School and community libraries in the florianopolis municipal teaching network: Challenges for acquis development

Abstract

This article integrates a research of professional master's degree, linked to the Graduate Program - Information Management of the Santa Catarina State University, that aims to identify the criteria of celection development used by the School and Community Libraries of Florianópolis, south Brazil. The collection development policy is related to the social role of the school library, and especially, the role in the teaching-learning process. The theme of Collection Development is based on the studies of Weitzel (2013) and Vergueiro (2010). The studies revealed that managing collections today is a commitment of the librarian who seeks to ensure the continuity of the library in society, thus maintaining its attribution of manager of the knowledge production. The methodology follows the principles of bibliographic, exploratory, descriptive research with a qualitative and quantitative approach of Creswel and Clark (2010). Through this research it was possible to conclude that is very important to organize a collection development policy based on well-defined criteria that meet the expectations of its members. The final product of this study was the elaboration of a manual with suggestions that guide the collections development. It is concluded that school libraries must meet the needs of the school that they are part of, having their goals defined, facilitating the development of collections.