Blockchain como tecnologia aplicada na elaboração de contratos inteligentes na BCI: uma revisão sistemática da literatura

Rafael Rocha; Gercina Ângela de Lima; Webert Júnio Araújo

doi:10.5380/atoz.v14.91194

Authors

Rafael Rocha Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9719-1741
Gercina Ângela de Lima Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0735-3856
Webert Júnio Araújo Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9020-3711

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/atoz.v14.91194

Keywords:

blockchain, smart contracts, library, Information Science, systematic literature review

Abstract

Introduction: Information units need to be aware of new technologies to create services that are more adherent to users in modern times. One of these new technologies is the blockchain, which is based on public and immutable records, with no central regulatory authority, and which allows for self-executing codes called “smart contracts”. This study aims to identify the potential of using blockchain-based smart contracts in the context of Library and Information Science (LIS) from a pragmatic point of view. Method: The following question was asked to guide the research: what are the potential benefits of using smart contracts on the blockchain for LIS? A systematic literature review (SLR) on this topic was carried out, with searches in the Brapci, WoS and Scopus databases. The sample is composed of 22 documents analyzed according to the methodologies used to correlate the contributions of smart contracts or blockchain to the BCI from three categories: (1) experimental study; (2) literature review; (3) investigation technique. Results: An experimental study category demonstrates pragmatic applications of the use of smart contracts in several areas, while the literature review category explores the potential advantages of blockchain. While the technical category of investigation identifies the willingness of the community to adopt the technology. Conclusions: Finally, consider that the results are driven by identifying the salient areas of the LIS for building smart contracts, in addition to identifying the technologies employed and understanding the challenges of implementing disruptive technologies.

Author Biographies

Rafael Rocha, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Doutorando pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão e Organização do Conhecimento (PPGGOC) da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e Analista em Tecnologia da Informação na UFMG .

Gercina Ângela de Lima, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Professora Titular no Departamento de Organização e Tratamento da Informação, na ECI/UFMG. Pós-doutora em Estudos sobre metodologias para o processo de indexação de documentos textuais, pelo Departamento de Biblioteconomia y Documentación, Faculdad de Humanidades, Comunicación y Documentación, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Espanha, e pela Escola de Artes e Comunicação da USP. Doutora em Ciência da Informação pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação PPGCI-ECI/UFMG. Mestre em Science in Library Service - Clark Atlanta University. Bibliotecária pela Escola de Biblioteconomia da UFMG. Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq - (PQ) Nível 1D. Bolsista do Programa Pesquisador Mineiro-PPM XII-2018 da FAPEMIG. Pesquisadora no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão & Organização do Conhecimento-PPGGOC/ECI/UFMG. Coordenadora do Grupo de Pesquisa MHTX - Modelagem Conceitual para Organização e Representação da Informação Hipertextual, registrado no CNPq desde 2004.

Webert Júnio Araújo, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais

Professor Substituto da Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMG, Doutor em Gestão e Organização do Conhecimento, Mestre em Ciência da Informação e Bibliotecário no CEFET-MG

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