RESEARCH, PANIC AND PANDEMIC: THE INTERNETAS AN EXCLUSIVE FOUNDATION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF ART.

Abstract

In 2020, the Academic Master in Social History of the Postgraduate Program in History at the History Institute of the Federal University of Uberlândia (PPGHI / INHIS / UFU) began, having as one of the objectives of the academic year the realization, by the students , of the Current State of the Art; however, in March, Brazil faced an extraordinary condition: the COVID-19 Pandemic. Due to social isolation, archives and libraries was closed. Consider that research activities are unable to stop: it’s possible to carry out them entirely, exclusively, through the internet? This article will answer that question, addressing the themes of overproduction, digitization and search engines (highlighting Google Scholar), concluding that: yes, it is possible to search in pandemic times; but, "new" places, "new" problems.

Keywords

• covid-19
• internet
• pandemic
• scientific research