INFORMATION SCIENCE AS AREA OF KNOWLEDGE: viewed through research and postgraduation studies in Brazil

Abstract

Describes how Information Science is represented as area of knowledge in classifications used by research agencies in science and technology in Brazil. A panorama of Information Science is viewed through current postgraduation programmes, mainly considering institutional and development aspects. The lines of research of the eleven programmes indicate information management, organization and transfer as main fields of interest. The analyses revealed perspectives to the development of the area in the country.