Manuel Bercebal Garrido has a degree in Philosophy and Education Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. He has worked for CSIC, both on a contract basis and under scholarships, for more than seven years at the Institute of Documentary Studies on Science and Technology (IEDCYT), previously CINDOC and now part of the Centre of Human and Social Sciences. He has also worked for the New Information and Communication Technologies Programme (PNTIC) of the Ministry of Education and Culture and for the General Sub-directorate of Publications, Information and Information Sciences of the Ministry of Culture.