Changes in the Information Dissemination Process Within the Scholarly World: The Impact of Electronic Publishing on Scholarly Co

This paper describes part of the results of recent research carried out in Brazil and the UK, which investigated the perceptions by academic social scientists of the impact of electronic publishing on the information dissemination process within their scholarly communities. Results showed that there have been similar experiences by both communities of researchers. Accordingly, it was observed that electronic communication in general, and electronic publishing in particular, have had an impact on both the scholarly community and the dissemination process within it. This is especially so in terms of the dynamics of interactions within the community and the pervasiveness of the electronic media in the stages of the process. It was found that the scholarly community has both expanded their boundaries and increased the interactions at international level. Moreover, the traditional model of the dissemination process, as entirely based on the print media does not exist anymore. On the other ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: ELPUB
• Authors: Sely Maria de Souza Costa
• Keywords: Academic Social Scientists, Dissemination Process, Electronic Publishing, ELPUB 2000, Information Management