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El objetivo de este artículo es describir los proyectos de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades con participación española dentro del Sexto Programa Marco de la UE (FP6) (2002-2006), así como la producción científica resultante de estos proyectos. En primer lugar, determinamos las características más significativas de los proyectos con participación española (duración, financiación, temática, tipo de institución, etc.). En segundo lugar, analizamos la producción científica derivada de una selección de proyectos de la base de datos Scopus para analizar algunas características bibliométricas. Los resultados muestran que los proyectos tienen una importante participación española, pero por debajo de la de otros países con un menor volumen demográfico, y hay poco liderazgo de las instituciones españolas. La producción científica se caracteriza por artículos escritos predominantemente en inglés, publicados en revistas de primer cuartil y elaborados por uno o dos autores. Sin embargo, sólo el 14,7% de los artículos analizados están coordinadas por un autor español.

Frequently the choice of a library management program is conditioned by social, economic and/or political factors that result in the selection of a system that is not altogether suitable for the library's needs, characteristics and functions. Open source software is quickly becoming a preferred solution, owing to the freedom to copy, modify and distribute it and the freedom from contracts, as well as for greater opportunities for interoperability with other applications. These new trends regarding open source software in libraries are also reflected in LIS studies, as evidenced by the different courses addressing automated programs, repository management, including the Linux/GNU operating system, among others. The combination of the needs of the centres and the new trends for open source software is the focus of a virtual laboratory for the use of open source software for library applications. It was the result of a project, whose aim was to make a useful contribution to the library community, that was carried out by a group of professors of the School of Library and Information Science of the University of Barcelona, together with a group of students, members of a Working Group on Open Source Software for Information Professionals, of the Professional Library Association of Catalonia.

Copyright literacy in Spanish Library and Information Sciences (LIS) students was studied using a web survey as part of a multinational research project. The study focused on their knowledge, opinions and experiences with various aspects of copyright and intellectual property legislation and training. Results show that Spanish students are familiar with copyright and related laws at the national level, as well as with Creative Commons Licenses. However, most of respondents were very unfamiliar with topics related to the protection of rights in the digital environment and international copyright issues. Therefore, there is a need to increase information and knowledge of copyright issues in the LIS curricula, since copyright issues are already, and will continue to be in the future, a relevant part of information professionals' expertise.