A dialogue between archive, knowledge and technology

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2015.231

Keywords:

Information technology, Archives, Archival Science, Knowledge management, Digital archival documents, Interdisciplinarity

Abstract

Objective. Perform a brief reflection on knowledge management in archives, emphasizing the connections necessary for a dialogue between archive, knowledge and technology. Method. It consists in review of material previously published in the areas of Management Science, Archival Science and Information Science. The sources consulted consist of books, theses, texts on websites and scientific journal articles indexed in Google Scholar. Thus, the collected data is analyzed qualitatively. Results. There is a close relationship between the archive, knowledge and technology. In this sense, the document has the role of interlocutor in this dialogue. The interdisciplinary scenario envisioned, enhance existing rapprochement between the archival practices and knowledge management, in order to make possible a feedback cycle that will support the practices related to the management, either, of knowledge, of information or of documents. Conclusions. There is need for further studies to address the potential of the archives in order to fill possible gaps theory thus reach multiple looks more points interdisciplinary convergence. Finally, there is the informational potential of archives, then mediated by technology information, can enrich the knowledge management practices, and for this it is essential to strengthen the interdisciplinary relationships between Management Science, Archival Science and Information Science.

Author Biographies

Henrique Machado dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

Bacharel em Arquivologia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). Arquivista do escritório Martini, Medeiros & Tonetto: advogados associados. Integrante dos grupos de pesquisa CNPq-UFSM: Gestão Eletrônica de Documentos Arquivísticos (GED/A) e Patrimônio Documental Arquivístico (PDA). Brasil.

Daniel Flores, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

Doutor em Metodologías y Líneas de Investigación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación pela Universidad de Salamanca (USal). Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Documentação e do Mestrado em Patrimônio Cultural da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). Líder dos grupos de pesquisa CNPq-UFSM: Gestão Eletrônica de Documentos Arquivísticos (GED/A) e Patrimônio Documental Arquivístico (PDA). Brasil.

Published

2015-11-24

How to Cite

Santos, H. M. dos, & Flores, D. (2015). A dialogue between archive, knowledge and technology. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (60), 55–62. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2015.231

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Section

Review