A ciência da informação discutida à luz das teorias cognitivas: estudos atuais e perspectivas para a área

: Discussion about the information science as a knowledge field, its concept, scope and evolution, paying attention to its interdisciplinary side, especially in relation to the cognitive sciences. The main cognitive approaches, both traditional and contemporary, as well as their respective origins and influences on information science are dealt with. Studies developed by researchers of the Cognitive Studies in Information Science Group (GECCI) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, are presented