KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION IN THE 21st CENTURY

HAGAR ESPANHA GOMES AND THEMATIC IN GT2

Authors

  • Anna Karla Souza da Silva Fundação Cesgranrio image/svg+xml
  • Marcia Feijão de Figueiredo Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia image/svg+xml

Keywords:

Knowledge Organization, Theory of Integrative Levels, Thematic Mapping, Enancib

Abstract

This paper presents the trends in Knowledge Organization studies observed by Hagar Espanha Gomes in 2007, highlighting the concepts of multidisciplinarity, integrative level theory, ontologies, thesauri, taxonomies, semantic interoperability, and domain organization. Its objective is to identify which of these concepts have been developed in studies by researchers and presented at Working Group 2 - Knowledge Organization and Representation at ENANCIB (Brazilian National Meeting of Research in Science and Technology), in the almost twenty years since Gomes' presentation. The methodology adopted was exploratory and quantitative, using as a basis the Proceedings of the event held between 2008 and 2025, a theoretical corpus of 612 oral presentations and posters. The preliminary results show a considerable number of works addressing the themes identified by the author, with the largest number focusing on multidisciplinarity, demonstrating the need to establish points of dialogue and intersection with other areas of knowledge, intensified by the increased use of information and communication technologies and the recent popularization of Generative Artificial Intelligence. He concludes by highlighting the relevance of Hagar Espanha Gomes' work for this Working Group and for the Brazilian Information Science academic community.

Author Biographies

  • Anna Karla Souza da Silva, Fundação Cesgranrio

    Master’s degree in Information Science from the Graduate Program in Information Science at IBICT/UFRJ (2025). Bachelor’s degree in Library Science from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) (2006) and a postgraduate degree in Science, Technology, and Health Communication from the Museum of Life (MV) at the Oswaldo Cruz House (COC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) (2010). She works as a librarian at the Cesgranrio Foundation, in the Cesgranrio College Library. 

  • Marcia Feijão de Figueiredo, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

    Professor at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Library Science from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Information Science from the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology, and is currently pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship at the same institution, which began in 2024. 

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Published

2026-11-13

Conference Proceedings Volume

2026: XXVI ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO

Section

GT 2 – Organização e Representação do Conhecimento

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