The study concerns the educational plan structure and organization of the "Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul" Library Science program, in the 1st semester of 2004. Its main objective was to describe references cited in the educational plans by means of an analysis of document type, language, author origin, cited authors, self-cited author, publication year, journal title, distribution by discipline and document availability, and accessibility. The methodological procedures have employed techniques for analysis of references in a bibliometric study. The literature review addressed Library Science in Brazil and educational foundations. The main results revealed that book and book chapter make up 60% of the total number of citations, which is the predominant format for printed documents, with 79%. The authorship analysis revealed 60% of Brazilian authors, the "Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais" as the most productive institution, and a preference for personal authorship. The publication year pointed 70% of the references dated after 1990. The most cited language was Portuguese and the availability and accessibility was above 80%. The study was intended to contribute for the Course identity and self knowledge of the ‘Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul' Library Science Program.
library science; educational plans; bibliometric study; analysis of references