Estudo comparativo do acervo existente no sistema de bibliotecas da Universidade Federal do Ceará e as bibliografias básicas: o caso do Curso de Geografia

Abstract

This work compares the present collection of the Library System at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) with the Basic Bibliography of the Course in Geography, aiming to analyse and describe the state of the collection in terms of its coverage of the area of knowledge. University libraries should take into account university courses when forming their collections, looking for and identifying any discrepancies, in order to march their services and technological resources to the needs and expectations of their community. Based on this principle, and aiming to rationalize the acquisition of the collection for its different libraries, as well as obtaining funds for the information needs of the different disciplines, the UFC Library System has prioritized studies of the basic bibliographies of each course, in order to analyse and evaluate if the libraries possess the works specified by the professors in sufficient numbers to satisfy demand. These studies will support the evaluation of graduate courses at UFC by the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC).