Internet
Palavras-chave: Desintermediação da informação; Bibliotecas universitárias; Internet; Busca da informação; Comunidade cientifica. Abstract: A consideration of the role of information technology (IT) in contemporary society. The internet in particular has reduced distances and has enabled the instantaneous transfer of information; it has reconfigured the concept of geographic space, creating a new virtual space that goes beyond the frontiers of the physical realm. The internet has, among other things,