GIUV2017-357
The research group develops its research activity focused on scientific communication in three areas. The first one is related to scientific communication from a historical point of view. In particular, it focuses on the circulation of ideas and books between Spain and Europe during the 18th century through the reconstruction of the libraries of the Valencian erudites. These libraries not only give us information about the owner of the library and their readings, but also about the processes of cultural and scientific transfer at that time. The reconstruction of the catalogues of these libraries is fundamental to understand the entry of ideas, authors and books of marked modernity in Spain, in fields such as History, Philosophy, Science and Humanities, among others. It also allows us to reconstruct the channels of circulation of books and their main protagonists: printers, booksellers, intermediaries and customs agents, who anonymously made it possible for international scientific mainstreams to enter Spain. The second area has to do with the practices that shape current science, both from the institutional point of view and from the perspective of scientists. Thus, this group...The research group develops its research activity focused on scientific communication in three areas. The first one is related to scientific communication from a historical point of view. In particular, it focuses on the circulation of ideas and books between Spain and Europe during the 18th century through the reconstruction of the libraries of the Valencian erudites. These libraries not only give us information about the owner of the library and their readings, but also about the processes of cultural and scientific transfer at that time. The reconstruction of the catalogues of these libraries is fundamental to understand the entry of ideas, authors and books of marked modernity in Spain, in fields such as History, Philosophy, Science and Humanities, among others. It also allows us to reconstruct the channels of circulation of books and their main protagonists: printers, booksellers, intermediaries and customs agents, who anonymously made it possible for international scientific mainstreams to enter Spain. The second area has to do with the practices that shape current science, both from the institutional point of view and from the perspective of scientists. Thus, this group works on the assessment of research developed and/or financed by specific public institutions by obtaining bibliometric indicators related to production, scientific collaboration and research impact. This has materialised in recent years in the implementation of various research contracts signed with academic institutions and public administration bodies. In addition, from the point of view of national research policies, patterns of scientific communication are studied, both from a quantitative and qualitative standpoint, in the context of a new communication model determined by the increasing use of social media and the Open Access to science movement. From the researcher¿s point of view, this implies the requirement to disseminate the results of their publicly funded research through systems that ensure open access to this information. For this reason, it is also necessary to evaluate compliance with these mandates, designing the most appropriate procedures for this purpose. These procedures are designed on the basis of a study of the editorial policy of the journals through which the results of publicly funded research are disseminated, as well as by investigating the behaviour of researchers with respect to scientific communication and the characteristics that may favour the adoption of this innovation. Finally, the third research area of this group is the new challenges facing academic and research institutions and scientists themselves. Specifically, it is the management of research data, which is a new step in the OA movement in which access to research data is promoted in order to favour the good management of public investment, create value chains in the field of innovation and increase international cooperation, among others. In this context, this group maintains a stable collaboration with various European research groups focused on the study of researchers' data literacy. The aim is to diagnose and then promote a culture that favours open access to data among the academic and research community.
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- Describir la circulacion de los libros y de las ideas cientificas entre España y Europa desde un punto de vista historico
- Evaluar el resultado de la investigacion actual a nivel institucional e individual
- Investigar las practicas actuales de difusion de los resultados de la investigacion en los nuevos medios y en las revistas cientificas
- Conocer las habilidades sobre gestion de datos de investigacion de la comunidad cientifica y promover politicas que favorezcan este movimiento
- Circulation of ideas and books between Spain and Europe during the eighteenth century.Reconstruction of the libraries of Spanish intellectuals who, mantaining relations with France or England, formed libraries with thousands of books that reflect the way in which European scientific ideas and culture reached Spain in the 18th century.
- Production, evaluation and dissemination of open science.Research of the changes in the process of scientific publication and dissemination due to technological advances in information retrieval and open access policies, through the different metrics and tools for scientific evaluation at national and international level.
- Information search and diffusion practices of scientific researchers.New practices in information search and dissemination processes in the new social media and collaborative architecture and in an open science environment, with qualitative research to understand what factors favour the adoption of innovations in this new scenario.
| Name | Nature of participation | Entity | Description |
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| AURORA M GONZALEZ TERUEL | Director | Universitat de València | |
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| MARIA FRANCISCA ABAD GARCIA | Member | Universitat de València | |
| NICOLAS JOAQUÍN BAS MARTIN | Member | Universitat de València | |
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- History of Science and Documentation
- Bibliografía, siglo XVIII, Europa, bibliotecas, transferencias culturales, ciencia
- Publicación científica; acceso abierto; política científica; evaluación científica
- Practicas de información; investigación cualitativa; medios sociales; ciencia abierta
