Gestão eletrônica de aquisição de fontes de informação: uma proposta para sistemas de bibliotecas universitárias

Abstract

The performance of higher education institutions, in teaching, research and extension activities, is conditioned to the existence of sources of information that meet the demands of the university community. In this context, the objective is to propose an electronic management model for the acquisition of information sources, as part of an integrated electronic management system for the formation and development of collections. This is based on exploratory-descriptive research, developed from bibliographical and documentary surveys, and field research with the Library System of the Federal University of Alagoas. There are different theoretical and methodological models for the formation and development of collections in the literature, however, the systemic model is the most used. In this institution’s system, the selection is made based on the suggestions of the course coordinators via the electronic system. The acquisition is made through the modalities of purchase, donation and exchange. The first, carried out through electronic trading, presents some difficulties. A flow is proposed for the better management of this process, considering the integration between activities and the interoperability between the systems that manage the academic and administrative activities of the institution.