Establishing an indicator to assess the adequacy of the collection of the CAPES Periodicals Portal for national scientific production

Authors

  • Max Cirino de Mattos
  • Wesley Rodrigo Fernandes
  • Beatriz Valadares Cendón

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21713/2358-2332.2013.v10.358

Keywords:

CAPES Portal of Electronic Journals. Evaluation of Journal Collections. BDTD. Bibliometry.

Abstract

Based on the analysis of studies about the CAPES Portal of Electronic Journals, a digital library of scientific journals in Brazil, this paper discusses the creation of an indicator for assessing the adequacy of the content of the CAPES Portal for the production of theses and dissertations indexed at Digital Library of Thesis and Dissertations (BDTD) in Brazil. The article describes the basic steps to create this indicator with some considerations about its technological feasibility. The paper discusses possible impacts and the importance of this indicator for assessing the adequacy of the CAPES Portal for attending the informational needs of researchers in the Brazilian scientific community. The indicator could also provide the information necessary to implement measures for the continuous adaptability of the Portal and other digital libraries to the needs of their users.

Author Biographies

Max Cirino de Mattos

Mestre e doutorando em Ciência daInformação pela Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMG.

Wesley Rodrigo Fernandes

Mestrando em Ciência da Informaçãopela Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMG.

Beatriz Valadares Cendón

Doutora em Biblioteconomia e Ciênciada Informação pela Universidade do Texas

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Published

2013-03-30

How to Cite

DE MATTOS, M. C.; FERNANDES, W. R.; CENDÓN, B. V. Establishing an indicator to assess the adequacy of the collection of the CAPES Periodicals Portal for national scientific production. Brazilian Journal of Graduate Studies, Brasília, DF, v. 10, n. 19, 2013. DOI: 10.21713/2358-2332.2013.v10.358. Disponível em: https://rbpg.capes.gov.br/rbpg/article/view/358. Acesso em: 19 aug. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 19 (2013)

Section

Studies

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