The current decade is characterized by the ocurrence of significant changes in the information-librarian sectors. The main trends that harmonize the change of work approches of the organizations, in general, and of the information institutions, in particular, are identified. With this aim, a number of documentary sources belonging to the industry and trade sectors and also to the health and information sector were consulted. The main trends that were found are as follows: the development of a powerful technological infraestructure; the adoption of a marketing approach in the activity; the supply of informations products and services of a high added value; the assessment of information products and services; the functional design of the organization; the reorganization of human resources; the introduction of a management concept; the creation of quality systems; the forming of funds and the organization of resources oriented to the user as well as the development of permanent education and researches. The trends found constitute a model to the development of the educational activity in the sector.