Organização e representação da informação para histórias em quadrinhos: uma proposta para Gibiteca Henfil de João Pessoa/PB

Abstract

This paper discusses how the processes of organization and classification of Library Science can be applied in libraries specialized in comics, known as gibitecas in Brazil, from an adequacy of the norms to better serve its public, with that it has as general objective: to report how the processes of organization and classification of the Gibiteca Henfil collection in João Pessoa/PB took place; and as specific objectives: a) contextualize comics as multiple informational resources in their formats and their thematic representations; b) critically analyze the literature in the field of Library Science on the representation of comic book information, and c) present the classification manual developed for the comic book collection of Gibiteca Henfil. To achieve these objectives, a descriptive field research was used, with participant observation, and the results obtained originated a manual developed and applied, which has been used, for the organization and classification of Gibiteca Henfil. After developing the manual and applicability to the collection of Gibiteca Henfil, it is concluded that an intuitive organization, adapted to the users, helps their independence, and facilitates the maintenance of the space by the people who work there.