This paper discusses the creation, adaptation and/or utilization of methodologies intended for the information management processes, as a basis for professional practice and scientific investigation. It aims to report and describe some of the main methodologies for charting the informational flow, such as the INFOMAP Methodology by Burk and Horton and the AFNOR Norm XP X 50-053. These and other methodologies analyzed in this article would be of use to information managers in the administrative activities of their Units.
methodologies for information management; management techniques; INFOMAP methodology; information resources management; AFNOR norm XP X 50-053