• J. Guallar, C. Rovira, S. Ruiz
    El profesional de la información (2010). Vol. 19, (4), 7

    Abstract
    We show the results of a study about the presence of multimedia content in the leading Spanish online newspapers, over a period of six months (October 2009 to March 2010) [...]

  • S. Tejedor-Calvo
    El profesional de la información (2010). Vol. 19, (4), 6

    Abstract
    The present article analyzes the presence and the type of use of the platforms and resources of the web 2.0 in the principal online newspapers of Latin America. The results [...]

  • J. Sánchez-Vigil, J. Marcos-Recio, M. Olivera-Zaldua
    El profesional de la información (2010). Vol. 19, (4), 5

    Abstract
    The digital media has proven successful with a specific type of information which is of great interest to those readers, accustomed to using diverse technology that furnishes [...]

  • E. García-de-Torres
    El profesional de la información (2010). Vol. 19, (4), 4

    Abstract
    The conceptual relationships between what has been called citizen journalism, participatory journalism and crowdsourcing journalism in the context of the evolution of user-generated [...]

  • P. Masip, J. Micó-Sanz
    El profesional de la información (2010). Vol. 19, (4), 3

    Abstract
    We review the development of research in Online Journalism in Spain from the mid-90s to the present, presenting an overview of research carried out on this subject and describing [...]

  • P. Masip, J. Díaz-Noci, D. Domingo, J. Micó-Sanz, R. Salaverría
    El profesional de la información (2010). Vol. 19, (4), 2

    Abstract
    This article aims to offer the state of the art of international research in online journalism. This work focuses its attention on four of the main features of the field. [...]

  • P. Roca, M. Cervera, G. Gariup, L. Pelà
    Archives of Comp. Meths. Engng. (2010). 17 (3), pp. 299-325

    Abstract
    A review of methods applicable to the study of masonry historical construction, encompassing both classical and advanced ones, is presented. Firstly, the paper offers a discussion [...]

  • M. Cervera, L. Pelà, R. Clemente, P. Roca
    Engineering Fracture Mechanics (2010). Vol. 77 (13), pp. 2431-2450.

    Abstract
    This work presents a procedure to simulate the growth and propagation of localized tensile cracks on quasi-brittle materials. The so-called smeared damage approach, which [...]

  • J. Castillo-Vidal
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 69

    Abstract
    Although the comic has been with us much longer than other arts considered as such without prejudice, there are currently no appropriate search tools that allow us to study [...]

  • T. Baiget
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 68

    Abstract
    Review of concepts related to costs, prices and value of information, overview of the global information market, takeovers in 2009 and trends on strategies to sell informa[...]

  • P. Lara-Navarra
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 67

    Abstract
    Innovation is a continuous need to improve and to adapt to changes, and even anticipate them, to maintain or increase competitive advantage over those with activities similar [...]

  • N. Arroyo-Vázquez
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 66

    Abstract
    Accessing the Web from mobile devices sometimes entails difficulties due to the technical and physical characteristics of these appliances. There are several methods for improving [...]

  • N. Arroyo-Vázquez
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 65

    Abstract
    The year we left behind was marked by a growing interest in mobile devices as a way to access content, from searching the internet to reading e-books. While we are in a time [...]

  • D. Maniega-Legarda
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 64

    Abstract
    Review of new technologies based on touch screens, voice and gestures for user interfaces. Several models and prototypes are described. The importance of usability (size, [...]

  • J. Franganillo
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 63

    Abstract
    Data mining is the process of analyzing large data sets to discover behaviour patterns and predict future actions. Data mining has many useful applications, but also has an [...]

  • M. Marcos
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 62

    Abstract
    Conferences, books, blogs, forums, magazines and courses related to the disciplines of usability, interaction and user experience have shown that the year 2009 saw some deepening [...]

  • P. Lara-Navarra, D. Maniega-Legarda
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 61

    Abstract
    The article outlines the main features of the RIA technologies (Rich internet applications). The contents packaged with RIA technology are updated independently and, among [...]

