Intermediação da informação e preservação da memória digital

Abstract

The present paper brings elements to allow reflection on institutional demands that, in the disturbing context of the excessive production and reproduction of content in digital media, still carry on the responsibility of memory preservation. The fluid dimension that new media presents over the ease of recording or losing data in an instant brings forth the relevance of considering or value new areas guided by public policies, tailored to the preservation of digital memory. In this context, the Brazilian Institute for Information on Science and Technology (Ibict, in Portuguese) will be studied according to its role as an information intermediary institution, dealing directly with a variety of institutional memories, as well as promotes digital preservation.