INFORMATION OFFER FOR THE USABILITY OF SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC NETWORKS IN THE MEXICAN UNIVERSITY CONTEXT

Abstract

The teaching-learning and scientific research processes currently require updated sources and highly relevant information offers to researchers and students. The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México from the university library system has identified as a problem the low presence of users in social and academic networks. The objectives of the study were: 1) identify the information channels necessary to exchange with the user about their training and information needs and 2) design an information offer based on the criteria of the users to satisfy their investigative, scientific and information needs. from the use of academic social networks. To obtain results, methods were used at the theoretical and empirical levels, essentially a methodology for the design of information offers. The Academia.NET information offer was designed based on the criteria of potential users, using existing services in virtual settings to collect information. It was concluded that digital natives require information offers that enable their development as users