A microfilmagem na perspectiva da preservação documental: um estudo realizado nas universidades públicas brasileiras que congregam curso de arquivologia

Abstract

The microfilming is a technique of miniaturization on film, of any document on a paper and in electronic media, in order to preserve their intellectual content for the future. This technique has been applied for decades, with the development of new methods for improving this process. The microfilm includes procedures for document management, implemented in the permanent files and is intended primarily to preserve the media and guaranteeing their survival with greater control over the handling of documents. Even nowadays, with all the technological microfilming is still an appropriate solution for institutions who want to preserve their collections with documented safety and reduce the physical space devoted to the care of paper documents. Against that background, this study aims to conduct a case study on the existence of laboratories Microfilming in Brazilian public universities that offer undergraduate courses in archive. The research is characterized as descriptive and presents standard techniques of data collection: survey and observation systems for identification of knowledge.