Now-a-days the metric studies plays a major role in the field of library and information science, and also the main two eyes of the metric studies are Bibliometrics and Scientometrics. These are two closely related approaches to measure scientific publications. This book discusses about the “Contemporary development in scientometrics”, it is divided into three parts i.e. Part-I - Basics of bibliometrics and its applications, Part-II-Basics of scientometrics and its applications, Part-III- Collaborative studies and Citation Analysis. It provides the reader with the various collection of research papers contributed by the eminent professors, librarians, great scholars and researchers in the discipline of Library and Information Science especially in Bibliometrics and Scientometrics research, both at national and international levels. The book is a collection of articles from the various authors in various different places of our country and even from foreign countries, who all are legends in the field of Bibliometrics and Scientometrics.This publication, is not just an additional literature in the field, it provides an emerging trend in the thrust area not limited only with the traditional sources of information but with digital and web resources. I am sure that this book would be valuable accumulation in the Library and information Science literature which provides a wholesome idea for the readers, academicians, young scientists, policy makers, professional bodies and future researchers in Bibliometrics and Scientometrics in a nut shell.

Dr. N.O. Natarajan has obtained his Ph.D in Library and information Science from Annamalai University. He has ten years of teaching experience and presently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University. He holds BSc, MLIS, MPhil degrees. He has produced one Ph.D and 12 M.Phil scholars. Further, six scholars are doing Ph.D under his guidance, and his areas of interest are Information Seeking Behaviour, Information and Communication Technology, Bibliometric and Scientometric studies. He is a life member of ILA and SALIS, TLA, MALA, and has published more than 40 research papers in international journals, and also more than 46 research papers in national level Journals. He has presented a number of research papers in various conferences/seminars in national and international level. He is an associate editor of IJIRM (International Journal of Library and Information Science), he is one of the Editor in Time Journal of Social Sciences (TJSS-International). He has also visited foreign county to attend international conference and workshop. He is member in board of studies and external examiner in few universities. He has contributed more than 08 chapters in various books both in national and international level.