PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ARCHIVAL SCIENCE CONCERNING INFORMATION MEDIATION
Keywords:
information mediation, archival science, databases – PABAbstract
This research aims to highlight how the theme of information mediation has been approached in Archival Science. To this end, the empirical field was the Base de Dados Pesquisas Arquivísticas Brasileiras (PAB), which indexes scientific initiation projects, extension projects, theses, dissertations and undergraduate and specialization course completion works. As for the methodology, it is characterized as descriptive and exploratory with the survey of the production of information mediation indexed in the PAB, using direct observation and the documental method, adopting the qualitative and quantitative approach in data analysis. The results indicated that the production of knowledge about information mediation in the context of Archival Science is a current and necessary theme, evidenced by the gradual increase, especially, of research projects and theses indexed in the PAB, covering the period from 2005 to 2024. The data also revealed the relevance of mentioned database for Archival Science in the preservation and dissemination of knowledge produced by teachers, researchers and professionals.