DIGITAL CURATION APPLIED TO HEALTH INFORMATION
AN ANALYSIS OF THE WINDOWS OF KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE
Keywords:
digital curation, health information, disinformation, windows of knowledge, BIREME/PAHO/WHOAbstract
This expanded abstract presents the final results of the analysis of the Windows of Knowledge (Vitrine do Conhecimento — VDC), developed by BIREME/PAHO/WHO within the scope of the Virtual Health Library, as a model of digital curation applied to health information. The objective is to examine the extent to which the VDC contributes to organising, validating, preserving and communicating reliable health content, especially in view of the challenges posed by disinformation and infodemics. The research adopted a qualitative approach, combining bibliographic review and documentary analysis, with searches conducted in PubMed, LILACS and BRAPCI, in addition to technical and institutional documents from BIREME/VHL. The analytical categories were inspired by the Digital Curation Centre’s Curation Lifecycle Model, considering selection, organisation, metadata, updating, preservation, accessibility, interoperability, governance and evaluation. The results indicate that the VDC shows strong adherence to the dimensions of qualified selection, expert validation, thematic organisation, free access and the provision of content in multiple formats. However, gaps were identified regarding long-term digital preservation, accessibility, external indexing, documentation of curatorial criteria, governance and use evaluation. It is concluded that the VDC constitutes a relevant initiative for addressing health disinformation, provided that its future development is guided by curatorial governance, preservation, accessibility and continuous evaluation.