Comunicação científica no contexto da educação doutoral em ciência da informação na Espanha, Portugal e Brasil

Abstract

Scientific progress is a continuous and part of the scholarly communication cycle. In this context, young researchers have been strongly affected in the last two decades. At the root of these transformations are the massive use and application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that has been changing the way scientific information is accessed, organized and disseminated. This work aims to analyze Scholarly Communication Practices on behalf of Information Science Doctoral students in Spain, Portugal and Brazil. Specifically, it aims to indicate the main concepts that underlie and guide these practices, map the groupŽs scholarly practices, identify how the incorporation of ICTs took place and their impacts in the research cycle, as well as reflect on their Doctoral Education. The methodology used was literature review followed by a qualitative and quantitative approach, characterizing itself as an exploratory-descriptive study. Data collection was performed through semistructured interviews, and an online questionnaire was applied to PhD students in the mentioned areas where 174 responses were obtained. Results indicate that ICT is present throughout the research cycle and in all phases of doctoral education. Regarding the publication of investigation results, respondents show preference for traditional formats of scholarly communication and validation rather than emerging formats such as Social Networks and Blogs, that have not yet been fully incorporated for these purposes. It was possible to perceive that the group considers that the rapid evolution of ICT is a potentially negative issue for its adoption and that the PhD Programs could further promote the use of these tools.