We use the information to optimize activities. A case of an extension project in a popular library

Abstract

This article collect results of an extension project applied in the Popular Library Atahualpa of the city of Córdoba, where participated students of Bibliotecologí­a School, Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities (FFyH) of the National University of Córdoba (UNC). Involved the subjects of Administration of Resources and Services of Information I and II and Technical Processes I of the career, it was considered to be opportune to focus on the use of the information within the communication flow to contribute to the need of the library to order the donated bibliographic material secured knowledge in the participants. The objective was to value the donation through a critical analysis of the material, and during the process used some tools needed to inform, making social use of knowledge poured into the university. The intervention with a group of students interested in extensionist practice was the modality used to technically assist the library, in addition to the “on-site” activity of critical analysis of the collection. As a result, it was perceived the importance of using information properly to communicate and respond to the commitment assumed.