Analisa o contexto em que se inserem os grupos de teatro e seus públicos, suas características específicas e de que forma ações de Comunicação e de Relações Públicas podem provocar e influenciar o relacionamento entre ambos. A partir principalmente de produtos e projetos de memória de grupos de teatro, é possível identificar os potenciais de comunicação que contribuem para a formação e fortalecimento da imagem institucional desses grupos. Embora seja um paradoxo trabalhar a perpetuidade de uma arte cuja natureza é efêmera, encontramos no Grupo Galpão uma série de ações, projetos e produtos que demonstram que é possível, por meio de um projeto consistente, valorizar a imagem e reputação de grupos de teatro. / This study seeks to analyse the context of theater groups and their publics/audiences, their specifities and how Communication and Public Relations actions can cause and influence their relationship. Based primarily on memory products and projects of theater groups, it is possible to identify the potential of communication that contributes to the formation and strengthening of the institutional image of these groups. Although working the perpetuity of an art whose nature is ephemeral seems to be a paradox, the Galpão Theater Group keeps a set of actions, projects and products which show us that it is possible to enhance the image and reputation of a theater group by means of a consistent project.

Organisations need to learn from their current and past experiences to optimise their activities, decisions and future strategies. Non-governmental organisations are similar to public or governmental departments in that learning is crucial for their existence. One of the key factors influencing learning is the development and maintenance of a functional organisational memory. The organisational memory is a dynamic entity encompassing more than the storage facilities provided by an information technology system. It also resides in human form, acting as reservoirs and interpretation centres and feeding the organisational memory as a whole. Previous research in organisational memory focussed mostly on describing the structure of the storage systems, with the current focus on developing management information systems to enhance organisational memory storage and retrieval. Some work has been undertaken to describe the processes involved, which include accessing, storing and retrieving the memory. Other functions that need special attention are the development of data to information, and especially creating and using knowledge. The studies mostly involved existing organisational memory as it was represented at a specific time of the organisations’ development. This study looks at all the different developmental phases of a regional NGO, which include start-up, expansion in target territory, expansion in activities, consolidation and close-out. To investigate the temporal changes of organisational memory in a regional intermediary NGO, a retrospective case study methodology was used. The NGO was closing down, providing an opportunity to investigate all the stages of development. The data collection, analysis and interpretation involved various in-depth interviews with current and past staff members and other key stakeholders, such as beneficiary organisations and consultants. In addition, a complex set of documents were studied, including proposals, strategic documents, minutes of meetings, and audiovisual material. The main themes and factors, such as individuals, leadership, electronic and other management of the organisational memory, culture, including the importance of a vision and theory of change, policies and global developments are discussed using a temporal ecological framework. The key findings of this study illustrate the importance of directories as part of the metamemory in accessing seemingly dormant organisational memories. The conclusion is that organisational memory survives after the demise of the organisation and that it is accessible through directories. / Psychology / Ph. D. (Consulting Psychology)

Este trabalho é um diagnóstico sobre a preservação, a descrição e a difusão dos Fundos Universidade de Porto Alegre (UPA) e Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (URGS), que estão sob custódia do Arquivo Central da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Os objetivos da pesquisa são: analisar, de forma comparativa, a gestão documental, as políticas arquivísticas e o tipo de tratamento dado à documentação de caráter permanente em três instituições federais de ensino superior: UNIRIO, UFJF e UFSM, com vista à obtenção de informações sobre suas experiências na implantação de seus arquivos permanentes e/ou históricos; realizar levantamento a respeito dos Fundos UPA e URGS; proceder a um diagnóstico desses fundos, visando a sua caracterização como patrimônio cultural do tipo documental da UFRGS; propor um plano de ação com sugestões para a conservação e preservação desses fundos e também para a constituição da Seção de Arquivo Permanente do Arquivo Central da UFRGS, a partir dos conhecimentos produzidos por meio do estudo realizado na UNIRIO, UFJF e UFSM. Quanto à metodologia, a pesquisa teve caráter exploratório e descritivo, e a abordagem utilizada foi a qualitativa. Trabalhou-se com pesquisa documental e de campo. A técnica de coleta de dados utilizada em campo foi a da entrevista semiestruturada com os Diretores do Arquivo Central da UNIRIO, da UFJF e do Arquivo Geral da UFSM. O diagnóstico apresentado propiciou descrever a situação em que se encontram os Fundos citados em relação às dimensões do acervo; às condições de infraestrutura e ambientais do local de seu armazenamento; e às suas condições de preservação e conservação. A partir dessa investigação, foi possível caracterizar esses Fundos como componentes do patrimônio documental da UFRGS e da sociedade sul-rio-grandense. Sugeriu-se a Norma Brasileira de Descrição Arquivística (NOBRADE) para o processo de descrição e o ICA-AtoM e/ou AtoM para a difusão e socialização do acervo. Constatou-se que a criação do Sistema de Arquivos da UFRGS foi uma ação que não se concretizou na implantação das políticas