Special libraries are the subject of this research, mainly those that help brazilian diplomats who are under the Ministry of External Relations, which supports the presidency with diplomatic relations with states and international organizations and elaborates the principles of brazilian foreign policy. This study also intends to identify if the special libraries of Rio Branco Institute and of the Ministry of External Relations follow their organizational goals on the diplomats-students they have. The literature review brings elements of brazilian foreign affairs, diplomacy, interactions between Librarianship, Documentation and Information Science, special library and libraries evaluation. The theoretical framework is based on N. Figueiredo's paper from 1979. The research method is descriptive, applied and qualitative. Data were obtained by text references from Curso de Formação de Diplomatas and by surveys to its students, plus the librarians of both organizations Ministry of External Relations and Rio Branco Institute. Data analysis made use of basic statistical methods and content analyses. Thus it was possible to conclude that the libraries Embaixador Antônio Francisco Azeredo da Silveira and Embaixador João Guimarães Rosa suit their specialized information centre role, even if not entirely. And thereby it can be infered that the special library has an important role on information society until nowadays, being relevant when envolved on the goals of organizations they are in and when use the information technology availble.
Trata do processo histórico-evolutivo ocorrido entre Biblioteconomia, Documentação e Ciência da Informação e, principalmente, sobre os efeitos desse processo na biblioteca especializada. Apresenta e detalha as características e os objetivos das bibliotecas especializadas atuais.
Trata do processo histórico-evolutivo ocorrido entre Biblioteconomia, Documentação e Ciência da Informação e, principalmente, sobre os efeitos desse processo na biblioteca especializada. Apresenta e detalha as características e os objetivos das bibliotecas especializadas atuais. Palavras-chave: Biblioteca especializada; Biblioteconomia; Ciência da Informação.Link: https://www.seer.furg.br/biblos/article/view/6182
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