The collector's act: a view through the disciplines of Archival Science, Library Science and Museum Studies

Abstract

In this article discusses the relationship of the concept of collectionism with the areas of Archivology, Library Science and Museology. Problematizes this way, issues specific to each of them, and the same time, similarities in the matter of the collector’s act. Accordingly view a possibility of dialogue that transpose the purpose of the professional practices of the areas and propose a cross debate. Thus, introduced the concept of categorization of collectionism in three historical periods: Renaissance, Enlightenment and Contemporary, seeking to relate them to the subjects presented in this article. This way, what you propose is the incorporation of the concept of collecting as a topic fundamental to the constitution of the fields discussed in this work. Finally, argues about the relevance of considering the dimension of the collector's aspects in addition to access studies, because the themes are not in a relationship of superposition (or overcoming temporal) and can be taken from contemporary and original approach without disrespecting one of the original perspectives.