- Descripción
- The performance of the information professional in the industry requires abilities and competences
that are necessary for a better use of the circulating in formational content. The objectives of this
work were: to evaluate if the professional librarians possess the abilities and the necessary
competences to act at the market of specialized information for the industries; to identify and to
characterize the information professionals in the industries; to characterize what types of
information are more used in the different sections of industries; to identify the necessary abilities
demanded from the information professional and from librarians in the services rendered to the
industries. The subjects of this study were 16 big industries of the city of Maringá, State of Paraná.
A questionnaire was used for collecting the necessary data. Results showed that the main academic
background of the information professionals is the social sciences. Almost half of the professionals
do not have post graduated studies. No librarians were found in the sample studied. It was evident
the variety of posts and the length of experience of these professionals. It was verified that the use
of types and sources of industrial information sought are mainly to answer questions on other
competitive enterprises. The industries try to use information that answer to immediate situations
subsidizing the competitiveness, leaving information for future use on a second plan. It was
concluded that the abilities and the competences of librarians and information professionals were
costly considered Very important. Professionals with these abilities and competences are necessary
in the market of industrial information.
- Autor
- Damasio, Edilson
- Longo, Rose Mary Juliano
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- Tipo
- Conference Paper
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