The Biblioteca Nacional de España has among its aims and functions on the promotion of research. Therefore, in the year 2002 created the bibliography Prize of the Biblioteca Nacional ", aiming to distinguish the best work in the field of hispanic literature in all its aspects and under any objective, while maintaining the tradition also awards gave references as fruitful results in its first phase, during the second half of the 19th century and early twentieth centuries.

This Prize is being convened on an annual basis and may participate in the invitation to the authors of any nationality upon request and to fulfil the conditions provided for in the regulatory basis and in the call. The value of the prize is annually established by resolution of the same.

In the evaluation of work submitted takes into account the following evaluation criteria:

• The importance and usefulness of the item.
• Completeness in the collection of material.
• The systematization of the investigations.
• The criteria for preparing exposed by the author.
• The methodology used.
• The rigour and accuracy of the bibliographic descriptions.