state of colony. From the cooperation, a guideline on how to do research on archive base was
published (Akihary et al. 2017).
However, is this Dutch archive repository the only one that Indonesian researchers can count on
in determining a value of a building, a monument, or even a region? Is there any other repository
that can be consulted for research needs? And how to do it? This study is an empirical research
with a study case that practiced and searched further use of archive and records repository online
as well as trying to seek if there is another repository available to be consulted.
2 DIGGING 4 DATA
It is without doubt that the digital world, the digital information and communication technology, the
computerized technology have changed our world in general. It has changed the way we seek and
process information. It has provided people with big data and endless repository on everything in
life, not to mention the heritage world. The digital information and communications technologies
(ICT) have produced a wide range of applications for collecting and processing historical data,
documenting and monitoring the physical conservation of objects and monuments, visualizing
historic structures and environments, and creating interactive information (Brizard & Derde 2007).
Digging for Data was popularized in Indonesia by a Dutch architectural historian as Digging4Data is a method in researching the built environment in their former state of colony,
particularly Indonesia. The data digging has been recently introduced in Indonesia through a
workshop in 2014. The workshop was held together by National Archive of Indonesia and the
Netherlands, University of Delft, and Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE) (Akihary et al. 2014). The workshop was followed by several Indonesian universities and heritage
communities. However, the method is still less understood and only few were starting using it.
The digging for data method uses repositories online and offline from books, archives, records,
photographs, maps (Pauline & van Roosmalen 2014). The offline repositories are available in the
library of government services, universities, books. In the meanwhile, the online repositories are
available the internet. However, not all the information from the internet can be taken for granted
as a valid source.
Akihary (2014) listed several valid and selected repositories from Indonesia and the Netherlands, containing text documents, photographs, films, maps, archives, magazines, and newspapers.
These repositories are to be consulted for research on Indonesia’s built environment (colonial
architecture and town planning) from 1620–1950. The selected repositories are Arsip Nasional
Republik Indonesia (ANRI); Atlas of Mutual Heritage VOC and WIC documents; Koninklijke
Bibliotheek (KB, National Library); Delpher; Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen; Leiden University Libraries; Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (KILTV, Royal Netherlands
Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies); Nationaal Archief (National Archive); Het
Nieuwe Instituut Nederlands (former Architectuur Instituut, NAi); Stichting Bibliografieën en Oeuvrelijsten van Nederlandse Architecten en Stedenbouwkundigen (BONAS); Perpustakaan Nasional
Republik Indonesia (PNRI); Pusat Dokumentasi Arsitektur; Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
(NMVW); Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde (Collection & Library); Rijksmuseum Tropenmuseum; Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden; KITLV Collection; University of Technology, Delft Repository on
European colonial architecture c.1850–1970; Towards A New Asian Partnership (TANAP) or portal
for Dutch East India Company Archives and Research. Most of the information in the archives,
offline or online, are available in Dutch and Indonesian. This gives limitation to user or researcher
needing information since Indonesia researcher do not speak Dutch unless they are historian who
studied Dutch.
3 METHOD
This study was an empiric study using data digging with study cases as method. Data digging
was used as a method in testing and researching for correct information of a building from the
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published (Akihary et al. 2017).
However, is this Dutch archive repository the only one that Indonesian researchers can count on
in determining a value of a building, a monument, or even a region? Is there any other repository
that can be consulted for research needs? And how to do it? This study is an empirical research
with a study case that practiced and searched further use of archive and records repository online
as well as trying to seek if there is another repository available to be consulted.
2 DIGGING 4 DATA
It is without doubt that the digital world, the digital information and communication technology, the
computerized technology have changed our world in general. It has changed the way we seek and
process information. It has provided people with big data and endless repository on everything in
life, not to mention the heritage world. The digital information and communications technologies
(ICT) have produced a wide range of applications for collecting and processing historical data,
documenting and monitoring the physical conservation of objects and monuments, visualizing
historic structures and environments, and creating interactive information (Brizard & Derde 2007).
Digging for Data was popularized in Indonesia by a Dutch architectural historian as Digging4Data is a method in researching the built environment in their former state of colony,
particularly Indonesia. The data digging has been recently introduced in Indonesia through a
workshop in 2014. The workshop was held together by National Archive of Indonesia and the
Netherlands, University of Delft, and Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE) (Akihary et al. 2014). The workshop was followed by several Indonesian universities and heritage
communities. However, the method is still less understood and only few were starting using it.
The digging for data method uses repositories online and offline from books, archives, records,
photographs, maps (Pauline & van Roosmalen 2014). The offline repositories are available in the
library of government services, universities, books. In the meanwhile, the online repositories are
available the internet. However, not all the information from the internet can be taken for granted
as a valid source.
Akihary (2014) listed several valid and selected repositories from Indonesia and the Netherlands, containing text documents, photographs, films, maps, archives, magazines, and newspapers.
These repositories are to be consulted for research on Indonesia’s built environment (colonial
architecture and town planning) from 1620–1950. The selected repositories are Arsip Nasional
Republik Indonesia (ANRI); Atlas of Mutual Heritage VOC and WIC documents; Koninklijke
Bibliotheek (KB, National Library); Delpher; Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen; Leiden University Libraries; Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (KILTV, Royal Netherlands
Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies); Nationaal Archief (National Archive); Het
Nieuwe Instituut Nederlands (former Architectuur Instituut, NAi); Stichting Bibliografieën en Oeuvrelijsten van Nederlandse Architecten en Stedenbouwkundigen (BONAS); Perpustakaan Nasional
Republik Indonesia (PNRI); Pusat Dokumentasi Arsitektur; Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
(NMVW); Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde (Collection & Library); Rijksmuseum Tropenmuseum; Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden; KITLV Collection; University of Technology, Delft Repository on
European colonial architecture c.1850–1970; Towards A New Asian Partnership (TANAP) or portal
for Dutch East India Company Archives and Research. Most of the information in the archives,
offline or online, are available in Dutch and Indonesian. This gives limitation to user or researcher
needing information since Indonesia researcher do not speak Dutch unless they are historian who
studied Dutch.
3 METHOD
This study was an empiric study using data digging with study cases as method. Data digging
was used as a method in testing and researching for correct information of a building from the
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