Models of information search, access, retrieval, and appropriation on the web of data

Abstract

Introduction: The digital age demands new technical approaches to the use of Information Technology in the retrieval and appropriation of information in the context of the Web of Data. The development of this area will permit an increased understanding of the collaborative technology resources used in digital informational environments in information and knowledge organization. The insertion of these technologies consists in innovations that must be linked to the tradition and the mission of libraries and digital repositories. Objectives: This work aims to discuss the partial results of the research project carried out in the Information and Culture Department of the School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo. This project is structured in three phases: (i) Models of information search, access, and retrieval; (ii) Technological infrastructure in digital libraries; and (iii) Tools for information search and retrieval on the Web of Data. Methodology: The research focused on the identification and discussion of the trends in information search models, especially those that influence the context of information organization and retrieval, so that the use of technology can promote the creation and aggregation of value to the models for the search, access, retrieval, and appropriation of information on the Web of Data. Conclusions: We currently know a lot about collection planning, acquisition, organization, control, and development, but very little about how the user interacts with the systems, to what ends, and how information, which is the raw material of the system, is being used. It becomes evident that there is a need to develop studies that allow us to further understand the models of information search and appropriation in a scenario of computational resources on the intelligent Web.