Scientific production in the postgraduate programs in information areas in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Moreira, Jonathan Rosa
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Ferneda, Edberto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informação & Informação
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/39670
• topic: Areas of information in Brazil; Scientific production; Scientific productivity; Postgraduate program; Zonas de información en Brasil; Producción científica; Productividad científica; Programa de posgrado; Áreas de informação no Brasil; Produção científica; Produtividade científica; Programa de pós-graduação

Abstract: Understanding the scientific productivity of Postgraduate Programs in the country can promote knowledge about different areas of knowledge. In the case of information areas in Brazil, this panorama can support strategies, decision-making processes, in addition to highlighting research activities, in order to subsidize policies to promote scientific research. However, there are still spaces for studies on how they behave, or what are the characteristics of the scientific production of the information areas in Brazil in different constructs, such as in graduate programs in the respective areas of knowledge, for example. Knowing the factors that induce productivity in postgraduate programs, through its members (researchers and students) can support strategies and policies to foster and maintain research activities. Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the scientific productivity of Brazilian postgraduate programs in the areas of information (Archivology, Library Science, Information Science, Documentation and Museology), represented by its members (researchers and students). Methodology: As a methodological strategy, this study has a quantitative approach, using bibliometrics as a quantitative and statistical technique for measuring the production indexes and dissemination of scientific knowledge. Results: Of the 20 Postgraduate Programs studied, 5 bring together more than half of the total scientific production in the area. The scientific production is divulged, preferably, in channels of communication of complete works in annals of congress. Conclusions: Still in the same context, there is no specific relationship between the volume of researchers and students of the graduate programs and the volume of scientific production.