The most important Think-tank on Documental Software in Spain has been established, founded by Pedro Hípola and José A. Senso, within the framework of the TIC 238 research group. The research and working team comprises 54 members, including professors, professionals, researchers, and doctoral candidates, directly linked to the group’s areas of study: 1) Information Retrieval, 2) Open Data, 3) Information Systems, 4) e-Learning, and 5) Digital Repositories.
Figure 1. Cover of SoftDoc - Documental Software
The Documental Software group, also known as «SoftDoc», is available at http://softwaredocumental.org/ and shares all its materials and developments with information and documentation professionals through its materials and activities sections.
Figure 2. SoftDoc Materials Section
The creation of a research group focused on the characteristics of SoftDoc represents a shift in trend in fundamental research within Documentation Sciences, which are often anchored in past approaches. There is a movement toward the renewal of Documentation, using new information technologies as an indispensable tool, with the aim of inventing and exploiting new pathways for the management, organization, and utilization of current informational and documentary resources. SoftDoc embodies the change to which we at mblazquez.es have aligned ourselves and fully support.