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| Brazilian Federation of Libraries | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brazilian Federation of Libraries |
| Native name | Federação Brasileira de Bibliotecas |
| Abbreviation | FBB |
| Formation | 1937 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Brasília |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Membership | librarians, library technicians, institutions |
| Leader title | President |
Brazilian Federation of Libraries is a national professional association that represents librarians, library technicians, and library institutions across Brazil. Founded during the Vargas Era, it has connections with institutions such as the National Library of Brazil, the Universidade de São Paulo, and the Ministry of Culture (Brazil), and maintains relationships with international bodies like the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The federation engages with regional actors including the State of São Paulo, the Federal District (Brazil), and municipal libraries in cities such as Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Bahia.
The federation emerged in the late 1930s alongside cultural projects promoted by Getúlio Vargas and institutional reforms influenced by the Instituto Nacional do Livro and the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Early development involved collaboration with the National Library of Brazil, the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (through Lusophone exchanges), and academic departments at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal University of Minas Gerais. During the mid-20th century the federation interacted with professional movements tied to the American Library Association and adopted cataloging practices traceable to models from the Library of Congress and the British Library. In the 1980s and 1990s it responded to legislative changes such as the debates around the Constitution of Brazil (1988) and policy shifts linked to the Ministry of Education (Brazil). More recent decades saw initiatives aligned with digital preservation projects associated with the Internet Archive and regional networks partnering with the Mercosur cultural programs.
Governance follows a statutory structure featuring a presidency, an executive board, and specialist committees that liaise with agencies like the Federal Council of Education (Brazil) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Leadership has often included figures educated at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Governance documents reference standards from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and norms influenced by the International Organization for Standardization. The federation maintains legal registration consistent with the Civil Code of Brazil and coordinates with municipal secretariats such as the Secretariat of Culture of São Paulo and the Secretariat of Culture of Brasília.
Membership encompasses individual librarians from institutions including the National Library of Brazil, university libraries at the Universidade de Brasília and the State University of Campinas, public library systems in Porto Alegre and Curitiba, and special libraries in corporations like Petrobras and banks such as Banco do Brasil. Regional chapters operate in states including Bahia, Pernambuco, Ceará, Amazonas (Brazilian state), and Rio Grande do Norte, and coordinate with municipal entities like the Biblioteca Pública do Estado da Bahia and the Biblioteca Pública do Paraná. Membership categories align with professional qualifications from schools such as the University of São Paulo School of Communications and Arts and certification processes referenced by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (Brazil).
Programs include continuing education courses linked to curricula at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, digital literacy initiatives coordinated with the Telecentro network, and preservation projects in partnership with the National Archives of Brazil and the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional. Services extend to cataloging support referencing Dublin Core and International Standard Bibliographic Description, interlibrary loan networks interfacing with university consortia like the Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Educação, and outreach campaigns in collaboration with cultural festivals such as the Bienal do Livro de São Paulo.
The federation advocates on legislative matters before bodies like the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) and the Federal Senate (Brazil), engages in policy dialogues with the Ministry of Culture (Brazil) and the Ministry of Education (Brazil), and participates in consultations on copyright involving stakeholders such as Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição and publishing associations like the Associação Brasileira de Editores de Revistas Científicas. Advocacy areas include public access to information aligned with the Access to Information Act (Brazil) debates, intellectual freedom discussions linked to the UNESCO Constitution, and funding issues in coordination with the National Fund for Cultural Policy.
The federation publishes journals and bulletins that disseminate studies by researchers from institutions such as the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology, the Fundação Getulio Vargas, and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Its periodicals feature research on cataloging influenced by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions guidelines, digital repositories modeled on projects at the University of Minho and Latin American networks like RedCLARA, and bibliometric analyses referencing data from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. The federation also issues position papers for UNESCO consultations and contributes to comparative studies involving the Library and Archives Canada and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Annual conferences attract delegates from universities such as the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, municipal library directors from Fortaleza and Manaus, and international partners including representatives of the American Library Association and the Pan American Health Organization. Program tracks cover digital preservation techniques taught in collaboration with the International Council on Archives, information policy seminars referencing the World Intellectual Property Organization, and practical workshops developed with the Ibero-American Union of Libraries and the Carnegie Mellon University School of Information.
Category:Professional associations based in Brazil Category:Library associations