Implementation of Laboratory Equipment Loan System in SiDal (BigData Laboratory System)

Abstract

Borrowing and returning equipment for both practicum and research is one of the routine laboratory management activities. Laboratories with a high intensity of borrowing equipment but limited human resources should use an online information system to manage the flow of borrowing so that laboratory activities can run optimally. This research was made based on these problems encountered in laboratory management at the Basic Physics Laboratory (LFD) of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI). Previously, research was conducted on the development of a laboratory information system named SiDal (Laboratory BigData System). In SiDal, users can access tool data, tool catalog, tool status and tool storage. From the catalog of tools stored in SiDal as a data base, a system for borrowing and returning laboratory equipment was developed and then the application of this system was tested at LFD FPMIPA UPI. Through research and development methods, surveys were conducted through questionnaires and written interviews. From the results of the questionnaire distributed, 52 student respondents from various batches who had accessed SiDal showed that around 90% said that the loan system developed was more effective & practical, which was confirmed from the results of written interviews.