Biblioteca do Seminário Arquidiocesano Nossa Senhora da Assunção: novos desafios a partir do estudo de usuários

Abstract

Libraries always developed the role of guardians of knowledge. Over the centuriesits scenery has undergone changes in his works, in its technical processing and management, and especially to its users who now have the information needs changed from the changes in society. In this research, we highlight the specialized libraries, having as a cut the religious libraries, establishing a connection with the Library of the Seminary Archdiocesan Our Lady of the Assumption, which presents a very rich collection accumulated since its foundation in 1930. Thus, the research aims to investigate whether the library of the Seminar Library meets the needs of its users. The methodology of the research is bibliographical of descriptive nature, anchored in a qualitative approach. The sample consisted of the users of the library and as a data collection instrument the questionnaire was used. The research found that the collection of the library of the Archdiocesan Seminary of Our Lady of the Assumption meets the needs of the users. Based on the research data, it found that the library needs to perform an evaluation of its collection, be better organized and hire qualified professionals to make it functional and attractive to its users, supplying their informational needs. Therefore, it is concluded that, even in the face of the needs of informational and personal treatment, the Seminary's library is an environment that accumulates a very rich collection of several areas of knowledge and seeks to preserve knowledge recorded through the generations.