Competência em informação (COINFO): nuances trazidas pelo paradigma pós-custodial ao profissional arquivista na atualidade

Abstract

It addresses theoretical questions that surround the thematic competence in information directed to the professional Archivist. It presents the paradigmatic transition through which Archivology has become a driving force for the development of competence in information in the professional, as well as in the archival users. In this context, it is understood that the technological tools of communication have considerably altered the social environment and the ways in which individuals seek, access and disseminate information. It understands that in this era of innovations, the archival professional or information professional must be aware of the advances of the 21st century to develop their activities and assist their users in the processes of search, access and use of information, as well as to assertively identify the real informational need. It concludes that the archivist must seek mechanisms and methodologies that lead the user in the best way in the search and use of information, as well as that the subject should gain greater visibility in the scope of the Archivology as a way to help and give more support to the scholars of the area in the area development of new studies.