  • J. Tramullas
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 60

    Abstract
    Social networking systems based on messaging are occupying a spaceof communication and information that seemed restricted to email. However, the launch of Google Wave has [...]

  • C. Urbano
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 59

    Abstract
    Thoughts on information services strategies to fit with the routines of personal information management that users adopt in a digital information overload (infoxication) setting. [...]

  • R. Eíto-Brun
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 58

    Abstract
    The findings of the “information access software” analyses released in September 2009 by the IT consultancy company Gartner Group are summarized. This term refers to various [...]

  • J. Serrano-Cobos
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 57

    Abstract
    Throughout 2009 we have seen a number of technology trends that according to the views of most analysts will have a greater role in 2010. Growth and centralization of social [...]

  • E. Abadal, F. García-Abad, R. Melero, J. Rodríguez-Gairín
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 56

    Abstract
    The major events in Spain during 2009 in the field of Open access to science are described and contextualized with the international environment. We offer 2009 statistical [...]

  • J. Alonso-Arévalo
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 55

    Abstract
    In a few years we have evolved from bibliographic reference managers that only worked offline to management systems on the Web as a research tool. They make it easy to share, [...]

  • I. Aguillo
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 54

    Abstract
    The critical attitude of many scientists and information professionals to the information published in the academic web, which is usually less valued than that available in [...]

  • I. Aguillo
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 53

    Abstract
    The Web is an important source of information in the academic sector, although many professors and researchers still do not maximize its potential. Missing or poor content [...]

  • E. Giménez-Toledo
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 52

    Abstract
    This article shows the role that universities’ Publishing Services, as publishers of journals, can fill in quality improvement and rationalization of scientific publishi[...]

  • D. Torres-Salinas
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 51

    Abstract
    Libraries and various agencies are beginning to value research data as an academic product. This situation is bringing out new skills among information professionals, especially [...]

  • D. Torres-Salinas
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 50

    Abstract
    The issue of sharing research data has always been present in the scientific community; however, the current state of technology has revived the debate. For this reason, and [...]

  • D. Torres-Salinas, R. Ruiz-Pérez, E. Delgado-López-Cózar
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 49

    Abstract
    Google Scholar (GS) is a search engine that specializes in scientific information and in the identification of the citations that academic papers receive, making it a strong [...]

  • L. Rodríguez-Yunta
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 48

    Abstract
    The number of Spanish journals indexed in the database Web of science is analyzed. It has grown from 44 in 2005 to 149 in 2009. Yet it seems that Spain is not adequately represented [...]

  • L. Martínez
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 47

    Abstract
    The organization of science is based on scientific communication media. New technologies in information and knowledge systems, such as cyber-infrastructures, grid platforms, [...]

  • D. Torres-Salinas
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 46

    Abstract
    A review of the major developments in the field of scientific communication and research evaluation in 2009 is divided into three themes. The first is devoted to scientific [...]

  • E. Méndez
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 45

    Abstract
    This document shows a state-of-the-art in the information retrieval landscape, with special emphasis on recent trends, strategies and experiences during 2009, as well as research [...]

  • M. Térmens
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 44

    Abstract
    The international state of research and development of digital preservation solutions in 2009 is assessed, as well as the expectations for 2010. We pay particular attention [...]

  • R. Aleixandre-Benavent, A. Ferrer-Sapena
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 43

    Abstract
    Social networks are a response to our need of communication. There are three types of social networks: those for the general public, for professionals and for scientists. [...]

  • D. Margaix-Arnal
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 42

    Abstract
    This review of the situation of social networks and web 2.0 applications in libraries and information units in 2009 includes brief definitions of these concepts and a brief [...]

  • A. D'Alòs-Moner
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 41

    Abstract
    Data on the growth of the “digital universe” are presented and a global vision of how different organizations –companies, governments, archives, libraries and museums– [...]

  • F. Tosete
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 40

    Abstract
    The evolution of the WWW and the introduction of new portable devices are creating a ubiquitous environment in which users can be permanently connected to the Net. In this [...]

