Romanian University Website Survey Regarding the Evaluation of Informational and Documentary Resources Provided to Students

Ștefan Cristian Ciortan, Elena Tîrziman, Maria Micle and Angela Repanovici ()
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Ștefan Cristian Ciortan: Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
Elena Tîrziman: Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
Maria Micle: Faculty of Governance and Communication Studies, West University of Timișoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania
Angela Repanovici: Faculty of Product Design and Environment, Transilvania University of Brașov, 500036 Brasov, Romania

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-30

Abstract: The universities website has become an established tool, serving as an interface between an organization and its audience. For university websites, they act as portals for information and communication with students, facilitating educational and research objectives while promoting the institution’s image. Based on this perspective, the authors conducted a strategic monitoring/documentation process, employing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to analyze the vast textual content from the websites of 101 universities in Romania. Data collection occurred from January 2021 to March 2022. These websites were monitored and analyzed comparatively for quality based on Minerva EU principles, which serve as the analytical standard, utilizing predefined categories: identification, relevance, maintenance, accessibility, user orientation, responsiveness, multilingualism, and interoperability. Additionally, the study assesses whether the websites provide useful information for students’ specific activities, including accessible informational and documentary resources within the university library’s digital environment. The results indicate that state universities (54 in total, both civilian and military) are the most relevant. They continually enhance their websites to serve as a vital access point for specific informational resources, including administrative, educational, documentary, and cultural resources.

Keywords: Romanian universities; websites usability; evaluation; informational and documentary resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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