Digital practices of R&D units in Portugal: a partial observation in the humanities

Authors

  • Jorge Revez Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, Programa em Ciências da Documentação e Informação http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-943X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1981-8920.2017v22n3p405

Keywords:

Digital Humanities, Scientific Research, Humanities, R&D Units, Portugal

Abstract

Introduction – On which digital level are Portuguese Humanities? The answer to this question requires an approach to the Digital Humanities theoretical framework and an application of this framework to the situation of the Portuguese scientific research. It is the first crossover study (not restricted to a discipline) on digital practices in the Humanities in Portugal. Purpose – The goal is to analyze the digital practices in the Humanities in Portugal. Methodology - A sample of 18 Portuguese R&D units working in the Humanities was observed and their ongoing research projects were identified. The most important projects for an inventory construction were considered with an evidence categorization regarding digital tools embedded in scientific work and research outputs. Results - The analysis of 25 active projects and one research line shows that digital practices are poorly disseminated and communicated. Conclusions - The transformation encouraged by Digital Humanities is still at an early stage in Portugal.

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Author Biography

Jorge Revez, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, Programa em Ciências da Documentação e Informação

Licenciado em História e Mestre em História Contemporânea pela Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa (FLUL). Especialização em Ciências Documentais, Biblioteca e Documentação, da FLUL. Mestrado em Ciências da Documentação e Informação da FLUL. Doutorando em Ciência da Informação na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra.

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Published

2017-12-31

How to Cite

Revez, J. (2017). Digital practices of R&D units in Portugal: a partial observation in the humanities. Informação & Informação, 22(3), 405–425. https://doi.org/10.5433/1981-8920.2017v22n3p405

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