PELESTARIAN MANUSKRIP AKSARA JAWA DI PERPUSTAKAAN LITERA CENDEKIA BALAI BAHASA DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

This research has something as a purpose to identify the factors that cause damage and forms of damage to the Javanese manuscript collection and describe the preservation of Javanese manuscripts in the Litera Cendekia Library of Balai Bahasa DIY. This research is a type of natural observation research. Methods of data collection using observation, interview, and documentation techniques. The data analysis process used in this study was Miles and Huberman, namely data reduction, data presentation, and verification. In testing the validity of researchers using the credibility test, namely by triangulation. The research of this study concluded that the causes of damage to Javanese manuscripts in the Litera Cendekia Library of Balai Bahasa DIY include physical factors caused by dust, chemical factors caused by oxidation and hydrolysis reactions, biotic factors caused by insects, besides that there are also other factors that caused by humans and the occurrence of natural disasters, then the form of damage suffered by Javanese manuscripts in the Litera Cendekia Library of Balai Bahasa DIY, including the paper has brownish stains, the paper also changes color, experiences brittleness, holes, besides that the binding is loose and some paper comes out of the binding. The activities carried out by the Litera Cendekia Library of Balai Bahasa DIY in preserving Javanese script manuscripts include three actions, namely first preventive action (prevention) through camphorization activities, cover manuscripts (cover box), regulation of temperature and humidity, second curative action (handling) by means of fumigation, change of letters, and manual cleaning, the third is restorative action (repair) through digitization or media transfer activities