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Klus, Milan Frederik, and Alexander Dilger. "Success factors of academic journals in the digital age." Business Research 13, no. 3 (November 2020): 1115–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40685-020-00131-z.

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AbstractSince the early 1990s, when digitalisation began to open new opportunities for disseminating information, many academic journals started to introduce online services. However, while some studies suggest that online availability and free access to journal articles are positively connected to the number of citations an article receives, little is known about whether being an early adopter of digital services provides journals with a (long-term) competitive advantage in times of digital change. We use data from SSCI-listed management journals to examine which journals pioneered the introduction of digital services, to what extent first-mover advantages can be identified, and which journal characteristics are associated with citation-based performance indicators. Our results show that lower ranked journals were the first to introduce digital services and were beneficiaries of the digital age. Furthermore, we find a negative correlation between general submission fees and journal performance and that the top-performing journals of our sample are those of non-commercial publishers. Our analysis of the relationship between journal performance and the provision of open access contradicts previous studies, as we find no positive correlations between performance and open access on the journal level.
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Paltridge, Brian. "Writing for Academic Journals in the Digital Era." RELC Journal 51, no. 1 (February 16, 2020): 147–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033688219890359.

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The use of digital technologies has transformed the processes of writing for academic journals and the dissemination and preservation of academic work. It has also made the measurement of the impact of publications in academic journals easier and this information more accessible to authors. In this article I discuss some of the ways in which digital technologies have changed writing for academic journals as well as how digital technologies are being used in the submission and review of journal articles. This includes ways in which academic work can be stored and shared, the use of citation management tools, and the sharing of research materials once an article has been accepted for publication. I also give an overview of how digital technologies are being used in the review of journal articles including the use of plagiarism detection software. Issues in online publishing are outlined as is the development of open-access journals and the rise of predatory publishers. Social media and journal publishing and the use of multimodality in research article writing are also discussed.
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Jaskot, Paul B., and Ivo van der Graaff. "Historical Journals as Digital Sources:." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 76, no. 4 (December 1, 2017): 483–505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2017.76.4.483.

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Historical Journals as Digital Sources: Mapping Architecture in Germany, 1914–24 demonstrates how historical journals can provide information for digital mapping and how mapping can tell us something new about the German construction industry in a moment of crisis. Digital maps can expand the art historical research process and raise fundamental art historical research questions. Paul B. Jaskot and Ivo van der Graaff developed a database from all issues of the German journal Deutsche Bauzeitung published in the period 1914–24 and visualized the evidence they collected using geographic information systems (GIS) technology. They assess how well the database works for historical analysis and GIS and discuss the indexical possibilities of the digital mapping of historical sources. The visualization of the database gives form to human actions and structural patterns that can redirect the art historical question from individual objects to what construction can tell us about society as a whole. In the process, such visualization allows us to see a much broader history of German architecture, 1914–24.
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Marušić, Ana. "Publishing Scientific Journals in the Digital Age: Opportunities for Small Scholarly Journals." PRILOZI 35, no. 3 (December 1, 2014): 17–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0003.

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AbstractScientific publishing is rapidly developing from print-only to digital journals and extensive use of social media. This essay presents our experience in developing a small and scholarly journal from the so-called scientific semi-periphery and using the advantages of digital publishing to increase the visibility of the journal in international indexing and citation databases, and ensure greater visibility in the global scientific community. An editor of a scientific journal does not need to master all details of different digital publishing tools, but needs to follow the developments so that they can be best implemented in the journal.
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Halliday, Leah, and Charles Oppenheim. "Developments in digital journals." Journal of Documentation 57, no. 2 (April 2001): 260–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007102.

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Buis, Lorraine. "Implementation: The Next Giant Hurdle to Clinical Transformation With Digital Health." Journal of Medical Internet Research 21, no. 11 (November 20, 2019): e16259. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16259.

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Clinical implementation of digital health is a major hurdle to overcome in the coming years. Considering the role of the Journal of Medical Internet Research in the past 20 years and looking toward the journal’s future, this viewpoint acknowledges the vision of medicine and the role that digital health plays in that vision. It also highlights barriers to implementation of digital health as an obstacle to achieving that vision. In particular, this paper focuses on how digital health research must start looking toward implementation as an area of inquiry and the role that the Journal of Medical Internet Research and its' sister journals from JMIR Publications can play in this process.
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Oehlberg, Lora, Kimberly Lau, and Alice Agogino. "Tangible interactions in a digital age: Medium and graphic visualization in design journals." Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 23, no. 3 (June 17, 2009): 237–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0890060409000213.

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AbstractDesigners are interacting with an increasing number of digital tools in their design process; however, these are usually in addition to the traditional and ubiquitous paper-based design journals. This paper explores the medium of informal design information and its relationships with sketching behavior over three stages of the design process: preliminary investigation and user needs analyses, concept generation and development, and prototyping and testing. Our test bed consists of tangible, digital, and hybrid design journals collected from four semesters of UC Berkeley's graduate level, multidisciplinary course titled “Managing the New Product Development Process: Design Theory and Methods.” We developed protocols for two categories of analysis: one that codes for the media type of each journal and its content, and another one that characterizes the content within the journal. We found a trend toward hybrid digital–tangible journals for the engineering students over the 4-year period. These hybrid journals exhibited a higher degree of detail over advancing design stages, which has been shown to correlate with improved project performance. We also present several case studies of unusual design journals that illustrate the range of designers' interpretations of design journals as a medium. Based on this descriptive research, features for interactive hybrid tangible–digital design journals are recommended.
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Adams, Tony. "The Digital Age of Journals." Optometry and Vision Science 90, no. 2 (February 2013): 103–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/opx.0b013e318285ad85.

