ORGANIZATION AND COLLECTION OF AUTOMATION OF THE MEMORY CENTER, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Abstract

This article is an experience report that aims to present the organization of old books in the Memorial Center (CEMEMOR) of the UFMG Medical Memory School, its systematization and beginning of computerization. This collection has been submitted by different trials and stages of organization, the process has been modified and repeated several times because of changes of members in the team. Also, this article presents the work process developed in the library and the proposed criteria and procedures set out in the new attempt of organization and the importance of presentation of training policy and development of the community collection, this action is essencial for the most successful organization process. It shows the benefits of computerization of the collection and the difficulties and obstacles encountered in this process. It is necessary to highlight the importance of titles` visibility provided by automation. It is observed that the biggest challenge is not technology since the Pergamum software, system of integrated libraries commercialized by the Catholic University of Paraná (PUC-PR) was made available for free to the collection.  For last, this work points out the major weakness in the organization of this library is the lack of human resources, such as librarians and library assistants, preferably technical university, to preserve the procedures adopted and promote the activities and services provided by the library.