Documents published in 2016 : Scipedia

The book art/artist book in its digital dimension: E-book art and hyperbook-art
B. Crespo-Martín

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 14

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The current digital context holds potential for creators of books art/artist books to go beyond their already innovative, dynamic, and fluid works of art in and around the book. The framework for developing these works of art has led to diverse offerings that need to be analyzed and systematized. This article presents the e-book art (electronic book art) and hyperbookart as two taxonomies that the book art/artist book embraces under the parameters of electronic and internet creation. Both meanings are defined and their pertinent conceptual and aesthetic properties and attributes are studied. Examples are given. The final reflections open several lines of debate about this digital scene, including the heterogenous role of the creator and audience, the authorship of the work, and the transformation of the work towards a multiple original.
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The current digital context holds potential for creators of books art/artist books to go beyond their already innovative, dynamic, and fluid works of art in and around the [...]
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Public libraries in Colombia: Land of peace
O. Jaramillo

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 13

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The public libraries of Columbia need to situate themselves as places for inclusion, social cohesion, construction of citizenship, and local memory as part of the post-conflict peace process. Colombia’s leaders and institutions, including libraries, have an obligation to go beyond the laws and regulations to achieve the vision of the future that has emerged from the negotiations in Havana, Cuba. There are actions that can be undertaken by libraries to promote social transformation at this historic time. Libraries are territories of peace, where librarians can undertake initiatives that build on citizens’ dreams of a prosperous future.
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The public libraries of Columbia need to situate themselves as places for inclusion, social cohesion, construction of citizenship, and local memory as part of the post-conflict [...]
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Audience participation in regional public television: A proposal that looks the 2016 reform of the BBC
A. Azurmendi, M. Muñoz-Saldaña

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 12

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The BBC opened two public enquiries in 2015 during the drafting of the "Report on the Reform of the Charter of the BBC", which will expire in December, 2016. Among the issues raised was the need to create new ways of audience participation. In fact, the BBC has taken steps to integrate audiences through its four Audience Councils: England, Wales, Scotland, and North Ireland. Likewise, in Spain, regional public television offers a specific way for public participation similar to Audience Councils: the Consejos Asesores. The research presented in this paper is based on the “classification of participation” offered by Carpentier and the British and Spanish cases, and it offers some indicators to assess and improve the participation of the audiences in Spanish regional public television.
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The BBC opened two public enquiries in 2015 during the drafting of the "Report on the Reform of the Charter of the BBC", which will expire in December, 2016. Among the issues [...]
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Social networks as sources of journalism: Reasons for distrust among Spanish journalists
D. Varona-Aramburu, G. Sánchez-Muñoz

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 11

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Social networks produce vast quantities of information that are occasionally relevant to the media agenda. Journalists are faced with the dilemma of whether or not to use social networks as regular sources because they tend to lack qualities like credibility and durability, essential in traditional journalism. The origin of the information from social platforms cannot always can be verified or even identified. We look at the media scene in Spain, where social networks have a relevant and ever-increasing role, and analyze if social media sources are valid, or if professionals should regard them as tools to be used with caution and skepticism. Our study explores the ethical and professional implications of social networks as an information source and as a feedback system.
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Social networks produce vast quantities of information that are occasionally relevant to the media agenda. Journalists are faced with the dilemma of whether or not to use [...]
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Film content analysis at six major Spanish film libraries
R. Domínguez-Delgado, M. López-Hernández

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 10

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In the field of library and information science, content analysis is a fundamental task for the efficient retrieval of information by the users of information systems. In this paper, an analysis is conducted on the current state of this task at six major Spanish film libraries by interviewing those responsible for the content analysis of film collections and performing a comparative analysis of the fields related to film content in the most exhaustive document analysis worksheets employed by each one of these six institutions to catalog their film collections.
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In the field of library and information science, content analysis is a fundamental task for the efficient retrieval of information by the users of information systems. In [...]
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Using competitive intelligence in collaborative processes in the Spanish pharmaceutical sector
M. Fernández-Arias, P. Quevedo-Cano, A. Hidalgo-Nuchera

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 9

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It is quite common to find competitive intelligence (CI) activities in pharmaceutical companies. These companies use the CI process, not only to act against competitors, a traditional goal of the CI, but also with the purpose of enhancing cooperation. This paper proposes that this trend should be deeply analyzed so that IC techniques can be adapted to the new demands of information. CI cycle is used to extract offensive intelligence, defensive intelligence, and, more increasingly, cooperative intelligence. The results of a study developed with a sample of 186 Spanish pharmaceutical companies are presented. The main goal was to analyze the extent to which these companies use CI processes for cooperative purposes. Results confirm that companies use CI tools for finding partners to share information sources, funding sources, or to carry out innovation projects.
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It is quite common to find competitive intelligence (CI) activities in pharmaceutical companies. These companies use the CI process, not only to act against competitors, a [...]
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Corporate social responsibility and corporate foundations in building responsible brands
A. Monfort, N. Villagra

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 8

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This article analyzes corporate brand management in companies that enforce a policy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) while also operating a corporate foundation that shares the same company name and brand. The study aimed to (1) define and analyze the presence of the corporate foundation and assess the alignment between brand and foundation in the context of corporate brand identity; and to (2) investigate brand manager perspectives on how corporate foundations promote the social dimensions of the brand and of a company’s corporate identity and culture. The corporate identity of 18 multinational companies and their corresponding foundations was investigated, and 8 prominent brand managers were interviewed.
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This article analyzes corporate brand management in companies that enforce a policy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) while also operating a corporate foundation that [...]
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National scientific policies in Latin America: The case of Ecuador and Colombia
P. Álvarez-Muñoz, M. Pérez-Montoro

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 7

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National policies critically affect the results of scientific production and communication in Latin American countries. Currently, these countries are developing and adapting to the assessment and quality schemes that have existed for some time in other advanced countries in the field of science. Political and economic conditions in Latin America have been favorable in the last five years, although only a few Latin American countries have taken advantage of this situation. In this paper public policies in science in Ecuador and Colombia are analyzed. The objective is to stimulate scientific production and enhance the overall research ecosystem of these two countries. The findings focus primarily on the differences detected in their respective investment policies, their higher education systems, and the volume and quality of their scientific production.
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National policies critically affect the results of scientific production and communication in Latin American countries. Currently, these countries are developing and adapting [...]
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Sleeping beauties analysis: A reflection from the solutionism perspective
S. D'Antonio-Maceiras

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 6

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Sleeping beauties (SB) is a term that is used to describe scientific articles that pass unnoticed in science for long periods of time until they are rediscovered. This phenomenon is little known in the scientific community and contradicts some of science’s basic presuppositions. At the same time, the current reality of scientific research is defined according to the quantity of information that is produced. Although the SB field of study is little known, it has very specific characteristics that generate a number of cross-cutting interpretations about the way that science reflects on itself. This article explores three problems that the SB spotlights which are conceptualized within the same epistemological approach. We concludes that the SB analysis and the expected increase in the occurrence of SBs offers a point upon which to reflect bout epistemological frameworks of scientific practice.
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Sleeping beauties (SB) is a term that is used to describe scientific articles that pass unnoticed in science for long periods of time until they are rediscovered. This phenomenon [...]
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Ethical guidelines in Educacion & Educational Research journals indexed in the WoS
J. Díaz-Campo, F. Segado-Boj

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 5

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The presence of ethical guidelines in the instructions for authors and reviewers from 214 journals indexed in the Education and Educational Research category of the 2014 edition of the Journal Citation Reports is analyzed. Content and thematic analysis methodology has been followed to examine the presence of topics regarding ethics of scholarly publishing and research. According to the results, 11.2% of the analyzed journals do not include mentions of any ethical topic and the presence of the various subjects studied differs among the rest. The most frequent are criteria for determining plagiarism (63.01%) and duplicate publication (67.12%). Ethical responsibilities of reviewers (7.76%) and sanctions for misconduct (3.20%) have a low presence.
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The presence of ethical guidelines in the instructions for authors and reviewers from 214 journals indexed in the Education and Educational Research category of the 2014 edition [...]
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Presence of alleged predatory journals in bibliographic databases: Analysis of Beall’s list
M. Somoza-Fernández, J. Rodríguez-Gairín, C. Urbano

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 4

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The presence of journals considered predatory are analysed in various bibliographic databases and in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Of the list produced by Jeffrey Beall of possible or probable predatory open access academic journals, 944 of those are reviewed, cross-referencing their ISSN with the Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals (MIAR) developed at the University of Barcelona. It is then determined whether these journals appear in citation indexes such as Web of Science or Scopus, in multidisciplinary databases, in specialised databases or in the DOAJ directory. The study concludes that there is no significant widespread presence of predatory journals in bibliographic databases, although some such as Emerging Sources Citation Index, Veterinary Science Database or DOAJ show somewhat higher values than expected, and so should be monitored and revised in the future by database producers or by Beall’s list.
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The presence of journals considered predatory are analysed in various bibliographic databases and in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Of the list produced by [...]
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Transparency and access to information on research projects in Spanish public universities
A. Pacios, M. Vianello-Osti, B. Rodríguez-Bravo

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 3

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In the framework of Spain’s Transparency Act of 2013, an analysis is conducted of the information on research projects headed or participated in by Spanish public university teaching staff and funded by public institutions and bodies. The aims are to ascertain whether this information is associated with and published on transparency portals and to determine its typology and characteristics. The analysis covers portals and websites, access points and the type of information furnished. Although universities comply with the transparency obligations laid down in the act, the information on research projects freely available is not individualised and only rarely matched to results (such as articles, patents or conference communications), particulars that would not only encourage knowledge sharing, but enhance the credibility of and trust in research funding.
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In the framework of Spain’s Transparency Act of 2013, an analysis is conducted of the information on research projects headed or participated in by Spanish public university [...]
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Science evaluation: necessary and problematic
L. Codina

