Trends in the approach to information and knowledge management in the curriculums of library courses

Abstract

Discusses the curricular formation of the Librarianship course with a focus on Information Management and Knowledge Management, using the analysis of the approaches and content trends of these disciplines. It proposes to the Librarianship courses the adoption of the disciplines Information Management and Knowledge Management as effective curricular tools for the formation of essential knowledge, in the students of this course, about their future responsibility as managers. It has the following problem question: what are the approaches and trends in Information Management and Knowledge Management presented in the curricula of Library Science courses? It aims to present the trends in the approaches of Information Management and Knowledge Management in the curricula of Librarianship Courses in Brazil. Corresponds to an exploratory-descriptive study and the theoretical dimensions are the reflection on the curricula of the Library Science courses in Brazil through content analysis. Discover the main content approaches and trends in Information Management and Knowledge Management in the librarianship curricula. Emphasizes the importance of academic training in Librarianship supplied by disciplines that promote the formation of knowledge about the management of information and knowledge for professional performance.