Podcasts as a tool for science communication: a study on the dissemination of Information Science
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Podcasts, Information Science, Scientific Communication.Abstract
Introduction: Scientific podcasts possess the potential to make science more accessible and understandable for the general public. This article presents a quali-quantitative, descriptive research, whose objective is to describe the phenomenon of communication in podcasts specifically the programs that concern communication and dissemination of Information Science and its related areas. Method: The research was conducted using the Spotify platform, data collection was done manually using Information Science terminologies to filter the results. Results: through the collected data, we can highlight the expressive number of thirty-seven (37) programs and nine hundred and sixty-two (962) episodes, twenty-two (22) of these podcasts consist of Brazilian productions of scientific dissemination. Conclusions: through the data collected, it was possible to have an overview of the podcasts of scientific dissemination of Information Science and its related areas, as well as to identify relevant information for the development of new studies.
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