O guia de fundos como instrumento de pesquisa para difusão do acervo do Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

This paper presents a case study using qualitative research to present the need for the preparation of the Guide of the Rio Grande do Sul Historical Archives collection Funds (AHRS) as research and marketing tool. Search diagnosed the situation of the file under study, to identify the funds, collections and collections of research instruments. Also evaluated the research instrument suitable for diffusion and sought to identify the planning steps for the preparation of the Guide as a research tool regulated through archival description as a guideline in the descriptive process. Otherwise, if craved-demonstrate the research instrument to be developed to identify the form of collection of the broadcast. Still, we attempted to analyze the description of alternative material under study in the light of archival theory in order to research and access the entire collection in question. At the end of the research stage, the results allowed to know the reality of the acquis and consequently their funds, collections and research tools. The choice of the level and the research instrument that best suits the development based on the Brazilian Standard for Archival Description (NOBRADE) as guideline of the descriptive process, yet, as a result, it was found that, as a means of dissemination and provision of the acquis, the most appropriate and suggested from the analysis, the use of the Guide as a diffusion instrument. To carry out the work, the methodology used was the bibliographical and documentary research, based on sources from the literature, making use of a descriptive qualitative approach to the analysis and interpretation of results. In conclusion, it reinforces the idea that the studied collection appears as a major source of research, public patrimony and cultural asset of the state society.