A representação do conhecimento com enfoque nas ferramentas de gerenciamento de linguagens documentárias: uma análise sobre o TemaTres

Abstract

The Knowledge Representation, as an interdisciplinary area, has exchanged and persists in exchanging mutual contributions with Information Science, especially regarding the practices, processes and instruments of representation, historically intrinsic to Librarianship. Thus, it is important to show the evolution of such mechanisms under the context of the Digital Age, where the traditional practices of these areas incorporated elements of digital innovations, bringing the need for new studies on this subject. An example of this is the use of digital tools to facilitate these processes. Thus, the present study includes the analysis of the TemaTres tool as an instrument for the creation and administration of Documentary Languages (DLs), from the perspective of the use of the tool by the professional librarian. Therefore, each one of its functionalities was tested in order to evaluate its favorable aspects and its possible applicabilities, besides pointing out its deficit aspects. Therefore, the general objective was to evaluate TemaTres as an alternative for the development of academic and professional activities of Librarianship, related to Documentary Languages. Three thesauri were developed using the methodology of Cervantes (2009) for this study. The results demonstrate that the tool provides practicality in the development and maintenance of DLs, besides covering several possibilities of application. Thus, questions are raised about the main barriers encountered in its use as possible dispersers of potential users. Finally, it is evident the need of Librarianship to use the technological tools created for the development of the activities inherent in their own professional work, whether in undergraduate courses or even in work environments.