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This paper discusses socio-cultural documentation based on local community as an effort to preserving indigenous knowledge through community service program. Documentation process is one of scientific method in the dissemination of information. Documentation work is not only limited in traditional form but also in more modern form like digital media which is more popular and widely used. The methods in collecting data were observation, interviews, and literature review. The process of data analysis consisted of several steps: (1) data reduction, (2) data presentation, and (3) verification. Data triangulation technique was a validation phase aiming to make the results of the study more accountable. The conclusion about documentation work is the recording of socio-cultural aspects in the effort to preserving indigenous knowledge. Documents containing socio-cultural aspect of a village become the source of memory and it strengthens the identity of the community. Dissemination of socio-cultural documentation of the village becomes a medium for the younger generation to learn characteristic of indigenous knowledge.

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