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Singh, Neena, and Anil Chikate. "Open access LIS periodicals and digital archives." Electronic Library 32, no. 5 (September 30, 2014): 710–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-09-2012-0120.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report results of a study which investigated the growth of open access (OA) journals across the world with reference to the Asian region. Details of 117 OA journals were collected from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) to determine the geographic distribution, language of publication and growth of periodical year-wise. The study makes detail analysis of four OA periodical published from India, Iran, Pakistan and Taiwan. Pattern of authorship and contribution according to nature of professional work were analyzed. The study reveals that most contributions were made by teaching professionals in comparison to working library and information officers. Single-authored contributions dominated (44 per cent) in all periodicals of the Asian region, indicating low amount of teamwork/collaborative contributions to library and information science (LIS) research by the authors of this region. To know the subject distribution of articles, the study was limited to 27 subfields within the broad spectrum of LIS. Annals of Library and Information Sciences (ALIS) published in India carried the highest number of articles (165) followed by Journal of Library and Information Sciences (JLIS) from Taiwan. The findings of the study also indicate that there is varied distribution of topics within the Asian LIS literature published in OA journals. Most popular areas of writing among authors in OA journals have been found to be bibliometics, webometrics, research productivity or research methods besides information seeking pattern, information need of users and digital libraries. Design/methodology/approach – To gather data for the present investigation, survey of OA e-journals was made across the Web. The collection of data from OA journals and content was accompanied by searching the DOAJ. After selecting the OA journals, these were analyzed using the descriptions on their content page and key words chosen from each contribution. Selection of additional key words, i.e. words not in the title, was also made. Analysis of this data is discussed in this paper. Findings – OA removes restrictions that exist on access to scholarly information and knowledge, it empowers the readers to read, download, distribute and make use of relevant literature, besides giving authors and their work fairly good visibility, readership and impact. The OA movement is gaining importance and the scholarly community is now realizing that tolled or subscribed access is creating a barrier and preventing their work from wider accessibility and readership. A number of journals across the world are now being published in OA mode. The present study attempts to map the growth of LIS literature in OA journals with special reference to periodicals published from Asian countries. The finding of this sample study suggests that many counties are promoting OA journals. While USA ranks first in publication of OA journals in the world. Taiwan publishes the highest number of articles in Asia. Majority of OA journals are published in English, and English appears to be most popular language for communicating research information. Of the four OA LIS journals analyzed in detail, it is observed that single-authored contributions are most popular. Collaborative contributions to LIS research were not so evident among authors of the Asian community. The teaching professionals or LIS teachers contributed the greatest number of articles, except for the Indian journal ALIS, demonstrating that working professional are more actively involved in writing and they outnumber the teaching community. Contributions from research students in all OA journals have been fairly significant. Research students may be encouraged to publish their master’s and doctoral research work in OA periodicals for better visibility, readership and impact. The study further reveals that ALIS from India and JLIS from Taiwan carried the highest number of articles. While areas like bibliometrics, webometrics and e-resources and OA are most popular areas of writing among Indian authors, information-seeking pattern, information need, digital and virtual libraries have been popular among authors from Taiwan. Webology from Iran has predominant articles on Web study or evaluation and social networking. Universities and LIS need to come forward to take a need-based approach to LIS research, suggesting ways for improving existing LIS services in their respective countries. To get the correct picture of growth of OA journals in the Asian region, more exhaustive and extensive study may be required. Researchers interested to carry further investigation will have to adopt appropriate measures to overcome the limitations mentioned in the study, for example, the source of data DOAJ may not be very extensive to give correct picture of OA journals. It is likely that some journals may not have been included in this directory. Researchers interested to carry further investigations will have to adopt appropriate measures to overcome these constraints. Research limitations/implications – Scope and limitation access to data and timely completion are the two vital factors for the success and accomplishment of the objectives of any investigation. Hence, considering the vast range of literature from every geographical region and limited time to complete research, the present study adhered to the following limitations. The study covers in its scope literature published in the period of five years (accessed from March 28 to May 25, 2011, only). The study includes only those publications/journals contributed by authors in English. The study includes four OA journals having full-text articles in English, abstracts not included. It considers those publications primarily inclined and relevant to library and information services. The study includes only those OA LIS journals listed or included in DOAJ. Originality/value – The present study has been taken with view to analyze the growth of OA journals in LIS with special reference to Asian countries. While several studies have been conducted on growth and publishing of traditional LIS journals, the present study is perhaps an interesting attempt to make a comprehensive review of the phenomena. The finding of the recent study will be of interest to many LIS professionals, researchers and academicians as it demonstrate the growth of OA journals.
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Ahmadvand, Alireza, David Kavanagh, Michele Clark, Judy Drennan, and Lisa Nissen. "Trends and Visibility of “Digital Health” as a Keyword in Articles by JMIR Publications in the New Millennium: Bibliographic-Bibliometric Analysis." Journal of Medical Internet Research 21, no. 12 (December 19, 2019): e10477. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10477.

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Background Digital health has become an advancing phenomenon in the health care systems of modern societies. Over the past two decades, various digital health options, technologies, and innovations have been introduced; many of them are still being investigated and evaluated by researchers all around the globe. However, the actual trends and visibility of peer-reviewed publications using “digital health” as a keyword to reflect the topic, published by major relevant journals, still remain to be quantified. Objective This study aimed to conduct a bibliographic-bibliometric analysis on articles published in JMIR Publications journals that used “digital health” as a keyword. We evaluated the trends, topics, and citations of these research publications to identify the important share and contribution of JMIR Publications journals in publishing articles on digital health. Methods All JMIR Publications journals were searched to find articles in English, published between January 2000 and August 2019, in which the authors focused on, utilized, or discussed digital health in their study and used “digital health” as a keyword. In addition, a bibliographic-bibliometric analysis was conducted using the freely available Profiles Research Networking Software by the Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center. Results Out of 1797 articles having “digital health” as a keyword, published mostly between 2016 and 2019, 277 articles (32.3%) were published by JMIR Publications journals, mainly in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The most frequently used keyword for the topic was “mHealth.” The average number of times an article had been cited, including self-citations, was above 2.8. Conclusions The reflection of “digital health” as a keyword in JMIR Publications journals has increased noticeably over the past few years. To maintain this momentum, more regular bibliographic and bibliometric analyses will be needed. This would encourage authors to consider publishing their articles in relevant, high-visibility journals and help these journals expand their supportive publication policies and become more inclusive of digital health.
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Birdie, Christina, B. Sreeharsha, T. Pallavi, and Mahantesh Kannur. "Archiving of Electronic Journals in Physics and Astronomy: Role of Consortia." Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106409.