  • R. Eíto-Brun
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 39

    Abstract
    The usage of open source software in archives is usually related to two projects especially relevant for the community: Archivist Toolkit and Archon, whose integration in [...]

  • R. Eíto-Brun
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 38

    Abstract
    Content management –both in its meaning, more related to the creation and maintenance of web sites and in its broader approach referred to the management of textual and [...]

  • P. Masip
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 37

    Abstract
    Video has become widespread in Spanish online newspapers in recent years. However, its adoption raises some questions and important challenges. This paper suggests some of [...]

  • J. Díaz-Noci
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 36

    Abstract
    2010 could be the year in which the arrival and consolidation in the market of several models of mobile devices for reading books and online dailies becomes real. This year, [...]

  • J. Guallar
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 35

    Abstract
    This radiography of the state of digital media in 2009 pays special attention to the situation in Spain and references to the international situation. The main points are: [...]

  • L. Martínez
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 34

    Abstract
    The traditional book, which is losing its central position as a paradigmatic record of information and knowledge, is a “cultural exception” within the communication environment [...]

  • E. Orduña-Malea
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 33

    Abstract
    The increasing complexity of the university, augmented by its commoditization, means that the information about its knowledge management is also more complex, whether we consider [...]

  • L. Rodríguez-Yunta
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 32

    Abstract
    This contribution examines the visibility and accessibility of the doctoral dissertations in Library and Information Science in Spanish universities. The analysis shows the [...]

  • L. Codina
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 31

    Abstract
    The basic characteristics of use and consumption of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information are described, and three newly created information resources are presented: [...]

  • J. Cordón-García
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 30

    Abstract
    After years of failures and hesitations, electronic books have consolidated their market presence, representing an increasingly important segment of the publishing sector. [...]

  • F. García-Marco
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 29

    Abstract
    The emergence, concept and characteristics of commercial digital libraries are analyzed. Special attention is given to their potential impact on the cultural and industrial [...]

  • J. Leiva-Aguilera
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 28

    Abstract
    The text considers the potential feasibility of a commercial vision of public libraries in which, while keeping the spirit of public service, they could offer spaces and innovative [...]

  • J. Gómez-Hernández
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 27

    Abstract
    The article presents an overview of the situation of school libraries in Spain, and suggests that, like the university library has become a resource center for learning and [...]

  • R. Lozano
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 26

    Abstract
    Technological innovation requires major adjustments in organizations, companies and public services. To understand the transformation of libraries it is vital to understand [...]

  • R. Lozano
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 25

    Abstract
    The public library and the promotion of reading is still an indissoluble tandem, meaning the library has a large responsibility for the promotion and dissemination of authors [...]

  • J. Gómez-Hernández
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 24

    Abstract
    We analyze how the present economic crisis is influencing public libraries, and what initiatives must be taken to help users who are unemployed and who face economic difficulties. [...]

  • L. Anglada
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 23

    Abstract
    The most important events of 2009 in the world of libraries are noted. There are three main areas: technology, information and libraries themselves. The first area includes [...]

  • E. Abadal, T. Baiget
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 22

    Abstract
    The sophistication of society and the scientific specialization lead to the fragmentation of the groups and the audiences. With congresses happens the same and in this paper [...]

  • C. Tejada-Artigas
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 21

    Abstract
    A picture of developments in the Library and information science profession in 2009 is presented. Topics included are professional skills, values, social image, scientific [...]

  • J. Pérez-Agüera
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 20

    Abstract
    The author reflects on the iSchools movement and the need to increase the study of computing in LIS courses. He argues that libraries and archives are only a tiny portion [...]

  • C. Tejada-Artigas
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 19

    Abstract
    In a time of change in the Spanish universities because of the Bologna reform process, a positioning strategy of our degrees that respond to the current professional situation [...]

  • J. Moreiro
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 18

    Abstract
    Reflection on the benefits to Spanish universities of the Bologna process for standardizing European university studies. Considered factors are: globalization, European integration, [...]

