As potencialidades da mediação da informação científica: estudo de caso na biblioteca Lourenço José Tavares Vieira da Silva da Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia.

Abstract

This research deals with the mediation of scientific information in the Lourenço José Tavares Vieira da Silva Library at the Federal Rural University of Amazonia, highlighting ways of popularizing scientific knowledge and making it accessible to internal and external audiences through the practice of mediation. This study arises from the need to make science more accessible to society, to expand the dissemination of scientific content to the general public, in order to arouse people's interest in accurate, quality information that can benefit their lives. In this way, it highlights that the mediation of scientific information can be carried out through interactive events and dynamic activities that bring the academic community and the general public closer together, promoting the socialization of knowledge and, at the same time, strengthening the connection with society. The general aim of this research is to map the actions of the Lourenço José Tavares Vieira da Silva Library related to the mediation of scientific information. The specific objectives include identifying the initiatives that promote this mediation; classifying its presence in the library's daily activities as implicit or explicit; analyzing forms of mediation that promote the popularization of science and emphasizing the social role of the university library in providing quality information through this mediation. As for the methodology employed, the research is classified as descriptive and exploratory and the approach adopted is qualitative for interpreting the data collected; the method chosen is a single case study in the university library of the Belém campus, using three sources of evidence: semi-structured interviews, documentary study and participant observation, with the aim of deepening and detailing the investigation of the phenomenon in question. The main results show that initiatives to mediate scientific information stand out mainly in the educational, informative and cultural events promoted by the library; in user training (face-to-face or virtual); in publications on social networks and in the availability of scientific productions through institutional repositories. It concludes by highlighting the need for further studies to broaden the understanding of the phenomenon investigated, thus recommending future research that explores the role of this type of information unit in promoting interactive and dynamic events aimed at popularizing science for internal and external audiences. It concludes by stating that the university library has the potential to contribute significantly to the popularization of science as a mediator of scientific information by offering events accessible to the general public, such as lectures, seminars, workshops and others.