POPULAR DOCUMENTATION IN INFORMATION SCIENCE

AN OVERVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

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Keywords:

popular documentation, popular document, Information Science

Abstract

This study analyzes the development of scientific production in Information Science on popular documentation and popular documents. It is characterized as descriptive, with a qualitative approach and a bibliographic design. A survey was conducted in Google Scholar and the Information Science Database (Brapci), using the terms “popular document” and “popular documentation.” After applying the exclusion criteria, 24 articles were analyzed and organized into four categories: the institutionalization and practices of Popular Documentation Centers (PDCs); history and conceptualization; the social orientation of information and documents; and memory and popular education. The results indicate the development of debates on popular documentation over time, encompassing PDCs, conceptual development, the approach to the topic within Library and Information Science, and its relationship with memory and popular education. It is concluded that scientific production has expanded the perspectives on popular documentation, particularly in recent approaches, although these perspectives still require further development and consolidation within the field of Information Science.

Author Biographies

  • Viviane Kaori Watanabe, Londrina State University

    Master's student in Information Science at the State University of Londrina (PPGCI/UEL).

  • Carlos Eduardo da Silva Carvalho, Londrina State University

    Ph.D. candidate in Information Science at the State University of Londrina (PPGCI/UEL). Master’s degree in Information Science from the State University of Londrina (PPGCI/UEL).

  • Ana Maria Mendes Miranda, Londrina State University

    Ph.D. and M.A. in Information Science from the State University of Londrina (PPGCI/UEL).

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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 1 – Estudos Históricos e Epistemológicos da Ciência da Informação

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