Teaching subject analysis processes for indexing applying a reading model: a comparative study of two Librarianship undergraduate courses in Brazil

Abstract

The documentary reading model presents a methodological proposal for teachning indexing in Librarianship undergraduated courses, aimed at the improvement of the indexer initial education and systematization of the subject analysis process in order to decrease the difficulties concerning the task. Thus, a study of compared evaluation of documentary reading model was carried out with 4 students of Librarianship course from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Marília Campus, SP, and 4 students from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brasil. After reading the procedures handbook, the students carried out the subject analysis according to the Reading Model. The results showed that the categorization used by the Documentary Reading Model cooperates, generally, toward the uniformity of the identified concepts and the procedures of subject analysis, making clear which are the stages to be carried out and in which sequence. It is concluded that the teaching of the subject analysis process needs a collective reflection among teachers of Librarianship courses to share methodological and theoretical knowledge.