Scientific information flux model for information areas

The objective of this article is to propose a model for the flux of scientific information in the areas of information in Brazil (Archival Science, Library Science, Information Sciences and Museology). It was conceived departing from quantitative data extracted from a random of 266 research projects in the data base of the Platform Lattes, which were developed between 2005 and 2019 for research doctors that act in the areas of information. This research considered 1 298 publications among resume works, conference articles, magazine articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and doctoral thesis related with the research projects of the sample. Qualitative complementary research interviewed 59 researchers over their preferences for choosing a document for being published. The result is a model capable of representing: the use of informal and formal channels, with percentages of publication for each type of document studied, a line of time with an indication of when are typically published these documents and the reasons for publishing it in each considered vehicle. A graphic model resumes all this information. It is also evaluated the importance of the postgraduate program studies in the areas of information in the Brazilian research.