This research is an essay result of Master's degree by Universidade Federal of Paraíba, it had as object of study the process of search of information developed by the users of Public Archive of Maranhão (APEM). We analyzed under the behavior model of search of information by David Ellis, whether the metacognitive strategies of the professional from APEM, whether it looks like or it differentiate from those drawn by the researchers in the behavior of search of information. The results were obtained through the application of semi-directive interview; it was applied to two professionals and the verbal protocol to twelve researchers. We pointed out as result, the convergence in the behavior of search of information of these subjects with few differences; the absence of a user study by APEM in a systemic way and focused on its users and the creation of a new subcategory (copy).
User studies; Information Search Process; Public Archive of Maranhão; Metacognition