The Inheritance of Pesantren Tradition in Information Literacy: a Case Study in Darul Muttaqin

摘要

Information literacy is one of life skills that individuals should possess besides other literacies, such as media literacy and digital literacy. Information literacy is the adoption of appropriate information behavior to identify, through whatever channel, information well fitted to information needs, leading to wise and ethical use of it. Such literacy has got serious attention from pesantren (Islamic Boarding school) since long years ago in teaching and learning practices. The research was conducted to find out how Pesantren Darul Muttaqin bequeathed the tradition of information literacy, and other values, such as openness, tabayyun (explication), and the teaching of the takhrij hadith (acknowledging/mentioning the source of hadith), influenced this tradition to develop. The research used a descriptive analysis using a qualitative approach. Data and information were collected through literature studies, observations, and interviews with leaders of pesantren, teachers and library managers, as well as representatives of students. The study revealed Pesantren Darul Muttaqin have maintained the inheritance tradition of information literacy skills in the form of mastering the ability to identify information sources, select information, analyze and use it as a new information. It also found out some environmental factors including parents, peers, media, and technology affected the information transmission in addition to the religious factor itself. So, it can be summed up that the inheritance of information literacy skills in pesantren is a religious-based tradition which has already rooted in Islamic teachings since a long time ago.