Comparative study of syllabus of librarianship courses in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Barros, Camila Monteiro de
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Cunha, Miriam Vieira da, Café, Lígia Maria Arruda
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informação & Informação
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/24524
• topic: Librarianship; Syllabus; Brazil; Bibliotecología; Estrutura curricular; Brasil; Biblioteconomia; Estrutura Curricular; Brasil

Introduction: The society constitutes of an organic movement in its many dimensions – cultural, professional, educational, etc. – thus, it is necessary to rethink and give a new signification to the Librarianship courses’ syllabi based on this social evolution. Objective: The study’s objective is to survey information about Brazilian universities Librarianship courses’ syllabi so that it develops an overview of their current situation. Methodology: Initially, 26 courses of federal and state universities were selected, but only nine universities that presented the necessary information for this research in their websites were considered. The courses’ syllabi were analyzed in relation to the subject areas proposed for Mercosul countries Librarianship courses. Results: We found the area that presents the longest hours of study in mandatory disciplines is the General Formation, with 16,56%. The area with shorter hours of study of mandatory disciplines is Information Technology, with 5,94%. We verified also that the distribution of hours of study in each subject area presents a wide variety, from the different contexts of the analyzed universities. Conclusion: Thus, we emphasize the necessity of not to think the courses’ syllabus as a too individualized one. Therefore, it is essential to be aware of the social demands both to attend and also to modify them.