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Quality assessment of Spanish universities’ web sites focused on the European Research Area

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  • Maria Pinto

    (University of Granada, Faculty Library and Information Science)

  • José Luis Alonso Berrocal

    (University of Salamanca)

  • José Antonio Cordón García

    (University of Salamanca)

  • Viviana Fernández Marcial

    (University of San Pablo CEU)

  • Carlos García Figuerola

    (University of Salamanca)

  • Javier García Marco

    (University of Zaragoza)

  • Camarero Carmen Gómez

    (University of Málaga)

  • Rodríguez Ángel F. Zazo

    (University of Salamanca)

Abstract

Summary This work has analyzed and evaluated the dissemination of research done at Spanish universities through the World Wide Web (WWW) in order to obtain a map of the visibility of the information available on this research and to propose measures for improving the quality of this diffusion, all within the social and institutional context of the European Area for Higher Education. The methodology applied in the study has used both qualitative and quantitative research methods to obtain some quality indicators on the dissemination of university research. The object of study consists of a sample of 19 Spanish universities, chosen according to their representativeness by Autonomous Community and their administrative and scientific weight. The process of defining indicators, both qualitative and quantitative, as well as the collection and analysis of data, are explained. The results give us a detailed panorama of the state of the art of the visibility of information on research in the web pages of selected universities. This has allowed us to make certain proposals for improvement that can contribute to the excellence of its dissemination.

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  • Maria Pinto & José Luis Alonso Berrocal & José Antonio Cordón García & Viviana Fernández Marcial & Carlos García Figuerola & Javier García Marco & Camarero Carmen Gómez & Rodríguez Ángel F. Zazo, 2005. "Quality assessment of Spanish universities’ web sites focused on the European Research Area," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 65(1), pages 67-93, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:65:y:2005:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-005-0260-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-005-0260-9
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    1. María Pinto & Dora Sales & Anne-Vinciane Doucet & Andrés Fernández-Ramos & David Guerrero, 2007. "Metric analysis of the information visibility and diffusion about the European Higher Education Area on Spanish University websites," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 72(2), pages 345-370, August.
    2. Maria Pinto & Anne-Vinciane Doucet, 2007. "An educational resource for information literacy in higher education: Functional and users analyses of the e-COMS academic portal," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 72(2), pages 225-252, August.
    3. María Pinto & David Guerrero Quesada & Ximo Granell, 2014. "Dissemination of information and visibility of the European Higher Education Area through the websites of Spanish universities: a longitudinal metric analysis, 2007–2012," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 98(2), pages 1235-1255, February.

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