Design thinking as a dynamic methodology for information science

Natalia Nakano is a Doctoral Student at the Information Science Graduate Program at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Marilia, State of Sao Paulo. She is a member of the scientific group LADRI – Laboratory for Research in Information Design and Information Retrieval. She develops projects on Digital Environments for Information Sharing, more specifically Distance Learning platforms, under the supervision of Professor Maria Jose Vicentini Jorente. Her interests lie in how information science and information design may contribute to access and sharing of information and knowledge construction.

Joao Augusto Dias Barreira e Oliveira is a Doctoral Student at the Information Science Graduate Program at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Marilia, State of Sao Paulo. The author is a member of the scientific group LADRI – Laboratory for Research in Information Design and Information Retrieval. The author develops projects on Information Design applied within Information Science, under the supervision of Professor Maria Jose Vicentini Jorente. The author’s interests lie on how information science and information design may contribute to access and sharing of information and knowledge construction.

Maria José Vicentini Jorente holds a doctoral degree in information science from São Paulo State University. She is a Professor for the Information Science Graduate Program at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Marilia, State of Sao Paulo. She is also the Designer and Head of the scientific research group LADRI – Laboratory for Research in Information Design and Information Retrieval, where she develops projects on Information Design. She is the Scientific Coordinator of the fellowship program with Universidade do Porto, Portugal with CetacMedia. Her interests lie in information design, digital curation, records management and archives and museology.