In the last two decades, the studies of Information Science in relation with institutional, historical and epistemological circumstances have been the subject of growing attention, which could mean a higher level of reflexivity of this field of knowledge towards itself. Furthermore, the area seems to assume its belonging to the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in a more concrete manner. These aspects provide a background for a reflection over the nature of graduate studies and research perspectives in Brazil and in the field of Information Science. The whole of the ANCIB - the Brazilian National Association of Research and Graduate Studies in Information Science is highlighted in this context. Additionally, considerations are made about how research should fight the conditions imposed by a new information paradigm configured by the market and business organizations, rather than the old paradigm, which was oriented towards the State, the public and the educational sector.
Information Science; research; graduate studies; knowledge