As bibliotecas da rede federal e as regulamentações para bibliotecas escolares: espaços de aprendizagem, promoção de leitura e pesquisa

Abstract

This research investigated how the libraries of the Federal Institute of Goiás (IFG) are equipped to serve high school students based on current regulations for school libraries. The Federal Network for Professional, Scientific and Technological Education covers from basic education to postgraduates and professional studies. Therefore, the libraries must attend the demands from the target audience, and they are subject to general and specific regulations to each segment. University libraries are regularly inspected and evaluated, however, the same does not happen with school libraries. If would evaluated of the school scope, how would the IFG libraries scored? Have the libraires played as integrated learning space to the school curriculum and to promote reading and research? Are the criteria such as collections, physical space, organization, services, activities, and human resources are adequate and enough quantity? Given these questions, the main question is: Are the IFG libraries equipped to comply with current regulations for school libraries? To answer this question, this research was based on authors such as Lima (2014; 2020) and Campello (2012) who investigated the field of school libraries. Furthermore, several regulations in the education and librarianship were used as documentary references. An evaluation instrument was constructed and applied to the fourteen libraries on the IFG campuses with face-to-face visits and interviews with the library employee on each campus. The summary from the results was published in the technical report form and sent to involved research participants and managers. In addition to evaluating libraries from a school perspective, a virtual reading club was held (Cosson, 2014; Mayer, 2019), whose target audience was library employees (librarians and assistants), to encourage literary reading among them. (Candido, 2011; Yunes, 2019), reflect and exercise reading mediation practices (Petit, 2009). It is expected that this research can stimulate reflection among employees; encourage the offer of library services aimed at high school students and serve as an instrument for institutional management (local and regional) to rethink the needs/priorities of investment in libraries, especially in relation to pending legal issues. The weight of legal obligation can help in budget disputes or even in participation in development notices. The adaptation of libraries to current regulations for school libraries, in addition to contributing to a more effective participation of the library in the students' training process, can bring greater quality to the professional performance of employees.