Aplicación de técnicas bibliométricas a la gestión bibliotecaria

LIBRARY MANAGEMENT MUST INCREASINGLY AVAIL ITSELF OF TOOLS WHICH ALLOW THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS AND USERS. BIBLIOMETRICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES HAVE EMPLOYED A CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF SUCH TOOLS WHICH HELP ACHIEVE GOOD MANAGEMENT BY ALLOWING THE MEASUREMENT OF DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO THE UTILIZATION OF DISTINCT LIBRARY RESOURCES, AS WELL AS TO ITS USER'S FEATURES. AMONG THE ASSESSMENT METHODS WHICH ARE NOT ONLY MENTIONED HERE BUT ALSO EXPLAINED AND CLARIFIED, ARE INDICATOR (WHICH ARE DESCRIBED AND EXAMPLES OF THEIR USE GIVEN) USEFUL, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU WANT TO KNOW THE EVOLUTION OF AN ACTIVITY WHICH HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE AT THE LIBRARY, OR WHEN YOU MEAN TO KNOW THE CHANGES PRODUCED IN THE INFORMATION HABITS OF US