Information Science in Brasil, in its origin was linked to R&D government system which caused its evolution well related to the govern politics. The ideological and political changes, in the last 50 years, influenced strongly the paths of IS. The discussion of how the ideologies and public policies influenced IC from the Ibictanalises, may supply instruments for us to understand the present moment and make us think about IC’s future in Brasil.
Information policies; Government; Information society; Ibict