  • E. Delgado-López-Cózar, M. De-la-Moneda-Corrochano
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 17

    Abstract
    A picture is presented about the situation of library and information university studies in Spain. Statistical data about the number and type of curricula, student enrolment [...]

  • C. Urbano, S. Argudo
    Anuario ThinkEPI (2010). Vol. 4, 16

    Abstract
    The changes in university education set in motion by the 1999 Bologna Declaration are now becoming reality. The creation of the undergraduate degree in information and documentation, [...]

  • M. Cervera, M. Chiumenti, R. Codina
    Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., (2010). Vol. 199 (37-40), pp. 2571-2589

    Abstract
    This paper deals with the question of strain localization associated with materials which exhibit softening due to tensile straining. A standard local isotropic Rankine damage [...]

  • M. Cervera, M. Chiumenti, R. Codina
    Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., (2010). Vol. 199 (37-40), pp. 2559-2570

    Abstract
    This paper exploits the concept of stabilized finite element methods to formulate stable mixed stress/displacement and strain/displacement finite elements for the solution [...]

  • M. Chiumenti, M. Cervera, A. Salmi, C. Agelet de Saracibar, N. Dialami, K. Matsui
    Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., (2010). Vol. 199 (37-40), pp. 2343-2359

    Abstract
    This paper describes the formulation adopted for the numerical simulation of the shaped metal deposition process (SMD) and the experimental work carried out at ITP Industry [...]

  • Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 49

  • A. Ocaña Fernández, M. Reyes López
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 48

    Abstract
    In this article we present a descriptive study of the soundtrack of children’s television programmes on the Andalusian public television network. This study is part of an [...]

  • J. Santibáñez Velilla
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 47

    Abstract
    The mixed model of Teaching-Learning intends to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to guarantee an education more adjusted to European Space for Higher [...]

  • M. Prendes Espinosa, L. Castañeda Quintero, I. Gutiérrez Porlán
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 46

    Abstract
    ICT competences are an essential part of teachers’ curriculums in Spain. This paper presents an analysis of the technical skills in the use of ICT of future primary school [...]

  • L. Martín Sobrado Fernández, M. Ceinos Sanz, E. Fernández Rey
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 45

    Abstract
    The main purpose of this article focuses on identifying specific Information and Communication Technologies skills, particularly those related to web pages and e-mail, useful [...]

  • R. Baelo Álvarez, I. Cantón Mayo
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 44

    Abstract
    This paper explores the uses of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the universities of Castilla y León. We believe that the integration of ICT in the universities [...]

  • J. Cabero Almenara, M. Llorente Cejudo, A. Puentes Puente
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 43

    Abstract
    This paper shows the results obtained from a blended training experience based on internet usage, more specifically, under the Blended Learning (b-learning) modality carried [...]

  • S. Guerra Liaño, N. González Fernández, R. García Ruiz
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 42

    Abstract
    The learning environment at the university stage which provides the Bologna Declaration has long indicated the need for major changes, among others, in the teaching methodology [...]

  • A. Schalk Quintanar, C. Marcelo García
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 41

    Abstract
    Universities are gradually implementing virtual learning processes. However, research still remains limited in examining the internal processes that occur in learning in virtual [...]

  • L. Pastor Pérez, J. Xifra Triadú
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 40

    Abstract
    This research discloses the results from the first pilot test of a new teaching method called journalism based learning carried out on the course «Teoría y técnicas de [...]

  • E. Vergara Leyton, M. Rodríguez Salineros
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 39

    Abstract
    This work analyzes the impact of advertising among Chilean youngsters of different socioeconomic background. We aim to identify the relationship that this group establishes [...]

  • Á. Pérez Ugena, J. Menor Sendra, Á. Salas Martínez
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 38

    Abstract
    The concept of Public Service has recently suffered a big transformation. After loosing its educational and positive connotations what remains now is its negative dimension: [...]

