Multi and interdisciplinarity in the Brazilian postgraduate programs in Information Science

Abstract

With the growth of Postgraduate Programs in Information Science in Brazil, especially in the last decade, it has become relevant to identify how the interdisciplinary relationships in these Programs occur. The research method involved the use of Bibliometrics and the analysis of networks as information analysis techniques. The sample involved 417 Lattes curricula of teachers linked to the 23 Programs, from 2013 to 2016. As a result, the multidisciplinary profile and the interdisciplinary relationships in Information Science were characterized, identifying the areas that provide and those that receive contributions from this Science. It was concluded that the results contribute to instrumentalize the understanding of interdicisplinarity in the scientific activity of the area, and consequently to its strengthening and visibility as an area of knowledge in the Brazilian National Graduate System.

Keywords:
Postgraduate Programs in Information Science; Interdisciplinarity; Multidisciplinarity; Lattes Platform; Bibliometrics