Thesis (Ph.D. (Curriculum Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / This study explored the use of information communication technology (ICT) to enhance teaching and learning in selected schools in Limpopo Province of South Africa. The study examined how ICT could be used to the advantage of the educator and learners in the classroom. The research is important because of the need to shift from teacher centred to learner centred approaches through using technology in the classroom. In addition, today’s learners are different from those of 20 years ago in that they are inquisitive and want to discover knowledge on their own. In the past twentyfive years that the researcher has been a teacher, she has seen a significant change in the learners’ attitude towards education. The current learners are energetic, enjoy change and are opposed to traditional teaching approaches that focus on rote learning. This qualitative research implemented the principle of life-long learning to increase a variety of educational mediums and promote the learners’ technology literacy. The research also sought to encourage the culture of learning through the development of learning skills. To achieve the study objectives, a case study design which is an aspect of qualitative research, was adopted. This led to a naturalistic inquiry which allowed the researcher to collect data by interacting with selected individuals in their everyday setting. The study exploits the constructive-interpretivist paradigm because this enabled the researcher to critically explore the use of ICT in enhancing teaching and learning at secondary schools. Data was collected through interviews with participants. Subsequently, the data was analysed to gain in-depth understanding about how educators implement and ensure quality teaching and learning through the use of ICT in the classroom. Data was transcribed verbatim and then grouped according to different themes. The research findings indicate that the use of ICT in the classroom promotes teaching and learning. ICT is an innovative tool which also allows diverse perspectives to emerge, enabling learners to develop a group identity.

Supply chain resilience refers to the capability of a supply chain to both withstand and adapt to unexpected disturbances. In today's turbulent business environment, firms are continually seeking to create more resilience within their supply chain through increased information communication technology use and enhanced business-to-business relationships. The focus of this dissertation is the investigation of how information communication technology creates resilience at the differing process levels of supply chain operations. Past research into information communication technology use within supply chains has often been conducted at the macro-level of supply chain phenomena. As such, there is still much to understand about how decision-makers interact with information communication technology at the micro-level of supply chain decision-making. A more in-depth, broad coverage of this interaction will provide both practitioners and academics a better understanding of how to leverage information communication technology in achieving supply chain resilience. To meet this aim, this dissertation contains three essays that re-orient conceptual thinking about supply chain phenomenon, explore how advances in information communication technology influence business-to-business relationships, and identify how information communication technology effects the decision-making of supply chain managers.

立足台灣，前瞻兩岸，放眼全球已經不再是台灣企業的未來策略方針了，而是台灣企業已陸續進入目標市場，進行開發和建立成長的階段中。近年來，全球貿易經濟加速全球化，跨國企業無不把握市場脈動，提早卡位捷足先登。台灣的企業也由製造、貿易、行銷到服務的轉型過程，提升自有品牌的附加價值，以便在握有許多產品的供應鏈優勢上，建造一條更順利又長遠的成長到路。尤其在高科技的資通訊產品，台灣有具有重要的全球地位。從代工到研發創新的轉變，使台灣的品牌，在激烈的全球化競爭下，已漸漸戴上的一道光環，那就是市場價值。 當進入到世界市場的行銷競爭時，如何掌握客戶的行為模式，達成最佳的產品最終使用者滿意度，往往過去都將焦點注目於消費性產品的市場研究居多，較少投入產業性產品與服務的研究，而對於以資通訊產品占出口相當大比例的台灣廠商，若能進一步研究探討各國產業市場的行為模式，相信對於產品的研發設計有所助益，並將擴大在全球市場的成長機會。 在拓展全球市場的同時，如何在起步較晚的狀況下，超越歐美、日本的國際企業，開創出新一代的優勢競爭模式，取得市場先機，強化企業組織效能，網羅培育各地人才，提供滿意的顧客服務品質，創立長遠的品牌價值。在Ben Q併購西門子的經驗，莫不是台灣企業整體的學費成本，在國際化的競合腳步快速邁向前的科技網路時代，如何培養更多的國內外人才來迎接這個台灣優勢，順利去延展我們的國際市場，相信對於國際市場的研究，台灣應該有更多的用心與重視。今年初，在美國航空公司JetBlue的誤點意外，對客戶滿意度造成衝擊的案例，引起媒體大眾和政府的關注，這對於在國際上正在開疆闢土的台灣企業，應該引以為戒，並在相關的國際市場顧客行為研究，應該同時給予相對的投入與支持。 吾人希望藉對於資通訊服務業在國際市場的客戶滿意度比較研究，探討相關在產業市場對科技服務的客戶行為，同時選擇一個全球型的國際企業，並且擁有各國子公司的資通訊科技的系統整合服務業者進行相關的個案研究，而調查訪談的對象，屬於跨國企業(MNCs)的經營模式超過一半，分布於不同產業。考慮如何透過提供資通訊的科技軟硬體產品與服務，經由銷售、解決方案、諮詢、設計、專案管理、安裝建置、維護到客服服務的各項服務功能，對於亞太地區13國家200個的主要客戶，進行客戶滿意度的調查和研究。預期從這些相關的分析探討，深一層比較研究各國的客戶在滿意度是否有差異？而藉此訪談的過程，收集分析影響客戶滿意度的因素為何？ 本研究共計分為五章，包含第一章 緒論、第二章 文獻探討、第三章 研究方法與架構、第四章 資料分析和第五章 結論與建議。期望這份研究，對於個案公司、相關業者和後續學術研究，都能提供一定的幫助。 / Today, the rapid movement towards globalization has forced enterprises in Taiwan to transform from manufacturing, trading, and marketing type of business model to a more services oriented one. During the process of transformation, enterprises realize that increasing the value of private brand could bring them more competitive advantages in the supply chain, and ultimately create the market value which allows them to stand out in the severe competition of the global marketplace. In recent years, customer satisfaction has become an important index to evaluate whether a product or commodity is being successful in the market. However, not many researches are focusing the satisfaction studies of the services or products provided by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. As Taiwan has been the major export country of ICT products, a case study in the Asia Pacific market will help us understand more about the industry and provide more insights for Taiwan companies. The paper will use a multinational company in the ICT industry to examine the key factors that impact the client satisfaction survey. Result shows that the gap between clients’ perceptions and expectations of service quality will vary based on products, services, level of usage, personal experience and organization. This fulfils the concept of P.Z.B. model and the theory of DeLone and McLean model of information systems success. Also cultural difference plays a significant role in the survey result and could lead to diverse interpretation of service quality. It is hoped that this paper could be a reference for ICT companies in Taiwan to understand clients in different countries, making them to gain better market value in today’s competitive global market.

The purpose of the study was to investigate knowledge practices in Nkangala District Municipality (NDM), situated in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. The objective of the study was to discover NDM managers’ level of understanding participation and establish any challenges of knowledge sharing in NDM. This study employed qualitative research method. An interview guide was designed to collect data through in-depth interviews. To determine the number of participants for the interview, stratified and purposive sampling methods were used. The study established that there is little knowledge and understanding of the knowledge sharing concept by NDM managers, hence, it is not formally recognised by the institution. However, managers acknowledged that knowledge sharing could play a huge role in improving service delivery. The study recommends that NDM should consider introducing the knowledge sharing concept, through the establishment of a knowledge sharing section. A culture of knowledge sharing could be developed through the development of knowledge sharing policies, which should be aligned to the Integrated Development Planning (IDP) process of NDM. In addition, the study recommends an upgrade on the existing ICT infrastructure and internet connection, especially in rural municipalities. This will ensure that ICT fully supports knowledge sharing activities. The study suggested that an additional study is conducted to establish knowledge sharing practices among the lower level staff members of NDM. / Information Science / M.A.(Information Science)

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Magistro darbe analizuojamas informacinių technologijų taikymas Lietuvos logopedų darbe. Apie IKT ir KMP taikymą Lietuvos logopedų darbe nėra daug žinoma, nėra parengta išsamių mokslinių straipsnių ar apžvalgų, kurie nurodytų, kokiomis informacinių technologijų programomis ar priemonėmis naudojamasi logopedų darbe, kokios iš jų vyrauja ir kurios yra efektyviausios dirbant su kalbos, kalbėjimo ir komunikacijos sutrikimų turinčiais asmenimis. Praktinis tyrimo naudingumas – atskleisti informacinių technologijų taikymo realybę logopedų darbe su kalbėjimo ir kalbos sutrikimų turinčiais asmenimis. Palyginti pasiekimus šioje srityje Lietuvoje ir užsienio šalyse. Prieduose pateikiamas internetinių svetainių sąrašas, kur galima rasti logopedinėse pratybose pritaikomų lavinimo užduočių. / Master’s thesis analyzes the informational technologies application in Lithuanian speech and language therapists’ work. The aim of this research - to assess the informational and communication technology (ICTs) and computer-based speech training system (CBST) use at the speech and language therapists work in comprehensive schools who work with persons who have language, speech and communication disorders. The empirical part of the paper deals with the use of ICTs/ CBST at speech and language therapists work, their possibility of usage, the coherence between speech therapists qualification and their age, the usage of the programs for development educable self-dependent tools, speech and language therapists interest in various sources of work-related topics and others. In the questionnaire survey (in electronic form) have participated 258 speech and language therapists who work in comprehensive schools.