El profesional de la información (2016). Vol. 25, (5), 2

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No one disputes the need for science to be evaluated, but the evaluation is a source of continued controversy. The characteristics of major evaluations that have been carried out in the scientific research environment are presented in this article, including evaluations of articles under peer review, and evaluations of personal trajectories. The main problems and challenges along with possible solutions are discussed.
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No one disputes the need for science to be evaluated, but the evaluation is a source of continued controversy. The characteristics of major evaluations that have been carried [...]
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Control and evaluation of information resources by “container” curation
C. Urbano

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 68

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In this article, we examine the need to re-interpret the control and evaluation of information resources in an environment of online searches and information use that is dominated by search engines and social networks. Taking into account the recent announcement of the end of the ALA’s prestigious Guide to reference, preceded several years ago by the disappearance of selective directories of web resources, including Intute, we explore the potential of content curation as a conceptual and methodological approach that can also be applied to the control and evaluation of quality information resources. These resources can be viewed as “containers” with a clear identity, whose “contents” experience a kind of dissolution within search engines and social networks. Here, we propose the concept of “container curation” as a method for evaluating and contextualising information resources within the realm of libraries and information literacy.
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In this article, we examine the need to re-interpret the control and evaluation of information resources in an environment of online searches and information use that is dominated [...]
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Quién es quien en el Anuario ThinkEPI
-. ThinkEPI

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 67

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Progresión constante de la lectura digital
J. Cordón-García

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 66

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La lectura digital ha experimentado un crecimiento considerable en todos los países durante los últimos años. La ampliación de la oferta digital, la aparición de dispositivos con prestaciones cada vez mejor adaptadas a las particularidades de los usuarios, la implementación de sistemas de préstamo de libros electrónicos en bibliotecas públicas y de investigación, el incremento de las aplicaciones de lectura interoperables y sincronizables en todo tipo de dispositivos, facilitando la movilidad y accesibilidad permanente, y la aparición de modelos de negocio nuevos como los sistemas de suscripción, han dado lugar a un fenómeno que se va asentando de una manera sólida y con vocación de perdurabilidad: la consolidación del lector digital.
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La lectura digital ha experimentado un crecimiento considerable en todos los países durante los últimos años. La ampliación de la oferta digital, la aparición de dispositivos [...]
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Modelos de negocio en el mundo de la edición electrónica, un manual de supervivencia
L. Agustí

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 65

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A finales de los años 90, dos humoristas estadounidenses, Joshua Piven y David Borgenicht, publicaron The worst-case scenario survival handbook, un librito donde se explicaba con detalle cómo enfrentarse a situaciones extremas y desesperadas: cómo sobrevivir si el paracaídas no se abría, cómo caminar sobre el techo de un tren en marcha, de qué manera había que caer desde un puente en un río, cómo escapar del ataque de un tiburón o de un enjambre de abejas asesinas… Este primer libro inauguró un subgénero de humor bajo el título genérico de Worst-case scenarios. Los siguientes títulos se derivaban de todos los escenarios posibles: la escuela, vacaciones, bodas, viaje o el momento de ligar y practicar sexo. En poco más de una década se habían vendido más de 10 millones de ejemplares.
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A finales de los años 90, dos humoristas estadounidenses, Joshua Piven y David Borgenicht, publicaron The worst-case scenario survival handbook, un librito donde se explicaba [...]
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The source code of each crappy thing. Programming, explaining, making, stripping, and digitizing
T. Saorín

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 64

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This article reflects on the concept of source code as it is applied to areas other than computer programming, and relates it to scientific communication, network activism, and micropolitical actions. The usefulness of learning the essential aspects of programming as a universal language and digitizing of objects, buildings, and historical sites in 3D, by digital libraries of cultural heritage, are discussed.
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This article reflects on the concept of source code as it is applied to areas other than computer programming, and relates it to scientific communication, network activism, [...]
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Rupture of the publishing business: self-publishing and its derivatives
J. Cordón-García

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 63

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Self-publishing is one of the most important recent trends in digital content production. While self-publishing is not a new phenomenon, it is new in the digital environment where it has achieved a distinctive character. Currently there is a lack of data about coverage and scope of this new trend. However, despite these problems, digital self-publishing has shown exponential growth in all countries, forcing a reorganization of the actors in the book value chain. Moreover, digital self-publishing involves authors in new tasks and responsibilities including dissemination and content promotion.
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Self-publishing is one of the most important recent trends in digital content production. While self-publishing is not a new phenomenon, it is new in the digital environment [...]
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New tools for reading on screen: active reading
L. García-Marco, F. García-Marco

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 62

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Current educational, professional, and academic environments require skills and accurate tools to efficiently manage large volumes of information. Reading skills are a key aspect in this regard. A new generation of reading tools are necessary; they should be simple to use, yet capable of managing information powerfully. Their aim should be empowering readers by helping them to become more skilled readers capable of an active, effective, and efficient reading. In particular, active reading on digital displays requires assistance in four basic processes: annotation, extraction of content, navigation, and improved effective design. The LiquidText application is analyzed as an example of how new models and metaphors can facilitate interaction with digital texts by reducing complexity through an intelligent simplicity, which is, after all, a recurring demand of contemporary digital design applications.
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Current educational, professional, and academic environments require skills and accurate tools to efficiently manage large volumes of information. Reading skills are a key [...]
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Electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN): Managers of the life cycle of research objects
F. Peset, L. González-Moreno

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 61

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This paper is a reflection on the nature of scientific knowledge production. Being a human process, its characteristics are particularly complex and difficult to establish with standard procedures. Despite the differences between disciplines, the research processes always includes the common application of the scientific method to obtain results in the form of data and publications. In this article the life cycle model of research objects is reviewed. To be understood, data need to be contextualized, something that is difficult if the necessary information is not added at the time they are produced. Electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN), such as LabArchives, LabGuru, and ROHub, have begun to appear in academic settings to facilitate comprehensive knowledge management. It is recommended that ELN systems are used to guarantee research data preservation.
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This paper is a reflection on the nature of scientific knowledge production. Being a human process, its characteristics are particularly complex and difficult to establish [...]
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Fifteen years of the semantic web: from technologies to good practice
J. Pastor-Sánchez

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 60

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The effective deployment of the semantic web depends not just on technological developments, but also on applying guidelines for the process of publishing structured data on the Web. Part of the work of the W3C working group about data on the Web is focused on the identification of best practices and defining vocabularies to represent datasets. The maturity of the semantic web is reflected in the increasing importance of aspects related to the use of published data, types of licenses, trust, publication dynamics, and data reusing, among other processes.
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The effective deployment of the semantic web depends not just on technological developments, but also on applying guidelines for the process of publishing structured data [...]
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Ciencia abierta: políticas científicas de palos y zanahorias
T. Hernández-Pérez

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 59

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El término “ciencia abierta” fue acuñado en 2003 por el economista Paul David para describir las propiedades de los bienes científicos generados por el sector público, en oposición a la extensión de la percepción de los derechos de propiedad en el área de los bienes de información.
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El término “ciencia abierta” fue acuñado en 2003 por el economista Paul David para describir las propiedades de los bienes científicos generados por el sector público, [...]
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Acceso online a revistas en Cataluña. RACO, y otras bases de datos
A. Pons-Serra

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 58

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RACO, Revistes catalanes en accés obert es un repositorio de acceso abierto de revistas científicas, culturales o eruditas editadas en Cataluña o en catalán.
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Redes sociales y construcción del capital reputacional
C. Ollé

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 57

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La correspondencia postal y las llamadas telefónicas eran maneras habituales de intercambiar conocimiento, pero en la actualidad han quedado desfasadas por tweets, blogs y otras acciones inmediatas, en tiempo real. Nuestra reputación personal se forja con nuestras acciones y cada vez más con nuestras comunicaciones. Los expertos aseguran que una buena reputación es vital para el éxito, y por tanto, conocer los mecanismos que se utilizan para construirla en un momento en que la investigación y la docencia son dependientes y se refuerzan recíprocamente, con la misma importancia, puede ser de mucha utilidad.
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La correspondencia postal y las llamadas telefónicas eran maneras habituales de intercambiar conocimiento, pero en la actualidad han quedado desfasadas por tweets, blogs [...]
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Promoción del acceso abierto entre estudiantes e investigadores
Á. Borrego

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 56

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La Unesco publicó dos conjuntos de materiales divulgativos sobre acceso abierto dirigidos a dos tipos de público: estudiantes de biblioteconomía e investigadores. El primero se estructura en cuatro módulos y lleva por título Open access for library schools, mientas que el segundo consta de cinco módulos bajo el título colectivo de Open access for researchers.
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La Unesco publicó dos conjuntos de materiales divulgativos sobre acceso abierto dirigidos a dos tipos de público: estudiantes de biblioteconomía e investigadores. El primero [...]
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Acceso abierto: camino recorrido, situación actual y tendencias de publicación científica
R. Rodrigues

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 55

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El libro sobre los 15 años del programa SciELO, publicado en colaboración con la Unesco, relata su trayectoria como biblioteca, sistema de indización, plataforma editorial, red editorial y meta-editorial desde su concepción en 1997 hasta 2014. La obra está organizada en 10 capítulos, escritos por 15 autores, entre miembros del equipo de SciELO y colaboradores internacionales. Analiza desde diferentes perspectivas el camino recorrido, la situación actual y las tendencias de publicación científica en acceso abierto.
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El libro sobre los 15 años del programa SciELO, publicado en colaboración con la Unesco, relata su trayectoria como biblioteca, sistema de indización, plataforma editorial, [...]
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Repositorios digitales: eppur si muove
C. Azorín, C. Llueca

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 54

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Entre los días 11 y 13 de marzo de 2015 tuvieron lugar en el Rectorado de la Universidad de Córdoba (UCO) las VI Jornadas Os-Repositorios, que coincidieron con el XIV Workshop de proyectos digitales de Rebiun. Las presentaciones se centraron en experiencias profesionales de repositorios digitales, especialmente de centros universitarios.
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Entre los días 11 y 13 de marzo de 2015 tuvieron lugar en el Rectorado de la Universidad de Córdoba (UCO) las VI Jornadas Os-Repositorios, que coincidieron con el XIV Workshop [...]
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Política de acceso abierto del RCUK
A. Calderón-Rehecho

