Information management for physical and digital media in school library: identifying interests of users and decision making

Abstract

The objective of the study was to identify user behavior aspects of a University Library and School of the Municipality of Blumenau - SC, to support the qualification of the supply of digital library of educational character as well as the development of the user service policies and development of collections. Justified by the usefulness of knowing the user's behavior to support the development of digital collection policies, collection development budget to invest in the acquisition of databases and digital books (ebooks). The methodology used is exploratory and quantitative with questionnaire. The results pointed to importance and preference for access to digital content and practice continuously and contribute to decision making for the development of collections.