La relevancia del fortalecimiento en la formación de bibliotecarios sobre metodologías de estudios métricos de la información

The capacity to generate databases that not only considerate recover of information, but also perspective of posteriors quantitative analysis and skills development in the application of methodologies metric studies of information is a fundamental aspect of relevance in training of librarians. The analysis of knowledge’s evidence available in these sources along with the right application of bibliometric indicators, infometric, scientometric and webometric allows to know volume and evolution of publications and identify trends of research in countries, institutions, disciplines, journals, exploring the evolution of scientific collaboration networks, to analyze the distribution of institutions producing knowledge; distinguish aspects of publication and relative presence in magazines or different media; compare production distribution by thematic areas of research, in any field of knowledge. This information interpreted in context not only provides an understanding of the situation and research trends, but also promotes development of a culture of using metrics as diagnostic tools and exploration by librarians, publishers and public policy decisions and information research maker