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Contribución al estudio del uso potencial de los recursos electrónicos en la enseñanza superior
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A b-on é uma biblioteca digital que faculta, às instituições de investigação e do ensino
superior portuguesas, o acesso ao texto integral de muitas revistas científicas, e-books e
outros documentos fundamentais à investigação científica e ao progresso da ciência. O
acesso à b-on no Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (IPCB) foi disponibilizado em
2004. Verificando-se que os níveis de utilização da b-on pela comunidade
académica/científica do IPCB são baixos constituiu objetivo principal do presente trabalho
de investigação o estudo dos níveis de utilização dos recursos eletrónicos,
designadamente a b-on, por parte da comunidade de docentes/investigadores do IPCB,
utilizando a Teoria da Difusão de Inovação (TDI) de Everett Rogers. O estudo foi realizado
através da aplicação de um inquérito por questionário aos docentes/investigadores do
IPCB, modelado com o Google Docs e complementado por uma entrevista às
bibliotecárias. A percentagem de respostas válidas foi de 33,7%. Das 3 bibliotecárias do
IPCB, 2 acederam a ser entrevistadas. Verificou-se que 94,2% dos respondentes indicou
conhecer a b-on e 81,8% revelou ser seu utilizador. Considerando as categorias de Rogers
ocorreu a seguinte distribuição: Inovadores (6,8%), Adotantes iniciais (23,9%), Maioria
precoce (27,4%), Maioria tardia (23,9%), Retardatários (17,0%). Verificou-se que os
Inovadores são os que conhecem e utilizam a b-on mais frequentemente, sendo que os
Retardatários não conhecem e/ou não utilizam a b-on. Os Inovadores pertencem,
maioritariamente, às áreas científicas das Ciências Naturais e do Ambiente e das Ciências
Exatas e da Engenharia. Quanto aos Retardatários estes situam-se maioritariamente nas
áreas das Ciências Sociais e das Humanidades incluindo as Artes. Os Inovadores e os
Adotantes iniciais indicaram aceder a partir de qualquer local com acesso à Internet,
enquanto a Maioria precoce e a Maioria tardia utiliza, sobretudo, o acesso via Campus
Virtual. Todas as categorias valorizaram os artigos científicos com peer review. A vantagem
relativa, a compatibilidade e a experimentação foram os atributos que revelaram mais
impactar positivamente na adoção da b-on. A maioria dos docentes/investigadores
considerou importante a realização de formação para melhor utilizar a b-on e 72,7%
indicaram o bibliotecário como formador preferencial, emergindo este como agente de
mudança. Concluiu-se que é possível aplicar a TDI ao estudo da utilização da biblioteca
digital b-on. A b-on é mais utilizada pelas Ciências Naturais e do Ambiente e pelas Ciências
Exatas e da Engenharia. É necessário promover mais formação sobre a b-on junto dos
docentes/investigadores da área das Ciências Sociais e Humanidades incluindo as Artes
situados maioritariamente entre a Maioria tardia e os Retardatários.
Abstract: The Library of Online Knowledge known as b-on is a digital library that provides to the Portuguese institutions of higher education the access to the full-text of a high number of scientific publications, like peer review journals, e-books, and other types of documents that are indispensable to education and scientific research. B-on is available to all the members of Instituto Politécnico of Castelo Branco (IPCB), since 2004, but despite its characteristics the level of utilization by the members of IPCB is low. The main aim to of this research project is to study the use of b-on and other electronic information resources by the academic staff of the IPCB using the Everett Rogers Diffusion of Innovation Theory (TDI). The survey was conducted by applying a questionnaire to all members of IPCB academic staff and it was complemented by an interview with the IPCB librarians. 33,7% of valid answers were obtained and two librarian agreed to be interviewed. It was found that 94.2% know the b-on and 81.8% use it. Considering the categories of adopters of innovation proposed by Rogers following distribution was found: Innovators (6.8%), Early adopters (23.9%), Early majority (27.4%), Late majority (23.9%), Laggards (17,0%). It was found that Innovative are those who know and use b-on more often, and Laggards do not know and/or do not use the b-on. Innovators belong mostly to scientific areas of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Exact Sciences and Engineering. As for Laggards, these are located mainly in the areas of Social Sciences and Humanities including Arts. Innovators and Early adopters indicated that they accede to b-on from any location with Internet access, while the Early majority and Late majority uses, above all, access via Campus Virtual. All the categories of adopters valued, above all, scientific articles with peer review. The relative advantage, the compatibility and the experimentation were the attributes that have strong impact in the adoption of b-on. Training it was considered by most respondents as very important in order to improve the capabilities of using b-on. Among those, 72.7% indicated the librarian as the person that can provide adequate training to the users, emerging as the changing agent. It was concluded that it is possible to apply the TDI to the study of the use of b-on. b-on is mostly used by the Natural and Environmental Sciences and the Physical Sciences and Engineering. It is necessary to promote more training about the b-on at IPCB with particular incidence among the academics of Social Sciences and Humanities including the Arts.
Abstract: The Library of Online Knowledge known as b-on is a digital library that provides to the Portuguese institutions of higher education the access to the full-text of a high number of scientific publications, like peer review journals, e-books, and other types of documents that are indispensable to education and scientific research. B-on is available to all the members of Instituto Politécnico of Castelo Branco (IPCB), since 2004, but despite its characteristics the level of utilization by the members of IPCB is low. The main aim to of this research project is to study the use of b-on and other electronic information resources by the academic staff of the IPCB using the Everett Rogers Diffusion of Innovation Theory (TDI). The survey was conducted by applying a questionnaire to all members of IPCB academic staff and it was complemented by an interview with the IPCB librarians. 33,7% of valid answers were obtained and two librarian agreed to be interviewed. It was found that 94.2% know the b-on and 81.8% use it. Considering the categories of adopters of innovation proposed by Rogers following distribution was found: Innovators (6.8%), Early adopters (23.9%), Early majority (27.4%), Late majority (23.9%), Laggards (17,0%). It was found that Innovative are those who know and use b-on more often, and Laggards do not know and/or do not use the b-on. Innovators belong mostly to scientific areas of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Exact Sciences and Engineering. As for Laggards, these are located mainly in the areas of Social Sciences and Humanities including Arts. Innovators and Early adopters indicated that they accede to b-on from any location with Internet access, while the Early majority and Late majority uses, above all, access via Campus Virtual. All the categories of adopters valued, above all, scientific articles with peer review. The relative advantage, the compatibility and the experimentation were the attributes that have strong impact in the adoption of b-on. Training it was considered by most respondents as very important in order to improve the capabilities of using b-on. Among those, 72.7% indicated the librarian as the person that can provide adequate training to the users, emerging as the changing agent. It was concluded that it is possible to apply the TDI to the study of the use of b-on. b-on is mostly used by the Natural and Environmental Sciences and the Physical Sciences and Engineering. It is necessary to promote more training about the b-on at IPCB with particular incidence among the academics of Social Sciences and Humanities including the Arts.
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Tese de doutoramento apresentada à Universidade da Extremadura para obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Ciencias de la Información y de la Comunicación.
Keywords
Teoria da difusão de inovação Biblioteca digital b-on Estudo de utilizador Diffusion of Innovations Theory Digital library User study