Livros digitais nas coleções das bibliotecas universitárias

Abstract

This work deals with the problem in the development of a collection constituted by informational materials in electronic and digital format in university libraries. It presents the challenges of the inclusion of the digital book, and emphasizing the importance of the librarian as a manager for the good development of the collection, at the same time it shows the importance of the selection policy for the development of the collection, which helps in making correct decisions for the development of the acquis. The importance of this research is shown when addressing the challenges linked to the changes that occurred with the emergence of new technologies responsible for the appearance of books and other informational materials in electronic and digital media, which in turn directly impacts the dynamics of use, distribution, and organization of the electronic collection itself. This work is based on bibliographic research aimed at studying in the university library and the use of digital materials in its collection. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasize that the specific objective of this thesis is to carry out a bibliographic and documentary research on the formation and development policies of collections, with an emphasis on the incorporation of digital documents for the informational collections of the university library. In this way, this work highlights aspects related to the challenges that the librarian faces to update himself in this technological context, which proves to be dynamic and fast which accelerates the process of changes in the social environment. Data from the portrait reading survey by author Failla were analyzed to show the relevance of the digital book inserted in the collections of this istritution. The methodology presents an investigative analysis, in relation to the insertion of such electronic documents in the databases of a given library, also addressing how this theme has been discussed by librarians, through scientific production. Therefore, it comes to show that digital collections are as important as printed materials in expanding knowledge and social development, in scientific research and so on.