La transformación digital en la investigación y en las bibliotecas especializadas en América Latina y el Caribe

Retrodigitalización, objetos de origen digital, datos de investigación

Abstract

The digital transformation of content, working methods and tools in research is presenting libraries with ever new challenges. They have to meet the different needs of researchers with specific electronic information and new digital services.

In the context of research focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, the supply of digital information resources can be realized thanks to numerous platforms from and about the region that provide information either in open access or for a fee. The management and securing of digital research data, on the other hand, is still more complicated, since the producers of research data have to choose between the repositories of the respective institutions or countries and the disciplinary repositories in the international field. Therefore, a central organization and provision of research data on Latin America and the Caribbean until now does not exist.

Against this background, it is the task of researchers and librarians in a joint exchange to coordinate the supply of information and sustainable research data management with the specific needs of the scientists and to develop new digital services.