Information management: bibliométrica analysis of the undergraduate thesis on library science and documentation of UFF and UFRJ

Abstract

Introduction: Introduction: In the current technological and globalized environment, with the information being shared in real time, the need arises to carry out activities and processes that allow to manage the information flow effectively. By identifying the need to manage information resources effectively, organizations seek to invest in human resources. The Librarian, as an information professional, has the ability to work with the information lifecycle in an efficient manner, providing an advantage to the organizations in which it operates.
Objective: Identify the undergraduate thesis on Library Science and Documentation at the Fluminense Federal University and at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, for the accomplishment of them.
Methodology: The bibliographical research was used to establish the theoretical reference and the bibliometry for the production measurement, conducting a research in the catalogs and repositories of the chosen institutions and organizing the data in spreadsheet, in order to elaborate graphs and pictures that identify the chronology of the production, which one produced more on the topic, the usage of keywords was equal to the author compared the terms used in the processing to the identification of subjects, and the analysis of the words most used by the students.
Results: This study analyzed nine theses defended between the year 2004 and 2014, which used 339 references, 251 authors, with a variance of 12 documents types and was identified the use of 27 keywords and 24 subjects.
Conclusions: It was concluded that there are still few as researchers on the subject in library science, however, there is a belief that this subject is relevant because it is one of the activities of the librarian.