The evaluation of science in the context of the documentation sciences

THE ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH THE RELATIONS EXISTING BETWEEN THE CONCEPT OF THE EVALUATION OF SCIENCE AND THE FIELD OF LIBRARY SCIENCE AND DOCUMENTATION BASED ON THE DEFINITION AND AIMS OF THIS DISCIPLINE. IT ALSO TRIES TO ESTABLISH LINKS WITH SCIENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE MORE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LIBRARY SCIENCE/DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS PRODUCTION FUNCTION, COMMUNICATION FUNCTION AND EVALUATION FUNCTION. THE EXTENT TO WHICH ALL PHASES OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS CAN BE OBJECTS OF EVALUATION BY THE DISCIPLINE OF LIBRARY SCIENCE WITH THE HELP OF CERTAIN METHODS, ESPECIALLY BIBLIOMETRICS: AUTHOR, SUBJECT, SOURCES, SCIENTIFIC MESSAGE, THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THIS IN THE USER, AND THE TECHNOLGY EMPLOYED IN THE INVESTIGATION, IS