Viviane Santos de Oliveira Veiga

Web Scripts and Mediation Dialogues as a Quality Factor in the Interaction of the Deaf

The difficulty in reading and interpreting textual information interferes in the quality of the interaction of pre-linguistic deaf in the web. This article aims at determining whether the use of new communication strategies improves interaction of the deaf. The stage of data collection and observation involved the participation of eight volunteers. Two sessions of observation of interactions were held, one with the system original interface, and another with the use of new communication strategies, using the communicability evaluation method (CEM) of Semiotic Engineering. The survey results identified that the development of communication strategies meeting the specific language of pre-linguistic of the deaf improves the quality of metacommunication, thus encouraging accessibility during interaction with the system.

Understanding of multimedia content on the web by pre-linguistic deaf: a case study with health campaigns

The pre-linguistic deaf bilingual often have difficulties in understanding of textual information available on the Internet because of their linguistic specificities. This public is entitled to access health information guaranteed by law. However, most health campaigns available on the web are not suited for pre-linguistic deaf bilingual. Thus, this work focuses on investigating and identifying the barriers faced by these users that hinder the understanding of the content of a health campaign on the web. In this context, from the observations of these users on textual information, images and videos were generated recommendations that may contribute to the understanding of the campaign by the public.

O AUTOARQUIVAMENTO NOS REPOSITÓRIOS INSTITUCIONAIS BRASILEIROS: UM ESTUDO EXPLORATÓRIO

Este trabalho objetiva ter um panorama do autoarquivamento no Brasil e a visao dos gestores dos repositorios institucionais brasileiros quanto esta forma de compartilhamento de informacao. A pesquisa de carater exploratoria utilizou levantamento bibliografico e coleta de dados para atingir seus objetivos. Os repositorios integrantes da pesquisa foram selecionados a partir do registro no diretorio OpenDoar. Foram identificados 43 repositorios com colecao de artigos. A coleta de dados foi realizada com o envio de questionarios eletronicos semiestruturados aos gestores dos repositorios. Foram retornados 25 questionarios com respostas validas. Constatou-se que 36% dos repositorios institucionais brasileiros nao possuem o autoarquivamento habilitado no sistema. Dos RIs com autoarquivamento habilitado a maioria declara que menos de 5% do material no repositorio foi autoarquivado. Entre os gestores de RIs que nao possuem o autoarquivamento habilitado, 86% acreditam que a minoria dos seus pesquisadores autoarquivariam caso houvesse esta possibilidade. Concluiu-se que existe uma baixa adesao ao autoaquivamento no Brasil. Os dirigentes das instituicoes e os gestores de repositorio precisam ser capacitados quanto aos objetivos do AA e da via verde. Os fatores que afastam e estimulam os pesquisadores na adesao ao acesso aberto devem ser estudados no âmbito de cada instituicao e/ou area do conhecimento.

A Contribution of Human-Computer Interaction to the New Process of Scientific Communication: The Case of ARCA, a Repository of Fiocruz, Brazil

Institutional Repositories (IR) are tools of information and communication technologies (ICTs) which are altering the process of science communication and its impact on society. It aims primarily to improve the scientific communication of institutions internally and externally, maximizing its accessibility, usage and visibility. Literature searches indicate a lack of usability studies about IR involving users in the task of self-archiving, a fundamental process in the change of culture and behavior of researchers, which improves RI adherence and success. Aiming to know more about this question, a usability study with five researchers in accomplishing the task of self-archiving in ARCA is presented. Cooperative evaluation and post-test questionnaires were applied and possible solutions to usability issues were identified and solved. As a result, despite the recognition of the benefits provided by the use of institutional repositories in terms of visibility of their scientific production, usability barriers of the interface have been contributing to the non-adherence. Other barriers identified were language translation of the software; lack of immediate feedback overall, principally in the authorization of deposit; excess of information in the pages, often leading the user to error. By evaluating interfaces and providing solutions to usability problems of repositories, the area of Human-Computer Interaction has greatly aided in perfecting institutional repositories and the process of scientific communication as a whole.

Evidenciando Rupturas de Comunicação na Interação dos Usuários Surdos Bilíngue em Sistemas de Informação Web Corporativos

A traducao do conteudo web para Libras, embora adequada nem sempre e passivel de implementacao devido ao seu elevado custo. Desta forma, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo identificar e propor possiveis solucoes para as potenciais rupturas de comunicacao na interacao de usuarios surdos bilingues em sistemas de informacao web corporativos . A analise das interacoes ocorreu na Intranet da Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), utilizando-se o Metodo de Avaliacao de Comunicabilidade (MAC) da Engenharia Semiotica. Os resultados indicaram que apesar da populacao estudada possuir experiencia na web, apresentam dificuldades na utilizacao do sistema corporativo.