Features and scientific production of research groups of CNPq/DGP in the areas of Information Science and Museology (1992 - 2012)

This paper presents the increase of scientific production of research groups in the areas of Information Science and Museology in Brazil which are registered in the Group Directory of DGP, of National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), regarding the enhancement of production and variation among types of communication channel in a) scientific papers in journals, b) books, organizations or editions; and c) book chapters, considering the period from 1992 to 2012. This is a quantitative study with bibliometric analysis method, using descriptive statistics. There was a growth in scientific production in the areas of Information Science and Museology from 1992 to 2012. Although the scientific literature in books and book chapters has also increased, there is a predominance of scientific articles published in journals.

Research group; Group directory; Scientific production; Information Science; Museology