolaan privasi dan keamanan, pengendalian arus informasi masuk dan keluar, serta evaluasi terhadap informasi tersebut.
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