Information as object of study: history of the post graduate courses in Information Science of the University of Brasilia;

Abstract

Describes the context, creation and trajectory of the post-graduate courses of the University of Brasilia´s Faculty of Information Science. Detects the main research lines which guided its first post graduate course at Master level, from its genesis and throughout its history, highlighting some examples. From the Master experience and its consolidation, it created the Doctorate in Information Science, integrating the areas of Librarianship, Archival Science, and Museology, under the same umbrella of the post ”“ graduate studies in Information Science. Analyses quantitatively the production of the thesis and dissertations, in the period comprised between 2006 and 2018, with thematic research visualizations. Due to the continuous technological and cultural changes in society concludes for the necessity to integrate and anticipate in a continuous and adequate way the information needs and demands of users and organizations.