Revista Română de Biblioteconomie și Știința Informării = Romanian Journal of Library and Information Science

Digital Society: Intergenerational conflict between myth and reality

Cristina Haidu, Maria Micle — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Intergenerational conflict is an inevitable phenomenon, present in all societies and times, based on differences in mentality, values and life experiences. Over time, this conflict has often been interpreted through myths and stereotypes that exaggerate the contrast between the young and the old. On the one hand, young people are often seen as rebellious, non-conformist, disrespectful of traditions and too concerned with new technologies. On the other hand, older generations are often characterized as rigid, difficult to persuade to change, and unable to adapt to new social and cultural realities. However, reality is much more complex than these generalizations. Intergenerational conflict is not only an opposition between old and new, but also an image of the way in which society evolves. Each generation has its own landmarks and challenges, shaped by the historical and technological context in which it lives. In many cases, generational differences are not necessarily an obstacle, but rather an opportunity for mutual learning and adaptation. This is why it is important to analyse both the myths that fuel these tensions and the realities that engender them, trying to identify solutions for generations to better understand each other and collaborate. This paper aims to explore, with the help of a survey, the manifestations of “intergenerational conflict”, balancing both traditional perspectives and the changes that shape relations between young and elderly people in contemporary society, a society strongly influenced by digital communication.

Digital Society: Specific Concepts and Features

Elena Tîrziman — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0300

Digital Society (DS) has become a concept that tends to replace the concept
of Information Society because it expresses much better the reality in which we live. Digital Society is a society in which technologies are widely used to respond to various requests, needs, or challenges at individual, community, and social level. The concepts that define Digital Society can be grouped into three categories according to their field of reference: A first category of concepts includes technical, infrastructure aspects that contribute to the concrete realization of DS. The second category of concepts expresses a second level of manifestation of DS in terms of representation in the digital space of the activities and domains of societies in the form of specific applications for interaction, communication, and work. The third category of concepts expresses a third level of digital interaction and considers man and the implications of his presence in the digital environment (psycho-cognitive aspects and behaviours, as well as ethical, moral, legal, deontological aspects, etc.).

Journal Editors views on Scientific Publishing in the Republic of Moldova: Results of a National Survey

Vitalie Minciună, Nelly Țurcan — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0300

This study investigates the perceptions of scientific journal editors in the Republic of Moldova regarding challenges and reforms in the national publishing system amidst global transformations in scholarly communication. Drawing on a national survey involving 57 editorial actors, including editors-in-chief and board members, the research explores the alignment of Moldovan journals with international standards, the formalization of editorial policies, and obstacles to indexing and internationalization.

The findings reveal a publishing ecosystem in transition: editors report substantial improvements in article structure, peer review practices, and citation standardization, largely driven by national regulations. However, despite high rates of indexing in the national bibliometric platform and adoption of open access, international visibility remains limited – only 12.28% of journals are indexed in Scopus and 3.51% in Web of Science. Structural barriers such as limited funding, insufficient digital infrastructure, and a lack of skilled personnel hinder compliance with international indexing criteria. Editors also highlight the absence of coherent national policies and support mechanisms.

Despite these constraints, the editorial community demonstrates strong engagement and strategic orientation. Most journals implement DOIs, ORCID identifiers, and English abstracts, reflecting efforts toward internationalization. Respondents propose policy revisions including funding schemes, infrastructure modernization, and professionalization of editorial work. The study concludes that meaningful integration into the global scientific landscape requires not only regulatory compliance but also systemic support tailored to local needs.

University of Bucharest Website

Ștefan-Cristian Ciortan — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0300

This study represents an extract from a broader practical research whose main objective is to concretely illustrate how a university creates, acquires, and makes available information and documentation resources to its users, students, during their academic studies, both for educational and research activities, as well as for administrative and extra-curricular activities. The website of the University of Bucharest is analysed, including faculty pages, from the perspective of the information and documentation resources made available to the students, highlighting the differences between the different faculty websites regarding the structure of the information and the accessibility of the resources. The study emphasizes the need to improve access to information and standardize educational platforms for optimized academic experience.

Bridging the Digital Divide: Romania’s Academic Publishing at a Crossroads

Angela Repanovici — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0300

In the shifting terrain of scholarly communication, Romania’s academic publishing ecosystem stands at a critical juncture. This issue of the Romanian Journal of Library and Information Science offers a panoramic view of the challenges and aspirations shaping the digital society and scientific publishing in Eastern Europe. What emerges is a portrait of a system striving to modernize, yet constrained by structural inertia and uneven digital integration.