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Electronic journals unfold their most valuable features when they are inter-linked with other documents, archives and databases. These electronic journals need an archiving system that is based on a global concept. Archiving ensures "continued access indefinitely into the future of records stored in digital electronic form". Archiving system has to be flexible to adopt the new technological generation. The rapid pace at which technology becomes obsolete makes archiving an extremely expensive undertaking. The librarians are more concerned about the archiving of the electronic journals themselves, or getting access to the archives established by the publishers or the aggregators. This paper focuses on the issues related to the archiving of electronic journals in Physics and Astronomy by the publishers, aggregators and the consortia.
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Babini, Dominique, and Pippa Smart. "Using digital libraries to provide online access to social science journals in Latin America." Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106130.

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There is a strong history of social science research within Latin America, but its visibility (both within and outside the region) has been low for reasons of language and print distribution. The introduction of the Internet and online publication makes this information potentially more visible to the global research community, and within Latin America several organizations have undertaken to exploit this opportunity. The approaches taken show how collaboration between countries, and particularly between librarians and publishers, can provide innovative solutions. The CLACSO project uses a digital library model as a publishing platform for its member journals and this has provided a successful - and hopefully sustainable - model.
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Amorim, Antonio Marcos. "A globalização do mercado de periódicos científicos eletrônicos e os consórcios de bibliotecas universitárias brasileiras: desafios à democratização do conhecimento científico." Universidade de São Paulo, 2002. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27143/tde-23032006-021513/.

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Esta pesquisa buscou avaliar se as bibliotecas envolvidas em atividades de consórcio estão atuando como instrumentos sociais de democratização e ampliação do acesso à informação científica através de suas políticas de desenvolvimento de coleções. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo de caso de consórcio de bibliotecas universitárias brasileiras para aquisição de periódicos científicos. Por meio de uma postura dialética como forma de conhecimento e como método de pensar o objeto de estudo, foi realizada uma análise do contexto sócio-econômico caracterizado pela globalização eletrônica, o processo de crescente exclusão social e a mudança no fluxo do conhecimento científico para uma cultura do digital, buscando verificar quais as relações implícitas e explícitas que afetam o desenvolvimento de coleções e ampliam uma tendência marcada pelo agravamento da infoexclusão digital no Brasil em tempos recentes. Constatou-se que a forte presença de oligopólios de poder no mercado internacional de periódicos científicos e a existência de um contexto dominado pela diminuição crescente de recursos financeiros nas bibliotecas brasileiras, sobretudo a partir da década de noventa, tem restringido a amplitude das metas de consórcios e impedido que se maximize, assim, o ganho social em longo prazo. Os resultados da pesquisa também revelaram que persistem desafios para o desenvolvimento de coleções através de atividades cooperativas, dentre eles o fortalecimento das atividades de marketing executadas pelas bibliotecas participantes, permitindo maior disseminação dos recursos eletrônicos existentes e um maior poder de negociação do consórcio com os oligopólios do mercado de periódicos científicos. Além disso, ficou constatada uma carência real pela realização de novos consórcios de bibliotecas, que contemplem outros tipos de documentos que não periódicos científicos e associados às bibliotecas públicas e regionais, possibilitando uma democratização do conhecimento para uma maior parcela da sociedade, minimizando a exclusão digital existente.
The research aimed at evaluating the consortia activities in terms of its performance as social instruments of democratization and broadening of scientific information access, by means of its policies of collection development. A case of study of brazilian University libraries’ consortia for the acquisition of scientific journals was carried out. By means of a dialectal point of view as a way to develop new knowledge and methodology for this research’s subject matter, an analyses of the electronic globalization’s social and economic context was performed, as for the growing of social exclusion, and the change in the flow of scientific knowledge towards a digital culture. The analysis above struggles to check implicit and explicit relations affecting collection development and widening a trend, marked by the gravity of current digital exclusion in Brazil. Research findings revealed that : the presence of scientific publishers monopoly power and the lower budgets of the brazilian libraries in the nineties, have restricted consortia’s purposes as well as blocked likely long-term social gains; challenges for collection development through cooperative activities still persist among them, the strenghtening of marketing actions performed by those participating libraries, allowing greater electronic resources dissemination, as well as greater negotiation posssibilities between consortium and monopolies in the scientific periodicals market ; lack of new libraries consortia embracing other types of documents – non-scientific journals – associated with public and regional libraries, allowing knowledge democratization to greater extents of society, minimizing digital exclusion.
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Friberg, Lisbeth. "Förändringsagenter i elevhälsan : Specialpedagogers uppdrag och digital journaldokumentation." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för lärarutbildning, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-22080.

