Informacionistas de pesquisa: oportunidades para bibliotecários na era do Big Data

This work identifies, characterizes and analyzes the competencies, knowledge and skills required for the performance of health science librarians as research informationists. This research has the following guiding question: How can the researcher contribute to the development of data search and dissemination strategies in the area of Health Sciences in Brazil? It develops a quasi-systematic review. The study is characterized as bibliographic, as to the means; and exploratory-descriptive, with regard to its objective. A qualitative approach is used for data analysis and demonstration of results. It presents the research informationist concept, its competencies, attributions and, at the same time, its contributions to the data management process in the big data era. It concludes that Brazilian librarians should seek an adaptation of their training in order to take advantage of the new opportunities that will be placed, including for the greater valorization of the profession and the creation of a bond of trust and partnership between librarians and researchers