This document discusses several prominent scientific and technical libraries and information centers in India. It provides an overview of the objectives and services provided by the National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), the National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), the Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Each organization collects, stores, and disseminates scientific and technical information to researchers and professionals in their respective fields.

1. BY MOHAMMAD AMEES
MLIS 1st year
Pondicherry University

2. An organisation that selects, acquires,
stores, and retrieves specific information in
response to request or disseminate
information in request from users or in
anticipation.

3.  Increase in volume and variety of sources
 Rising cost of documents
 To keep pace with developments in various
subject areas
 Improved decision making by managers,
scientists, etc
 To avoid duplication of efforts

4.  Lending of Books
 Inter-library Lending of documents
 Photocopy service
 Document Delivery Service
 Referral centre
 Translation
 News paper clippings
 Abstracting
 Current awareness service

5.  National Institute of Science Communication and
Information Resources(NISCAIR)
 Founded in 2002 by merger of INSDOC and
NISCOM with technical assistance of UNESCO
 To serve the scientist and technologists in
industry, government, universities and research
institutes by providing documentation services.
 Publication of journals e.g. Journal of Scientific
and Industrial research, Indian journal of
Biotechnology etc
 Publication of Library and Information Science
journals i.e. Annals of Library and Information
Studies

6.  Established in 1969
 Chief objective is to provide library and information
services in the field of social science.
 Provide Services are available to researchers in
social science etc
 Conducting short term training courses
 Compilation of bibliographies
 Document delivery services
 Preparation of union catalogue

7.  Defence Scientific Information and Documentation
Centre established in 1958 New Delhi under the DRDO
 In 1967 it became an independent institution
 It is a central information agency for collection,
processing and dissemination of scientific and technical
information of interest to DRDO laboratories
 Publication of journal e.g. journal of library science i.e.
DESIDOC journal of Library and Information Technology
 Publishes primary journals such as Defence Science
journal R & D Bulletins, R&D Digests etc.

8.  Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR)
 Established in 1942
 Is an autonomous body and India largest research and development organization
 39 field stations and 37 laboratories across the nation
 CSIR funded by Ministry of Science and Technology
 Research development activities of CSIR includes aerospace engineering ,structural
engineering, ocean science, life science , metallurgy, petroleum, leather etc
 CSIR develop first Indian tractor “Swaraj”
 First to develop finger printing in India
 Established first in the world “Traditional Knowledge Digital Library” accessible in
five languages
 CSIR publication
 I) CSIR science scope( quarterly publication feature research and development with
specific science theme
 II) CSIR e news (Bimonthly electronic newsletter)
 III) Guide to a career in Research ( how research career managed
in CSIR
 Iv) e-booklet (carrier in science , engineering and technology at
CSIR
 New research area of CSIR –Nanotechnology. Synthetic Biology
 Library services I) information services
 II) Info source services
 IV) literature services
 V) patent services

9.  Structural Engineering Research Centre(SERC)
 Head quarter in Chennai
 Established in 1965 at Roorkee
 One of the National laboratories under CSIR
 Leading research institution in structural engineering
 It provide latest available knowledge and development
how to design and construction of all type of structure
 Journal of Structural Engineering(JOSE) since 1973 bi-monthly
journal
 Structural engineering Research centre From the housing
& construction industry to the railways, from power
stations to military installations and even the Indian base
in Antarctica, the impact of SERCs ground-breaking studies
and research has been truly widespread and phenomenal.

10.  Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)
 Established in 1969
 Headquarter in Bengaluru
 Primary objective is to advance space technology and
use it application for national benefit
 Primary space agency of India
 Journal publication
 Journal of Spacecraft Technology(biannual about
development of spacecraft technology)
 Journey of Astrophysics and Astronomy(a quarterly
journal of English tell about all aspect of Astrophysics
and Astronomy)
 Akashmitra? India Astronomy Magazine (an astronomy
magazine for amateur astronomus designed to reveal
the secret of sky and beyond)