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Syfte med min studie är att undersöka specialpedagogers uppdrag i tre olika elevhälsoteam i samma kommun och hur specialpedagoger upplever arbetet med digitala journalsystem. Studien tar sin utgångspunkt i ett sociokulturellt perspektiv där synsättet är att lärande och kunskapsutveckling sker i interaktion med andra. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats där semistrukturerade intervjuer använts som metod med fyra specialpedagoger och en rektor. Med ett hermeneutiskt synsätt har jag försökt tolka och förstå de resultat som framkommit. Resultatet av denna studie visar att administration med planering och förberedande av ärende inför elevhälsoteamens möten och dokumentation av pedagogiska dokument är vanligt förekommande uppdrag för specialpedagoger i de i studien ingående elevhälsoteam. Det specialpedagogiska perspektivet att finna alternativa vägar och lösningar för inlärning är liksom anpassad undervisning på framförallt individnivå men även gruppnivå uppdrag som genomförs ofta. Samarbete mellan specialpedagog och rektor eftertraktas av specialpedagoger i studien men det faktiska samarbetet varierar stort. Digitala journalsystem har skapat möjligheter som tidigare inte fanns och ordet tillgänglighet har fått en bred betydelse i form av tillgänglighet till arkiv, mallar och stödmaterial. Nackdelen med det digitala journalsystemet är att tillgängligheten endast gäller för medlemmar i elevhälsoteamen och inte för övrig personal som arbetar nära elever.
The purpose with my research is to investigate special educators’ tasks in three different student wellness teams and how special educators experience their work with digital journal systems. The study has a qualitative approach where semi-structured interviews were used as the method with four special educators and a principal. A hermeneutic approach is applied as the interpretative analysis of the interview data. The result of this study shows that administrative tasks and preparation of cases before student wellness teams meetings and educational documentation are common tasks for special educators for those partaking in this study. The special educator’s perspective to find alternative ways and solutions to learning is common as well as adaptive teaching, especially on an individual level but also in groups. Cooperation between special educator and principal is sought after by special educators in this study but the actual cooperation varies heavily. The digital journal system has created previously unavailable opportunities and the term availability has become a broader meaning by way of archives, templates, and support materials. The downside with the digital journal system is that availability only applies to members of the team and not to others working closely with students.
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Guérin, Delphine. "MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute." Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-213161.

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Im Rahmen der Internationalen Open Access Week 2016 fand am 26.10.2016 die Veranstaltung "Open in Action at TU Chemnitz" statt. Der Vortrag des MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute - berichtet über die Aktivitäten des Open-Access-Verlages und die Vorteile für Autoren. Die Präsentation zeigt das Leistungsspektrum und gibt Auskunft über den Peer Review-Prozess. Seit 2015 hat die Universitätsbibliothek eine Institutionelle Vereinbarung mit dem MDPI geschlossen. Der Publikationsworkflow ist für Wissenschaffende einfach und transparent
In the context of the International Open Access Week 2016, the event "Open in Action at TU Chemnitz" was held on 26 October 2016. The lecture of the MDPI – the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute – presents the past and current activities of the open access publisher and the author benefits. The presentation shows the procedures and the range of inhouse services in the editorial and the peer review process. The University Library of the Technische Universität Chemnitz has held an institutional membership with the MDPI AG since 2015. Thus, the publication and invoicing workflow is made simple and transparent for academics
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Castedo, Raquel da Silva. "Revistas científicas on-line de comunicação no Brasil : a produção editorial sob o impacto da tecnologia digital." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/16271.

