Inter-American School of Library Science

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Research group

Spanish

Research Group on Information, Knowledge, and Society

Academic Unit: Inter-American School of Library Science

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Other social sciences

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Strategic Focus

Our group is formed by researchers from various institutions and areas of knowledge. We are interested in studying an array of topics, such as the following: social, cultural, economic, political, and institutional configurations of knowledge and information flows. We also have an interest in the cycles of information in the setting of organizations, communications, and social networks. Additionally, we are interested in the knowledge of material and immaterial production information use as a tool for decision making and social transformation processes. The group has three research areas.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Library Science and Society.
Interdisciplinary studies on information and knowledge management.
Memory and Society.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Alejandro Uribe Tirado, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Library Science and Documentation.

Universidad de Granada, Spai.

Coordinator's Email

alejandro.uribe2@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Latin American Memory Research Network.
Casa de la Memoria Museum.
National Center for Historical Memory.
Information and Library Science Research Institute.
Infoesfera research group Universidad de Granada.

Latin American Society of Intercultural Studies (SOLEI Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estudios Interculturales).
Medellin Public Library System.
Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales).
AmeliCA (Open Knowledge in Latin America and the Global South).

Highlighted Projects

Historical Memory of violence in the context of armed conflict in Medellín. 2015 (National Center for Historical Memory - Casa de la Memoria Museum - Mayor’s Office of Medellin – Justice Department - Corporación Región - Universidad de Antioquia - Universidad EAFIT) [Memoria Histórica de Violencias en el marco del Conflicto armado en la ciudad de Medellín. 2015 (Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica - Museo Casa de la Memoria - Alcaldía de Medellín - Ministerio del Interior – Corporación Región - Universidad de Antioquia - Universidad EAFIT)].
Curricular innovation in the undergraduate programs of Archive Administration and Library Science of Universidad de Antioquia (current) [Innovación curricular de los programas de pregrado en Archivística y Bibliotecología de la Universidad de Antioquia (en curso)].
Research and public consultation for constructing the National plan for the protection and promotion of bibliographic and documental heritage 20212030 (current) [Investigación y consulta pública para la formulación del Plan Nacional para la protección y promoción del patrimonio bibliográfico y documental 2021-2030 (en curso)].

Key Research Findings

Informational literacy at the University. Its description and categorization according to the integration levels of ALFIN. The case of Universidad de Antioquia (La Alfabetización Informacional en la Universidad. Descripción y Categorización según los niveles de integración de ALFIN. Caso Universidad de Antioquia). 2010.
Political Memory and Cultural Artifacts (Memoria política y artefactos culturales). 2012.
Relevance of the Profile of Information Professionals for Current Work Market Demands (Pertinencia del perfil de los profesionales de la información con las demandas del mercado laboral). 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v38n2a03

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Diagnosis, planning, design, implementation, and assessment of information units: files, libraries, and documentation centers.
Administrative management of information units.
Creation and implementation of information management systems for files, libraries, and documentation centers.
Organization and evaluation of documents in file rooms and documentation centers.
Creation and implementation of information management systems for files, libraries, and documentation centers, among others.