arquivísticas e de gestão documental no âmbito da universidade, assim como outras ações do passado; e que com a nova Direção da Divisão de Documentação houve uma retomada dessa questão, com o assessoramento às unidades universitárias na gestão de seus acervos documentais. Sugeriu-se a constituição da Seção de Arquivo Permanente do Arquivo Central da UFRGS, como forma de preservar o patrimônio documental da instituição, a partir da elaboração de uma Política de Preservação do 10 Patrimônio Documental. Salienta-se que a constituição da Seção já foi encaminhada ao Pró- Reitor de Planejamento e Administração, para ser enviado ao Conselho Universitário (CONSUN), por meio do Regulamento do Arquivo Central. / This work is a diagnosis about preservation, description and diffusion of the University of Porto Alegre (UPA) and University of Rio Grande do Sul (URGS) Funds, which are in the custody of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The objectives of the research are: to analyze, in a comparative way, the document management. archival policies and the type of treatment that is given to permanent documentation in three federal institutions of higher education: UNIRIO, UFJF and UFSM, with a view to obtaining information about their experiences in the implantation of their permanent and/or historical archives; carry out a survey on the UPA and URGS Funds; to carry out a diagnosis of these funds, aiming at their characterization as cultural heritage of the documentary type of UFRGS; propose a plan of action with suggestions for the conservation and preservation of these funds and also for the constitution of the Permanent Archive Section of the Central Archive of UFRGS, based on the knowledge produced through the study conducted at UNIRIO, UFJF and UFSM. As for the methodology, the research had an exploratory and descriptive character and the approach used was qualitative. We worked with documentary and field research. The technique of data collection used in the field was the semi-structured interview, with the Directors of the Central Archive of UNIRIO, UFJF and the General Archive of UFSM. The diagnosis presented was intended to describe the situation in which the Funds are concerned in relation to the size of the collection; the infrastructure and environmental conditions of the storage site; and their conditions of preservation and conservation. Based on this research, it was possible to characterize these Funds as components of the documentary heritage of UFRGS and of the society of Rio Grande do Sul. The Brazilian Standard for Archival Description – NOBRADE was suggested for the description process and the ICA-AtoM and/or AtoM for the diffusion and socialization of the collection. It was verified that the creation of the File System of UFRGS was an action that did not materialize in the implantation of the archival policies and document management in the scope of the university, as well as other actions of the past; and that with the new Direction of the Documentation Division there was a resumption of this question, with the advice to the university units in the management of their documentary collections. It was suggested the constitution of the Permanent Archive Section of the Central Archive of UFRGS, as a way of preserving the documentary heritage of the institution, based on the 12 elaboration of a Policy for Preservation of Documentary Heritage. It should be noted that the constitution of the Section has already been sent to the Pro-Rector of Planning and Administration, to be sent to the University Council (CONSUN), through the Central Archive Regulation.

This dissertation deals with the changing conditions for schools and the teaching profession from a teachers’ perspective. The process of the global restructuring of national educational systems that gained momentum in Sweden in the 1990s, involved the introduction of a school voucher system, competition mechanisms and the decentralization of responsibilities to schools and teachers.  The aim of this dissertation is to examine teachers’ professional identities in relation to changes in local and global conditions for schools and the teaching profession.     Empirically, this study is anchored in 15 life history interviews conducted with eight teachers who have been working at the same secondary school in a Swedish mid-sized town. The school opened in 1965 in a residential area and closed down 2007 facing difficulties in attracting students. The teachers’ professional identities are analyzed in terms of identity performances, that is, the socially situated actions embedded in the stories and the interviews, in which they express and negotiate who they are or would like to be as a teacher. Methodologically this study contributes to a new way of investigating the relation between local school contexts and teacher identities by analyzing the institutional memories of a school.     Results show that educational restructuring in this local school context entailed shifts in the meanings of previously known social relationships and phenomena, such as the school’s mixed student base, reputation and forms of cooperation, and that the local press became an important actor when market mechanisms were introduced. The study highlights the complexity and variability when professional identities take shape in the teachers’ stories. Some features of the professional identities focused on in this study appear to be relatively stable, while others appear to be more varying. Self biographical factors, culturally available narratives of the teaching profession, as well as local factors tend to have a stabilizing effect on the identities shaped in the stories. However, diverse professional aims, life events and changing working conditions contribute to changes in the identity constructions. In the analysis of the institutional memories presented in the thesis, it is evident that identity performances are shaped in the teachers’ retellings of those memories. In different teachers’ versions of institutional memories, identity performances that stress e.g. the importance of discipline in school and opposition to women’s subordination are shaped.

