How Psychology engaged with information systems: The case study of using GIS as instrument for preserving Javanese culture in a traditional coastal batik, Indonesia

Abstract

Psychology is the science of human behavior and mental processes. Meanwhile, Information Systems is the implementation of application-based digital communications and computing technologies. Studies in the field of Information Systems can be of an application development in the specific areas that are not always necessarily related to the ICT discipline. This study aims to describe a relationship between the Information System and Psychology in a case study of cultural preservation efforts in traditional batik at Lasem, Central Java. Research methods and data analysis were developed through an integrated approach from two different fields of disciplines. Data collection involved geo-tagging, observation, and in-depth interviews with 15 participants at six Lasem batik houses. Data processing carried out by combining the concept of Information Systems specifically about Geographical Information System (GIS) and Psychology in particular about educational psychology. The results showed the way it is done with this approach produced more comprehensive elucidation of how cultural preservation efforts happened in Lasem's batik The model of this approach is recommended as one of the research method in the discipline of Information Systems.