Relationship between mediation and information organization: applied study in library system of the Federal University of Ceará

• Autor(a) principal: Araújo, Ana Rafaela Sales de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Silva, Jonathas Luiz Carvalho
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informação & Informação
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/38764
• topic: Information mediation; Information; Information organization; Academic Libraries; Federal University of Ceará; Mediación de la información; Mediación técnica de la información; Organización de la información; Bibliotecas Universitarias; Universidad Federal del Ceará; Mediação da informação; Mediação técnica da informação; Organização da informação; Bibliotecas universitárias; Universidade Federal do Ceará

Introduction: This work discusses relational perspectives between Mediation and Information Organization under a plural and integrative perception of these research fields at the University Library environment.Objective: Investigating the relationship between mediation and information organization from the perceptions of librarians of the Federal University of Ceara. Methodology: The methodology consists of a descriptiveexploratory research, literature and documentary review of qualitative essence, in addition to the use of questionnaire and content analysis. Results: The questionnaire was answered by 33 librarians with the following profile: most of them act more strongly with cataloging processes; 76% are satisfied with the Pergamum System within the Organization and Information Representation; 82% are satisfied with the performance of the UFC Library System within the Information Organization; 88% answered which processes of cataloging, indexing and system classification are used at SB/UFC in accordance with existing policies, regardless of whether or not they act in these processes. Regarding knowledge about mediation, 66.7% use their own readings and recommended readings; 66% report the events as a form of incentive and partnership for the development of mediation actions; 90.9% identify activities focused on pedagogical mediation, that are referral service and education of the user as elements of action in the field of information mediation; Regarding the mediation practices that the UFC library system develops, the most prominent are the mediating actions considered traditional: cataloging (51.5%); indexation (48.5%); rating (48.5%). Conclusions: it can be concluded that the application of mediation in information organization can be thought from the following aspects: Descriptive and Thematic Representation of Information; Signaling; Collection Development Policy; Services; Products; Preservation of memory; Use of virtual resources. Even the union of the listed aspects above expresses a more holistic perception to rethink mediation from the perspective of information organization.