Pengadaan perpustakaan khusus dalam tujuan spesifiknya merupakan salah satu tantangan yang perlu diperhatikan dalam penyelenggaraannya. Perpustakaan yang akan dikaji dalam artikel riset ini adalah perpustakaan bidang pertanian, yang tersaji pada perpustakaan yang berada di bawah struktur kelembagaan Balai Pengkajian Teknologi Pertanian (BPTP). Perpustakaan ini, salah satunya diselenggarakan di Provinsi Sumatera Barat. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk meninjau dan mengamati alur dari terselenggaranya sistem perpustakaan khusus di lingkungan tersebut. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan pengambilan data melalui observasi dan wawancara, disamping studi lapangan serta penelusuran literatur untuk data studi pustaka yang dilaksanakan pada bulan Juni 2021. Hasil dari pengamatan komprehensif terhadap manajemen koleksi dan pengelolaan repositori institusi adalah bahwa Perpustakaan BPTP Sumatera Barat melakukan prosedur pengelolaan repositori sesuai standar Kementrian Pertanian. Keberadaan repositori di Perpustakaan BPTP ini membantu peneliti dan penyuluh dalam pelaksanaan rangkaian kegiatan penelitian dan penyuluhan, meskipun mereka memiliki kendala dalam hal kompetensi sumberdaya manusia dan lambatnya akses internet.

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Procurement of special libraries in specific purposes is one of the challenges that need to be considered in its implementation. The library to be studied in this research article is agriculture, which is presented in affiliated libraries under the institutional structure of the Balai Pengkajian Teknologi Pertanian (BPTP). This library, one of which was held in the Province of West Sumatra. This paper aims for a regulatory review of the implementation of a special library system. The data retrieval from this study conducted using research methods with qualitative approach through observation and interview as a source of field study data as well as literature tracing for library study data and held in June 2021. The results obtained from the research are presented in the form of qualitative descriptive narratives. Further discussion of this article targets and presents the results of comprehensive observations on collection management, institutional repository management, and the obstacles experienced in managing the repository conducted at the special library of the Balai Pengkajian Teknologi Pertanian (BPTP) West Sumatra. From the results of the discussion, the library of BPTP West Sumatra carried out repository management procedures according to the standards of Kementrian Pertanian, but there were obstacles in the technical aspects and human resources.