Knowledge Organization and Terminology: intersections, interlocutions and projections

The objective of this work is to explore the space of intersection between Knowledge Organization (KO) and Terminology, with the intention of identifying the theoretical and methodological elements of one field that have been recognized as possible contributions in the other field. The research is qualitative. The space of conceptual, methodological and practical intersection between KO and terminology was established as the unit of analysis. Five variables were selected: recognition of the intersection space by the authors; identification of common or similar foundations; identified theories; identified methodologies; and, direction of theoretical and/or methodological influence, from one field to another. For each variable, several indicators were selected. An ad hoc corpus was established for the research. Among other final considerations, it is verified that both fields develop activities of subject representation and knowledge organization, although with different perspectives and objectives. The influence of terminology on KO is more evident than the other way around. The current state of exchange (theoretical, methodological, application) is still in an embryonic state, although there is evidence of an important potential for the development of theoretical thinking and methods that have proven to be effective in one field, to offer new solutions to pending problems in the other.