A importância da coleção autores paraibanos para os usuários da Biblioteca Pública Juarez da Gama Batista

Abstract

The research, on a descritive and exploratory disposition and qualiquantitative approach, has as a general objective to know the importance of the Paraiba Authors Collection for the users of the Public Library Juarez da Gama Batista. The literature review includes a brief historic of writing evolution and the supports which bring the information, as well the importance of the first libraries, guardian and holder of the knowledge, and the current Public Library as an access door to knowledge. Quote bibliographic sources in Public Library and Information Users fields. Regarding on methodological procedures, a questonnaire with either open and closed questions was assumed as a data collect instrument, applied to a 25 sample of the referred collection users. The obtained results reveal the users are, mostly young, above 26 years old with higher education degree, whom search for that collection to the accomplishment of studies and researches. Concludes, the collection satisfact the most users informational needs, however, adjustments are required in the library services, as: improve the collection divulgation in the institution, atualize the collection with recent productions and promote events to spread the Paraiba history, then encourage the access and use of the collection, in order to show the importance to know and value the Paraiba Authors Collection which is a portion of the cultural heritage from Paraiba, contributing to the fortification of the community cultural identity.