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A pesquisa tem como objeto as revistas científicas brasileiras on-line da área de Comunicação que apresentaram classificação Qualis A Nacional em 2008, textos disponíveis completos on-line e edição mais recente publicada neste mesmo ano. Tal recorte compreende o que a Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Capes - avalia como os melhores periódicos nesse âmbito: Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo; ECompós; Eptic On Line, Galáxia; Intercom - Revista Brasileira de Ciências da Comunicação; Intexto; Revista FAMECOS; Revista Fronteiras; e Studium. O objetivo principal do trabalho foi a identificação de tendências na produção editorial de revistas científicas brasileiras on-line da área de Comunicação, considerando especialmente o design dessas publicações. Como objetivos específicos, buscou-se compreender e discutir o papel dos periódicos no âmbito da comunicação formal da ciência, a partir dos valores e modelos científicos; identificar características próprias do processo de produção editorial de revistas científicas e como estas se relacionam com o design desses periódicos on-line; e analisar o design de revistas científicas brasileiras disponíveis on-line da área da Comunicação. A metodologia empregada partiu da pesquisa bibliográfica que estabeleceu os fundamentos teóricos sobre ciência e o campo da Comunicação, particularmente acerca das revistas científicas, da produção editorial e do design. A análise das publicações delineou-se em duas etapas estruturadas a partir da elaboração de instrumento de análise criado com base no roteiro de edição de revistas científicas on-line proposto por Gruszynski, Golin e Castedo (2008). A primeira etapa teve em vista o fluxo de produção das revistas, do planejamento à circulação, que se reflete no produto final disponível aos leitores. Além de dados quantitativos, foram trazidos exemplos específicos que se destacaram por apresentar peculiaridades dos títulos. Já na segunda etapa, focou-se na identificação de tendências de uso de imagens como recurso para construção de conhecimento nessas publicações. Constatou-se que, apesar de algumas mudanças indicarem a influência da tecnologia informática na produção das revistas que compõem o corpus desta pesquisa, sobretudo na etapa de circulação dos títulos, tais alterações não aparecem em todas as etapas das práticas editoriais. A escrita e a edição dos conteúdos mantêm-se fortemente anconradas nas bases da cultura impressa, refletindo fortemente valores e hábitos da comunidade científica.
The research has as object the online Brazilian scientific journals on Communication that have presented the qualification Qualis A Nacional in 2008, that have full texts available online and the most recent edition in the same year. Such delimitation encompasses the ones that Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Capes - evaluates as the best journals in this field: Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo; E-Compós; Eptic On Line, Galáxia; Intercom - Revista Brasileira de Ciências da Comunicação; Intexto; Revista FAMECOS; Revista Fronteiras; and Studium. The main objective of this work was the identification of tendencies in the editorial production of Brazilian online scientific journals in the area of Communication, considering especially the publications design. As specific objectives, we sought to understand and discuss the role of periodicals in the scope of formal science communication, taking as reference the scientific values and models; to identify the typical traits of scientific journals editorial production and how they relate to the design of these online periodicals; and to analyze the design of Brazilian scientific journals on Communication that are available online. The methodology used started with a bibliographic research that has established the theoretical fundaments about science and the field of Communication, particularly on scientific journals, editorial production and design. These publications analysis was organized in two stages. Both were structured with the elaboration of an analysis instrument created from the basis guideline for online scientific journals edition proposed by Gruszynski, Golin e Castedo (2008). The first stage focused the publications edition flow, from planning to circulation, which reflects in the final product available to readers. Besides qualitative data, specific examples that presented particularities in the periodicals were brought up. In the second stage, the focus was the identification of tendencies of using images as resource to knowledge construction in the publications. It was detected that although some changes indicate de influence of information technology in the production of the journals that compose the corpus of this research, mainly in the stage of circulation, such changes do not appear in all editorial practice stages. Writing and editing contents are still strongly based upon printed culture, heavily reflecting scientific community values and habits.
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Monopoli, Maria. "User-based evaluation of academic digital libraries : case studies, Social Science Information Gateway, Art, Design Architecture & Media Gateway and the Electronic Journals Service of the University of Patras, Greece." Thesis, City University London, 2005. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/8440/.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of academic digital libraries from a user-oriented approach. For this purpose, end-users were invited to describe how they perceive and make use of academic digital libraries. The study was focused on Subject Based Information Gateways (SBIGs) and Electronic Journals Services. Specifically, two gateways were examined: the Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) and the Art, Design, Architecture and Media (ADAM) gateway, and an electronic journals service: the Electronic Journals Service of the Library and Information Service (LIS), the University of Patras, Greece. The target group was the academic community: academic staff, research staff and students (undergraduate and postgraduate). The research methods used were online questionnaires, face-to-face interviews and transaction logs analysis (TLA). Concerning the perception of academic digital libraries, users were invited: to provide the advantages and/ or disadvantages of electronic information over print, to compare the electronic and print version of a piece of information, to evaluate services or features as very important, important, or not important and to specify factors that would discourage them from accessing a digital library. Regarding the use of academic digital libraries, users were asked to specify: how frequently they use digital libraries, what reasons they use digital libraries for, what place they gain access from, what their preferred method of searching for information is, what their preferred method of storing and reading electronic information is, whether they use the support services provided, what types of information they want to be provided with and what the role of communication in a digital library is. The study concluded that end-users seem to appreciate the implementation of academic digital libraries. However, there are still some disadvantages that might prevent them from accessing them. A typical user would access them from their office or home for a variety of reasons, such as: for writing up a term paper/project or a thesis/dissertation, writing up a paper for publication, e. g. journal article or conference/workshop paper, keeping up with progress in the relevant subject area, supporting a lecture or for personal reasons. Concerning their search behaviour, they would adopt a relatively unsophisticated, simplistic approach to searching and limited use of Boolean operators or other commands. Notwithstanding their low search abilities, they would be reluctant to consult the online help function that could support their searches. Sometimes, they prefer to ask a person rather than attempt to use the online help. When they have identified information and want to read it, they print it out. But, when they want to store information for the future, they either print it out, or save it on disk. This information might differ in its formats, including electronic journals, reports and papers, digitised books, scholarly mailing lists and archives and educational software. Finally, some users would appreciate the opportunity to communicate with information scientists, authors, or other users who share the same interests with them. Some others emphasized the importance of the communication between users and digital library systems.
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Pugh, Joseph. "Information journeys in digital archives." Thesis, University of York, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/20663/.

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Archival collections have particular properties that make physical and intellectual access difficult for researchers. This generates feelings of uncertainty in the researchers leading to a large burden of enquiries to the archive, many routine. In this thesis I investigate the information seeking behaviours of archival researchers and the distinct properties of the archive first through the respective literatures and then through a series of five studies. Using systems, data and researchers from the National Archives, these studies examine the nature of the enquiries archives receive across many channels, the in-person interactions between archivists and researchers in the reading rooms and the unmediated search behaviours of archival researchers. I proceed to outline the barriers inhibiting research progress and the techniques or 'regulators' used by researchers to surmount or mitigate these barriers. In the final two studies I develop and attempt to validate an instrument for measuring uncertainty in information seeking in large digital collections. This three factor (disorientation, prospect and preparedness) scale of archival uncertainty allows improvements to online archival systems to be effectively tested before implementation. I also propose system properties which seem likely to assist researchers to make progress given these factors and which could be tested using this instrument.
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DeStefano, Michele, and Hendrik Schneider. "Compliance Elliance Journal: Compliance in Digital Formats." Universität Leipzig, 2021. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A74477.

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Holmstedt, Jonas, and Rebecca Larsson. "Digitaliseringens påverkan på veckotidningsbranschen – En fallstudie på företaget Aller media." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20228.