Este trabalho é um diagnóstico sobre a preservação, a descrição e a difusão dos Fundos Universidade de Porto Alegre (UPA) e Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (URGS), que estão sob custódia do Arquivo Central da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Os objetivos da pesquisa são: analisar, de forma comparativa, a gestão documental, as políticas arquivísticas e o tipo de tratamento dado à documentação de caráter permanente em três instituições federais de ensino superior: UNIRIO, UFJF e UFSM, com vista à obtenção de informações sobre suas experiências na implantação de seus arquivos permanentes e/ou históricos; realizar levantamento a respeito dos Fundos UPA e URGS; proceder a um diagnóstico desses fundos, visando a sua caracterização como patrimônio cultural do tipo documental da UFRGS; propor um plano de ação com sugestões para a conservação e preservação desses fundos e também para a constituição da Seção de Arquivo Permanente do Arquivo Central da UFRGS, a partir dos conhecimentos produzidos por meio do estudo realizado na UNIRIO, UFJF e UFSM. Quanto à metodologia, a pesquisa teve caráter exploratório e descritivo, e a abordagem utilizada foi a qualitativa. Trabalhou-se com pesquisa documental e de campo. A técnica de coleta de dados utilizada em campo foi a da entrevista semiestruturada com os Diretores do Arquivo Central da UNIRIO, da UFJF e do Arquivo Geral da UFSM. O diagnóstico apresentado propiciou descrever a situação em que se encontram os Fundos citados em relação às dimensões do acervo; às condições de infraestrutura e ambientais do local de seu armazenamento; e às suas condições de preservação e conservação. A partir dessa investigação, foi possível caracterizar esses Fundos como componentes do patrimônio documental da UFRGS e da sociedade sul-rio-grandense. Sugeriu-se a Norma Brasileira de Descrição Arquivística (NOBRADE) para o processo de descrição e o ICA-AtoM e/ou AtoM para a difusão e socialização do acervo. Constatou-se que a criação do Sistema de Arquivos da UFRGS foi uma ação que não se concretizou na implantação das políticas arquivísticas e de gestão documental no âmbito da universidade, assim como outras ações do passado; e que com a nova Direção da Divisão de Documentação houve uma retomada dessa questão, com o assessoramento às unidades universitárias na gestão de seus acervos documentais. Sugeriu-se a constituição da Seção de Arquivo Permanente do Arquivo Central da UFRGS, como forma de preservar o patrimônio documental da instituição, a partir da elaboração de uma Política de Preservação do 10 Patrimônio Documental. Salienta-se que a constituição da Seção já foi encaminhada ao Pró- Reitor de Planejamento e Administração, para ser enviado ao Conselho Universitário (CONSUN), por meio do Regulamento do Arquivo Central. / This work is a diagnosis about preservation, description and diffusion of the University of Porto Alegre (UPA) and University of Rio Grande do Sul (URGS) Funds, which are in the custody of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The objectives of the research are: to analyze, in a comparative way, the document management. archival policies and the type of treatment that is given to permanent documentation in three federal institutions of higher education: UNIRIO, UFJF and UFSM, with a view to obtaining information about their experiences in the implantation of their permanent and/or historical archives; carry out a survey on the UPA and URGS Funds; to carry out a diagnosis of these funds, aiming at their characterization as cultural heritage of the documentary type of UFRGS; propose a plan of action with suggestions for the conservation and preservation of these funds and also for the constitution of the Permanent Archive Section of the Central Archive of UFRGS, based on the knowledge produced through the study conducted at UNIRIO, UFJF and UFSM. As for the methodology, the research had an exploratory and descriptive character and the approach used was qualitative. We worked with documentary and field research. The technique of data collection used in the field was the semi-structured interview, with the Directors of the Central Archive of UNIRIO, UFJF and the General Archive of UFSM. The diagnosis presented was intended to describe the situation in which the Funds are concerned in relation to the size of the collection; the infrastructure and environmental conditions of the storage site; and their conditions of preservation and conservation. Based on this research, it was possible to characterize these Funds as components of the documentary heritage of UFRGS and of the society of Rio Grande do Sul. The Brazilian Standard for Archival Description – NOBRADE was suggested for the description process and the ICA-AtoM and/or AtoM for the diffusion and socialization of the collection. It was verified that the creation of the File System of UFRGS was an action that did not materialize in the implantation of the archival policies and document management in the scope of the university, as well as other actions of the past; and that with the new Direction of the Documentation Division there was a resumption of this question, with the advice to the university units in the management of their documentary collections. It was suggested the constitution of the Permanent Archive Section of the Central Archive of UFRGS, as a way of preserving the documentary heritage of the institution, based on the 12 elaboration of a Policy for Preservation of Documentary Heritage. It should be noted that the constitution of the Section has already been sent to the Pro-Rector of Planning and Administration, to be sent to the University Council (CONSUN), through the Central Archive Regulation.