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 53

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Los siete consejos de investigación del Reino Unido cuentan desde abril de 2013 con una política de open access aprobada por el Research Councils UK (RCUK) que los consorcia. http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/areas
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Los siete consejos de investigación del Reino Unido cuentan desde abril de 2013 con una política de open access aprobada por el Research Councils UK (RCUK) que los consorcia. [...]
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Implicados en el acceso abierto en España. Una hoja de ruta
M. Casal-Reyes

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 52

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Desde las declaraciones de Budapest, Bethesda y Berlín hasta la progresiva generalización de políticas institucionales sobre el acceso abierto en todo el mundo han transcurrido más de 10 años. El camino no ha sido fácil, aunque se ha ido jalonando de logros de diferente magnitud que finalmente han ido conduciéndonos, de manera irrevocable, a la consolidación del acceso abierto como modelo alternativo de comunicación científica. Quizá esta expresión grandilocuente en España debería ser matizada, pero en cualquier caso son muchos los pasos dados hacia el éxito del open access. Uno de los más significativos fue la consagración de un artículo de la Ley de la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación (España, 2011) dedicado en exclusiva al acceso abierto. Sin embargo el artículo 37 titulado Difusión en acceso abierto, y más concretamente su aplicación, ha generado no pocas dudas en los actores implicados.
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Desde las declaraciones de Budapest, Bethesda y Berlín hasta la progresiva generalización de políticas institucionales sobre el acceso abierto en todo el mundo han transcurrido [...]
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Planteamiento, desarrollo y explotación en datos científicos
I. Aleixos, R. Albiñana, J. Morales-Aznar, F. Peset

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 51

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En esta nota se reseñan tres informes de temática común. El primero (de Erway) identifica los stakeholders o personas implicadas en el escenario de los datos de investigación y plantea el rol líder que puede asumir la biblioteca; el segundo (de LERU) informa exhaustivamente sobre qué debe acometerse; y el tercero (de Filippov) es una muestra de cómo el análisis de datos con técnicas de minería pone en valor los datasets, única justificación de la extendida frase “los datos son el nuevo petróleo de la economía”.
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En esta nota se reseñan tres informes de temática común. El primero (de Erway) identifica los stakeholders o personas implicadas en el escenario de los datos de investigación [...]
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Repensando la metodología en el arte: del objeto original a los objetos digitales
J. Turiel

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 50

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Escribe Johanna Drucker, una de las grandes especialistas en la investigación sobre humanidades digitales: “El diseño de recursos digitales para la investigación académica en las humanidades no es una tarea técnica, sino una responsabilidad intelectual” (Drucker, 2009).Entendemos el reto. Podemos empezar por mirar con lupa las diferencias reales en los métodos de trabajo de los historiadores del arte y qué apoyos les estamos ofreciendo desde nuestras bibliotecas, por ejemplo. El arte, su historia, presenta retos diferentes y por tanto serán necesarios soluciones diferenciadas.
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Escribe Johanna Drucker, una de las grandes especialistas en la investigación sobre humanidades digitales: “El diseño de recursos digitales para la investigación académica [...]
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CIRC Classification 2016
D. Torres-Salinas, R. Repiso

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 49

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A few years ago we had, in Spain, various products for evaluating journals that were useful to researchers and to the Spanish accreditation agencies: Aneca and Cneai. Given the number of products, various research groups collaborated to create a single, unified product: Clasificación integrada de revistas científicas (CIRC) (Integrated classification of scientific journals) with the aim of using it with current research information systems (CRIS). The CIRC classification gave each journal a score (A, B, C, D) and was last updated in 2012. EC3metrics is now announcing the launch of a new CIRC version updated for the current situation, while trying to rescue the original intention of the first version that emphasized CRIS integration. This article describes some of the improvements and changes that have been made in the newly updated version.
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A few years ago we had, in Spain, various products for evaluating journals that were useful to researchers and to the Spanish accreditation agencies: Aneca and Cneai. Given [...]
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Features and implications of Emerging Sources Citation Index (Thomson Reuters): Journals in a transitional status
R. Repiso, D. Torres-Salinas

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 48

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With the launch of the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Thomson Reuters has created a set of expectations. The Web of Science has become the most comprehensive research platform of journal evaluation. ESCI acts as the waiting room before Thomson technicians check whether journals meet the quality requirements to be indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI), Social SCI, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index databases. ESCI is characterized by its multidisciplinary coverage and its increase in geographic coverage, now reaching non Anglo-Saxon countries. ESCI increases Thomas Reuters range without sacrificing the quality of its reference products. In addition, it contributes to the transparency of the evaluation and selection process.
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With the launch of the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Thomson Reuters has created a set of expectations. The Web of Science has become the most comprehensive research [...]
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A golden opportunity for research libraries
P. De-Castro

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 47

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This text explores opportunities for research libraries in the current context of transition to a gold open access model. First, political and organizational considerations are discussed, drawing directly from proposals presented at the recent Berlin 12 Open Access Conference and the unavoidable disagreements in the international open access community about the implementation of this large-scale open access model. Second, we discuss some of the areas where further work is required in order to support the transition to gold open access. Based on the experience implementing the EC/OpenAIRE FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot, three specific areas are described where research libraries need to focus their attention: familiarization with research projects that are being done at their institution, participation in a joint effort to tackle predatory publishing, and intervention in the academic publishing cycle at an earlier stage.
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This text explores opportunities for research libraries in the current context of transition to a gold open access model. First, political and organizational considerations [...]
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Recommendations to editors to strengthen the peer review process in their scientific journal
L. Rodríguez-Yunta, C. Tejada-Artigas

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 46

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This article provides an analysis of the critical aspects that editors must consider when managing the peer-review process. While the evaluators assure the quality of a journal, the editor(s) must take steps to improve the process with two main objectives: promoting academic recognition and establishing communication and training tools. In this paper the authors offer concrete recommendations for pursuing these objectives.
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This article provides an analysis of the critical aspects that editors must consider when managing the peer-review process. While the evaluators assure the quality of a journal, [...]
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Thomson Reuters uses altmetrics: usage counts for articles indexed in the Web of Science
E. Delgado-López-Cózar, A. Martín-Martín

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 45

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Since September 2015, Web of Science has displayed an indicator of a non-bibliometric nature. The new indicator, called “usage count”, measures the number of times the full text of a document has been accessed, and the number of times the bibliographic reference of the document has been exported to a reference manager. The same indicator is computed for two different time frames: one is a rolling window that measures the number of times the document has been accessed in the last 180 days and the other measures all instances of access since 2013. In order to decipher the meaning of this new indicator, apart from reflecting on the actions we expect to measure, an exploratory study was conducted where the new indicators were compared to the traditional citation counts, by pulling two samples of documents: the most cited documents published in 2015 (so far), and the most used ones. The greatest difference found between the two samples indicates the two indicators reflect different types of impact. After all, citations and usage of documents are actions so different in nature that their counts can only offer divergent results. Moreover, a very low correlation was found between these usage counts and the most common altmetrics. However, given the size and bias of the sample (highly cited and highly used documents), the results should be considered with caution. Nonetheless, we can be sure that usage counts enrich the set of bibliometric indicators offered by Web of Science, and that they will provide new insights about previously disregarded documents. Empirical data available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1564716
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Since September 2015, Web of Science has displayed an indicator of a non-bibliometric nature. The new indicator, called “usage count”, measures the number of times the [...]
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The enterpreneurial journalism in front of its consolidation challenge
A. Casero-Ripollés

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 44

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The creation of media by journalists has seen a strong increase in Spain in recent years in tandem with the crisis experienced within the news sector. This phenomenon, known as entrepreneurial journalism, is a case of innovation within the field of information. The aim of this paper is to critically examine the contributions of entrepreneurial journalism in the fields of information, labor, and business; examine its socio-political effects; and its chances of consolidation. To do this, the challenges it faces to ensure survival are analyzed.
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The creation of media by journalists has seen a strong increase in Spain in recent years in tandem with the crisis experienced within the news sector. This phenomenon, known [...]
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Three dimensions of computational journalism. Intersections with information sciences
L. Codina

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 43

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Systematic presentation of three dimensions of computational journalism characterized by their intersections with information science: Content curation, SEO applied to communication, and information seeking and verification. Intersections between various disciplines are discussed.
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Systematic presentation of three dimensions of computational journalism characterized by their intersections with information science: Content curation, SEO applied to communication, [...]
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Information visualization in cybermedia
M. Pérez-Montoro

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 42

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The implementation and global expansion of the internet has affected all areas of our society. This influence has forced the media to revise their business models by creating new production and distribution processes and ultimately pushing out new digital versions (online media or cybermedia) of their publications. In this new digital environment information visualization plays a key role in marketing plans and user retention. This trend can be further understood by exploring the distinction between infographics and data visualization, and by defining a taxonomy that describes all new and traditional information visualization products used in online media.
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The implementation and global expansion of the internet has affected all areas of our society. This influence has forced the media to revise their business models by creating [...]
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Journalism and I vitamine
P. Masip

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 41

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Faced with the lost value of information that was traditionally produced by the press, audiences are now turning to social networks and interacting with the news in new ways. And, as a result, the low credibility of the Spanish media is negated by diversifying the sources for news information as people turn to their trusted gatekeeping “friends” who act as watchdogs of the fourth estate. For the moment this new relationship with social media does not mean a distancing from the news produced by professional journalists, but it does require that the media take steps to overcome the perceived loss in value of the information they produce.
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Faced with the lost value of information that was traditionally produced by the press, audiences are now turning to social networks and interacting with the news in new ways. [...]
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Servicios de descubrimiento: sus más, sus menos y lo que NISO puede hacer
V. Ortiz-Repiso

