Jorge Franganillo

Professor
Faculty of Library and Information Science
University of Barcelona

Research

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Doctorate candidate

Currently writing a PhD thesis on personal information management.

Current projects

  • Genetic algorithm based navigation system: new methodological strategies to improve university library websites

    Main researcher: Mario Pérez-Montoro
    Participant researchers: Carlos Aguilar, Manuel Campos, Mar Canet, Jorge Franganillo, Jaume Nualart and Lydia Sánchez
    Duration: 2011-2012

  • Publishing accessible science papers: PDF and DAISY formats

    Main researcher: Mireia Ribera
    Participant researchers: Francesc Bernat, Mehrad Golkhosravi, Amalia Gordóvil, Marina Salse, Bruno Splendiani and Miquel Térmens
    Duration: 2011-2012

  • Accessible teaching materials

    Main researcher: Mireia Ribera
    Participant researchers: Miquel Centelles, Jorge Franganillo, Amalia Gordóvil, Marina Salse, Bruno Splendiani, Miquel Térmens
    Durada: 2011-2012

  • Use of metadata in Spanish digital collections and repositories

    Main researcher: Assumpció Estivill
    Participant researchers: Lluís Anglada, Jorge Franganillo, Jesús Gascón, Ciro Llueca, Josep Manel Rodríguez Gairín and Andreu Sulé
    Duration: 2009-2011

  • Alehoop: portal to assist secondary and undergraduate students' research

    Coordinadores: Lluís Agustí and Amadeu Pons
    Participantes: Sílvia Argudo, Josep Manuel Rodríguez Gairín, Candela Ollé, Pedro Rueda, Cristòbal Urbano and Nora Vela
    Duration: 2008-
    Web: Alehoop

Past projects

  • Information management in R&D units: the Formulation Innovation Department in Ipsen Pharma Barcelona

    Main researcher: Jorge Franganillo
    Duration: 2009-2010
    Participant researcher: Montserrat Ortí

  • Distribución de revistas científicas españolas en Internet utilizando metadatos y taxonomías

    Investigadores principales: Ernest Abadal and Assumpció Estivill
    Participant researchers: Jorge Franganillo, Jesús Gascón and Josep Manuel Rodríguez Gairín
    Duration: 2004-2007
    Web: Temaria

  • Exit: directory of experts in information handling

    Developers: Tomàs Baiget and Josep Manuel Rodríguez Gairín
    Participant: Jorge Franganillo
    Duration: 2004
    Web: Exit

  • MEC: Manual d'exemples de catalogació

    Coordinators: Assumpció Estivill, Jesús Gascón, Concepció Miralpeix, Andreu Sulé
    Participants: Noemí Alcázar, Sergi Chávez, Jorge Franganillo and Josep Manuel Rodríguez Gairín
    Duration: 2004
    Web: MEC: Manual d'exemples de catalogació

  • MatPromo: image database of library promotion tools

    Main researcher: Àngels Massísimo
    Participant researchers: Josep Manuel Rodríguez Gairín, Sergi Chávez, José Antonio Gómez, Tomás Saorín and Marielle de Miribel
    Duration: 2004-2006
    Web: MatPromo

Conferences and professional meetings

Areas of interest

  • Knowledge organization and representation
  • Information architecture, accessibility and usability
  • Document imaging and image processing

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