In the lead up to the Year 2000 dot.com crash of publicly traded high-technology equities, Information Communication Technology (ICT) Companies proudly displayed inter-firm allegiances on their newly created websites. These collaborative relationships were in reality licensing agreements to develop or market new products internationally. Phenomena associated with ICT product development - collaboration, innovation, and internationalisation - are the core tenets of the accompanying dissertation. Leading scholars have suggested these phenomena challenge conventional economic theories of the firm. This study commences with tracing the evolution of trade and production theories from absolute advantage through to competitive advantage and introduces the concepts of non-adversarial collaborative advantage. Within the framework of the technology cycle, this dissertation then seeks to answer why firms engage in international collaborative innovation. The cycle of technological innovation is investigated and this leads to postulating a period of technological overlap and its implications for collaboration. One of the shortcomings acknowledged in the literature is the generic application of the term collaboration to cover a wide scope of inter-firm agreements. Within the literature this is referred to as a problem of multidimensionality. A model is developed in this dissertation that identifies the choices available to the firm and addresses the problem of defining collaboration. The choices provided in the developed model are more complex than simply choosing between external and internal intermediate markets. As a separable form of industry organisation, the success rates of alliance collaboration are compared to Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) to validate issues of sustainability before examining the impact of location on innovation and collaboration. Again, theory is tested by recent events that require explanation. These events include the relocation of early stage foreign R&D to both developed and lesser-developed nations. The final chapter assesses the findings throughout this study and identifies separate and distinct roles for large and small firms in the international and collaborative commercialisation of new innovations. This central conclusion requires empirical validation and suggests the need investigate how firms shape the cycle of innovation from a reflected vantage point to the evolutionary perspective taken in this study. Further research is warranted because the literature on international innovation and collaboration is at an early stage and gaps in understanding remain.

The integration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) into contemporary society and business operations is observed as a clear reality in Namibia. While Namibia faces one of the typical hurdles of developing nations, lack of a skilled knowledge workforce, literature presents a contrasting face of ICT investment in the country, in particular the financial services sector. This sector is considered a critical sector in the Namibian economy, embracing global trends while boasting world class ICT infrastructure. This is despite the sector struggling with a shortage of expertise. The situation in Namibia’s financial sector thus warrants a critical review of knowledge development practices as research shows. As literature explains, the financial institutions in Namibia are dependent on expertise from parent companies in the South African financial sector. The result is a need to identify means to develop the knowledge of Namibia’s workforce in the banking sector. Although there is evidence from literature to suggest that ICT can be used to create a skilled and knowledge based workforce mainly due to the promise of cost savings, and convenience, there exists a critical gap in literature on the adoption of ICT for knowledge development in the Namibian financial sector. This gap in knowledge as well as the high investment in ICTs in the banking sector pose a problem that the research aimed to address. This study explored the adoption of ICTs for knowledge development activities in the banking sector of Namibia identifying the perceptions and factors influencing its adoption for knowledge development purposes. Although adoption of ICT is influenced by various factors, this study focused on a specific factor, namely the impact of perceptions on ICT adoption. ICT adoption models such as the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) or the Technology Adoption Model (TAM) and more recently the Unified Theory of Adoption and Use of Technology (UTAUT) argue that the perceptions of users are fundamental determinants for the adoption of the ICT. Driving, thus, the need to understand the views of users of the ICTs in banks in order to understand the potential it may yield in knowledge development. The study adopts the Activity Theory (AT) as the means to uncover and clearly interpret the perceptions of banking staff, through its theoretic underpinnings of naturalistic investigation and beliefs of “intentional human-action”. This study thus set out to explore the perceptions of banking staff on the use of ICTs in knowledge development and identify the critical factors in their adoption of ICTs in the process. Drawing from