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 40

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Los libros blancos de la National Information Standards Organization (NISO) están pensados para orientar sobre temas que tengan implicaciones en el desarrollo de estándares. En ellos se analizan, previa petición a expertos, los aspectos que deben tenerse en cuenta antes de comenzar el trabajo de normalización. En este caso: los servicios de descubrimiento que se emplean en las bibliotecas (library resource discovery).
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Los libros blancos de la National Information Standards Organization (NISO) están pensados para orientar sobre temas que tengan implicaciones en el desarrollo de estándares. [...]
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Creación y conservación de vídeos nacidos digitales: la calidad importa
A. Valls

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 39

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El documento forma parte de una serie de cuatro que analizan los aspectos más relevantes de la creación y el sistema de archivo de los vídeos nacidos digitales. Los cuatro están redactados y avalados por la Fadgi (Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative) que nació en 2007 para definir pautas comunes, métodos y prácticas para la digitalización de audiovisuales de contenido histórico, pero ahora ha editado la colección de documentos del que forma parte el documento que es objeto de esta reseña y que trata ya de los documentos nacidos digitales.
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El documento forma parte de una serie de cuatro que analizan los aspectos más relevantes de la creación y el sistema de archivo de los vídeos nacidos digitales. Los cuatro [...]
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De espectadores a actores
X. Agenjo-Bullón

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 38

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Con la publicación en 2011 del informe final del W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group (disponible en Traducción al español de documentos del W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group) se dio un paso muy importante a la hora de concretar los principios de linked open data al entorno de las bibliotecas, archivos, museos y centros de documentación.
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Con la publicación en 2011 del informe final del W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group (disponible en Traducción al español de documentos del W3C Library Linked Data [...]
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Digitalización y accesibilidad del material cultural europeo
C. Llueca

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 37

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Digital Culture de la Digital Agenda for Europe -parte de la estrategia Europa 2020- es una mina de información. Una declaración solemne encabeza su web: “Hacer accesibles online las colecciones de las bibliotecas, museos, archivos y archivos audiovisuales de Europa es beneficiar [win-win, en el original] a la cultura, el crecimiento económico y la realización individual”.https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/digital-culture
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Digital Culture de la Digital Agenda for Europe -parte de la estrategia Europa 2020- es una mina de información. Una declaración solemne encabeza su web: “Hacer accesibles [...]
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Flooded with data and information
A. Calderón-Rehecho

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 36

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Reflection on the current situation characterized by the existence of huge amounts of data and information. Some aspects such as privacy, data protection, social impact of the technologies, disintermediation, trends, future of libraries, etc., are discussed.
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Reflection on the current situation characterized by the existence of huge amounts of data and information. Some aspects such as privacy, data protection, social impact of [...]
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Digital connection and disconnection: a reflection
E. Ortoll, J. Cobarsí-Morales

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 35

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An analysis of how people use information and communication technology under the metaphor of Digital Visitors and Residents, the results of which show the use of technologies, the Internet, and social networks depends heavily on the situation and context. This article also reflects on the effects of technological stress, infoxication, and the different ways people self-regulate their technological behavior.
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An analysis of how people use information and communication technology under the metaphor of Digital Visitors and Residents, the results of which show the use of technologies, [...]
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Bibframe in 2015: progress and prospects of the new bibliographic model
X. Agenjo-Bullón, F. Hernández-Carrascal

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 34

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The most significant advances of the Bibliographic framework initiative (Bibframe) during 2015 are described, along with the proposal for a new version of the Bibframe vocabulary (Bibframe 2.0 draft specifications), and its impact on the core classes: Item, Title and Authority. Along with this, a synopsis of presentations given about Bibframe in 2015 and early 2016 is provided in order to give an overview of the status and evolution of the projects being generated around this initiative.
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The most significant advances of the Bibliographic framework initiative (Bibframe) during 2015 are described, along with the proposal for a new version of the Bibframe vocabulary [...]
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Find, group, link: the promises of the RDA
L. Anglada

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 33

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In 2016, the first Spanish libraries will begin using RDA cataloging rules (Resource Description and Access), replacing AACR2. This note article explains that RDA should be viewed as a confluence of three trends: savings, sharing, and developing technology. The objectives of the catalogs (to find a known work, to find works by the same author or subject, and to provide relationships between authors or entities) are explained. A brief historical review of AACR, MARC format, ISBD, FRBR, and Bibframe, is made, finally, to explain the RDA rules.
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In 2016, the first Spanish libraries will begin using RDA cataloging rules (Resource Description and Access), replacing AACR2. This note article explains that RDA should be [...]
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Content curation with social media in libraries
J. Guallar

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 32

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An analysis of how libraries curate content in social media platforms is discussed. The social media platforms that are analyzed are include Scoop.it, Paper.li, Flipboard, Storify, Milq, List.ly, Facebook, and Twitter; numerous examples are provided.
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An analysis of how libraries curate content in social media platforms is discussed. The social media platforms that are analyzed are include Scoop.it, Paper.li, Flipboard, [...]
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Control and evaluation of information resources from a “continent” curation approach
C. Urbano

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 31

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This article reflects on the need to re-interpret the control and evaluation of information resources in the current environment of online searching and the information domination of search engines and social networks. Taking into account the recent announcement of the ending of ALA’s Guide to reference, and considering the years before the disappearance of selective directories of web resources like Intute, we attempt to explore the potential of content curation as a conceptual and methodological approach to control and evaluate quality information resources. These resources can be viewed as “continents” with a clear and planned identity where the “contents” experience a kind of dissolution within search engines and social networks. This article proposes the concept of “continent curation” as a method of valuation and contextualization for reference resources within the realm of library and information literacy work.
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This article reflects on the need to re-interpret the control and evaluation of information resources in the current environment of online searching and the information domination [...]
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When collaborating on the Web becomes poetry
S. Sanz-Martos

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 30

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Network initiatives related to literature and the humanities are on the rise. Many of these initiatives are collaborative creations. Google has initiated and promoted some of these initiatives in recent years. Google’s most recent experiment, Google Poetics, converts random words into poetry.
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Network initiatives related to literature and the humanities are on the rise. Many of these initiatives are collaborative creations. Google has initiated and promoted some [...]
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Risks and security of information: convergences from records management
E. García-Morales

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 29

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A rapprochement between disciplines that addresses information security management, risk management, and records management is necessary for organizations to adopt the best strategy in a complex scenario of digital transformation. There are many points of convergence between disciplines, and our experience in the banking sector has shown that a program of information governance is necessary to facilitate collaboration between different professionals.
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A rapprochement between disciplines that addresses information security management, risk management, and records management is necessary for organizations to adopt the best [...]
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Six contributions of information governance towards transparency and anti-corruption
E. García-Morales

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 28

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An information governance program promoting strategic, coordinated, collaborative action on data and documents can contribute to the fight against corruption. Transparency and anti-corruption practices should be social imperatives for all organizations. This paper is a reflection based on the author’s experience as a consultant in the redesign of the procurement process for an oil and gas company. Data and documents are used as the main evidence for the actions taken.
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An information governance program promoting strategic, coordinated, collaborative action on data and documents can contribute to the fight against corruption. Transparency [...]
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Los adolescentes son de Neptuno, los bibliotecarios de Plutón
C. Ollé

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 27

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Desengañémonos y tengamos presente que fuera de nuestra órbita (la informativa-documental) mucha gente no usa la biblioteca para buscar y recuperar información, sino que para ello se sirve de su entorno cercano y de internet. Por lo tanto, sea cual sea nuestro papel -como académicos, bibliotecarios, usuarios u otros- la pregunta es: ¿la biblioteca encaja en la vida de las personas?
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Desengañémonos y tengamos presente que fuera de nuestra órbita (la informativa-documental) mucha gente no usa la biblioteca para buscar y recuperar información, sino que [...]
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Retos y oportunidades para las GLAM de Australia
J. Tramullas

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 26

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Bajo el acrónimo GLAM (que jocosamente se ha relacionado con glamour) se engloban las actividades relacionadas con galerías, bibliotecas, archivos y museos (galleries, libraries, archives and museums). Más específicamente, estas siglas se suelen poner en relación con acciones y actuaciones de difusión de los acervos culturales e históricos, de los que estas instituciones son depositarias, en el mundo digital.
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Bajo el acrónimo GLAM (que jocosamente se ha relacionado con glamour) se engloban las actividades relacionadas con galerías, bibliotecas, archivos y museos (galleries, libraries, [...]
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El futuro ya está aquí: 10 tendencias para nuestras bibliotecas
J. Terma

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 25

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El informe Prospectiva 2020: las diez áreas que más van a cambiar en nuestras bibliotecas en los próximos años es obra del Grupo de Trabajo Estratégico para el Estudio de Prospectiva sobre la Biblioteca en el Nuevo Entorno Informacional y Social. El objetivo del grupo era la realización de un informe de prospectiva (analizar y estudiar el futuro) de las bibliotecas españolas, a partir de la revisión de estudios y propuestas realizadas en otros países y su adaptación a la realidad bibliotecaria española, así como la determinación de tendencias claras de futuro.
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El informe Prospectiva 2020: las diez áreas que más van a cambiar en nuestras bibliotecas en los próximos años es obra del Grupo de Trabajo Estratégico para el Estudio [...]
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Cómo se demuestra el valor de la biblioteca pública
C. Pasadas-Ureña

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 24

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La Diputación de Barcelona (DIBA) hizo público en julio de 2015 un informe sobre El valor de les biblioteques públiques en la societat: el cas de la Xarxa de Biblioteques Municipals. Se trata de un documento muy logrado y de gran utilidad y, por tanto, de consulta imprescindible para órganos de decisión y de gestión de servicios bibliotecarios –no sólo de bibliotecas públicas- y muy recomendable para autoridades y gestores del ámbito cultural en su conjunto por tratarse de una problemática común del sector.
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La Diputación de Barcelona (DIBA) hizo público en julio de 2015 un informe sobre El valor de les biblioteques públiques en la societat: el cas de la Xarxa de Biblioteques [...]
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Cuando la pericia archivística puede aportar valor a las bibliotecas
J. Serra-Serra

