meaning of desidoc

1. Prepared By
Snehal Dave
M.L.I. Sc III

4. Defence Scientific Information &
Documentation Centre
 Established : 29 July 1970
 Director : Sh.Suresh Kumar Jindal
 Address : Metcalfe House,Delhi-
110054
 Location : Delhi
 Operating Agency : DRDO
 Website : DESIDOC Home Page

5. VISION
To be a Centre of Excellence in Disseminating S&T
Information on Cutting Edge Technologies for Defence
R&D.
MISSION
Leadership in Knowledge Management in DRDO and
Establishment of DESIDOC as a Nerve Center for
Defence-related Information

6.  DESIDOC started functioning in 1958 as Scientific Information
Bureau (SIB).
 It was a division of the
Defense Research and Development Organization
(DRDO).
 It was a division of the Defence Science Laboratory (DSL)
which is now called Laser Science & Technology Centre
 In 1967 SIB was reorganized with augmented activities and
named Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre
(DESIDOC)

7.  DESIDOC became a self-accounting unit and one of the
laboratories of DRDO on 29 July 1970.
 DESIDOC has been functioning as a central information resource
for DRDO
 It provides S&T information, based on its library and other
information resources, to the DRDO headquarters, and its various
laboratories at various places in India.

8. Areas of Work
 Network Services
 DRDO Website - Designing, Hosting and Maintenance.
 DRDO Intranet (Sub MRC)- Maintenance, administration and co-
ordination for Metcalfe House-based labs.
 Internet Facility.
 IT Support.
 Academics & Educational Activities.
 DESINet-DESIDOC Intranet Portal.
 Single Window to DESIDOC Services.
 DeLAS-Defence Library Automation Software.
 'National Knowledge Network (NKN)' related activity.
 'National Data Sharing' related activity.
 Other technical support to different DESIDOC divisions.
 DESIDOC Site on Intranet- Designing, hosting and maintenance

9. E-journal Consortium Group
DRDO E-Journal Service
Union Catalogue Of Perodical(UCP) Of DRDO Libraries
Strategic Information Service(SIS)
Library
DESIDOC maintains the Defence Science Library (DSL), a well-
equipped library housing 262,000 documents. It also provides
access to various databases, as well as newspaper archives and
other reference material. Additionally, DESIDOC has taken up the
initiative of digitizing complete research papers of DRDO
scientists, as well as preparing presentation material and
promtional material for DRDO scientists.

10. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology (earlier
DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology (DBIT)) : -
A bi-monthly publication bringing out the current developments in
library and information technology.
Defence Science Journal :Defence Science Journal : A bi-monthly research periodical.A bi-monthly research periodical.
Technology Focus - A bi-monthly periodical focusing on the
technologies, products, processes, & systems developed by DRDO.
DRDO Newsletter - Monthly Newsletter with house bulletins of
DRDO activities.
Publications

11. DefenceDefence Science JournalScience Journal : A: A
bi-monthly researchbi-monthly research
periodical.periodical.
DESIDOC Journal of Library &
Information Technology (earlier
DESIDOC Bulletin of Information
Technology (DBIT)) : - A bi-
monthly publication bringing out
the current developments in library
and information technology.

12. Training programs
Short term training programmes and workshops are conducted
every year for DRDO personnel, mainly in the areas of library
automation, Internet use, DTP, multimedia development,
communication skills, stress management, etc.