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Chapter 1. The Quantifiable Craze: Informetrics as a New Research Methodology (Editorial); Tanuj Singh, Shakil Ahmad, and Nripendra Singh
Tanuj Singh is an entrepreneur, educator, and mentor. She initiated a nonprofit, International Association of Technology and Management (IATM) to help promote research and publication in the area of business technology and management. She is currently one of the Director of IATM. Dr. Singh also started a startup, ‘Educational and Web Services LLC’, wherein she provides consultancy services to small businesses in Northwest Pennsylvania region. She works fulltime as an academic advisory at the Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA and lectures as guest speaker.
Shakil Ahmad is a Lecturer and Liaison Librarian at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Previously, he served as a Web Librarian at MKCL Arabia Ltd. (King Saud University), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and as a Junior Librarian at Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, India. He has amassed eighteen years of experience in various sections of the Academic Library.
Nripendra Singh is a tenured Full Professor of Marketing in the Department of Business, Economics & Communication, College of Science, Technology, and Business at Pennsylvania Western University. He is recipient of Fulbright scholarship, a flagship program of the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. He completed Fulbright research at The Pennsylvania State University.