INFORMATION SCIENCE AND BIBLIOMETRY

ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ON ICA-ATOM AND ARCHIVEMATICS IN THE DATABASE BRAPCI

Abstract

The role that information plays in the development of humanity is not recent, as is the case in the archival area. The changes that we perceive in the methods applied in the archives generate the need to increase the knowledge of the professionals for the use of the electronic tools available for the accomplishment of their work activities. In this sense, we seek in this research to raise the scientific production on the themes "ICA-AtoM" and "Archivematica", having data collection source BRAPCI, from 2010 to 2017. We justify the choice of such database by the expressive number of national publications. This database currently indexes 57 national journals, has 17,977 articles and 2,489 papers presented at events. As a methodology, we use the quantitative approach, using bibliometric techniques. It presents an exploratory-descriptive character, since we have identified the national literature on ICA-AtoM and Archivematica, as well as the authors who are dedicated to produce in this subject as well as the most productive and periodicals that publish on the subject. The results obtained indicated eight articles retrieved, in total. Of these, five refer to ICA-AtoM and three to Archivematica. Looking at the number of articles retrieved at BRAPCI, we found that their distribution among authors is limited and as well as the interest in the subject. The results allow us to state that the literature on the object of research is scarce, since according to the number of articles indexed in (17,977), approximately 0.045% refer to the researched topics. In this sense, we conclude that it is necessary to deepen the studies and research, which will impact the scientific production and will bring out the importance of the management of archival information in the digital environment.