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PEREZ MATOS, Nuria E. La bibliografía, bibliometría y las ciencias afines. ACIMED [online]. 2002, vol.10, n.3, pp. 1-2. ISSN 1024-9435.

Bibliography, bibliometry and their related sciences The fundamental characteristics revealing the upsurge of an incipient digital culture at present are described starting from the changes taking place in the so-called information society. Bibliography is presented as a new science in the complex bibliological-informational world, whereas bibliometry is defined as a metric science. The appearance and importance of publications in science, as well as the possibilities offered by the electronic formats are studied. Bibliometry is analyzed as a science that reckons from the descriptive elements of scientific documentation and from the need to assess the documental typology in order to attain results reflecting the scientific phenomenon with more accuracy. The significance of bibliometry for information and knowledge management is stressed and the librarian’s work is considered as the oldest and most professional in the organization of information.

Palavras-chave : AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INFORMATION SCIENCE; PUBLISHING.