Track 4. New publishing and scientific communication ways: Electronic edition, digital educational resources Authors: Javier Merchán Sánchez-Jara; Sofia Pelosi; Almudena Mangas Vega; Taisa Rodrigues Dantas; Raquel Goméz-Díaz; Araceli García-Rodríguez; José Antonio Cordón-García https://youtu.be/zCAIJFleYB0

1. Javier Merchán Sánchez-Jara
Sofia Pelosi
Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
Electronic Scientific Journals
at the University of Salamanca:
perception and use
TEEM2016
Almudena Mangas Vega
Taísa Rodrigues Dantas
Raquel Goméz Díaz
Araceli García Rodríguez
José Antonio Cordón-García

2. This research work is framed within the project
Technological literacy at the university: devices and applications for research
funded by
The Memory of D. Manuel Solórzano Barruso

3. Theoretical Framework
Information access in the digital medium implies new information literacy skills
-Creating, editing and sharing knowledge with greater ease and lower costs
-Breaking spatio-temporal boundaries
Electronic scientific journals shapes a new model of science communication by means of:
-New multimedia and hypertext features
-Wider dissemination and distribution
New possibilities for search, identification and selection of information
New resources use require new learning and teaching praxis

4. Main Goals
Analysis and diagnosis of the level of technological literacy at Universidad
de Salamanca focusing on
Search Use Access Management
of electronic journals, and its application in
Academic activity teaching learning research

5. Methodological Research outline 1. Questionaire
31 questions distributed in 7 topics including:
Demographic questions Digital reading
Academic electronic resources: use and confidence perceived levels
Document management systems: skills and use E-books:
Digital writing Digital skills: knowledge and training
e-survey carried out on Google Forms, and distributed through USAL distribution list
from April 14 to July 7, 2016.

6. Methodological Research outline 2. Population and Sample
Sample size n= 905
Margin of error 5%
Estimated population N= 35048
Distribution of answers 50%
Role distribution through population
Role distribution through sample

7. Findings
Electronic journals are the main source to access scientific information in USAL
81.7 % use digital format
73.1 % use print format
Electronic publishing is more related to professional practice (29.5%) / (8.2%) personal use
Scientific publications in print show a prevalence of personal use (18.1 %) / (16%) professional
practice
The frequency of use of digital and print supports are directly related to certain field of study

8. The use of electronic journals in a professional context is related to perceived levels of reliability
The groups most frequently used scientific publications in a professional context
Social Sciences, Health Sciences and Pure and Natural Sciences
consider them more reliable
Findings II

9. Perceived levels of reliability are conditioned by the role in the academic world
There is a clear correlation between the frequency of use and the membership in a category
Findings III

10. Findings IV.Devices
The personal computer is the device most commonly used to access electronic journals
(51 %) at least one hour a day; 46% access through a mobile device
The frequency of computer use to access electronic journals varies in different roles in academic community
46.4 % undergraduate
53.1 % Master
66 % PhD
61.8 % professors

11. Most of the users access electronic journals through mobile devices
Findings IV. Mobile Devices
Smartphones are the preferred mobile device for electronic journals access
Smartphones 46% Tablets 28.8 % eReaders 4.5 %
No 48%Yes 52%
Do you use any mobile device to read
electronic journals?

12. Findings IV. Reading, formats and plugins
Most digital readers use almost exclusively PDF (92%),
(39 %) uses ePub format eventually
formats like Mobipocket and AZW have a marginal use (10 % and 3.5 %)
(5 % ) of the sample do not even know about PDF
(61.4 %) of the sample does not know plugins to improve online reading in browsers
Only 13% uses them regularly
(18%) do not know how to use or consider them difficult to use.

13. Findings V. searching, access and management
Google is the majority choice for electronic journals searching (82.7%);
Library catalogues (56.4 %)
Only 42.8% of the sample uses management softwares or storage applications
52% of them uses Evernote
38 % uses bibliographic managers
24% do not know about them.
The possibility of finding similar theme articles is the most appreciated (84 %) features of journals' webs
databases or collections of journals (60.9 %)

14. Discussion
Electronic journals, coexisting with printed ones, are the preferred source in professional
contexts.
Although historically digital texts have been doubt, now they are the main source in
academic activity's development
The correlation between frequency of use and reliability show that apprehensions are motivated by ignorance
Continued use of these materials favours the perception of electronic journals as reliable publications
Perceived levels are higher among more experienced users
The correlation between perceived trust and effective use of the documentation
is effective only with electronic publications.
Although print magazines are still the type of document that inspires more
confidence in academic community

15. Discussion
Even in the disciplines traditionally associated with paper publications (humanities),
consumption of electronic publications (53%) is higher than paper consumption (47%)
The smartphone has become the majority after computer.
It is the answer to the need to be constantly connected and have access to information in all circumstances
The format of access to digital scientific documentation is the PDF (90 %),
the only one available in most of journals websites for download
Insufficient search skills match the most popular web portals quality:
provide links to information related thematically

16. Conclusions
Electronic journals represent an unprecedented qualitative leap in the consolidation of a new model of science.
This model helps significantly to collaborative, multidisciplinary and delocalized activity
The electronic journals are the vehicle of communication in the community of Universidad de Salamanca
for access to academic knowledge
This situation occurs even where print magazines still boasted the highest levels of perceived reliability
among the population and where search engines are more complex and require specific information skills
Access to these resources is eminently linked to the development of academic and professional activity
(learning, teaching or research), through the personal computer as device

17. Javier Merchán Sánchez-Jara Sofia Pelosi
Conclusions
The smartphone has become the second option to access electronic scientific journals
Information literacy deficiencies are observed in knowledge of services, formats
or tools, This prevents the use of important resources that technology offers
These information gaps are more pronounced in undergraduate students,
but are reduced advancing through academic career.
Implementation of programs and activities related to information literacy in technological resources
deemed necessary, especially for new students.

18. TEEM2016
Electronic Scientific Journals
at the University of Salamanca:
perception and use
Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
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Javier Merchán Sofia Pelosi Almudena Mangas Taísa Dantas Raquel Goméz Araceli García José Antonio Cordón