A gestão do acesso livre ao conhecimento: estudo de caso sobre repositórios da Universidade do Minho e Universidade Federal da Bahia

Abstract

Knowledge management is a fundamental pillar in educational systems, becoming essential for access to scientific production in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) (1998). This doctoral thesis in Educational Sciences, specializing in Educational Technology, carried out at the Institute of Education of the University of Minho (UMinho) and in collaboration with the Postgraduate Program in Education of the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), aims to analyze in detail the dynam-ics of open access Institutional Repositories (IR) and their influence on the open education movement. The central focus is to propose improvements for the development of these systems. Starting with fun-damental questions about the construction, development and use of IR, a Systematic Literature Review (RSL) was conducted focused on the analysis of doctoral theses on the topic, to map patterns and gaps, thus refining the scope of the research and strengthening the strategy for analyzing the collected data. The theoretical foundation of this research is based on theories about knowledge management in IR. Furthermore, concepts related to the Open Education movement and IR models are central ele-ments of this analysis to verify the dynamics of these systems in the dissemination of academic knowledge. To explore these themes, a mixed methodology was used, combining quantitative and qualita-tive approaches, through interviews that were conducted with teachers and students from UMinho and UFBA, allowing the identification of patterns, advantages, perceptions and influences of IR in the com-munity academic. This methodological approach aimed to significantly contribute to the evolution and improvement of these systems in the context of open education. The research demonstrated that, despite the general satisfaction with the repositories, there are suggestions for improvements in terms of software updates and research quality, highlighting the im-portance of considering copyright and incentive policies. The importance of open-access institutional repositories for the dissemination of scientific knowledge and education was reaffirmed, facilitating ac-cess to scientific literature and promoting content reuse.