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På grund av digitaliseringens uppenbara påverkan på tidningsindustrin i kombination med brist på tidigare vetenskapliga studier kring detta ämne – söker denna studie att öka kunskapen och förståelsen för hur fenomenet digitalisering påverkat företag i veckotidningsindustrin. Studiens syfte är främst att undersöka hur företaget Aller media och dess affärsmodeller påverkats av digitaliseringen. För att ta reda på detta har inledningsvis två kvalitativa intervjuer genomförts med två chefer på Aller media. Intervjuerna har sedan kompletterats med en webbenkät som besvarades av Aller medias anställda. Resultatet från datainsamlingsmetoderna visar att digitaliseringen haft en påtaglig påverkan på Aller media med både positiva och negativa konsekvenser. Sammantaget har Aller media anpassat sig väl sedan digitaliseringen och har med anammandet av nya digitala affärsmodeller lagt en bra grund för att vara fortsatt relevanta i en alltmer digitaliserad framtid.
Due to the obvious impact of digitalisation on the magazine industry in combination with lack of previous scientific studies on the subject - this study seeks to increase the knowledge andunderstanding of how the phenomenon of digitalisation has affected companies in the magazine industry. The purpose of the study is primarily to investigate how the company Aller media and its business models have been affected by digitalisation. To investigate this, two qualitative interviews were initially conducted with two managers at Aller media. The interviews were then supplemented with a web survey that were answered by Aller medias employees. The results from the data collection methods show that digitalisation has had a significant impact on Aller media with both positive and negative consequences. In total, Aller media has adapted well since digitalization and with the adoption of new digital business models the company has laid a good basis for remaining relevant in an increasingly digitalized future.
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Digital sub-editing and design. Oxford: Focal Press, 2001.

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Gérard, Boismenu, ed. Scholarly journals in the new digital world. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2004.

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La escritura digital: Hipertexto y construcción del discurso informativo en el periodismo electrónico. [Bilbao]: Universidad del País Vasco, Servicio Editorial, 2002.

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Greco, Albert N., ed. Scholarly Journals: Print, Digital, Open Access, and Search Engines. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/ejsp.vol3.

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And that's the way it will be: News and information in a digital world. New York: New York University Press, 1998.

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Postmediale Wirklichkeiten: Wie Zukunftsmedien die Gesellschaft verändern. Hannover: Heise, 2009.

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Calderón, Carlos Arcíla. Comunicación digital y ciberperiodismo: Nuevas prácticas de la comunicación en los entornos virtuales. Caracas: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, 2008.

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A, Shumway Christopher, ed. Digital dilemmas: Ethical issues for online media professionals. Ames: Iowa State Press, 2003.

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Lee, Salter, ed. Digital journalism. London: SAGE, 2012.

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Periodismo digital en Bolivia. La Paz, Bolivia: Plural Editores, 2005.

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Krottmaier, Harald. "Current and Future Features of Digital Journals." In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 495–502. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36087-5_58.

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Apps, Ann, and Ross MacIntyre. "Dublin Core Metadata for Electronic Journals." In Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, 93–102. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45268-0_9.

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Probets, Steve, David F. Brailsford, Les Carr, and Wendy Hall. "Dynamic link inclusion in online PDF journals." In Electronic Publishing, Artistic Imaging, and Digital Typography, 550–62. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bfb0053299.

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Sesagiri Raamkumar, Aravind, Mojisola Erdt, Harsha Vijayakumar, Aarthy Nagarajan, and Yin-Leng Theng. "Understanding the Twitter Usage of Science Citation Index (SCI) Journals." In Digital Libraries at the Crossroads of Digital Information for the Future, 54–60. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34058-2_6.

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Kirchhoff, Amy, and Sheila M. Morrissey. "Digital Preservation Metadata Practice for E-Journals and E-Books." In Digital Preservation Metadata for Practitioners, 83–97. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43763-7_7.

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Chand, Prakash, P. Nishy, and G. Mahesh. "Access to E-Journals: Need and Impact of Users Training." In Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities, 529–30. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11931584_65.

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Mühlberger, Günter, and Birgit Stehno. "The Meta Project — Automated Digitisation of Books and Journals." In Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, 660. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45747-x_53.

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Jain, Naman, and Mayank Singh. "The Evolving Ecosystem of Predatory Journals: A Case Study in Indian Perspective." In Digital Libraries at the Crossroads of Digital Information for the Future, 78–92. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34058-2_9.

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Fernandes, Wesley Rodrigo, and Beatriz Valadares Cendón. "Study About the Capes Portal of E-Journals Non-users." In Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, 347–50. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24592-8_32.

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Schwab, U. "Books and journals in MeDoc — Experiences on bringing publications online." In Digital Libraries in Computer Science: The MeDoc Approach, 179–86. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bfb0052522.

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Conference papers on the topic "Digital journals"

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Chesler, Adam, Christopher McKenzie, Tony O'Rourke, and David Stern. "Pricing Digital Journals." In Charleston Conference, edited by Mary Marshall. Against the Grain Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284314720.

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Sandoval-Almazan, Rodrigo, and Charles C. Hinnant. "Digital Government Journals and the Peer-Review Process." In dg.o '17: 18th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3085228.3085247.

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Duron, Reyna M., Wilfredo C. Flores, Kevin Mejia Rivera, and Gracia M. Pineda. "Digital heritage: An inventory of scientific journals in Honduras." In 2019 IEEE 39th Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XXXIX). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/concapanxxxix47272.2019.8977056.

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Jigang, Zhang, and Zhan Yi. "Digital Transformation Dilemma and Path of Agricultural Science Journals." In 2021 5th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2021). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210806.204.

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Okoli, Chitu. "A Brief Review of Studies of Wikipedia in Peer-Reviewed Journals." In 2009 Third International Conference on Digital Society (ICDS). IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icds.2009.28.

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Drobac, Senka, Pekka Kauppinen, and Krister Lindén. "Improving OCR of historical newspapers and journals published in Finland." In DATeCH2019: 3rd International Conference on Digital Access to Textual Cultural Heritage. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3322905.3322914.

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Wu, Qin. "Structure and Function Analysis of the Digital Ecosystem of Scientific Journals." In DSIT 2020: 2020 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Information Technology. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3414274.3414499.

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Wang, Liang, and Chen Wang. "A DRM system for mobile digital journals based on OMA DRM model." In Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (EMEIT). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/emeit.2011.6023573.

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Tambouris, Efthimios, Yu-Che Chen, Soon Ae Chun, Marijn Janssen, Albert Meijer, Nripendra Rana, and Anna Visvizi. "Publishing Research in Digital Government: A Discussion with Editors-in-Chief of Key Journals." In DG.O'21: The 22nd Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3463677.3463748.

