Proyectos interdisciplinares de Documentación Gráfica y Multimedia. La función del documentalista

Abstract

Based on the concept and definition of Documentation as a science it is considered the role that carries out the information professional in interdisciplinary projects. These projects can be set in the field of the basic investigation and practical application to develop multimedia products which supposes the use of different materials (text, imagenes , sound etc). The methodology and the techniques of work used by researchers and information scientists differs because there are differences in the subject fields and sometimes communication problems can arise between these interdisciplinary groups. These problems can be solved by means of a systematized process of communication at a first moment this method can seem costly and unnecessary, it is advisable a foreplanning of the different processes to accomplish the project´s objetives. This paper is based on the work developed by CSIC´s Servicio de Documentación de Humanidades, which serves as support the research projects of some departments specialized scientific fields