Access to information as the main axis of the social responsibility of information professionals

Authors

  • Ada Suyin Sosa Solano Universidade de Brasília - UnB
  • Célia Revilândia Costa Universidade de Brasilia -UnB
  • Elmira Luzia Melo Soares Simeão Universidade de Brasília - UnB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2015.211

Keywords:

Access to information, Social responsibility, Professional information, Information Science, Social inclusion, Knowledge society

Abstract

Objective. This paper reflects about relationship between social responsibility of Information Science (IS) and its professionals at present, from a focus on human rights and inclusion in the knowledge society. Method. Literature review of the main authors that treat information science with a social focus. Results. They were identified several arguments that confirm the role played by the information professionals as promoters and guards the Right of Access to Information. Conclusions. We believe that providing access to information is the main axis of the social responsibility of information professionals.

Author Biographies

Ada Suyin Sosa Solano, Universidade de Brasília - UnB

Magister en Gerencia Social - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - PUCP (2010). Especialista en Gestión de Proyectos Sociales - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - PUCP (2007). Graduada en Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Información - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM (2002). Se ha desenpeñado como bibliotecóloga en el Sistema de Bibliotecas de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Ha sido facilitadora de talleres en la Asociación Jatun Nani. Sus áreas de interés son: lectura y biblioteca, ciudadanía, mujeres, y políticas públicas. Actualmente es estudiante en el Programa de Pós–graduação em Ciência da Informação de la Universidade de Brasília - UnB, y miembro del Grupo de Pesquisa Comunicação Científica e Mediação de esta universidad.

Célia Revilândia Costa, Universidade de Brasilia -UnB

Magister en Educación por la Universidad Federal de Piauí - UFPI(2008). Graduada en Pedagogía por la Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG (1994). Tiene experiencia en el área de Educación en Derechos Humanos, actuando principalmente en los siguientes temas: diversidad, escuela, comunidad, mass media y juventud. Actualmente es estudiante en el Programa de Pós–graduação em Ciência da Informação de la Universidade de Brasília - UnB, y miembro del Grupo de Pesquisa Comunicação Científica e Mediação de esta universidad.

Elmira Luzia Melo Soares Simeão, Universidade de Brasília - UnB

Doctora en Ciência da Informação por la Universidade de Brasília - UnB (2003). Magister en Comunicação e Cultura por la Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ (1998). Graduada en Comunicação Social pela Universidade Federal do Piauí - UFPI (1990). Actúa en el área de publicación, formación de acervos y calificación informacional. Desde el 2010 ejerce la dirección de la Faculdade de Ciência da Informação da Universidade de Brasília, siendo miembro del Conselho de Ensino e Pesquisa da UnB (CEPE), Conselho de Administração (CAD) e Conselho Superior da UnB (CONSUNI). Es profesora en la Faculdade de Ciência da Informação - FCI, en la graduación de Biblioteconomia y en el Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Universidade de Brasília.

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Published

2015-07-02

How to Cite

Sosa Solano, A. S., Costa, C. R., & Simeão, E. L. M. S. (2015). Access to information as the main axis of the social responsibility of information professionals. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (59), 34–44. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2015.211

Issue

No. 59 (2015)

Section

Review

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