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 23

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Uno de los estudios publicados por OCLC en 2015 lo firma Jackie Dooley, donde plantea el valor de la aportación archivística al tratamiento de fondos digitales depositados en bibliotecas. El estudio se dirige a especialistas involucrados en programas y proyectos de gestión de recursos digitales, lo que incluye el nivel directivo que planifica las adquisiciones, así como el nivel técnico que se ocupa de la preservación digital, la gestión de metadatos, y la prestación de servicios, especialmente en bibliotecas de investigación.
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Uno de los estudios publicados por OCLC en 2015 lo firma Jackie Dooley, donde plantea el valor de la aportación archivística al tratamiento de fondos digitales depositados [...]
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Diagnóstico para conocer las bibliotecas públicas de Colombia y a sus usuarios
F. Campal-García

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 22

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Este documento presenta los principales hallazgos del Diagnóstico Nacional de la Red Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas (RNBP). El estudio, cuyo trabajo de campo fue realizado entre julio y septiembre de 2013, cubrió el 98% de las bibliotecas públicas adscritas a la RNBP (1.302 bibliotecas, a lo largo y ancho del territorio nacional, de las 1.404 registradas), y recopiló información entre las bibliotecas públicas, los usuarios potenciales y los usuarios reales de las mismas. El análisis y resumen de los datos finales fue encargado al Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (Cerlalc-Unesco).
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Este documento presenta los principales hallazgos del Diagnóstico Nacional de la Red Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas (RNBP). El estudio, cuyo trabajo de campo fue realizado [...]
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Design thinking for libraries: piensa el futuro de la biblioteca como lo haría un diseñador
F. Burguillos

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 21

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¿Cómo podemos transformar las bibliotecas en laboratorios de creación y aprendizaje, verdaderos motores culturales y de fomento de la lectura y del conocimiento? ¿De qué manera podemos adaptar los servicios en el entorno digital y mejorar la experiencia del usuario? ¿Cómo podemos transformar los equipamientos en espacios de relación y vertebración social de la comunidad? ¿Cuáles deben ser los usos y las funciones de la biblioteca del futuro?
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¿Cómo podemos transformar las bibliotecas en laboratorios de creación y aprendizaje, verdaderos motores culturales y de fomento de la lectura y del conocimiento? ¿De qué [...]
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Estudio de las bibliotecas escolares: el caso australiano
J. Badia-Pujol

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 20

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Softlink es una empresa australiana, con ramificaciones en todo el mundo, que provee recursos tecnológicos, conocimiento y soluciones en bibliotecas escolares, académicas, públicas y otras. Desde 2010 lleva a cabo un estudio anual sobre las bibliotecas escolares australianas por encargo del gobierno australiano. El texto que reseñamos es la publicación de este estudio correspondiente a 2014. http://www.softlinkint.com
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Softlink es una empresa australiana, con ramificaciones en todo el mundo, que provee recursos tecnológicos, conocimiento y soluciones en bibliotecas escolares, académicas, [...]
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Cuatro ejemplos de emprendimiento en bibliotecas
G. Pérez-Salmerón

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 19

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Más allá de los libros. El papel de las bibliotecas emprendedoras en la promoción del bienestar económico. Es el título del informe que el Carnegie UK Trust ha publicado sobre los proyectos que ha impulsado en Inglaterra y Gales, llevados a cabo entre julio de 2013 y marzo de 2014. Está firmado por Jennifer Peachey, la recién incorporada responsable de la política del Carnegie UK Trust que destaca los factores que han contribuido a su éxito, el debate que han logrado establecer entre las autoridades bibliotecarias del Reino Unido, Escocia, Gales e Irlanda del Norte y una serie de recomendaciones finales.
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Más allá de los libros. El papel de las bibliotecas emprendedoras en la promoción del bienestar económico. Es el título del informe que el Carnegie UK Trust ha publicado [...]
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Lo más nuevo en préstamo digital en las bibliotecas públicas
C. Fenoll-Clarabuch

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 18

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Nos encontramos ante el estudio de benchmarking sobre préstamo digital en las bibliotecas públicas más detallado y actualizado hasta ahora, en espera de la próxima publicación de un benchmarking internacional del consultor Javier Celaya (2015) en Dosdoce. http://www.dosdoce.com
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Nos encontramos ante el estudio de benchmarking sobre préstamo digital en las bibliotecas públicas más detallado y actualizado hasta ahora, en espera de la próxima publicación [...]
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Ebook lending: between necessity and lack of interest
F. Juárez-Urquijo

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 17

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For the first time there is a full-year report (of 2015) of ebook lending from Spanish public libraries, and the outcome does not seem entirely satisfactory. Although it is a short period of time in which to attempt to ascertain the success or failure of ebook lending, data reveals that the service must be improved. The low volume of titles, the lack of a joint catalogue, use of prohibitive DRM, and some other use conditions are even more restrictive than those for traditional print books, and all of this ultimately penalizes the readers’ experience. Librarians are sceptical about the viability of a the current ebook lending model for obvious reasons. These problems are not specific to Spanish public libraries. It is clear to the author that ebook lending is needed, but must follow different rules; the author advocates promoting and improving the visibility of public domain works and abandoning, if only temporarily, other onerous content that hinders other services.
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For the first time there is a full-year report (of 2015) of ebook lending from Spanish public libraries, and the outcome does not seem entirely satisfactory. Although it is [...]
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Mobile applications in the library’s collection development policy
N. Arroyo-Vázquez

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 16

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Like other electronic resources, mobile applications (apps) can be part of library collections, so it is necessary to include them in the collection development policy, or even implement a specific policy in order to draw attention to their existence. Again, it is necessary to establish selection criteria, but also to have a budget available, if necessary, and to get mobile devices (smartphones or tablets) for the library staff.
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Like other electronic resources, mobile applications (apps) can be part of library collections, so it is necessary to include them in the collection development policy, or [...]
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Socially vulnerable users: Why and for what purpose should the library generate cultural capital?
J. Gómez-Hernández

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 15

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International and Spanish scholarship on the social role of libraries for people at a social disadvantage are summarized. Current initiatives in public libraries in Spain are presented along with an analysis of some of the library services that have been developed, including an example from Zagreb City Library.
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International and Spanish scholarship on the social role of libraries for people at a social disadvantage are summarized. Current initiatives in public libraries in Spain [...]
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Digital transformation and the university library
J. Leiva-Aguilera

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 14

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The digital transformation of the university is linked to the integration of technology tools and digital resources to all areas of the organization: management, academic offerings, learning processes, research, and communication. This transformation is an obligation, but also an opportunity, not only to the university, but also to the its library, which can seize the opportunity to lead the process.
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The digital transformation of the university is linked to the integration of technology tools and digital resources to all areas of the organization: management, academic [...]
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La jubilación de profesionales genera nuevas oportunidades laborales en biblioteconomía y documentación en Australia
D. Gil-Solés

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 13

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En 2014 la ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association), inició la publicación anual de un informe de tendencias centrado en la educación, las habilidades y los conocimientos, y la ocupación laboral en biblioteconomía, documentación e información en Australia. En el informe de 2015, se han actualizado datos y, además y lo que es más importante, se pueden empezar a entrever tendencias de futuro en la industria ByD que muchas veces quedan escondidas. Este informe ayuda a detectar estas tendencias para los profesionales australianos… y también para los españoles.
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En 2014 la ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association), inició la publicación anual de un informe de tendencias centrado en la educación, las habilidades y los [...]
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Reflexionando para la práctica y practicando la reflexión
L. Anglada

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 12

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La biblioteconomía ha sido y es, esencialmente, una práctica, una techne, pero no por ello los conocimientos técnicos son acientíficos. Sí que surgen de (y vuelven a) la práctica. Es por ello que la “investigación” en biblioteconomía, en el pasado, la han ejercido básicamente personas que tenían como trabajo principal el de hacer de bibliotecarios.
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La biblioteconomía ha sido y es, esencialmente, una práctica, una techne, pero no por ello los conocimientos técnicos son acientíficos. Sí que surgen de (y vuelven a) [...]
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El aprendizaje en entornos académicos digitales: la clave está en la gente
A. Rovira

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 11

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¿Cuáles son las habilidades, competencias, conocimientos y actitudes que deben tener los estudiantes e investigadores en un entorno académico digital? ¿Cómo se promueven estos atributos y cómo varían entre las comunidades académicas de todo el mundo? Estas son las principales preguntas que los autores del informe del Council on Library on Information Resources (CLIR) se plantean en Building expertise to support digital scholarship: a global perspective.
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¿Cuáles son las habilidades, competencias, conocimientos y actitudes que deben tener los estudiantes e investigadores en un entorno académico digital? ¿Cómo se promueven [...]
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Futuro de la educación y la investigación en ByD
E. Abadal

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 10

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El III International seminar on library and information science education and research (LIS-ER), organizado por la Facultad de Biblioteconomía y Documentación para conmemorar su centenario, se llevó a cabo en un contexto de dudas e incertidumbres sobre el futuro de nuestra disciplina. Todos los participantes eran conscientes de ello.
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El III International seminar on library and information science education and research (LIS-ER), organizado por la Facultad de Biblioteconomía y Documentación para conmemorar [...]
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Academic librarians and libraries: four short essays and a funeral
I. Aguillo

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 9

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The expected disappearance of the physical library at the academy is motivating librarians to assume new roles and develop new services, such as CRAI (resource center for learning and research), or information commons. CRAIs seek to overcome wishful thinking and lack of training with protocols and quality products such as CRIS, tools for the evaluation of the scientific production of the institution. Some authors criticize the lack of transparency of many CRIS products, which are private and not user friendly despite the technical quality, as well as the persistence of obsolete bibliometric techniques. In conclusion, the creation of a national super-CRIS is proposed, which should be managed by expert professionals and with political capacities.
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The expected disappearance of the physical library at the academy is motivating librarians to assume new roles and develop new services, such as CRAI (resource center for [...]
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The librarian-teacher-academic is a "paperless"
N. González-Fernández-Villavicencio

