Construção de uma biblioteca digital especializada voltada para a disseminação de informações do tema qualidade de vida nos cursos de engenharia da UTFPR

Abstract

This study aimed to build a digital library specialist dedicated to the dissemination of information and knowledge of the theme of Quality of Life. For this to be achieved, if a structured theoretical framework was based on the themes addressed: information, digital library, and Internet Copyright Act. In structural terms, the Digital Library Quality of Life (DLQL) was built on the index database of journals Geodis, which uses a MySQL language system for managing your database information, supported by the tool phpMyAdmin. Still, the creation of the working interface, as well as systems for search and retrieval of material from DLQL were built with the help of tools like phpEditor in languages PHP, HTML and CSS, making it possible to search online for materials attached easily and quickly. The library was tested in two stages, where the first dealt with the completion of a pre-test, with the aim of detecting possible problems and collect suggestions for improvement. The second step this was the ultimate test of usability DLQL, which aimed at the validation of the library as a tool to support teaching of thematic quality of life. With DLQL built and tested, it was possible then realize its considerable applicability in supporting teaching and learning of thematic quality of life, the discipline of the same name. The methodology used to evaluate the product was qualitative, descriptive and field.