Identidade profissional do bibliotecário e sua atuação em ambientes não convencionais

Abstract

The development of science, as well as the changes that occurred both in the librarian's work and in the best way of using the resources that they dominate; are indispensable for understanding the ways of librarian practice. Therefore, it is necessary to better understand and assimilate the constant changes in the information area over the years in Brazil. This research aimed to analyze the professional identity of the librarian and his performance in non-conventional environments. For this, we mapped the librarians who work in unconventional segments/niches existing in the labor market, identifying and characterizing the functions and activities carried out in these environments; we check which elements relate to your professional identity; we systematize the unconventional segments/niches of librarian activity and the essential skills to work in these workspaces. Highlighting the performance of these professionals is necessary in order to enthuse librarians, undergraduates and society in terms of projecting the librarian's professional image. The research involved the characterization of the activities developed by this professional in environments different from those commonly disclosed. As for the methodological procedures, we used a qualitative approach, with the research universe composed of 142 librarians who work in non-conventional spaces, of which 58 were interviewed and are distributed in segments such as e-commerce, financial market, education, consulting, knowledge management and entrepreneurship in Brazil and abroad. The research method was the Snowball and the data collection technique was the Narrative Interview, which allowed the interviewee to discuss his work in non-conventional environments. After the collected data, we used the Collective Subject Discourse Analysis technique, which demonstrated that the interviewed librarians working in non-conventional environments were self-affirming their professional identity according to their interaction in these environments and their social relationships. We conclude that understanding his professional identity and skills leads him to seek out non-conventional environments. It tends to increase his understanding that, in addition to the place of action and the object, he is a librarian and his self-affirmation leads him to value himself and change the way the other sees him. It can also change their space of action, their social relationships and their self-image and, therefore, there is an imminent need to shed light on professionals who work in non-conventional environments.