the Activity Theory the investigation used a multi-case qualitative study that used semi-structured interviews that were administered on twenty-three respondents from three of the biggest banks in Namibia (cases). The respondents comprised of managerial and nonmanagerial staff with the three cases chosen based on their ties with South African banks. The findings show that all three Namibian banks have advanced ICT infrastructure which they have managed to adopt for knowledge development purposes. The Management of the banks in all three cases were of the belief that the use of ICT supports knowledge development. Nonmanagerial bank staff in all three cases likewise have a positive perception about the use of ICT for knowledge development purposes. However, key concerns about the development of ICT driven knowledge development initiatives which could affect adoption of the ICTs were expressed by the non-managerial staff. These included, management support, consultation in the development phase of the knowledge development initiatives, integration of knowledge development strategies into the staff processes and increasing awareness activities among the staff. The recommendations indicate a need for the institutions to drive knowledge management in general in the institution, which will in turn help foster knowledge development initiatives fully. Another recommendation concerning the design of knowledge development initiatives is the need to involve the targeted staff more fully. Yet another strong recommendation was the need to blend knowledge development initiatives into the work processes of staff and ensure active support by management. / Computing / M.A. (Computing)

Orientador: Plácida Leopoldina Ventura Amorim da Costas Santos / Banca: Elvis Fusco / Banca: Ricardo César Gonçalves Santana / Resumo: O atual estágio da sociedade em rede modela os processos de produção, preservação e fluxo de informações através da aplicação das tecnologias da informação e comunicação (TIC). Este cenário impulsionado pelo uso de ambientes informacionais digitais, especificamente a Internet, impera novas reflexões no nível de qualquer ator social sobre as potencialidades do uso estratégico das TIC em prol da revitalização dos processos internos, com vista à inserção na sociedade de informação. O comércio eletrônico e a publicação de serviços públicos on-line que vêm sendo adotados pela maioria das organizações são exemplos elucidativos dos ganhos que as tecnologias proporcionam para o desenvolvimento em todas as dimensões políticas, sociais e econômicas. Neste processo observa-se uma dual necessidade, tanto na arquitetura dos ambientes informacionais digitais para uma maior usabilidade e acessibilidade, como no aperfeiçoamento dos repositórios digitais de modo a garantir a recuperação das informações preservadas para o uso e re-uso. A Polícia da República de Moçambique (PRM) é uma organização de prestação de serviços de natureza público, mormente a segurança pública, defesa da legalidade democrática e dos direitos dos cidadãos que se circunscreve neste espécime. Deste modo, o estudo visa explorar as potencialidades da criação do banco de dados (BD) e do ambiente informacional digital para a gestão de informações sobre a segurança pública em Moçambique pela parte da PRM. Para tal, adota-se o estudo de caso para obter dados com maior nível de detalhamento e ponderar outros aspectos não previstos previamente pela pesquisa. A coleta de dados, entre diversas técnicas, através da observação participante durante a experiência na organização norteou o trabalho de pesquisa, cujos resultados revelam-se de suma importância na medida... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The current state of the network society shapes the processes of production, preservation and flow of information through the application of information technology and communication (ICT). This scenario driven by the use of digital information environments, specifically the Internet, reign new reflections on the prevailing level of any social actor on the potential strategic use of ICTs towards the revitalization of internal processes with a view to inclusion in the information society. E-commerce and publishing on-line public services that have been adopted by most organizations are clear examples of technologies that provide gains for development in all political, social and economic dimensions. In this process there is a dual need, both in the architecture of digital information environments for greater usability and accessibility, as the improvement in digital repositories to ensure the retrieval of information preserved for use and re-use. The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) is a service of public nature, especially public safety, democratic legality and rights of citizens is limited in this specimen. Thus, the study aimed to explore the potential of creating the database (DB) and the digital information environment for managing information about public security in Mozambique for the part of the PRM. To this end, we adopted the case study to obtain data with greater detail and to consider other aspects not previously covered by the research. The data collection among various techniques, including participant observation during the experience in organizing guided the research work, whose results turn out to be extremely important in that, besides stimulating the production of information in the area, will ensure the mechanisms for collection, organization, storage and information retrieval, making flexible the processing for rapid decisions in response to collective needs / Mestre

