Abstract/Résumé/Resumen
This article presents the process of construction of the research methodology applied in the Observatório dos Arquivos do Rio Grande do Sul (OARS) project during the years 2017 to 2021. For its composition, the records of the meetings were used, as well as the documents produced and/or or published by the group throughout this working period. In this way, the article follows the step by step of the researchers' decisions and the process of careful evaluation of the successes regarding the methodology and its reassessment over the years. In view of this, after defining the research instrument, the form of submission (e-SIC) and its stages, as well as the initial scope (City Halls and Municipalities), it was possible to start data collection in 2019. This The sending phase of requests for information was completed in the second half of 2020, with more than 1500 requests forwarded. As for the responses from Organs municipal bodies, they were received through the project email or through the e-SIC system of the City Hall or the Chamber. Soon after, a digital copy was saved and shared with the group through the virtual learning environment Moodle Collaboration - UFRGS. Thus, each answer was tabulated in a group of specific worksheets and resulted in the first quantitative
analysis of the project. These analyzes are part of the 1st OARS Technical Report published by Universidade Santa Maria in 2021. Currently, the team is working to proceed with Module II - General Detailing in relation to the Chambers and Municipalities based on the questionnaire prepared in 2017-2018 In addition, the group is producing a map of the Rio Grande do Sul files with the results of the first module and is also continuing the qualitative analysis of the responses received.
