he incorporation of
digital technologies, specifically
the use of personal
computers and office software,
is now common in all
scientific fields because it is
no longer possible to imagine
academic or research activities
without tools such as
email or word processors.
However, these tools represent
an initial stage of the
influence of ICTs in re -
search and without a doubt
emulate traditional research
methods. What can be
observed in the results of the
study is that this first stage of
influence by ICTs is evident
and habitual in communica
communication
research, but that in the next stage, the intensive
and advanced use of ICTs is only just beginning to be
incorporated. The results of this survey show clear
trends in the attitudes of scientists in this field towards
e-Research, the e-Tools that they are using and their
practices and methods in relation to e-Research.