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 8

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Academic librarians all over the world have assumed an extensive teaching load, in spite of the poor training and teaching experience they have in general. Their professional activities suffers from a lack of recognition and appreciation by other faculty members and from university administrators. The information literacy instruction provided by academic librarians supports the students in obtaining the skills necessary to complete their degrees and master's projects. In Spain these job duties should be recognized by establishing the rank of “faculty librarian”, a title held by many librarians in other countries.
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Academic librarians all over the world have assumed an extensive teaching load, in spite of the poor training and teaching experience they have in general. Their professional [...]
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Another degrees reform: from 4+1 to 3+2 or 3+1+1
M. Comalat, E. Abadal

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 7

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The impact of the Spanish government decree RD 43/2015 on Library and Information Sciences studies is analyzed. The implementation of the European higher education area (EHEA) in Spain established the four-year bachelorís degree, a minority model in Europe, but very common in the rest of the world. Approval of RD 43/2015 opens the door to a three-year bachelorís degree and has been viewed with interest by some universities, especially in Catalonia. For LIS education, we can think in a 3 + 1 model, which includes the current bachelorís contents offering two titles (bachelor and master). On the other hand, it would be possible to create a two year masterís programs designed to meet the demands of graduates from other disciplines. The main drawback, in addition to fatigue from continuous changes in Spainís university education structure, is the need to ensure that the masterís first year has the same cost as one degree course.
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The impact of the Spanish government decree RD 43/2015 on Library and Information Sciences studies is analyzed. The implementation of the European higher education area (EHEA) [...]
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Are things starting to change in the labor market for library and information science graduates?
J. Moreiro-González

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 6

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The evolution of the labor market for information professionals in 2015 is analyzed with a focus on the graduates of library and information science (LIS). For those who were qualified from 2009 through 2014, statistical data from the Spanish Statistics National Institute (INE) report on employment were used. Also the labor market evolution between 2009 and 2015 for information professionals with university degrees was analyzed using data from the Spanish State Public Employment Service (SEPE). Finally, information was obtained through a questionnaire sent to LIS graduates in the 2014-15 academic year. The results are shown in tables and figures along with comments that complete the situation analysis. The three sources of information show signs of a troubled but improving labor market.
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The evolution of the labor market for information professionals in 2015 is analyzed with a focus on the graduates of library and information science (LIS). For those who were [...]
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University programs in library and information science in Spain: 2014 data
M. De-la-Moneda-Corrochano

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 5

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A picture is presented of the state of library and information sciences programs in Spanish universities. Statistics are provided about the number and type of university programs, describing existing institutions, degree levels, student enrolment and instructors.
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A picture is presented of the state of library and information sciences programs in Spanish universities. Statistics are provided about the number and type of university programs, [...]
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Perceptions 2015: An international survey of library automation
M. Breeding

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 4

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Results are presented of an online survey answered by 3,453 libraries in 63 countries between 14 November 2015 and 21 January 2016, based on their experiences with a total of 138 integrated library systems (ILS). The best products classified in the various categories analysed were Polaris, Apollo (Biblionix), Alma (Ex Libris), Symphony (SirsiDynix), WorldShare Management Services (OCLC), Koha (independent or self-managed), Library.Solution (The Library Corporation), Opals and Spydus. The original English report was published January 31, 2016 on the author’s website: http://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2015
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Results are presented of an online survey answered by 3,453 libraries in 63 countries between 14 November 2015 and 21 January 2016, based on their experiences with a total [...]
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10º Anuario ThinkEPI
T. Baiget, I. Olea

Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 3

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Aunque no sea una gran proeza, lo primero que sentimos los autores es satisfacción por cumplir 10 años, dado que muchas publicaciones no llegan a poderlo celebrar. Desde 2007, cada año hemos publicado un volumen de unas 300 páginas (lo que para hacernos una idea, equivale a 120 revistas mensuales de 25 páginas), que se va gestando de septiembre a febrero, toma forma en marzo y abril, y nace a principios de mayo.
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Aunque no sea una gran proeza, lo primero que sentimos los autores es satisfacción por cumplir 10 años, dado que muchas publicaciones no llegan a poderlo celebrar. Desde [...]
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Sumario Anuario 2016
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Anuario ThinkEPI (2016). Vol. 10, 2
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The Emotional Impact of Traditional and New Media in Social Events
M. Salcudean, R. Muresan

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 10

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In past times, media were the sole vector to reflect in their entire complexity the events surrounding major world tragedies. Nowadays, social media are an essential component of the media process and classical press channels are connected to the social networking flow, where they can find information and, at the same time, tap into the emotional pulse of society. On 30 October 2015, a Bucharest nightclub was destroyed in a blaze tragedy in which 64 people were killed, most of them young. The present study focuses on how Romanian mainstream media and social media came together and made use of each other, generating post-tragedy side effects. Monitoring was conducted over a period of one month, starting from 30 October 2015, the date of the tragedy, until 30 November. Our investigation method combines content analysis and the interpretation of quantitative data, with reference to parameters such as context, themes, style, genre, and information/opinion rapport. The conclusions of this case study show that the interweaving between media and social media has generated a change of paradigm in mass communication, as a result of which professional journalists continue to play a role as responsible filters.
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In past times, media were the sole vector to reflect in their entire complexity the events surrounding major world tragedies. Nowadays, social media are an essential component [...]
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Digital Leisure and Perceived Family Functioning in Youth of Upper Secondary Education
M. Valdemoros-San-Emeterio, E. Sanz-Arazuri, A. Ponce-de-León-Elizondo

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 9

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The «Network Society» is identified by accelerated changes that occur between real and virtual worlds. The progress of digital devices has generated a new model of leisure that it has conditioned family interactions. The aim of this research was to identify the relationship between digital leisure experiences and perceived family functioning in post-compulsory secondary education Spanish students. The sample was composed of 1,764 Spanish young people 15-18 years old; all of them were post-compulsory secondary education students. Students’ digital leisure activities were measured by an opening question by which they indicated the three most important leisure activities for them, and family functioning was measured by the answers from the Spanish adaptation for FACES IV questionnaire (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale). A descriptive analysis about digital leisure activities of young people was used. The family functioning coefficient of each subject was determined and, finally, the relationship between students’ family functioning perceived and students’ digital leisure practices assessed by a factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA). Young people give importance to digital leisure activities, highlighting social network participation, playing videogames and browsing the Internet. Cohesion, flexibility and family functioning are healthier when children don´t point to any digital activity into their preferred leisure practices. The results suggest that new research should be conducted to confirm whether this negative association between family functioning and digital leisure is causal or due to other factors.
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The «Network Society» is identified by accelerated changes that occur between real and virtual worlds. The progress of digital devices has generated a new model of leisure [...]
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Cyberaggression among Adolescents: Prevalence and Gender Differences
D. Álvarez-García, A. Barreiro-Collazo, J. Núñez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 8

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The objective of the present work is to analyse the prevalence of cyber-aggression and cyber-victimization among adolescents in Asturias (Spain) and to identify possible gender differences. To this end, 3,175 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years were randomly selected from the student population attending compulsory secondary education in Asturias and assessed. They completed three self-reported tests: an ad hoc questionnaire on sociodemographic data and communication technologies management; the “Cyber-aggression Questionnaire for Adolescents” (CYBA), to assess how frequently adolescents acknowledge having exercised various cyber-aggressive behaviours in the previous three months; and the “Cyber-victimization Questionnaire for Adolescents” (CYVIC), to assess how frequently adolescents acknowledge having been a victim of various types of cyber-aggression in the previous three months. The results obtained show a high variation in prevalence based on the type of cyber-aggression or cyber-victimization analysed. Verbal cyber-aggression and online exclusion are more common than impersonation and visual cyber-aggression. There are generally no statistically significant differences between boys and girls. When differences do appear, boys generally tend to be more aggressive than girls, while girls are more likely to be victims. However, these differences are either small or very small. The implications of these results for future research and educational treatment of the problem are discussed.
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The objective of the present work is to analyse the prevalence of cyber-aggression and cyber-victimization among adolescents in Asturias (Spain) and to identify possible gender [...]
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From Prosumer to Prodesigner: Participatory News Consumption
M. Hernández-Serrano, P. Renés-Arellano, G. Graham, A. Greenhill

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 7

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New democratic participation forms and collaborative productions of diverse audiences have emerged as a result of digital innovations in the online access to and consumption of news. The aim of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework based on the possibilities of Web 2.0. Outlining the construction of a “social logic”, which combines computer and communicative logics, the conceptual framework is theoretically built to explore the evolution of news consumption from a pure circulation of designed products towards a global conversation of proactive news designers. Then, the framework was tested using an empirical database built by the Pew Research Centre, which investigates the future of the news industry, through a large-scale survey with adults. Results show significant differences (by age, gender and educational level) in the forms of participation, access and consumption of news. However, whilst immersed in the culture of Web 2.0 there is a low-level of user participation in news production; far from being proactive news designers, findings suggest that citizens are still located in the lower participatory levels of our conceptual framework. Conclusions suggest there is a need for media education providers to carry out training initiatives according to the social logic possibilities through proposed guidelines.
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New democratic participation forms and collaborative productions of diverse audiences have emerged as a result of digital innovations in the online access to and consumption [...]
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Adolescents’ TV Viewing Patterns in the Digital Era: a Cross-cultural Study
L. Ugalde, J. Martínez-de-Morentín, C. Medrano-Samaniego