Organisations need to learn from their current and past experiences to optimise their activities, decisions and future strategies. Non-governmental organisations are similar to public or governmental departments in that learning is crucial for their existence. One of the key factors influencing learning is the development and maintenance of a functional organisational memory. The organisational memory is a dynamic entity encompassing more than the storage facilities provided by an information technology system. It also resides in human form, acting as reservoirs and interpretation centres and feeding the organisational memory as a whole. Previous research in organisational memory focussed mostly on describing the structure of the storage systems, with the current focus on developing management information systems to enhance organisational memory storage and retrieval. Some work has been undertaken to describe the processes involved, which include accessing, storing and retrieving the memory. Other functions that need special attention are the development of data to information, and especially creating and using knowledge. The studies mostly involved existing organisational memory as it was represented at a specific time of the organisations’ development. This study looks at all the different developmental phases of a regional NGO, which include start-up, expansion in target territory, expansion in activities, consolidation and close-out. To investigate the temporal changes of organisational memory in a regional intermediary NGO, a retrospective case study methodology was used. The NGO was closing down, providing an opportunity to investigate all the stages of development. The data collection, analysis and interpretation involved various in-depth interviews with current and past staff members and other key stakeholders, such as beneficiary organisations and consultants. In addition, a complex set of documents were studied, including proposals, strategic documents, minutes of meetings, and audiovisual material. The main themes and factors, such as individuals, leadership, electronic and other management of the organisational memory, culture, including the importance of a vision and theory of change, policies and global developments are discussed using a temporal ecological framework. The key findings of this study illustrate the importance of directories as part of the metamemory in accessing seemingly dormant organisational memories. The conclusion is that organisational memory survives after the demise of the organisation and that it is accessible through directories. / Psychology / Ph. D. (Consulting Psychology)

Este trabalho é um diagnóstico sobre a preservação, a descrição e a difusão dos Fundos Universidade de Porto Alegre (UPA) e Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (URGS), que estão sob custódia do Arquivo Central da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Os objetivos da pesquisa são: analisar, de forma comparativa, a gestão documental, as políticas arquivísticas e o tipo de tratamento dado à documentação de caráter permanente em três instituições federais de ensino superior: UNIRIO, UFJF e UFSM, com vista à obtenção de informações sobre suas experiências na implantação de seus arquivos permanentes e/ou históricos; realizar levantamento a respeito dos Fundos UPA e URGS; proceder a um diagnóstico desses fundos, visando a sua caracterização como patrimônio cultural do tipo documental da UFRGS; propor um plano de ação com sugestões para a conservação e preservação desses fundos e também para a constituição da Seção de Arquivo Permanente do Arquivo Central da UFRGS, a partir dos conhecimentos produzidos por meio do estudo realizado na UNIRIO, UFJF e UFSM. Quanto à metodologia, a pesquisa teve caráter exploratório e descritivo, e a abordagem utilizada foi a qualitativa. Trabalhou-se com pesquisa documental e de campo. A técnica de coleta de dados utilizada em campo foi a da entrevista semiestruturada com os Diretores do Arquivo Central da UNIRIO, da UFJF e do Arquivo Geral da UFSM. O diagnóstico apresentado propiciou descrever a situação em que se encontram os Fundos citados em relação às dimensões do