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No. of bitstreams: 1 bissetalvarez_e_dr_mar.pdf: 3385452 bytes, checksum: af6910cf5fa84c7e9a61b79bb3a23011 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-28 / Programa de Apoyo a Estudiantes de Doctorado del Extranjero (PAEDEX) “AUIPUNESP” / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Produto do amplo avanço no desenvolvimento de aplicativos e ferramentas para o uso nas bibliotecas percebe-se um notável aumento no nível de complexidade dos ambientes de informação destas instituições, o que desde a perspectiva da Arquitetura da Informação cria a necessidade de projetos de pesquisas mais apurados, e que visem melhorar os ambientes de informação das bibliotecas universitárias, tendo sempre como principal objetivo, favorecer as experiências dos usuários, e ajudá-los nos processos de encontrabilidade das informações pertinentes, no momento preciso e com a máxima qualidade possível. Estudos desenvolvidos na área da Ciência da Informação, da Biblioteconomia, e mais especificamente na área da Arquitetura da Informação têm realizado grandes esforços na busca de técnicas, métodos e ferramentas que permitam facilitar e aumentar para o usuário final, a tomada de melhores decisões em suas atividades diárias. No entanto, estes estudos demostram-se insuficientes na hora de antecipar-se às necessidades dos usuários e proporcionar a eles informações personalizadas que atendam seus gostos e preferências. Diante deste cenário, evidenciamos a necessidade de respostas para este fenômeno, encontrando na área da Ciência da Computação estudos sobre a personalização dos ambientes digitais (aplicados especificamente na área do e-commerce), por meio da incorporação de Sistemas de Recomendações, voltados para o alívio da carga informacional que recai sobre o usuário, e o aumento do serendipismo nos diferentes ambientes informacionais por meio de técnicas de filtragem da informação, que sugerem aos usuários recursos que possam vir a satisfazer suas necessidades. Surge assim a questão que norteia esta pesquisa: Como melhorar a Encontrabilidade da Informação nos espaços informacionais dos CRAI, a partir da inserção e uso dos Sistemas de Recomendação em projetos de Arquitetura da Informação? A fim de demostrar a importância dos estudos sobre esse tema desde a perspectiva da Biblioteconomia, definiu-se como objetivo principal a “Construção de um modelo teórico de Arquitetura da Informação com foco em Sistemas de Recomendação, visando aumentar a Encontrabilidade da Informação nos CRAI”. Como metodologia para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa, optamos pelo uso do método quadripolar, pela sua capacidade de dinamismo e flexibilidade, e facilidade de análise do objeto de investigação a partir de diferentes perspectivas. Durante toda a pesquisa, trabalhou-se com a hipótese de que, a incorporação dos Sistemas de Recomendação no contexto das Bibliotecas Universitárias facilitará o processo de Encontrabilidade da Informação de uma comunidade de usuários cada vez mais exigente para com os produtos e serviços que consomem. Como resultados foram apresentados, primeiramente, um conceito de Sistema de Recomendação aplicável e usável na área da Biblioteconomia, além de trazer a proposta de um modelo teórico para a inclusão dos Sistemas de Recomendação em futuros projetos de Arquitetura da Informação, não só dos ambientes informacionais das bibliotecas universitárias, como de outros centros de informação, por último, elaborou-se uma ferramenta que permite avaliar a implementação e funcionamento do modelo na sua aplicação prática. / Due to the wide advancement in the development of applications and tools for the use of libraries, there is a notable increase in the level of complexity of the information environments of these institutions, there is an increase in the level of complexity of their informational environments, that, of the perspective of Information Architecture creates the need for more accurate research projects, in the search to improve the information environments of the university libraries, having as main objective, to improve the experiences of the users, and assist them to find the pertinent information, at the right time and with the highest possible quality. Many studies developed in the area of Library and Information Science, and more specifically into Information Architecture have made great efforts in the search for techniques, methods and tools that allow, and enable them to make better decisions in their daily activities. However, these studies prove to be insufficient, when it comes to anticipating the needs of users, and providing personalized information that suit their tastes and preferences. In this scenario, we highlight the need for answers to this problem, finding into area of computer science, studies on the personalization of digital environments (specifically applied into e-commerce area) through the incorporation of Recommendations