Os sistemas de automação e classificação utilizados nas bibliotecas dos Tribunais de Contas do Brasil.

Abstract

The research addresses the survey of collection classification methods, the automation systems of libraries belonging to the Brazilian Audit Courts and the pointing out of some services provided by these libraries through the use of a guide. The literature review covered the thematic representation focused on documentary classification, such as the Dewey Decimal Classification, the Universal Decimal Classification and the Doris Classification used for specialized collections in the legal field, contextualized the library automation systems and the history of the Audit Courts. The research is characterized as bibliographic and descriptive with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The survey method was used, using a questionnaire sent to the Audit Courts' libraries. About the results obtained, it was observed the use of the Universal Decimal Classification as the main classification tool, the different types of automation systems and the use of those specific to the area of law and the number of libraries that provide the services analyzed.