Impact of scholarly communication and information devices on the development of scientific research in Moroccan universities

Abstract

The concept of "scientific research development" is a fairly complex, and it’s dependent on a several contingency factors that impact the general dynamics of research. The existing literature provides a large number of studies on the impact and factors that influence the development of scientific research, among others: the budget devoted to research, the strategies set by the high decision-making authorities, the motivation of researchers and the means set at their disposal, the involvement and the expectations of socio-economic actors in terms of research and development....In our research we tried to explore the role of factors related to the deployment of scholarly communication and information devices in Moroccan universities, through a sample of three universities, and using a quantitative approach