Answer all problems.

problem1)

What is sociology of science? Discuss growth of scientific knowledge with exs.

problem2)

What is meant by scale? describe its different types.

problem3)

describe Bradford’s Law and discuss its implications in various library and information activities.

problem4)

What do you understand by science indicators? Discuss their types and functions.

problem5)

What are the factors which influence scientific productivity of authors? describe the problems in the measurement of scientific productivity.

problem6)

describe Lotka’s Law of Scientific Productivity and its applications.

problem7)

Discuss concept of obsolescence of literature and its patterns. What are the various measures of rating obsolescence?

problem8)

What is cluster analysis? describe different types of agglomerative clustering methods.

problem9)

prepare short notes on the following:

a) Informetrics and its Application

b) Cito-analytical Studies and Products

c) Regression Analysis

d) Properties of Shannon Information