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Han, Shengnan, and Shahrokh Nikou. "Artificial Intelligence Value Alignment Principles: The State of Art Review from Information Systems Research." In Digital Support from Crisis to Progressive Change. University of Maribor Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-485-9.47.

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t Information and communication technologies (ICTs) must be designed and used for humane ends. The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has raised the critical question of whether we can ensure AI's alignment with human values to guide its design and use. We perform a selective literature review with the specific search terms of the papers published in the top information systems (basket of 8 journals and 5 AIjournals in IS) from 2000-2020 to answer this question. The findings indicate that IS research has contributed insufficiently to a deeper understanding of human values and AI value alignment principles. Moreover, the mainstream IS research on AI is mostly dominated from its technical and managerial aspects. Thus, the future research agendas are proposed accordingly. The paper provides some food for thoughts in studying human values and AI alignment within the context of IS research.
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Reports on the topic "Digital journals"

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Manfredi Sánchez, JL, MJ Ufarte Ruiz, and JM Herranz de la Casa. Journalistic innovation and digital society: An adaptation of journalism studies. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, October 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4185/rlcs-2019-1402en.

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Fondevila-Gascón, JF, J. Rom Rodríguez, and E. Santana López. International comparison of the use of digital resources in digital sports journalism: case studies from Spain and France. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, January 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4185/rlcs-2016-1087en.

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Barredo-Ibáñez, D., and E. Díaz-Cerveró. Interactivity in Latin American digital journalism. An analysis of the main cybermedia of Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador (2016). Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, March 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4185/rlcs-2017-1165en.

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Kud, A. A. Figures and Tables. Reprinted from “Comprehensive сlassification of virtual assets”, A. A. Kud, 2021, International Journal of Education and Science, 4(1), 52–75. KRPOCH, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.26697/reprint.ijes.2021.1.6.a.kud.

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Figure. Distributed Ledger Token Accounting System. Figure. Subjects of Social Relations Based on the Decentralized Information Platform. Figure. Derivativeness of a Digital Asset. Figure. Semantic Features of the Concept of a “Digital Asset” in Economic and Legal Aspects. Figure. Derivativeness of Polyassets and Monoassets. Figure. Types of Tokenized Assets Derived from Property. Figure. Visual Representation of the Methods of Financial and Management Accounting of Property Using Various Types of Tokenized Assets. Figure. Visual Representation of the Classification of Virtual Assets Based on the Complexity of Their Nature. Table. Comparison of Properties of Various Types of Virtual Assets of the Distributed Ledger Derivative of the Original Asset. Table. Main Properties and Parameters of Types of Tokenized Assets. Table. Classification of Virtual Assets as Tools for Implementing the Methods of Financial and Management Accounting of Property.
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Goikoetxea Bilbao, U., and T. Ramírez de la Piscina. Jot Down, Anfibia and Panenka: three audacious forms of understanding digital narrative journalism in the midst of the crisis of the printed press. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, March 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4185/rlcs-2019-1352en.

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Ibrayeva, Galiya, Saltanat Anarbaeva, Violetta Filchenko, and Lola Olimova. Online News Consumption in Central Asia. Edited by Jazgul Ibraimova. The Representative Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting in Central Asia, September 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.46950/201902.

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This investigation is the first attempt in Central Asia to measure online news consumption. It focuses on identifying trends of online news consumption and sources of news content in the region. The publication contains the results of online survey with participation of 4,130 online news consumers, in-depth interviews with 20 experts in new media who know regional and local peculiarities of news outlets, and analysis of news accounts in social media. The research will be useful to journalism faculties, news media, researchers, and international organisations, as well as to all who are interested in development of digital media in the region. The publication is available in English, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik and Uzbek languages.
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Tabinskyy, Yaroslav. VISUAL CONCEPTS OF PHOTO IN THE MEDIA (ON THE EXAMPLE OF «UKRAINER» AND «REPORTERS»). Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vjo.2021.50.11099.

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The article is devoted to the analysis of the main forms of visualization in the media related to photo. The thematic visual concepts are described in accordance with the content of electronic media, which consider the impact of modern technologies on the development of media space. The researches of the Ukrainian and foreign educational institutions concerning the main features of modern photo is classificate. Modifications and new visual forms in the media are singled out. The main objective of the article is to study the visual concepts of modern photo and identify ideological and thematic priorities in photo projects. To achieve the main objective in the article a certain methodology were used. Due to the historical-theoretical description it was possible to substantiate the study of visual concepts. The conceptual-system method was used to study the subject of media photo projects. The main results of the research are the definition of visual concepts of photo on the example of electronic media and the identification of the main thematic features in the process of visual filling of the media space. Based on the study, we can conclude that today the information field needs quality visual content. For successful creation of visual concepts it is necessary to single out thematic features of modern photo and to carry out classifications on ideological and semantic signs. Given the rapid development of digital technologies, the topic of the scientific article we offer is relevant for scientists, journalists, media researchers, visual journalism experts and photojournalists. Modern space is filled with a large number of pictorial materials, which in most cases form specific images, patterns or stereotypes in the mind of the reader (viewer). Also important is the classification of photo used in journalistic publications. That is why there is a need to explore the content and principles of distribution of ideological priorities of photo in the media. The substantiation of scientists about the important place of photography in the modern media space and the future development of visual technologies, which already use artificial intelligence, is relevant.
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0047.

