Approaches to the concept of methodology in library science

THIS ARTICLES OFFERS, IN THE FIRST PLACE, A GLOBAL VISION OF THE OBSTACLE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF LIBRARY SCIENCE THEORY HAS HAD TO FACE, AS WELL AS NAMING THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED ON THE THEORETICAL ASPECT OF THE DISCIPLINE. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THOSE AUTHORS WHO HAVE FOCUSSED THEIR ATTENTION ON LIBRARY SCIENCE METHODOLOGY. SECONDLY, THE ARTICLE PRESENTS A STATE OF A VISION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING A WELL-DEFINED AND CONSENSUAL CONCEPT. THE ARTICLE ENDS WITH THE PRESENTATION OF AN INITIAL PROPOSAL OF THE CONCEPT, BASED ON THE ETYMOLOGY OF SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY AND BACKED UP BY SOME REFLECTIONS OF THE METHODOLOGISTS OF SCIENCE.