Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical Theory
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Summary: | This paper aims to investigate whether the emancipatory reason in the Frankfurt Sc ool’s critical t eory is aligned wit t e e pectations of t e users of information services and resources in universities of the Southeast region of Brazil offering graduate programs in Information Science. The research hypothesis is that information users in these Programs constitute the main goal of the information services and resources of these university libraries. The study presents the relationship between critical theory in Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer with the approaches of the information user studies. It discusses the traditional and alternative approaches on user studies and their relationship with the function of university libraries. The survey data were collected through the application of a questionnaire. The Content Analysis research method was applied by establishing five topics and fifteen categories. The research findings reveal that the topics 'Access/organization of the library and the collection' and 'Collaborators' were aligned with the emancipatory reason. The topics 'Products' and 'Services' correspond both to the categories aligned with the instrumental reason. Thus, the hypothesis was refuted. The paper concludes that information services and resources are essential for information users to become emancipated. However, for university libraries to be able to act socially according to the emancipatory reason, it is required approaching the information users as the very end of university libraries' actions and not just as the mean of them. |
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Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical TheoryUsuários da informação como fim em bibliotecas universitárias: uma análise a partir da Teoria Crítica em Adorno e HorkheimerBiblioteca UniversitáriaEstudos de UsuárioUsuário da InformaçãoTeoria CríticaUniversity libraryUser studiesInformation usersCritical theory.This paper aims to investigate whether the emancipatory reason in the Frankfurt Sc ool’s critical t eory is aligned wit t e e pectations of t e users of information services and resources in universities of the Southeast region of Brazil offering graduate programs in Information Science. The research hypothesis is that information users in these Programs constitute the main goal of the information services and resources of these university libraries. The study presents the relationship between critical theory in Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer with the approaches of the information user studies. It discusses the traditional and alternative approaches on user studies and their relationship with the function of university libraries. The survey data were collected through the application of a questionnaire. The Content Analysis research method was applied by establishing five topics and fifteen categories. The research findings reveal that the topics 'Access/organization of the library and the collection' and 'Collaborators' were aligned with the emancipatory reason. The topics 'Products' and 'Services' correspond both to the categories aligned with the instrumental reason. Thus, the hypothesis was refuted. The paper concludes that information services and resources are essential for information users to become emancipated. However, for university libraries to be able to act socially according to the emancipatory reason, it is required approaching the information users as the very end of university libraries' actions and not just as the mean of them.O estudo objetiva averiguar se a razão emancipatória na Teoria Crítica da Escola de Frankfurt se alinha à expectativa de uso dos serviços e recursos de informação de usuários da informação vinculados a universidades com programas de pós-graduação em Ciência da Informação na região Sudeste do Brasil. Tem como hipótese que os usuários da informação vinculados aos programas constituem o fim da oferta de serviços e recursos de informação pela biblioteca universitária do campus onde cada unidade de informação se localiza. Apresenta relações da Teoria Crítica em Theodor Adorno e Max Horkheimer com as abordagens dos estudos de usuários da informação. Discorre sobre as abordagens tradicional e alternativa dos estudos de usuários e suas relações com a função das bibliotecas universitárias. Os dados da pesquisa foram coletados por meio da aplicação da técnica de questionário. Utilizou-se o método de pesquisa análise de conteúdo. Foram elaborados cinco temas e 15 categorias de análise. Resultou que os temas 'Acesso/organização da biblioteca e do acervo' e 'Colaboradores' foram integralmente considerados alinhados à razão emancipatória. Os temas 'Produtos' e 'Serviços' obtiveram uma categoria alinhada com a razão instrumental cada um, por isso não foram integralmente considerados emancipatórios. A hipótese foi refutada. Conclui-se que tanto os serviços, quanto os recursos de informação são fundamentais para os usuários da informação se emanciparem. Contudo, para que as bibliotecas universitárias consigam atuar socialmente de acordo com a razão emancipatória, elas necessitam focar o usuário da informação como o fim das suas ações, e não como meio para atingi-las.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Biblioteconomia e Comunicação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação (Porto Alegre/RS)2021-06-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado por Paresapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/10778410.19132/1808-5245273.141-171Em Questão; v.27, n.3, jul./set. 2021; 141-171Em Questão; v.27, n.3, jul./set. 2021; 141-171Em Questão; v.27, n.3, jul./set. 2021; 141-1711808-52451807-8893reponame:Em Questão (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSporhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/107784/61851Copyright (c) 2021 Mariana Rodrigues Gomes de Mello, Everton da Silva Camillo, João Carlos Gardini Santos, Daniel Martínez-Ávilahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMello, Mariana Rodrigues Gomes deCamillo, Everton da SilvaSantos, João Carlos GardiniMartínez-Ávila, Daniel2023-11-30T16:46:30Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/107784Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/emquestao/PUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/EmQuestao/oaiemquestao@ufrgs.br||emquestao@ufrgs.br1808-52451807-8893opendoar:2023-11-30T16:46:30Em Questão (Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false |
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Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical Theory Usuários da informação como fim em bibliotecas universitárias: uma análise a partir da Teoria Crítica em Adorno e Horkheimer |
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Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical Theory |
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Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical Theory Mello, Mariana Rodrigues Gomes de Biblioteca Universitária Estudos de Usuário Usuário da Informação Teoria Crítica University library User studies Information users Critical theory. |
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Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical Theory |
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Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical Theory |
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Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical Theory |
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Information users as the goal of university libraries: an analysis based on Adorno and Horkheimer's Critical Theory |
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Mello, Mariana Rodrigues Gomes de |
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Mello, Mariana Rodrigues Gomes de Camillo, Everton da Silva Santos, João Carlos Gardini Martínez-Ávila, Daniel |
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Camillo, Everton da Silva Santos, João Carlos Gardini Martínez-Ávila, Daniel |
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Mello, Mariana Rodrigues Gomes de Camillo, Everton da Silva Santos, João Carlos Gardini Martínez-Ávila, Daniel |
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This paper aims to investigate whether the emancipatory reason in the Frankfurt Sc ool’s critical t eory is aligned wit t e e pectations of t e users of information services and resources in universities of the Southeast region of Brazil offering graduate programs in Information Science. The research hypothesis is that information users in these Programs constitute the main goal of the information services and resources of these university libraries. The study presents the relationship between critical theory in Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer with the approaches of the information user studies. It discusses the traditional and alternative approaches on user studies and their relationship with the function of university libraries. The survey data were collected through the application of a questionnaire. The Content Analysis research method was applied by establishing five topics and fifteen categories. The research findings reveal that the topics 'Access/organization of the library and the collection' and 'Collaborators' were aligned with the emancipatory reason. The topics 'Products' and 'Services' correspond both to the categories aligned with the instrumental reason. Thus, the hypothesis was refuted. The paper concludes that information services and resources are essential for information users to become emancipated. However, for university libraries to be able to act socially according to the emancipatory reason, it is required approaching the information users as the very end of university libraries' actions and not just as the mean of them. |
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