A temática da Educação a Distância em eventos científicos da área de Biblioteconomia: uma análise bibliométrica a partir dos anais do CBBD e SNBU

Abstract

Distance Education has sparked growing interest in the field of Li-brary Science, particularly regarding the role of university libraries in addressing the specific demands of this educational modality. Scientific events in the field serve as privileged spaces for sharing such experiences, highlighting applied technical-pro-fessional production, which is often marginalized by approaches focused solely on academic journals. This study analyzes the body of work on Distance Education presented in the proceedings of the Brazilian Congress of Library Science and Doc-umentation and the National Seminar of University Libraries, aiming to outline the profile of these publications by identifying their distribution by year, responsible institutions, main authors, and thematic trends. The methodology was based on a bibliometric analysis of papers published between 2013 and 2023, resulting in a corpus of 54 documents. The findings reveal that the topic has been under-dis-cussed and is in decline within the analyzed sources. The Southeast region and the Federal University of Minas Gerais, represented by author Maria Elizabeth Oliveira Costa, stand out in terms of production, as well as studies related to user educa-tion in libraries through distance learning courses. Moreover, discussions primarily focus on using Distance Education tools to enhance or create library services. The study concludes that it is vital to maintain thematic tracks on Distance Education in scientific and professional events to encourage interest, foster scholarly output, and promote institutional practices that support Distance Education.