Contributos para uma gestão integrada dos acervos nos museus portugueses

An integrated management of information related to different types of collections in museums is a concern that emerges in the last years, which is the result of an enlarged perspective of the meaning of cultural objects and an understanding of museums as centres of knowledge production. This integrated vision has implied a stronger focus about the informative potentialities of collections, contributing to a more efficient management in museums. It is within this context that the Grupo de Trabalho de Sistemas de Informação em Museus (GT-SIM), created in 2012, develops its main actions in Portugal. In this short article, are highlighted the arguments that lead to the creation of this work group within the framework of the Associação Portuguesa de Bibliotecários, Arquivistas e Documentalistas (BAD), and its goals are presented. The results of the main studies and activities developed by the GT-SIM are also discussed. Finally, some reflections are presented about the main challenges ahead, emphasizing the creation of useful tools and the dissemination of resources to support work processes concerning museum collections documentation