BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE OF MARIA JOSÉ “MAZÉ” VELOSO DA COSTA SANTOS: A LOOK BACK AT 50 YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

Abstract

The study aims to construct a biobibliographic profile of Professor Maria José “Mazé” Veloso da Costa Santos, highlighting the impact of her scientific work on the training of researchers, the formation of academic networks, and the development of Library and Information Science. The research is bibliographic and descriptive in nature, employing a qualitative-quantitative approach. The data source consists of CVs from the Lattes Platform, and the analysis tool is the Gephi software, used to map the networks. The professor’s career trajectory is examined as a pathway to the training of researchers through mentoring, the establishment of research networks through co-authorship, and the development of Library and Information Science through the founding of the Library and Information Management Program at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (CBG/UFRJ). The results showed that Prof. Mazé’s network consists of 64 former students from the Undergraduate Research Program at the National Museum and/or CBG/UFRJ and from the undergraduate program at CBG/UFRJ. It is noteworthy that, among Professor Mazé’s advisees, 14 went on to pursue graduate studies at various institutions. Furthermore, the modeling of the co-authorship collaboration network revealed 9 advisees, 14 co-authors affiliated with UFRJ—including Professor Mazé—and 17 co-authors affiliated with other institutions. The results reinforce the value of biobibliography as a tool for preserving individual career paths and understanding collective and institutional processes.