Synopsis Bibliometrics has attained significance in recent years because of it's practical application in the evaluations of library operations and services as a statistical technique it has extensive applications in library and information field in identifying the research trends in a subject, trends in authorship and collaboration in research, author productivity, core journals, obsolescence and scattering of literature. It is also useful in libraries in formulating need based collection development policy, weeding and stacking policy and science policy studies.Bibliomentric studies provide objective data to information mangers to take timely decision. This book contains 15 learned articles that are prepared on the basis of the survey and research carried out by experts in the field of Library and Information Science. This book will be very useful to the
students, teachers and researchers in Library and Information Science and it will also serve as a manual for practicing librarians who undertake Bibliometric Studies.