Course Objective: To expose with the growing importance of informetric and
scientometric studies in order to understand the process of bringing out such
products using various resources and tools.
Library and Information Science are very essential for the development of a society. It helps in
overall personality development and quality of life of a human being. It also helps in the
preservation and conservation of cultural heritage of a country. The information as resource is
very crucial for the development of a country. The libraries are responsible for socio-economic
development. Now a day, progress of a country is measured on the basis of “information rich”
or “information poor”. LIS can also be seen as an integration of the two fields – library science
and information science, which were separate at one point. The purpose of this unit is to enable
the students to comprehend basic expressions. At the end of this unit, you should be able to
understand the definition, history, need, purpose and functions of Library Science.