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.
