Gestão de acervos de obras raras na perspectiva do usuário

Abstract

It deals with the management of rare books of the Faculty of Law Library (BFD) of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), from the perspective of the information user. The Library of this century-old Law School has rare, old and special books, which are sought after by its users; however, due to the lack of preservation and conservation of the books over time, they are mostly deteriorated, making access and use difficult, leading to the loss of knowledge recorded in these books. It understands that this can be solved, by means of policy of development and preservation specific to such a collection, since the policy then existing is generic, not contemplating the specificities of these books. Therefore, it becomes relevant to know what the user understands about the question and what he intends to say. The inquiries that guide the research are: a) How is the management of rare collections in the BU / UFC System Development and Preservation Policy? b) How users perceive BFD's rare books collection. Thus, the general purpose of this work is to propose the support for the improvement of the UFC's Collection Development Policy, based on the study of users of the BFD in relation to those rare books and, for specific purposes: a) Carry out a study of users of rare books in the BFD; b) Propose improvement in the policy of preservation and development of this collection, depending on the study of users. To do so, a descriptive and participatory research was carried out, with a qualitative approach, being configured a field research in the BFD. We used the questionnaire as instrument of data collection and the procedure was the analysis of content based on Bardin. As a result, the user understands and realizes the importance of rare books for the evolution of knowledge, suggesting actions to improve access, digitization of books, greater dissemination of the collection and better maintenance of these books. It concludes that the knowledge obtained from the study clarifies the importance of these books and suggests improvements that can subsidize the preservation policy based on this study of BFD users.