From Village Square to Digital Space: The Reality of Digital Transformation in The Library and Archives Department of Siak Regency

Abstract

Digital transformation has become a mandate for all agencies, including the Library and Archives Office (Dispusip) of Siak Regency. This transformation faces significant resource constraints, inconsistent infrastructure, and fundamental questions about institutional relevance. This study aims to explore how the Library and Archives Office of Siak Regency navigate digital transformation. Using an exploratory qualitative method, which combines observation, interviews, and documentation as forms of data collection to analyze the reality of digital transformation occurring at the Siak Regency Library and Archives Office. Data analysis techniques use Miles and Huberman, and data validity checks use triangulation. The reality of digital transformation implementation at the Siak Regency Library and Archives Office is viewed from the theory of structuration, seen from three (3) dimensions of structure, including significance (system of meaning), where this dimension looks at how meaning is constructed and shared within the institution. Dominance (power relations), which examines how power is distributed, exercised, and maintained. Finally, the dimension of legitimacy (normative framework) is examined, where the introduction of digital transformation has led the Siak Regency Library and Archives Office to selectively integrate traditional norms into digital norms. In addition, structuration theory distinguishes three levels of actor awareness, namely practical awareness, discursive awareness, and motivation.