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 6

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The deep-rooted changes that have taken place in the media world over recent years have brought about changes in both television itself and in the relationships established with this medium. Consequently, it is important to understand how young people watch television today, in order to design strategies to help them develop the capacities they require to ensure responsible use. With this aim, the present study analyzes the television viewing habits of 553 adolescents (267 boys and 286 girls), aged between 14 and 19, from Ireland, Spain and Mexico. Through the implementation of two questionnaires (CH-TV 0.2 and VAL-TV 0.2), four viewing patterns were detected that can be generalized to all the contexts studied. Two of these patterns clearly distinguish between boys (critical-cultural) and girls (social-conversational), with boys viewing more cultural and information-oriented programs, and girls tending to watch shows with a view to talking about them later with their friends. Two of the variables which best distinguish between the other two patterns identified are the perception of a conflictive climate (conflictive-passive viewing) and the perception of responsible parental mediation (committed-positive viewing). Moreover, preferred television genre was found to be the factor with the greatest discriminatory power in relation to these patterns, while time spent watching television, perceived realism and cultural context were not found to be significant.
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The deep-rooted changes that have taken place in the media world over recent years have brought about changes in both television itself and in the relationships established [...]
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The tablet for Second Language Vocabulary Learning: Keyboard, Stylus or Multiple Choice
S. Van-Hove, E. Vanderhoven, F. Cornillie

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 5

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Mobile technologies are increasingly finding their way into classroom practice. While these technologies can create opportunities that may facilitate learning, including the learning of a second or foreign language (L2), the full potential of these new media often remains underexploited. A case in point concerns tablet applications for language practice: while tablets allow writing, as in pen-and-paper exercises, current applications typically offer multiple-choice exercises or fill-in-the-blank exercises that require typing and tapping. This change in medium and practice modality might have an impact on the actual second language-learning. Based on the embodied cognition perspective, this study hypothesizes that, for the learning of French L2 vocabulary, writing leads to better memorization, spelling, and use of diacritics in comparison with typing and completing multiple-choice exercises. This hypothesis is tested in a quasi-experimental classroom-based study in which learners (N=282) practiced French vocabulary on a tablet in one of three modalities: multiple choice, typing, and writing by means of a stylus. Whereas all three practice modalities aided learning, results show that pupils who had practiced vocabulary by writing or typing obtained higher scores on spelling and use of diacritics than the pupils who had practiced by means of multiple choice. Spending more time on learning vocabulary at a higher processing level leads thus to greater vocabulary gains.
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Mobile technologies are increasingly finding their way into classroom practice. While these technologies can create opportunities that may facilitate learning, including the [...]
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Mobile Instant Messaging: Whatsapp and its Potential to Develop Oral Skills
A. Andújar-Vaca, M. Cruz-Martínez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 4

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This study investigates the benefits of Mobile Mediated Communication (MMC) to develop oral skills in second-language learners. A total of 80 Spanish students taking a B1 English course at the University of Almería were studied in this research. According to treatment type, subjects were divided in two groups, experimental and control. A “Whatsapp” group was created where 40 of these students participated in a daily interaction during six months. The samples collected in the application as well as a speaking were used to measure the students’ degree of oral development and the type and triggers of the language related episodes (LRE) given rise to mobile chat-based oral interaction. This study focuses on such interaction and seeks to measure the students’ degree of oral development through a mixed analysis approach. A temporal axis is used to measure the differences between the groups studied. Significant improvements in term of oral proficiency were observed in the experimental group and negotiations were the LRE most common throughout the activity. It is worth mention that Mobile learning offers an environment where learners can ubiquitously negotiate meaning, reflect and evaluate on their own performance through authentic interaction and feedback, constituting a powerful tool for developing second language proficiency.
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This study investigates the benefits of Mobile Mediated Communication (MMC) to develop oral skills in second-language learners. A total of 80 Spanish students taking a B1 [...]
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Teachers’ Use of ICTs in Public Language Education: Evidence from Second Language Secondary-school Classrooms
J. Izquierdo, V. de-la-Cruz-Villegas, S. Aquino-Zúñiga, M. Sandoval-Caraveo, V. García-Martínez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 3

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Worldwide, curricular changes and financial investments are currently underway to promote the integration of technology in public education and English language learning at a young age. This study examines the ICTs that have become part of the daily instructional practices and educational settings of teachers of English who work with young learners in public schools. To this end, this mixed-methods study draws on a quantitative descriptive-exploratory design and a qualitative multiple-case study. The quantitative data were collected through a Likert questionnaire administered to 28 secondary school teachers of English across 17 municipalities in five regions of Southeast Mexico and 2,944 learners. The qualitative data were gathered from a subsample of six teachers through longitudinal classroom observations, teacher and administrator interviews, and school visits. The non-parametric analyses of the quantitative data and the categorical aggregation analyses of the qualitative data reveal that the use of some multimedia and mobile-assisted communication resources is emerging in the L2 public classrooms. In line with findings from other international contexts, variables that seem particular to public education for young learners and their school setting, however, led teachers to prefer using their own technological devices that included laptops, multimedia material, and cellphones, rather than those in the schools.
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Worldwide, curricular changes and financial investments are currently underway to promote the integration of technology in public education and English language learning at [...]
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Original Language Subtitles: Their Effects on the Native and Foreign Viewer
J. Kruger, S. Doherty, M. Soto-Sanfiel

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 2

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This study investigates the impact of same-language subtitles on the immersion into audiovisual narratives as a function of the viewer’s language (native or foreigner). Students from two universities in Australia and one in Spain were assigned randomly to one of two experimental groups, in which they saw a drama with the original English soundtrack either with same-language English subtitles (n=81) or without subtitles (n=92). The sample included an English native control group, and Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Spanish groups with English as a foreign language. Participants used post-hoc Likert scales to self-report their presence, transportation to the narrative world, perceived realism, identification with the characters, and enjoyment. The main results showed that subtitles did not significantly reduce these measures of immersion. However, subtitles produced higher transportation, identification with the characters, and perceived realism scores, where the first language of viewers and their viewing habits accounted for most of this variance. Moreover, presence and enjoyment were unaffected by either condition or language. Finally, the main results also revealed that transportation to the narrative world appears to be the most revealing measure of immersion in that it shows the strongest and most consistent correlations, and is a significant predictor of enjoyment.
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This study investigates the impact of same-language subtitles on the immersion into audiovisual narratives as a function of the viewer’s language (native or foreigner). [...]
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Seamless Language Learning: Second Language Learning with Social Media
L. Wong, C. Sing-Chai, G. Poh-Aw

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2017). Vol. 25, (1), 1

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This conceptual paper describes a language learning model that applies social media to foster contextualized and connected language learning in communities. The model emphasizes weaving together different forms of language learning activities that take place in different learning contexts to achieve seamless language learning. It promotes social interactions with social media about the learners’ day-to-day life using the targeted second or foreign language. The paper first identifies three key features of the language learning approach, namely, authenticity, contextualization and socialization. How these features are related to the communicative approach of language learning are subsequently explicated. This is followed by further explication on how the notion of seamless language learning could inform learning designers and learners in synergizing the desired characteristics of language learning together. Eventually, we propose the SMILLA (Social MedIa as Language Learning Artifacts) Framework to operationalize seamless language learning with the use of social media. A case of seamless language learning environment design known as MyCloud will be described to illustrate the practicality of the SMILLA Framework.
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This conceptual paper describes a language learning model that applies social media to foster contextualized and connected language learning in communities. The model emphasizes [...]
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Adults and Elders and their use of ICTs. Media Competence of Digital Immigrants
S. Román-García, A. Almansa-Martínez, M. Cruz-Díaz

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 41

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The undisputed presence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in our lives has led to the development of new forms of social, interactive and critical relationships. This study aims to compare the level of media competencies, in relation to six established categories, of two population groups: adults (aged 18-55) and elders (aged over 55). The sample was composed of 714 people from the eight provinces making up the Spanish region of Andalusia. The study conducted was based on the selection and comparison of results of specific items drawn from two separate questionnaires, directed to both population groups. The data were statistically processed in accordance with the distribution of the sample proportions. The objective was to identify and contrast the degree of digital literacy of these two groups, in terms of their use, productivity and interaction with technological tools. The results highlight the needs and demands of both groups in terms of technology, critical reading and audio-visual production. It is notable that adults aged 18 to 30 have a higher level of expertise in the interaction and language dimensions, while those aged 30 and above perform better in critical and participative dimensions offered by such media, such as reflection, analysis and creation. In the over-55 group, there is a direct correlation between income bracket and level of media skills, the latter significantly diminishing with age.
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The undisputed presence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in our lives has led to the development of new forms of social, interactive and critical relationships. [...]
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Dimensions and Indicators of the Information Quality in Digital Media
L. Romero-Rodríguez, P. de-Casas-Moreno, Á. Torres-Toukoumidis

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 40

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The current information ecosystem, crossed by a logic mediamorphosis, is increasingly generating the emergence of digital media and information portals that do not follow the formal publishing procedures of conventional media. The crisis of traditional media has also changed the way we become informed. However, information quality remains a factor for discussion in the absence of unified criteria for analysis. In this regard, the question arises: how do we evaluate and assess the quality of information in digital media? This study aims to seek agreement between academics and media professionals on the areas and dimensions of information quality of digital media according to objective or quantifiable values. For this, a taxonomy of the dimensions related to information quality was created, based on the review of scientific literature and further evaluated and validated by 40 experts, including scholars and media professionals alike, who focused on verifying the classification´s reliability. As a result, three macro areas of information quality, containing 21 areas, inherently comprised of a total of 75 dimensions, were validated. Lastly, this study proposes a structured model that will allow for the analysis of information quality of digital media, both in its pre-information phase catalogued in the media-business and on the media-workers’ socio-occupational characteristics, as well as its final product and informational content.
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The current information ecosystem, crossed by a logic mediamorphosis, is increasingly generating the emergence of digital media and information portals that do not follow [...]
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Teachers' Perceptions of the Digital Transformation of the Classroom through the Use of Tablets: A Study in Spain
C. Suárez-Guerrero, C. Lloret-Catalá, S. Mengual-Andrés

