Gestão e preservação da memória institucional: uma análise do arquivo institucional da Universidade Federal do Cariri

Abstract

Document management is the main basis for ensuring access, information retrieval, and the preservation of institutional memory. This study aims to analyze document management and the preservation of institutional memory from an archival perspective, relating theoretical and conceptual foundations to the practices developed in the archive of the Federal University of Cariri (UFCA). The methodology was based on bibliographic and documentary research, through an exploratory literature review and the analysis of institutional documents, laws, decrees, and historical photographs. Regarding its objectives, the study is characterized as exploratory. Direct participant observation was also used, considering that the researcher analyzed the archive's situation during the internship period. The results indicate that, despite the advances in the implementation of the General Archive, UFCA still needs improvements in the archive's infrastructure, with adequate space and protection instruments for the preservation of the collection.