acervo; às condições de infraestrutura e ambientais do local de seu armazenamento; e às suas condições de preservação e conservação. A partir dessa investigação, foi possível caracterizar esses Fundos como componentes do patrimônio documental da UFRGS e da sociedade sul-rio-grandense. Sugeriu-se a Norma Brasileira de Descrição Arquivística (NOBRADE) para o processo de descrição e o ICA-AtoM e/ou AtoM para a difusão e socialização do acervo. Constatou-se que a criação do Sistema de Arquivos da UFRGS foi uma ação que não se concretizou na implantação das políticas arquivísticas e de gestão documental no âmbito da universidade, assim como outras ações do passado; e que com a nova Direção da Divisão de Documentação houve uma retomada dessa questão, com o assessoramento às unidades universitárias na gestão de seus acervos documentais. Sugeriu-se a constituição da Seção de Arquivo Permanente do Arquivo Central da UFRGS, como forma de preservar o patrimônio documental da instituição, a partir da elaboração de uma Política de Preservação do 10 Patrimônio Documental. Salienta-se que a constituição da Seção já foi encaminhada ao Pró- Reitor de Planejamento e Administração, para ser enviado ao Conselho Universitário (CONSUN), por meio do Regulamento do Arquivo Central. / This work is a diagnosis about preservation, description and diffusion of the University of Porto Alegre (UPA) and University of Rio Grande do Sul (URGS) Funds, which are in the custody of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The objectives of the research are: to analyze, in a comparative way, the document management. archival policies and the type of treatment that is given to permanent documentation in three federal institutions of higher education: UNIRIO, UFJF and UFSM, with a view to obtaining information about their experiences in the implantation of their permanent and/or historical archives; carry out a survey on the UPA and URGS Funds; to carry out a diagnosis of these funds, aiming at their characterization as cultural heritage of the documentary type of UFRGS; propose a plan of action with suggestions for the conservation and preservation of these funds and also for the constitution of the Permanent Archive Section of the Central Archive of UFRGS, based on the knowledge produced through the study conducted at UNIRIO, UFJF and UFSM. As for the methodology, the research had an exploratory and descriptive character and the approach used was qualitative. We worked with documentary and field research. The technique of data collection used in the field was the semi-structured interview, with the Directors of the Central Archive of UNIRIO, UFJF and the General Archive of UFSM. The diagnosis presented was intended to describe the situation in which the Funds are concerned in relation to the size of the collection; the infrastructure and environmental conditions of the storage site; and their conditions of preservation and conservation. Based on this research, it was possible to characterize these Funds as components of the documentary heritage of UFRGS and of the society of Rio Grande do Sul. The Brazilian Standard for Archival Description – NOBRADE was suggested for the description process and the ICA-AtoM and/or AtoM for the diffusion and socialization of the collection. It was verified that the creation of the File System of UFRGS was an action that did not materialize in the implantation of the archival policies and document management in the scope of the university, as well as other actions of the past; and that with the new Direction of the Documentation Division there was a resumption of this question, with the advice to the university units in the management of their documentary collections. It was suggested the constitution of the Permanent Archive Section of the Central Archive of UFRGS, as a way of preserving the documentary heritage of the institution, based on the 12 elaboration of a Policy for Preservation of Documentary Heritage. It should be noted that the constitution of the Section has already been sent to the Pro-Rector of Planning and Administration, to be sent to the University Council (CONSUN), through the Central Archive Regulation.

