KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN BRAZIL

Abstract

Analyzes the scientific production on knowledge management applied to the context of university libraries, from the theoretical and epistemological perspective of Library and Information Science. To this end, a descriptive investigation is carried out through bibliographic and documentary research in the Information Science Database. Data were collected based on the search terms "knowledge management" and "university library". From this, using a quantitative approach, a basic statistical analysis was performed to capture indicators of scientific production. The results were established in four main categories: period; publishers; authorship; and research themes. It is noted that for at least two decades these themes have converged, enabling improvements in procedures, workflows, and public service in university libraries. It is concluded that knowledge management is one of the interfaces of management, which has been keeping pace with technological advances and, consequently, reverberating in new approaches in libraries. It therefore becomes an essential tool for maximizing organizational results.