COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION IN A LAW LIBRARY
Keywords:
collection assessment, law libraries, information mediation, collections management, Knowledge OrganizationAbstract
Law libraries play a strategic role in supporting the activities of public agencies; however, the absence of formal guidelines leads to obsolete and underutilized collections. The objective of this article is to analyze the diagnosis of a decade of collection circulation at the Library of the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Attorney General's Office and to demonstrate the quantitative impact of practical mediation actions. Methodologically, the research is characterized as applied, with a mixed, exploratory, and documentary approach. Data collection and tabulation were performed via reports from the InformaWeb system, cross-referencing the volume of copies with loans (2015-2025). Results show severe functional paralysis: only 10% of the collection circulated in ten years, with 82% of loans concentrated in just three thematic classes. However, after the cultural mediation action "Uma Tarde na Biblioteca", a growth of 149% in daily frequency and 289% in study room use was observed, even without the acquisition of new works. It concludes that user community engagement is intrinsically linked to visibility and proactive mediation, proving that law libraries must transcend the function of a passive repository through evidence-based management.