Most influential information sources in the Florianópolis’ startups ecosystem

• Autor(a) principal: Sena, Priscila Machado Borges
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Blattmann, Ursula
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informação & Informação
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/45316
• topic: Ecossistema de startups; Fontes de informação; Inovação; Recursos de informação; Tecnologia.; Startup ecosystem; Information sources; Innovation; Information resources; Technology; Ecosistema de startups; Fuentes de información; Innovación; Recursos de información; Tecnología

Objective: To study the Florianópolis startup ecosystem to establish the most influential information sources used by the actors involved in its innovative process. Methodology: Applied, qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive research, through a case study of the Florianópolis startup ecosystem. For the analysis of the data originating from diverse sources, the data triangulation strategy was used. Results: It was found that the most influential information within the Florianopolis startups ecosystem is related to customers, economy, technological innovations, society and culture, and startups. To obtain this information, the players in this environment generally consult 30 information sources that were characterized. Conclusions: It was found that the information is mostly informal and unstructured. Thus, there are several possibilities for treatment, access, use and dissemination of information. It is evident that there is a vast field to be explored by Librarian Science and Information Science professionals, both in terms of conducting scientific research and in relation to the technical performance in the context of startups.