The use of Capes periodic portals by researchers in a graduate program case study at a federal institution of higher education

ABSTRACT

The paper discusses the factors that influence the use of the Journal Portal of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel by the faculty of a Postgraduate Program in the field of applied social sciences at the Federal University of Bahia, identifying the current phase of the process institutionalizing the use of the tool as an instrument of access to information. It results from a qualitative descriptive study, based on literature review and direct non-participant observation. It aims to analyze how intraorganizational factors influence the use of the Journal Portal. Based on the studies of Pamela Tolber and Richard Hall, the text refers to the reflection of how organizational factors can influence the adoption of the information system. The results found indicate that the institutionalization process has not reached its fullness and point to a need to improve the organizational processes so that the use of the tool is consolidated in the Program.

KEYWORDS:
Information society; Communication and information networks; Scientific productivity