  • A. Aierbe Barandiaran, C. Medrano Samaniego, J. Martínez de Morentín
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 37

    Abstract
    Despite the negative criticism leveled at them, certain television genres which treat intimate problems and issues as a kind of spectacle may also help adolescents learn how [...]

  • R. Browne Sartori, R. Baessolo Stiven, V. Silva Echeto
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 36

    Abstract
    This article examines the processes through which the massive press generates and represents the cultural discourses of two of the most polemic migrant groups coexisting nowadays [...]

  • E. Martínez-Salanova Sánchez
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 35

  • F. Ruiz del Olmo
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 34

    Abstract
    The Spanish Civil War occupies an important place in the European collective memory. The film language and depiction of that conflict provide an important platform from which [...]

  • N. Zagalo
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 33

    Abstract
    In this study we have analysed the current state of media literacy focusing on the game and film art forms. We aim to discover if some problems found throughout the history [...]

  • E. Martínez-Salanova Sánchez
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 32

    Abstract
    This article analyses the portrayal of education in European cinema from the perspective of systems of education and the behaviour of teachers and pupils in the classroom. [...]

  • M. Nogueira Tavares
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 31

    Abstract
    This essay highlights the role of historical avant-gardes in shaping film discourse. This role was vital for the recognition of cinema as an art form, as well as for the constitution [...]

  • A. Burn
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 30

    Abstract
    This author deals with the attraction of that feeling of terror generated in the media, especially in cinema, and from the perspective of the controlled emotion behind that [...]

  • M. Clarembeaux
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 29

    Abstract
    Film education in the digital age should be based on three closely-related and complementary fundamentals: to see, to analyze and to make films with young people; three basics [...]

  • C. Bazalgette
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 28

    Abstract
    This paper traces key features of the BFI’s evolving strategies for film education in UK schools during the final 25 years of the analogue era. Historically, the BFI did [...]

  • V. Reia Baptista
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 27

  • J. Aguaded Gómez
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (2), 26

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  • A. Ramos Elizondo, J. Herrera Bernal, M. Ramírez Montoya
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 23

    Abstract
    This article presents a multiple case study carried out when mobile learning (mLearning) was first introduced to 3.000 freshmen of two university campuses in Mexico. The objective [...]

  • M. Pastor Alonso
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 22

    Abstract
    This paper has an approach to the different characteristics which make up the public’s image of journalists, analysing the motivations behind the decision of those who became [...]

  • A. Sedeño Valdellos
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 21

    Abstract
    A videogame is a cultural device with its own socializing functions, as stated by most of the media. The high levels of pleasure and enjoyment it gives players make it essential [...]

  • A. Gutiérrez Martín, A. Palacios Picos, L. Torrego Egido
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 20

    Abstract
    The discourse stating that the profound changes in ICT of the last decade have also radically altered the way our students learn, and that they can all now be considered digital [...]

  • H. Salmerón Pérez, S. Rodríguez Fernández, C. Gutiérrez Braojos
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 19

    Abstract
    The main advances in education and the current expansion of training models are due to the incorporation of information and communication technologies (ICTs), as well as pedagogical [...]

  • Y. Valencia Cerino, V. García Martínez
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 18

    Abstract
    This work presents the results of a postgraduate thesis on communication, particularly the use of language. Messenger is one of the most popular ways for communicating by [...]

  • C. Fonseca Mora, L. García Barroso
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 17

    Abstract
    Mass media have a central role in transmitting culture. In fact, they have become handy relevant tools for learning a foreign language due to their ability to transmit both [...]

  • J. Sureda Negre, R. Comas Forgas, M. Morey López
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 16

    Abstract
    This paper examines and discusses the rules and standards set by parents for their children on Internet usage at home. Data that supports the paper have been obtained by surveying [...]

  • M. Romero Calmache, C. Fanjul Peyró
    Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2010). Vol. 18, (1), 15

    Abstract
    The exponential and irreversible growth of the social web is an undeniable phenomenon that is provoking a series of changes in communication models. This global revolution [...]