Perspectivas e possibilidades de atividades de mediação da leitura realizadas por arquivistas

Abstract

The mediation of reading carried out by archivists is the subject of this course conclusion work, whose objective was to analyze how archivists have been carrying out reading mediation activities, which documents are used and practices carried out, as well as such reading actions are related to the archival functions. To achieve the general objective, the following specific objectives were outlined: to map the reading mediation activities carried out by archivists; raise the documents used in reading mediation activities; identify which archival functions are associated with reading mediation activities by archival professionals who develop them. As for the methodology, this research is exploratory, in which the field survey method was used. Data were collected through an online questionnaire and analyzed based on a quantitative and qualitative approach. The analysis of the results leads to the perception that archivists are reading mediators, and carry out reading mediation activities with archival documents, with emphasis on textual and iconographic documents. Archivists also relate reading mediation actions to archival functions, dissemination and description. It is concluded that reading mediation activities are essential for a proactive action by the archivist and that these mediating activities can contribute to the formation of subject-readers, through the appropriation of information, in order to re-signify archival institutions.