Mediação cultural em bibliotecas: perspectivas sobre a competência bibliotecária

Abstract

In the area of information science, there has been little discussion about the mediation of culture and its scope, as well as its capacity for social and cultural transformation by disseminating cultural knowledge to the individual. Information units, more specifically libraries, are considered cultural spaces, and therefore must take on the responsibility of assuming the role of mediating this dissemination to society. The objective of the research is to make the subject discussed here more evident from the perspective of theorists in the cultural field, showing the dimension of cultural mediation when it is inserted in information units, and thus seek to understand how the librarian can apply the mediation of culture in each of them, characterizing it as a professional competence. The study is based on an exploratory research of theoretical concepts, through articles in magazines and books focused on the presented theme. Finally, it is concluded that the mediation of culture is essential for the social development of people, but for this to happen, it is important that libraries and the librarian professional are also understood as fundamental agents in the dissemination of culture and not only in the informational aspect.