The aim of this research is to investigate how succession planning can be used as a developmental tool in developing middle managers in the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The research shows that the DST has good strategies and policies in place for the development and retention of its employees, although there is no succession planning tool or system in place. Proposed interventions to address identified gaps in terms of succession planning include a quota system of positions that should be filled by internal candidates to encourage employees’ buy-in to succession planning; inculcating it in the institutional culture and therefore, preserving and retaining institutional memory; creating a robust reward management programme based upon a pay-scheme that seeks to reward middle managers for developing their competencies in line with institutional requirements / Public Administration / M.A. (Public Administration)

The aim of this research is to investigate how succession planning can be used as a developmental tool in developing middle managers in the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The research shows that the DST has good strategies and policies in place for the development and retention of its employees, although there is no succession planning tool or system in place. Proposed interventions to address identified gaps in terms of succession planning include a quota system of positions that should be filled by internal candidates to encourage employees’ buy-in to succession planning; inculcating it in the institutional culture and therefore, preserving and retaining institutional memory; creating a robust reward management programme based upon a pay-scheme that seeks to reward middle managers for developing their competencies in line with institutional requirements / Public Administration and Management / M.A. (Public Administration)

Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-19T11:50:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 peruzzo2013.pdf: 22046144 bytes, checksum: fe7e5f1728b1dce252969d3e67464b6c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-27 / The main motivations for the development of this dissertation are: the lack of studies about the Seção de Obras Raras A. Overmeer of the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), the importance of this section for the memory of the institution as well as the contribution of personalities of the areas of medicine and librarianship to the formation and consolidation of this section. The objective of this work is to deepen the knowledge of the section characteristics, seeking a parallel between aspects of its creation and the outstanding initiatives in the area of public health which marked the end of the XIX and the beginning of the XX centuries in the country. One takes into account here the concepts institutional memory and of rare work , considering the complexity the latter and presenting the different perspectives taken by several authors. The importance of the historical and political dimensions of the rare work is also considered. A description is made of the circumstances of the creation of the FIOCRUZ s first library and of the role played by the doctor Oswaldo Cruz and the librarian Overmeer in the formation and the development of the collection. Present characteristics of the section and some of the highlights of its collection are also presented here. The main empirical focus of this study is the set of theses of the Faculty of Medicine of the UFRJ defended between the years of 1890 and 1925 - kept in the Section. These theses are here analyzed with respect to their formal and content aspects. The analysis of the formal aspects of the theses revealed that their pre-textual and pos-textual elements underwent a great variation in the period considered. The analysis of the theses content shows some subject variation in time. The sub-classes of the predominant subject public health is also a subject of analysis. The last step of the study consists of interviews with FIOCRUZ researches, seeking to find out their visions about the rare work and about the importance of the collection for their research. The interviews indicate that these researchers consider the Section the main responsible for the maintenance of the institutions memory and a rich source for their research. The combined evidence gathered in this study reveals the strong relationship between FIOCRUZs institutional memory and the Section characteristics. / A escassez de estudos sobre a Seção de Obras Raras A. Overmeer da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), a importância desta seção para a memória institucional, assim como o fato de que para ela contribuíram personagens destacados da área da medicina e da biblioteconomia são as principais motivações para a realização deste estudo. O objetivo geral do trabalho é contribuir para aprofundar conhecimentos sobre as características do acervo, buscando cotejar aspectos da sua criação e desenvolvimento com as destacadas iniciativas em saúde pública que marcaram o final do século XIX e início do século XX no país. O trabalho aborda o tema da memória institucional e detém-se no conceito de obra rara, apresentando a abordagem de diversos autores que destacam a sua complexidade, as diferentes perspectivas de análise, assim como a importância de sua contextualização histórica e política. As circunstâncias da criação da FIOCRUZ e de sua primeira biblioteca são aqui descritas, especificamente o papel desempenhado pelo médico sanitarista Oswaldo Cruz e do bibliotecário Overmeer na formação e desenvolvimento do acervo da biblioteca da instituição. As características atuais da Seção e alguns destaques da coleção de obras raras são também apresentados. Um levantamento do conjunto de teses da Faculdade de Medicina da UFRJ guardadas nesta seção e defendidas entre os anos de 1890 e 1925 foi também realizado no contexto deste estudo. Estas teses são aqui analisadas pelo aspecto formal e de conteúdo. A análise referente ao aspecto formal das teses, focalizando elementos pré-textuais e pós-textuais, revelou que ao longo do tempo as mesmas apresentaram grande variação. A partir da análise do conteúdo de um total de 1569 teses, constatou-se variação de assuntos ao longo do tempo, sendo que a classe de assunto predominante - saúde pública é também descrita nas suas sub-classes. Na última etapa do estudo foram realizadas entrevistas com pesquisadores da FIOCRUZ que utilizam o acervo, buscando-se conhecer a sua visão sobre o conceito de obras raras, sobre a importância do acervo e sobre a contribuição deste para as suas pesquisas. As entrevistas indicam que as pesquisadoras consideraram o acervo um guardião da memória da instituição e fonte riquíssima para suas pesquisas. O conjunto de evidências acumuladas pelo estudo revela a estreita ligação do acervo com a memória institucional da Fiocruz