TY - CONF T1 - Criteria For Analysis of the Structure of Electronic Scientific Journals T2 - From information to knowledge: Proceedings of the 7th ICCC/IFIP International Conference on Electronic Publishing Y1 - 2003 A1 - Souza M.F.S.E A1 - Foresti M.C.P.P. A1 - Vidotti, S.A.B.G. KW - Analysis Of Structure Of Electronic Journal KW - Architecture KW - Electronic Scientific Journal KW - Information Science KW - Quality Criteria KW - Web Site Information AB -

This paper is the result of the Masters dissertation studying the role and history of scientific communication, especially the changes that have occurred after the appearance of electronic communication and computer networks. This study showed that hypertext systems are increasingly being used in the scientific and academic world in the production of electronicjournals; this makes it possible for the user to rapidly access information in their area. However, these systems need to be improved to help the user during search and access to information. Both printed journals migrating to electronic media, and the exclusively electronic journals should present the current quality indicators. The attempt was made to discover whethercharacteristics related to printed journals are being maintained in their electronic counterparts. For this, a prototype model was developed to analyze the structure of electronic scientific journals; it composes 14 criteria expressing aspects of quality for these journals. It includes elements of Website Information Architecture and those already in place in printed scientific journals in order to ensure that basic functions – archiving and dissemination – are maintained in electronic publishing. Eachcriterion consists of variables, which measure the maintenance of these functions both in the migrating printed journals and the exclusively electronic ones. This prototype model was used to analyze Ciência da Informação On-line and DataGramaZero – Revista de Ciência da Informação. Results indicate that this model is able to find out if the basicfunctions of archiving and dissemination are being maintained in electronic journals. Therefore, its implementation is justified in electronic journals. The model can help librarians, authors, and users of electronic journals to identify quality journals, and assist editors in developing their projects. The material from the study may be included in the preservice andinservice education of Information Science professionals and to support editors of scientific journals.

JA - From information to knowledge: Proceedings of the 7th ICCC/IFIP International Conference on Electronic Publishing T3 - ELPUB PB - Universidade do Minho CY - Minho, Portugal J1 - ELPUB2003 ID - oai:elpub.id:0326 ER -