A gestão de documentos em arquivos setoriais: o método de arquivamento utilizado no arquivo setorial de Cadastro Escolar da Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Abstract

The general objective of this work is to present the archiving method used in the sector archive of School Registration of the Federal University of Paraíba – UFPB. It is emphasized that the incumbency of the archivists is to choose and implement a correct archiving to reach one of the main finalities, which is the immediate localization of information. It is presented an approach about document management, in which it is corresponded the ensemble of techniques that start to be developed when the document is produced. Moreover, it is listed basic archiving methods that are divided into alphabetical and numerical methods. The methodological procedures include a descriptive research with qualitative approach, which is characterized by means of a case study using the method of participant observation. As a result, it is concluded that the sector archive of School Registration uses the numerical and chronological method of archiving, once it is a method that, beyond the numerical order, observes the date and it is adopted in almost all institutions.