Do papel ao celular: tecnologias da informação e leitores na contemporaneidade

Abstract

Writing is the way the world transmits information; reading is how that information is interpreted and assimilated by a reader. Over the years, and with developments in technology, the contemporary readers were introduced to various reading platforms, e.g., digital. The hyperconnectivity and the various options of digital platforms, social media and applications that we have available promoted the changes in the way society communicates, but how technology has influenced the reading habits in the contemporary world? To answer this question it was established as the main objective of this research to show how technology, their platforms and digital media have influenced the reading habits nowadays. The study was conducted at the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Itaqui/RS campus. The work took place during the period of March to June, 2015. In order to analyze the reading habits of students of UNIPAMPA’s Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, a questionnaire was applied to first year students of the regular and night classes, as well as former students of the institution and soon to be graduates. It was found that digital platforms influence the reading habits nowadays, from the moment they offer quick and easy access to a diverse range of information. There is a new reader profile in formation which is gradually in adaptation to the constant transformations of its environment, and open to new opportunities for accessing information that arise every day.