A curadoria digital de dados científicos no campo da ciência da informação

Abstract

Sharing scientific data is paramount to science, as its progress depends, perhaps as never before, on collaboration between the various scientific actors and communities. The present work investigates the importance of the Digital Curation of Scientific Data (CDDC) for Information Science (IS) in Brazil, in view of the international trend. The method followed a qualitative and quantitative approach of an applied, exploratory and descriptive nature. Survey research was applied to obtain the opinion of researchers in the area in Brazil. Results show that knowledge about CDDC is currently scarce, and researchers have relatively low adherence to this theme. These observations represent a challenging scenario for CI, but also opportunities for professionals. Findings indicate that the area is still adapting to new trends in CDDC. The study intends to contribute conceptual inputs so that the IS area reflects more objectively on a concrete action plan capable of filling the theoretical and practical gap found by theresearch. IS can tailor the training curricula of future researchers and practitioners to effectively contribute new solutions to the challenges of digital curation.