Indicadores de circulação do acervo na Biblioteca Comunitária da UFSCar

Abstract

The emergence of new technologies and process automation of libraries and information centers open new possibilities for studies of uses and users within these environments. The aim of this study was to know the users' reading behaviors and how these behaviors are related to each other, based on records from the library home loans. The research method was the case study, the unit should the Community Library of Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos campus. The techniques used was the analysis bibliometric of information and analysis of social networks, with support from VantagePoint® software. The data sample analyzed comprised 119,720 records related to the circulation (borrowing, renewal and reserves) of the collection in 2011. The results were prepared and analyzed indicators on the use of the acquis by the community: 1] Indicators related to movement; 2] Indicators on lending activity; 3] Indicators on lending activities of the Literature; 4] Indicators on the lending activities of the collection of Library and Information Science; 5] Indicators on renovation activity, and 6] Indicators on the activity of booking. Based on the obtained results it can be stated that the use of bibliometrics for conducting user studies predicted by the theory of studies of uses and users, was efficient in developing a set of indicators for the profile of users and uses of the collection, in an automated method and without direct contact with users. It was also possible to reaffirm the importance of studies of uses and users through a quantitative approach with new information technologies that open up new possibilities for this type of study.