Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal
Communicating science: The profile of science journalists in Spain
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Science journalists are mainly responsible for publicly communicating science, which, in turn, is a major indicator of the social development of democratic societies. The transmission of quality scientific information that is rigorously researched and understandable is therefore [...]
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Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal
The e-Research on Media & Communications: Attitudes, Tools and Practices in Latin America Researchers
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e-Research is changing practices and dynamics in social research by the incorporation of advanced e-tools to process data and increase scientific collaboration. Previous research shows a positive attitude of investigators through e-Research and shows a fast incorporation of e-Tools, [...]- 24
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In 2012 there were many proposals for new indicators associated with social web tools. These indicators have been termed as altmetrics (or alternative metrics) and are presented as an alternative to the evaluation of scientific activity. In this paper some possible limitations of [...]- 3
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The main task of a scientific documentation manager is to provide help and coverage to researchers, usually in two ways: scientific watch and visibility. The recent emergence and use of a range of technologies and trends (within the so-called Science 2.0) is helping to encourage and [...]- 1
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Indicators for usage and participation in scientific journals 2.0: the case of PLoS One
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The new publishing and scientific communication environments have led to the emergence of new Web indicators. Along with usage metrics such as downloads there are many measures that are generated from Science 2.0. Journals published by the Public Library of Science systematically [...]- 6
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Science 2.0: Tools catalogue and consequences for scientific activity
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The concept of Science 2.0 is introduced and analysed based on its principal characteristics: user participation and collaboration, as well as free information exchange by means of web applications. A categorisation of tools for main web 2.0 functionalities for scientists is detailed: [...]- 3
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Strategies to improve the dissemination of research results with the Web 2.0
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Scientific communication is being enriched by the introduction of new ways of storage, publication and dissemination of the results. These include the services of the Web 2.0 which are still largely unknown to researchers. In this context the objective of this paper is to illustrate [...]- 7
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Use, knowledge and assessment of the scientific digital social networks in the Galician universities
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Scientific social networks (SSN) have been an important advance in the dissemination of knowledge in the scientific community. There are more and more researchers who agree on the need to join some SSN on account of the many advantages of visibility and impact they offer. This research [...]- 13
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