Disseminação de conteúdos na Web: a tecnologia RSS como proposta para a comunicação científica
| Main Author: | Almeida, Robson |
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| Format: | Thesis PeerReviewed application/pdf |
| Bahasa: | pt |
| Terbitan: |
, 2008
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.rclis.org/11856/1/disserta%C3%A7%C3%A3o_final_rss.pdf http://eprints.rclis.org/11856/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The effect of the information overload verified after the advent of the Web, in the 90s, has become a concern for researchers as to the capability of the users in the process of acquisition and utilization of relevant and useful contents. Scientific communication, in its informal as well as in its formal aspect, represented mainly by scientific periodicals, faces the same problem, since it also suffers with the influence of the advancements caused by the information and communication technologies. Distinctively, a growth in the scientific electronic periodical headings is verified, as a consequence of the agility in the electronic publication process, what leads to the increase of the bibliographical production. This way, the use of filters is becoming more and more required, what allows a selective dissemination of contents for specialized users, according to their real needs. Inserted in this context, the present research focusses on the study of the potential of an emergent technology: the RSS (Rich Site Summary, RDF Site Summary or even Really Simple Syndication), intended to the aggregation and distribution of digital contents. As an inquisitive study, the main objective was to perceive the possible applications of this resource in the scope of scientific communication, especially as to the aspect of dissemination. Additionally, a comment about the advantages and barriers of the technology is made, as well as the ways by which formats RSS have been employed in the academic field. Besides the analysis of pertinent literature, a study of informational behavior of a group of Information Science researchers involved with the process of scientific communication in order to test the viability of the proposal technology. Complementing the research, the creation of a prototype of an aggregation of thematic contents service is described as to illustrate the functionalities of the technology. The obtained results indicate a fertile and propitious field for implantation of the RSS in the studied context, suggesting an increase of the visibility of scientific information, besides the integration with other technological resources, such as databases, digital libraries and repositories.