Evaluation of Various Metrics Terms: Analysis of Historical Background

E Nagendra Prasath; M Raja; L Sangeetha

E Nagendra Prasath Ph.D Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
M Raja Ph.D Scholar (Full Time), Department of Library and Information Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
L Sangeetha Ph.D Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

Keywords: librametry, bibliometrics, Scientometrics, informetrics, cybermetrics, webometrics

Abstract

In recent year the terms librametry, bibliometrics, Scientometrics, informetrics, cybermetrics, and webometrics refer to fields related to the study of the dynamics of disciplines as reflected in the production of their literature. Areas of study range from charting changes in the output of a scholarly field through time and across countries, to the library collection problem of maintaining control of the output, and to the low publication productivity of most researchers. These terms are used to describe similar and overlapping methodologies. The origins, historical survey, scope, application and development of each of these terms are presented in this paper.