Abstracting/abstract adaptation to digital environments: research trends

Abstract

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Los Estudios De Resumen Documental en Las Ciencias De La Documentación: Un Recorrido Histórico Desde Sus Orígenes Hasta Las Teorías Actuales

“…Otra línea investigadora relacionada con el resumen documental y las tecnologías es la que atañe el producto y la actividad resumidora en el medio digital (Wheatley y Armstrong, 1997ay 1997bPinto, 2003aPinto, , 2003bPinto, y 2005Montesi y Navarrete, 2008, etc. ).…”

Cyberabstracts: a portal on the subject of abstracting designed to improve information literacy skills

“…Mere data accumulation does not drive our society to evolve; the rational, organized, productive and intelligent use of information is an essential factor of progress. The paradigms, models and methods for processing and organizing information have undergone significant changes in parallel with the electronic era, placing special emphasis on the development of cognitive, structured, and extremely refined value-added products [1]. Intangible contents are the driving forces for the growth of economies, making the management of information and knowledge the key to competitiveness.…”

“…With the goal of providing a subject-based gateway for abstractors and specialists in the field of information analysis and representation, this pioneer academic initiative was developed by professor Maria Pinto, a well-known expert in the abstract/ing field within the framework of the INFOSFERA team of investigators. 1 Partly financed by an Andalusian regional research programme and the Vice-Chancellor's Office for Innovation and Learning, the work started in April 2000 and finished in December 2005, and was officially launched by the University of Granada as a teaching innovation project in 2006.…”

A grounded theory on abstracts quality: Weighting variables and attributes

“…Variables and attributes are proposed after a selection process regarding the existing literature (LANCASTER, 2003;HARTLEY et al, 1996;HARTLEY, 2002;HARTLEY et al, 2003;TIBBO, 1992) and our own research on the topic (PINTO, 1995(PINTO, , 2003(PINTO, , 2005. Within the first pragmatic stage two parallel fieldworks are developed around the previously selected sets of abstracting variables and abstract attributes.…”