Análise sobre a regulação do exercício da profissão do bibliotecário

Abstract

The profession of the librarian is one of the most ancient, dating back from antiquity where we can mention the activities of Calímaco de Cirene, recognized as the first librarian in history. Despite being an established profession, the formalization of the activities of the librarian in Brazil is recent. In this sense, the research problem is to verify how the profession of librarian is regulated. The general objective is to analyse the regulation of the exercise of the profession of the librarian in Brazil. For this, the following specific objectives are defined: to examine the historical aspects that involve the emergence and evolution of the libraries; to address the regulation of the profession of the librarian in Brazil and discuss the importance of the profession of the librarian nowadays. The present study is classified as an exploratory-descriptive research. From the point of view of its nature, it is classified as an applied research, assuming still a qualitative character. It is characterized as a bibliographical study, where it focuses on studies by Martins, Santos, Freire, Souza, Milanese, Carvalho, among other authors. It presents the evolution of the libraries from antiquity to the present day addressing the social function that the library exerts. It also discusses the history of the profession of the librarian in Brazil, the legislation governing the profession and its supervisory organs. It is concluded that the profession of the librarian is indispensable in any organ or institution, since this professional currently plays the role of transforming agent of the society in which it operates, besides being a strategic professional that deals essentially with information, essential input for the development of any organization.