Evaluation of R&D Projects with aid of Library and Information Science Tools and Techniques :Some thoughts

Abstract

Library and information science deals with the universe of knowledge. It has a great contribution in development of nation through collection, organisation and dissemination of information resources to potential knowledge seeker This subject area can fit in any subject domain. It has a major role in helping generation of knowledge. Some obse-rvation related to R&D environment being presented. The role of information scientists are being discussed by considering various angles in making value added service to R&D fraternity. To judge the value of various techno-logical activities of R&D like technology based output analysis that includes various parameters like patents, copyright, software developed, process developed, techno-logy transfer etc. The R&D publications in cooperation with citation analysis, and impact factor are essential metrics. The knowledge and skill of information personnel play a vital role to solve the problem of decision maker concerned with any R&D institution/organisations. This is essential to sustain in global challenging era. Therefore, decision makers as and when required data pertaining to frame performance indicator. This paper discusses some thought related to recently successfully executed R&D projects at National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, purely based on the skill and expertise of the subject area-Library and Information Science as sample of the case study is being presented in this paper. The thought content only discussed the outline of the study only.