Perfil de la investigación y de los investigadores que se han formado en el Programa Doctoral de Documentación en España: El caso cel Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Uc3m)

In order to understand the impact of changes in university norms, it is important to know the profile of its departments. The bibliometric studies have demonstrated to be an alternative to identify these profiles. The doctoral theses allow to know the production of a department and its capability to form investigators. This work looked for to identify the profile of the production and the investigators formed in a doctoral program in library science by using the case study of the University Carlos III (UC3M). We were centered in specific objectives to know the profile of the production in theses of the mentioned department, to know its visibility and to know the present profile of the formed doctors. The information was based on obtained data from the Office of Third Cycle and the catalogue of the library of the UC3M to identify the profile of theses. A questionnaire was distributed between the authors of the theses that allowed us to identify their present profile. With these instruments, it was observed that the Department of Documentation of the UC3M produce an average of 4.14 theses per year. On the other hand, the origin of students registered in the doctorate program shows the visibility that has this university in America. In terms of the collaboration with the theses it is perceived that they have received as much participation from America as from Europe. The present profile of the doctors formed in this university mainly places them in the academic atmosphere and continue working with its thesis subject although they have enriched it with new subjects. They prefer the journals not only to publish their work but also to stay updated in their subjects of investigation.