LIS Links Becoming More Social

LIS Links Mailing List (Broadcast Message)

Birthdays

Birthdays Today

Latest Activity

ajit kumar updated their profile
6 hours ago
OSS Prasad updated their profile
10 hours ago
Profile IconPrem prakash Shukla, Sunitkumar, Shivam Tanwar and 25 more joined LIS Links
yesterday
melvin jebaraj posted an event

Faculty Development Programme on Generative AI for Teaching, Research, and Academic Excellence at Coimbatore

August 11, 2026 to August 20, 2026
yesterday
0 Comments
Puneet Kumar posted a blog post

Data Entry Operator at Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Trivandrum, Kerala

yesterday
0 Comments
Dr. Badan Barman and THAKKAR VIVEK RAJESHKUMAR are now friends
yesterday
Mr.Vipul Kumar updated their profile
yesterday
Mr.Vipul Kumar replied to Dr. Badan Barman's discussion Circular from Gujarat Government-Page-1 in the group Circular in Library and Information Science
yesterday
Mr.Vipul Kumar joined Dr. Badan Barman's group
Thumbnail

Circular in Library and Information Science

yesterday
6 Comments
Mrs. Yasmin Ismail updated their profile
Wednesday
Mrs. Yasmin Ismail posted a status
"HAPPY LIBRARIANS DAY"
Wednesday
0 Comments
S. Jaffer Basha left a comment for Pallavi Sushant Sapkal
Tuesday
Mrs. Yasmin Ismail and SAGHIR ALAM KHAN are now friends
Tuesday
Shilpa Dhoble and Ravish Verma are now friends
Tuesday
Samir Rama fatte and Dr. Anjaneya Naik are now friends
Tuesday
Appasaheb Naikal updated their profile
Monday
PRADEEP SHARMA updated their profile
Monday
Boyet V Essave replied to Abilash Achuthan's discussion Kerala PSC Previous Question Papers and Answer Key - LIS
Aug 9
Hemant Kumar updated their profile
Aug 8
Hemant Kumar and Dr. Badan Barman are now friends
Aug 8

Informetrics, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Webomertics and Econometrics.

Dear learned professionals,

What is the difference between Informetrics, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Webometrics and Econometrics?

Please give the detailed information or web link on the above mentioned topic. 

Views: 991

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Forum

Permalink Reply by Baldev Singh on October 28, 2012 at 1:05

Information through lislinks NETUGC.COM

Informetrics: According to Brooker the term “informetrics” was first proposed by Otto Nacke of West Germany in 1979. It focused on information productivity. It interprets information technology and considers interaction of information theory, cybermetrics, decision theory, etc.

Bibliometrics: The formal term “bibliometric” was first used by Alan Pritchard in his article “Statistical bibliography or bibliometric” in 1969 published in the “Journal of Documentation”. “Biblio” means book and “metric” means a scale or measure. Bibliometric means application of statistical studies in library and information science
Pritchard defines bibliometric as “the application of mathematical and statistical methods to books and other media of communication”.

The term “Scientometrics” was used to mean the application of quantitative methods to the history of science but it is now generally used as a generic term for a variety of research approaches within the study of science that a quantifiable aspect of science can be utilized to assess the characteristic of science.

Webmetrics: Webmetrics can be defined as using of bibliometric techniques in order to study the relationship of different sites on the World Wide Web. Such techniques may also be used to map out (called "scientific mapping" in traditional bibliometric research) areas of the Web that appear to be most useful or influential, based on the number of times they are hyperlinked to other Web sites.
Econometric is related to economic

Permalink Reply by Dr. N K Pachauri on October 28, 2012 at 16:02

Thank you Baldev sir

RSS

© 2026   Created by Dr. Badan Barman.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

LIS Links whatsApp