Planejamento da descrição arquivística dos livros de matrícula da escola de engenharia de Porto Alegre (1897 - 1956)

Abstract

This research is a study to investigate the steps of the archivistic description of process in order to planning and its applications of the enrollment books of the School of Engineering of Porto Alegre between the years of 1897 and 1956. This work had as objective, specifically, identified the level of arrangement to be described; identified the standard of archivistic description to utilizing as guideline on description process; to plan a directed activity of archivistic description; choose which research tool being prepared; identified the technology employed on diffusion, and analyze the alternatives to the description of the material in question considering the archivistic theory aiming access to the books in question. The methodology utilized was the documental research, based on primary sources, the enrollment books, and secondary, obtained from literature. This work had a qualitative approach and exploratoty and descriptive character. One of the techniques used was the application of a questionnaire to comprehend the reason why the collection was scattered throughout its producing organ. This study made possible the acquaintance of the reality of the collection, and consequently, its arrangement; the choice of level and research instrument that may be elaborated, the selective catalog; the adequacy of NOBRADE as a guideline in the descriptive process; and as a form of diffusion and availability of the collection, it was suggested the use of the ICA-AtoM software, for the elaboration of a computerized research instrument. As a conclusion, it is reinforced the idea that the studied collection sets itself as an important research source, public heritage and cultural asset for the local society.