O The embracement as a principle of information mediation

Abstract

It presents a theoretical reflection that defends embracement as a fundamental principle in the process of mediation of information. It is a structured research in the literature review that seeks to highlight the need for social perceptions in order to expand the librarian's humanizing commitment. In the methodology, bibliographic research used the selection of publications contained the thematic direction on information mediation in the domains of Library Science and Information Science. The conceptual definitions of embracement extracted from scientific articles collected in specialized public health journals available in the electronic source SciELO. This study has the general objective of offering theoretical contributions that substantiate the foundation in the activities of librarianship aiming to contemplate the user of libraries and other environments and informational equipment through the mediation of information. It addresses the embracement considering the differences and individual subjectivities in the user, as a historical and social subject. In the conclusion, it offers final arguments that refer to the need for further studies in order to prioritize the treatment offered to users by information mediation activities. Therefore, this article represents a theoretical reflection aimed at expanding the potential of the social commitment performed by the librarian through the mediation of information