Competência em informação aplicada à tecnologia de informação: estudo de caso na Biblioteca de Ciência e Tecnologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará

Abstract

The term information literacy is currently being discussed by the librarian class due to the presence and an increase of technology in university libraries. We realize, then, the importance of investigating and analyzing how the librarians are developing information literacy to handle the technological tools, thus raise the following question: Are these information professionals-librarians developing information literacy to handle and use new technological tools in its scope work (in this case, the university library), aiming to suit better the users through the digital media? We seek, as its general objective: Analyzing the information skills demanded by the librarians of academic libraries, on new technologies. Specific objectives: a) identifying the information skills of librarians in the technological area; b) Examining the usability of these new technological tools in the service of users; c) Mapping the means by which librarians can develop the information literacy in technology, related to users services. It presents a literature review, with conceptual issues about information literacy and mediation of information and communication technologies in the university library. About the methodology, it is a case study, based on data collection through questionnaire applied in conjunction with 5 librarians from the Library of Science and Technology, from Universidade Federal do Ceará. Results: We found that the information literacy is still being developed. We note that the information is sought more frequently by search engines such as: google, yahoo and others, than in data bases and electronic journals, among others. The necessity of a better understanding of the meaning of information literacy and its applicability today, in technological tools, so, like that, the librarian will know how to extract, to record and to manage information, getting a greater ability to act in the mediation of information in any format.