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This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk research, engagement with a community of practice, networking with stakeholders, participation in conferences, case study presentations, and workshops hosted. Although the majority of African countries (35 of 54) demonstrates commitment to science through its investment in research and development (R&D), academies of science, ministries of science and technology, policies, recognition of research, and participation in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), the following countries demonstrate the highest commitment and political willingness to invest in science: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition to existing policies in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), the following countries have made progress towards Open Data policies: Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. Only two African countries (Kenya and South Africa) at this stage contribute 0.8% of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to R&D (Research and Development), which is the closest to the AU’s (African Union’s) suggested 1%. Countries such as Lesotho and Madagascar ranked as 0%, while the R&D expenditure for 24 African countries is unknown. In addition to this, science globally has become fully dependent on stable ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) infrastructure, which includes connectivity/bandwidth, high performance computing facilities and data services. This is especially applicable since countries globally are finding themselves in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), which is not only “about” data, but which “is” data. According to an article1 by Alan Marcus (2015) (Senior Director, Head of Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries, World Economic Forum), “At its core, data represents a post-industrial opportunity. Its uses have unprecedented complexity, velocity and global reach. As digital communications become ubiquitous, data will rule in a world where nearly everyone and everything is connected in real time. That will require a highly reliable, secure and available infrastructure at its core, and innovation at the edge.” Every industry is affected as part of this revolution – also science. An important component of the digital transformation is “trust” – people must be able to trust that governments and all other industries (including the science sector), adequately handle and protect their data. This requires accountability on a global level, and digital industries must embrace the change and go for a higher standard of protection. “This will reassure consumers and citizens, benefitting the whole digital economy”, says Marcus. A stable and secure information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure – currently provided by the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) – is key to advance collaboration in science. The AfricaConnect2 project (AfricaConnect (2012–2014) and AfricaConnect2 (2016–2018)) through establishing connectivity between National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), is planning to roll out AfricaConnect3 by the end of 2019. The concern however is that selected African governments (with the exception of a few countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia and others) have low awareness of the impact the Internet has today on all societal levels, how much ICT (and the 4th Industrial Revolution) have affected research, and the added value an NREN can bring to higher education and research in addressing the respective needs, which is far more complex than simply providing connectivity. Apart from more commitment and investment in R&D, African governments – to become and remain part of the 4th Industrial Revolution – have no option other than to acknowledge and commit to the role NRENs play in advancing science towards addressing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals). For successful collaboration and direction, it is fundamental that policies within one country are aligned with one another. Alignment on continental level is crucial for the future Pan-African African Open Science Platform to be successful. Both the HIPSSA ((Harmonization of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa)3 project and WATRA (the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly)4, have made progress towards the regulation of the telecom sector, and in particular of bottlenecks which curb the development of competition among ISPs. A study under HIPSSA identified potential bottlenecks in access at an affordable price to the international capacity of submarine cables and suggested means and tools used by regulators to remedy them. Work on the recommended measures and making them operational continues in collaboration with WATRA. In addition to sufficient bandwidth and connectivity, high-performance computing facilities and services in support of data sharing are also required. The South African National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System5 (NICIS) has made great progress in planning and setting up a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem in support of collaborative science and data sharing. The regional Southern African Development Community6 (SADC) Cyber-infrastructure Framework provides a valuable roadmap towards high-speed Internet, developing human capacity and skills in ICT technologies, high- performance computing and more. The following countries have been identified as having high-performance computing facilities, some as a result of the Square Kilometre Array7 (SKA) partnership: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia. More and more NRENs – especially the Level 6 NRENs 8 (Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and recently Zambia) – are exploring offering additional services; also in support of data sharing and transfer. The following NRENs already allow for running data-intensive applications and sharing of high-end computing assets, bio-modelling and computation on high-performance/ supercomputers: KENET (Kenya), TENET (South Africa), RENU (Uganda), ZAMREN (Zambia), EUN (Egypt) and ARN (Algeria). Fifteen higher education training institutions from eight African countries (Botswana, Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania) have been identified as offering formal courses on data science. In addition to formal degrees, a number of international short courses have been developed and free international online courses are also available as an option to build capacity and integrate as part of curricula. The small number of higher education or research intensive institutions offering data science is however insufficient, and there is a desperate need for more training in data science. The CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science aim at addressing the continental need for foundational data skills across all disciplines, along with training conducted by The Carpentries 9 programme (specifically Data Carpentry 10 ). Thus far, CODATA-RDA schools in collaboration with AOSP, integrating content from Data Carpentry, were presented in Rwanda (in 2018), and during17-29 June 2019, in Ethiopia. Awareness regarding Open Science (including Open Data) is evident through the 12 Open Science-related Open Access/Open Data/Open Science declarations and agreements endorsed or signed by African governments; 200 Open Access journals from Africa registered on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); 174 Open Access institutional research repositories registered on openDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories); 33 Open Access/Open Science policies registered on ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies); 24 data repositories registered with the Registry of Data Repositories (re3data.org) (although the pilot project identified 66 research data repositories); and one data repository assigned the CoreTrustSeal. Although this is a start, far more needs to be done to align African data curation and research practices with global standards. Funding to conduct research remains a challenge. African researchers mostly fund their own research, and there are little incentives for them to make their research and accompanying data sets openly accessible. Funding and peer recognition, along with an enabling research environment conducive for research, are regarded as major incentives. The landscape report concludes with a number of concerns towards sharing research data openly, as well as challenges in terms of Open Data policy, ICT infrastructure supportive of data sharing, capacity building, lack of skills, and the need for incentives. Although great progress has been made in terms of Open Science and Open Data practices, more awareness needs to be created and further advocacy efforts are required for buy-in from African governments. A federated African Open Science Platform (AOSP) will not only encourage more collaboration among researchers in addressing the SDGs, but it will also benefit the many stakeholders identified as part of the pilot phase. The time is now, for governments in Africa, to acknowledge the important role of science in general, but specifically Open Science and Open Data, through developing and aligning the relevant policies, investing in an ICT infrastructure conducive for data sharing through committing funding to making NRENs financially sustainable, incentivising open research practices by scientists, and creating opportunities for more scientists and stakeholders across all disciplines to be trained in data management.
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