Systems, aimed at alleviating to informational overburden on the user, and increasing to serendipity in the different information environments, through to the information filtering techniques, that suggest which to users, resources that may meet their needs.. This raises the question that guides this research: How to improve Findability of Information into CRAI, based on the insertion and use of Recommendation Systems in Information Architecture projects? In order to show the importance of the studies on this subject, from the perspective of Library Science, was defined the main objective, being "to the Construction of a theoretical model of Information Architecture focusing on Recommendation Systems in order to increase Findability of Information into CRAI"As methodology for the development of this research, we chose the use of the Quadripolar Method, its capacity for dynamism and flexibility, and ease of analysis of the research object from different perspectives. Throughout the research, we worked to the hypothesis, that the incorporation of the Recommendation Systems in the context of University Libraries will facilitate the process of Findability of Information, an user community increasingly to demanding, with the products and services they consume. As a result, was first presented a concept of System of Recommendation, applicable and usable in the area of Library Science, as well as the proposal of a theoretical model for the inclusion of Recommendation Systems, in future Information Architecture projects, not only for the informational environments of the University libraries, and for other information centers too. Finally, a tool was developed to evaluate the implementation and functioning of the model in its practical application. / Debido al amplio avance alcanzado en el área de desarrollo de aplicaciones y herramientas para el uso de las bibliotecas, se nota un notable aumento en el nivel de complejidad de los ambientes de información de estas instituciones, lo que desde la perspectiva de la Arquitectura de la Información crea la necesidad de proyectos de investigación, que busquen mejorar los ambientes de información de las Bibliotecas Universitarias, teniendo como principal objetivo mejorar las experiencias de los usuarios y ayudarlos en el proceso de encontrar la información pertinente, en el momento preciso y con la mejor calidad posible. Estudios desarrollaos desde las Ciencias de la Información, la Bibliotecología y específicamente desde la Arquitectura da Información se han realizado grandes esfuerzos en la búsqueda de técnicas, métodos y herramientas que faciliten y aumenten el acceso, uso y capacidad de los usuarios para tomar mejores decisiones en sus actividades diarias. Estos estudios aun resultan insuficientes en su capacidad de anticiparse a las necesidades de los usuarios y ofrecerles informaciones con cierto nivel de personalización e que acompañen sus gustos y preferencias. Ante este contexto, percibimos la necesidad de dar respuesta a este fenómeno, encontrando en el dominio de la computación, estudios sobre la personalización de los ambientes digitales (utilizados específicamente en el área de e-comerce), a través de la incorporación de Sistemas de Recomendación, orientados a aliviar la carga informacional que sobre el usuario recae y el aumento del serendipismo en los diferentes ambientes informacionales a través de técnicas de filtrado de información, que les sugieren a los usuarios recursos que podrían satisfacer sus necesidades de información futuras. Surge así la pregunta que guía esta investigación: ¿Cómo mejorar la encontrabilidad de la información en los espacios informacionales de los CRAI, partiendo de la inserción y uso de los Sistemas de Recomendación en proyectos de Arquitectura de la Información? Con el objetivo de mostrar la importancia de estudios sobre este tema desde la perspectiva de la Bibliotecología, se define como objetivo principal de la investigación, la “Construcción de un modelo teórico de Arquitectura de la Información con foco en los Sistemas de Recomendación con el objetivo de aumentar la Encontrabilidad de la Información en los CRAI. La metodología adoptada para la realización de esta investigación fue el método cuadripolar, que brinda cierta facilidad y flexibilidad para la investigación, así como, claridad para la realización de un profundo análisis del objeto de estudio desde diferentes perspectivas. Durante la investigación se trabajó con la hipótesis de que, con la incorporación de los Sistemas de Recomendación en los ambientes de las bibliotecas universitarias, el proceso de encontrabilidad acontecería con mayor facilidad en la medida que tratan de satisfacer las necesidades de su comunidad usuaria. Como resultado final fue elaborado un concepto de Sistema de Recomendación aplicable y usable en el contexto de la Bibliotecología, además de presentar una propuesta de modelo teórico para la inclusión de los sistemas de recomendación en futuros proyectos de Arquitectura de Información, no solo de los ambientes de información de las bibliotecas universitarias, como de otros centros de información, por último se elaboró una herramienta de evaluación que acompañe el proceso de implementación funcionamiento del modelo en su aplicación práctica. / CAPES: 88881.135000/2016-01