As part of the 17th CTDI Meeting, on the theme of “Information Evaluation in Information Science”, issues related to the world of information overabundance will be addressed, in which organisations often face serious difficulties due to a lack of space to store information that has accumulated for years without any treatment, which hampers its availability and use.
Because the information produced, stored and disposed of in information systems is crucial to success, the creation of memory and the affirmation of organisational identity, its proper management and evaluation is vital.
Information flow assessment studies are crucial in the field of Information Science and, although they are applicable to any context of information production and management, the focus of this edition of the CTDI Meeting will be on the classification, assessment, selection, elimination and conservation of documents produced, in analogue or digital form, by local government institutions, is regulated by specific regulations issued by the Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries (DGLAB) and corresponds to essential procedures for Information Professionals who must base their professional conduct on guidelines defined by law.
The scientific nature of Information Science and its technical side, visible in the work of professionals such as archivists, both enables efficient access to and use of information by those who need it, and also allows for the necessary and more agile management of large volumes of information. Consider the possibility of duly regulated document disposal, with the positive consequence of freeing up space, in terms of logistics and greater fluidity in terms of the information-communication circuit.
At the 17th Meeting of Documentation and Information Sciences and Technologies (CTDI), as in previous meetings, the aim is to encourage theoretical and practical reflection in a necessary and stimulating dialogue between academia and information professionals, sharing good practices and new perspectives for the area. This time, the focus is on the essential evaluation of information – both paper and digital – which contributes to quality information and satisfying the information needs of internal and external users of Information Services.