Canais de Compartilhamento Informacional

This article aims to identify information sharing channels to verify the information use panorama and to assist in the development of information literacy in the justice system. The research is qualitative and consisted of a multiple case study in institutions of the justice system. Data collection techniques consisted of mental maps and semi-structured interviews and data analysis used was the Collective Subject Discourse Analysis and construction of mental maps. The results obtained with the mental maps pointed to the internet as the main source of information and the information obtained through people being also valued, as well as that obtained from official sources. The Collective Subject Discourse Analysis indicated official sources and people as the main sources of information. The results point to an informational panorama based predominantly on digital formats and the to the need to improve or expand sharing channels for the dissemination of knowledge in the justice system. Thus, sharing channels are essential for developing information literacy in a context of information overload, the impacts of new technologies and social changes.