CUC 2004 E5 Radovan Vrana - In search of new models of scientific communication in electronic enviro
There are many open questions regarding behavior and activities of the Croatian scientists now working in an environment strongly influenced by ever growing number of printed and electronic information resources used for teaching at universities and scientific research. At the present moment, scientists around the world are already going through changes which are transforming the existing communication paradigm in science based on publishing scientific content in printed publications. To discover the status of current developments in area of scientific communication in Croatia (in the field of social sciences), a research study was initiated having in mind issues such as information availability supporting the advancement of scientific communication, changing attitudes of the Croatian scientists in the field of social sciences using networked information resources and, finally, change of context in scientists' working environment which is influencing their decision to publish in electronic publications.