A importância das entidades representativas no processo de reconhecimento e valorização dos profissionais da área de biblioteconomia e documentação no Brasil

Abstract

This research emerges about the reasons why most of the librarians not to engage with their professional representation entities as well as presenting the difficulties faced by these entities. The work was generally to identify with the representative bodies of the library profession and the students of the 7th and 8th graduation period of the course of Librarianship and Documentation of the UFS, the role that such entities pose to the professional category. (CFB, CRB5 and APBDSE) and provides for specific objectives: a) to identify the relationship of the associates with the class of organisms b) raise the most frequent types of participation in the actions taken by representative bodies; c) identify the reasons why students do not participate in the actions promoted by class and entities d) raise suggestions for improvement and strengthening of the Association of Librarians and Professional Documentalists Sergipe (APBDSE). The research method used was the inductive, with qualitative and quantitative approach. For data collection was used four questionnaires with semi-open questions being: one for students of Library Science and Documentation of the UFS, and others to: the Federal Library Board (CFB), the Regional Council of Librarianship of the 5th Region (CRB-5) and APBDSE. It is also bibliographic, exploratory and descriptive research. The results show that despite the students understand the importance of these bodies is the lack of involvement with the representative bodies as a matter of priority and interest. In turn, the professional bodies face difficulties face the lack of participation and support of the participants of these representations, between students and professionals.