El papel de las bibliotecas en la evaluación de la investigación: Indicadores bibliométricos y altmétricos

Bibliometrics has become an important part of in our libraries. In addition, social networks and new forms of communication have brought us another way to measure and evaluate the knowledge, publications, communication and science: altmetrics. Therefore, it is good time to reflect on the use, requirements, applications, advantages, challenges, opportunities and the future of bibliometrics in the libraries of health sciences. This document is the result of comments, opinions and ideas expressed by the participants of the Working Group "The role of libraries in the evaluation of research. Altmetrics and bibliometric indicators”, meeting on May 23 in Madrid, at the headquarters of the College of Physicians of Madrid, on the XV Conference on Information and Documentation in Health Sciences (Bibliosalud 2014), under the address of the working group, Antonio Garcia Romero, the IE University and member of the ENID (European Network of Designers Indicator).