A atuação do bibliotecário na educação a distância online: cenário e contexto de Fortaleza

Abstract

With technological advances, society has modified its way of acting in several spheres and, in the professional scope, this is well accentuated. For many areas, the use of digital information and communication technologies has become essential for efficient professional performance, whereas accelerated technological development requires constant improvement. In this context, Distance Education (DE) online has been highlighted as an appropriate educational modality for both continuing and continuing education of professionals from various fields. DE, however, involves a series of processes, or phases, from planning and implementation/production, to the actual course offer, and its development involves the work of a specialized multidisciplinary team. The objective of this work is to analyze the role of the librarian in online DE teams and their perspectives of insertion in this area. This is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach, to understand the thinking of librarians working in Fortaleza, regarding their participation in DE. The results revealed that, although the librarian still does not know his potential for acting in the DE, upon discovering him, he is competent, creative, innovative and able to strongly influence the quality of the courses carried out in this modality. It is concluded that Distance Education is a new area for the librarian, who is responsible for the appropriation and development of the skills and abilities necessary for this new work space, as well as for its training institutions, to support it in this challenge.