Estudo de metodologia para o tratamento de acervos fotográficos em bibliotecas

The photographic collections, increasingly present in libraries, require numerous specifics, due to the fragility of the support and representation of the content. The objective of this research is to understand the processes that involve the processing of photographic collections in libraries, by comparing the methodologies developed and adopted. For methodological course of work, we opted for the qualitative and quantitative approach, which allowed to raise a questioning of the problems raised. For the survey was sent an online form with closed questions for 30 pre-selected libraries by having collections of photography, with return of 33%. The study indicated that libraries adopt methodologies tailored to their needs and, in general, have no goals set exclusively for photographic collections. The formation of the collection is often done through accumulation, pointing to negative throughout the treatment process impacts, since the institution probably will not be able to handle a collection unplanned. From these libraries, 70% had other types of documents in the collection (books, maps, etc..) And 30% reported having only photographs. As for the packaging, 70% of institutions hold the photos in separate location and 30%, along with other documents. It was observed that 60% of institutions do not inventory and 40%; considered large percentage, considering the importance of this documentation. Most institutions do not do preventive maintenance (80%), which indicates that interventions are made only when they prove necessary. It was noticed that great attention is given to developing the cataloging record, suggesting that the more traditional processes of librarianship, as the technical processing, are being better addressed: data description for document identification and production, as authorship and statement of responsibility were cited by 90% of libraries; the description of technical data relating to the support is taken by 30%; data on the production and dissemination of knowledge are described by 30%; and only 10% of libraries describe the administrative data relating to patrimoniação. In the notes area, the information most commonly described in the cataloging record are related to: physical (70%); data donor sources and previous owners (50%); conservation status of the document (40%); abstract (40%); sustained interventions (30%); recommendations (30%) and movement history of photography (30%); data on other forms of the same picture (20%); and data relating to the original document (20%). The registration permits joint cataloging the photograph to other documents described in 70% of institutions, allowing the user to retrieve other documents. As for automation, 80% of institutions have automated catalog, while 10% use the MARC format. Most institutions (60%) do not consider the technique to make the thematic representation, and 40% said they consider it, which indicates that the thematic representation of photographic documents generally revolves around the simple identification of elements present in the image. To date, it is understood that research is an initial contribution to the study of methodologies for the treatment of photographic collections in libraries, having raised early questions and data that can support future research in the area