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 39

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This study examines the transformation of classroom dynamics brought about by the use of tablets for educational purposes. The empirical bases of this study were defined by the “Samsung Smart School” project, which was developed by Samsung and Spain’s Ministry of Education during academic year 2014-15, in which teachers and 5th and 6th year students attending 15 primary schools across several Autonomous Communities in Spain were provided with tablets. The research sample comprised 166 teachers. A qualitative analysis strategy was applied by means of: a) non-participant observation, b) focus groups, c) semi-structured interviews with teachers, and d) content analysis of teaching units. These techniques enabled us to extract and examine six dimensions of teaching (educational objective, teaching approach, organization of content and activities, teaching resources, space and time, and learning assessment). Our findings show that teachers tend to apply a transversal approach when using tablets to work on different competencies, focusing more on activities than on content through the use of apps. They reclaim the act of play as part of the learning process, and tablet use encourages project-based learning. To sum up, this study shows that teachers view tablets not only as a technological challenge, but also as an opportunity to rethink their traditional teaching models.
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This study examines the transformation of classroom dynamics brought about by the use of tablets for educational purposes. The empirical bases of this study were defined by [...]
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Digital Skills in the Z Generation: Key Questions for a Curricular Introduction in Primary Schoolq
A. Pérez-Escoda, A. Castro-Zubizarreta, M. Fandos-Igado

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 38

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Media convergence and massive usage of Internet-connected devices, distinguishing features of our current society, cause changes in the way that new generations learn and access knowledge. In addition, emerging new digital skills are necessary for the Z generation to face the challenges of a digital society. This quantitative study, with a sample of 678 Primary School students, aims to provide empirical evidence about the level of digital skills of students belonging to this generation. The results show that the acquisition of digital competences is not inherent to use, but require specific instruction. Otherwise, there is a danger of creating a digital divide, not due to frequency of use or access to connected devices but to lack of instruction on how to use them. The absence of significant variance in the overall level of digital competence among Primary School students of different grades reflects, to some extent, that this level is largely acquired by informal activities with ICTs in an informal context, rather than by developing competences in a school context that affords gradual and progressive skills acquisition. The results show the need to address digital competence in schools, focusing on the systematic development and enhancement of its component areas to move beyond the informal level and reach the academic level, thus facilitating digital natives’ access to future employment.
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Media convergence and massive usage of Internet-connected devices, distinguishing features of our current society, cause changes in the way that new generations learn and [...]
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The Wiki Learning Project: Wikipedia as an Open Learning Environment
P. Ricaurte-Quijano, A. Carli-Álvarez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 37

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Traditional educational models limit learning possibilities to formal and closed environments. However, mobile technologies and digital platforms are changing this paradigm, expanding learning opportunities. Based on the principles of peer knowledge production, we argue that Wikipedia can be used as an open learning environment that serves several purposes: a) it allows the acquisition of basic skills; b) it contributes to collective intelligence; c) it shortens the global knowledge gap; and, d) it enables the creation of global learning networks. The aim of this study is to introduce the process, strategies, and results of the implementation of the Wiki Learning project at a Mexican university, as an open learning model for the use of Wikipedia as a learning tool. This project included a variety of activities, from article production to workshops by and for students and teachers; 115 students and 57 teachers were surveyed to identify their perception about Wikipedia, its use and potential as educational tool. The results showed that, although the majority are Wikipedia users, there is still a lack of knowledge about its functioning, structure and communities, and a negative perception of the Wikipedia. This poses a great challenge to overcome this stigma and recover the value of collective knowledge production, the purpose of the encyclopedia and its place as a relevant product of collective intelligence.
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Traditional educational models limit learning possibilities to formal and closed environments. However, mobile technologies and digital platforms are changing this paradigm, [...]
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Media Competence of Teachers and Students of Compulsory Education in Spain
A. Ramírez-García, N. González-Fernández

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 36

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Faced with a society that uses the media from dawn until dusk, it is imperative to identify the relationship between users and media. Therefore, this quantitative research aims to determine media competence levels of teachers and students in compulsory education in six areas. Media competence offers a diagnosis of possible shortcomings and needs educational intervention in both groups. Primary education students have shown an intermediate level of media competence. Secondary education students are at a basic level of competence in all the areas, except for technology and media literacy, which are at an intermediate level of competence. Most teachers have a basic level of media competence in all areas. Despite having a curriculum that meets the needs of media literacy in compulsory education and the proliferation of policies supporting technology, this is the weakest area in participants. A critical revision of school curricula and a consensus in their design and development would facilitate students’ shared training and minimize a possible exclusion in relation to media. Meanwhile an own curriculum and a training through a network of related professionals is the way to achieve higher levels of competence in both groups.
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Faced with a society that uses the media from dawn until dusk, it is imperative to identify the relationship between users and media. Therefore, this quantitative research [...]
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Media Literacy in Brazil: Experiences and Models in Non-formal Education
M. Pegurer-Caprino, J. Martínez-Cerdá

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 35

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This article analyses the status of media literacy in Brazil from the perspective of non-formal education. It quantifies the situation through a sample of projects (N=240) and organizations (N=107) that develop media literacy activities according to the internationally recognized three dimensions of media education (access/use, critical understanding, and media content media production). These projects are aimed at different communities of citizens according to various levels of segmentation (age, location, social status, social groups, and professional fields). The analysis shows the preponderance of activities geared to the production of audiovisual content (65.4%) and to expanding the rights and communicative capabilities of certain communities, generally excluded from the traditional mass media (45.8%). Moreover, the majority of institutions have projects with a medium and high potential of empowerment (77.6%). Based on the literature review and the analysis conducted, the research presents a model that can be used for studying media education projects in the field of non-formal education. Thus, this article offers an initial look at non-formal media literacy in a country that, due to its size and large social differences, should take advantage of the complementarities that non-formal education provides to formal education, and its curriculum, regarding the development of media education and empowerment of citizens.
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This article analyses the status of media literacy in Brazil from the perspective of non-formal education. It quantifies the situation through a sample of projects (N=240) [...]
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The Ecosystem of Media Literacy: A Holistic Approach to Media Education
N. Nupairoj

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 34

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This research article proposes a systematic way to disseminate media literacy education in Thailand, based on the UNESCO’s media and information literacy competencies. A media literacy learning schema was constructed using a mixed-method research before it was verified for efficacy and practicality by the in-depth interviews of media literacy experts. The interview data resulted in “the Ecosystem of Media Literacy” as a holistic and systematic approach to disseminate media literacy education. The Ecosystem of Media Literacy posits that the learning schema works in an environment that supports media literacy, with each component operating interdependently and in parallel with each other. It consists of the Media Literacy Learning Schema (Learners, Facilitators, Curriculum, and Pedagogy), the Society (Community, Civic Sectors, Media, and Parents), and the Policy. It is believed that using the Ecosystem model can lead to a behavior change among learners, the ultimate goal of education. In other words, media literacy will become a way of life. The Interview data also resulted in a new finding that Thailand’s media literacy components should consist of access, analyze and evaluate, reflect, and create, instead of access, evaluate, and create that the country has been using as a framework for over a decade. The findings of this research are applicable to other cultures with different groups of learners, with minor adaptations that can serve as a provisional policy guideline.
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This research article proposes a systematic way to disseminate media literacy education in Thailand, based on the UNESCO’s media and information literacy competencies. A [...]
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Media Pedagogy in German and U.S. Teacher Education
J. Tiede, S. Grafe

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 33

Abstract
Various research works and practitioners conclude that media pedagogy should be integrated in teacher education in order to enable future teachers to use media for their lessons effectively and successfully. However, this realization is not necessarily reflected in actual university curricula, as preservice teachers at some places can still finish their studies without ever dealing with media pedagogical issues. To understand, assess and eventually improve the status of media pedagogical teacher education, comprehensive research is required. Against this background, the following article seeks to present a theory-based and empirical overview of the status quo of preservice teachers’ pedagogical media competencies focusing Germany and the USA exemplarily. To form a basis, different models of pedagogical media competencies from both countries will be introduced and the extent to which these competencies have become part of teacher education programs and related studies will be summarised. Afterwards, method and selected results of a study will be described where the skills in question were measured with students from both countries, based on a comprehensive model of pedagogical media competencies that connects German and international research in this field. The international comparative perspective will help broaden the viewpoint and understand differences, but also similarities. These data serve to identify different ways of integrating media pedagogy into teacher training and draw conclusions on the consequences these processes entail for preservice teachers and their pedagogical media competencies.
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Various research works and practitioners conclude that media pedagogy should be integrated in teacher education in order to enable future teachers to use media for their lessons [...]
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Media Education as a Strategy for Online Civic Participation in Portuguese Schools
T. Dias-Fonseca, J. Potter

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2016). Vol. 24, (2), 32

Abstract
Whilst various studies have examined participation on the Internet as a key element of a new emergent civic engagement, informally or formally through national and local governments’ online measures, less has been done to measure or suggest ways of overcoming social and technological constraints on online civic participation. Additionally, few studies have looked at the relationship between the actual implementation of such initiatives in classrooms and the messages which are conveyed indirectly as a result of teachers’ own conceptions of classroom strategies, which are perhaps better described as a “hidden curriculum”. This paper reports on these constructions through a set of detailed quantitative and qualitative case studies of the implementation of civic engagement through online activity in several regions of Portugal. The data, obtained through questionnaires, were used to produce novel composite scores reflecting the participatory and media literacy strategies of schools, as well as teachers and students’ media literacy and online civic actions. We present empirical results from a study population consisting of 12 public secondary school principals, 131 teachers, and 1,392 students in grades 11 and 12, suggesting that students’ online civic engagement and media literacy levels are affected by their teachers’ classroom practices and further training and by the implementation of a project-based approach to media education.
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Whilst various studies have examined participation on the Internet as a key element of a new emergent civic engagement, informally or formally through national and local governments’ [...]
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