Desafios, estratégias e ferramentas tecnológicas para elaboração de trabalhos de conclusão de curso em Biblioteconomia/UFPB

Abstract

With the advent of the digital era, the process of preparing Final Graduation Projects has undergone significant changes. Developing skills such as critical thinking, data analysis, academic argumentation, and the acquisition of new scientific knowledge are now supported by Digital Information and Communication Technologies (DICT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. The Final Graduation Project offers an opportunity to conduct research and generate new knowledge but poses challenges for many graduating students. This study aims to analyze the challenges, strategies, and technological tools involved in developing Final

Graduation Projects for graduating students in the Library Science program at the Federal University of Paraíba’s Center for Applied Social Sciences. Methodologically, this is an exploratory, descriptive, documentary research with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The study focused on students who graduated in semesters 2022.1 and 2022.2. Articles from platforms such as SciELO, Brapci, Google Scholar, social media (e.g., Instagram), and specialized websites provided the theoretical framework on AI tools. The results, it was observed that the strategies found to overcome the challenges experienced by students could involve alternatives using Digital Information and Communication Technologies and AI tools. Key tools identified include those for task organization (Notion AI and Gooblin Tools), article reading (Monic.ai, AskYourPDF, and Wiseone), source retrieval/literature review (Consensus, Semantic Scholar, Research Rabbit, and Litmaps), data analysis (Tableau, Rows, and Wolfram), writing support (ProWritingAid, ChatGPT, Copilot, Scispace, and Smodin), translators (Grammarly, ChatGPT, and Copilot), reference managers (Mendeley and FastFormat), systematic review (RAYYAN), audio transcription (Otter.ai and Tactic), and presentations (Canva, Prezi and SlidesAI). The academic journey, though challenging, can be facilitated through well-aligned strategies and the ethical use of these technologies.