ABSTRACT
The proposal of this article of theoretical nature is to analyze in the literature of the last five years, what is discussed about innovation in the context of university libraries. It was reserched in national and international databases from 2014 to 2018 articles related to this subject, as well as on innovation, in a general way. The objectives were to characterize the theories around the innovation process, to understand the evolution of the concept of innovation in different contexts of society and in Brazil, and to conclude with a review about the innovation process in the scope of information services, especially those offered in University Libraries. It is noticed that in Brazil, even the process being slow, the University Libraries are investing in new services focusing on the change of posture of its users. Many libraries, for example, already offer collaborative study spaces, in addition to the individual ones, establish vertical partnerships with information technology companies and cultural centers, in order to meet the current needs of the generation formed by digital natives.
KEYWORDS:
Innovation; University libraries; Digital natives; Information services; Innovation in libraries