Hybrid libraries: a comparative study between the library models of Scotland and Brazil

• Grant number: 16/10683-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: September 05, 2016
• End date: December 04, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Information Science - Library and Information Science
• Principal Investigator: Rosângela Formentini Caldas
• Grantee: Rafaela Carolina da Silva
• Supervisor: Simon Matthew Burnett
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Marília. Marília , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Robert Gordon University (RGU), Scotland
• Associated to the scholarship: 15/09749-0 - Management in public libraries in the hybrid context: a comparative study of hybrid libraries in the national and international levels for the development of communities, BP.MS

Abstract

In considering the environment of a public library as a living organism, constantly changing, which changes and turns towards the development of society, there is talk of hybrid spaces, where traditional and digital technologies are complementary. In this context, the application of information management strategies in hybrid library provides to its organizational structures the development of public policies favorable to the development of communities. In this perspective, the problem of this research is linked to the potential that the hybrid libraries provide to the society. It is from this perception that seeks to establish a link between the England and Scotland axis hybrid environments, informational management and development process of communities through Brazil's public libraries. The objective is to analyze the hybridity term about the social context that public libraries are involved. Hence, through a qualitative, comparative and cross culture studies about multiply cases study, a survey on Information Science literature was made about the aspects between the concept of the library and the structural environment of the public library. Therefore, it is believed that the application of the England and Scotland management of hybrid information in units of information is essential for the promotion of access and service to the general needs of Brazil's target audience. Thus, the concept of hybrid libraries must be seen as one of the potential activities of libraries in the development of their communities. (AU)