As contribuições de Peregrino da Silva para a gênese da Ciência da Informação

uma visão sobre seus antecedentes históricos

Abstract

The objective of this study is to highlight that the Brazilian historical perspective of Information Science can be understood through the efforts of librarian Manuel Cícero Peregrino da Silva from 1898 onwards and his actions in Librarianship, Bibliography and Documentation. These actions were crucial for what would become Information Science in Brazil, years later. The research also brings notes about the perspective of creating Information Science in Brazil from the development of the first Postgraduate Program in Information Science in the country and the life of Peregrino da Silva. The research is characterized as a bibliographic and exploratory study with a qualitative approach. The importance of the history of Brazilian Information Science is highlighted in considering the efforts of Peregrino da Silva and other professionals. Despite being fundamental, Brazilian Information Science does not emerge only from postgraduate studies in the country, it is necessary to recover its historical training antecedents. With marked relevance, Information Science has grown in training, theory and application, but even so, it is necessary to continue in the search for its scientificity and appreciation of its history.